Fark NotNewsletter: Oh Boy, Another Leap Day

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1709158655-52669-14765 Content-Type: text/html Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [3D"The](3D")= > [3D"Totalfark"](3D") Having trouble reading thi= s email? View it online [here](3D". Comments thread: [(3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 ________________________ A message= from Drew Curtis: _______________________= _ Hey everyone hope your week's= been well. Happy Leap Day tom= orrow to those who celebrate. Just wanted to share something that stu= ck in my mind for awhile - it's too bad the Gregorian Calendar wasn't desig= ned with 12 30-day months and a 5 or 6 day holiday tacked on at the end, li= ke [Saturnalia](3D"). But = we've got what we've got. Fun fact - when the Gregorian Calendar went= into effect in 1582 they had to delete 10 days. Thursday Oct 4th was= followed by Friday Oct 15th. And also initially the Catholic Church = was the only one who followed it. Wikipedia says Britain waited to sw= itch to it until 1752 because they didn't like that the calendar was Cathol= ic. I was told in school this kicked off riots but that doesn't appea= r to have actually happened. Can't imagine having political and relig= ious disputes over calendars but I guess anything can be made into a politi= cal dispute. Thursday 4pm est = it's the [Fark News Livestream](3D".=)! No= tNewsletterMonkey wants me to mention that if you can't watch it l= ive, the video stays up for two weeks after if you want to check it out.&nb= sp; Also works as a podcast most of the time if you have an afternoon commu= te. It's strangely a little thin out there this week, but last week T= hursday came through big time and I'm hopeful it will do so again. Soon (soon) ________________= ________ End Drew transmission _____= ___________________ Top Interac= tions Some of the best interactions from the past week. = Do note: this takes priority over being placed in "top comments." - [Stephen_Falken](3D"https://=) diagrammed this love triang= le for bostonguy. - [GopherGuts](3D")= rong> explained what a giant mess this cancellation fee became. - = ;[Farkers in](3D")This Thread swapped alcohol tales. - [Farkers in](3D")Thi= s Thread[di= scussed where, exactly, thrift store items go.](3D"=) - ar39= 3['s post began a discussion about how weird the tap water of som= e states is.](3D"=) Top Comments= u> Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the = past week. If your post isn't here, assume that NotNewsletterMon= key couldn't think of a tagline. (The [Smartest](3D" and [Funniest](3D" for the past month are found el= sewhere.) Funny: - OmnomnomCookies= ng>[well, that's one way to get wifi everywhere.](3D") - kk= innison[oh no AT&T's robot army deleted Michigan](3D".=) -&nb= sp;bearded clamorer[... Hey, remember last week's CSB about= camping in the woods?](3D" ([link](3D"=) for the lazy.) - I-K= -Rumba[noticed the wall clock Harold drew with his purple crayon. - markie_farkie](3D"=)[knows of a suddenly-spacewor= thy design engineers should look into.](3D" Smart: -&n= bsp;hubiestubertgave a restauranteur's perspective on thi= s no-show policy. - JerseyTim[knows the best= measure of a story's success is how much it affects the real world.](3D") - The Why Not Guy[realized there's probably an eve= n higher percentage of stolen cars that've been left with the keys inside. - untoldforce](3D" the benefits of the = Jones Act.](3D" [Politics](3D" Politics Funny: -&nb= sp;SpectroBoy[has a better explanation of attacking the = opposing side's lawyer.](=3D" - OldRod[spotted a f= reudian slip.](3D") - DrD'isInfotainment[oh no he = used "hereby" we're doomed](3D") - bearded clamorer= >[knows what people will try to use to transport embryos.](3D") = Politics Smart: - Rwa2pplay["It's 'Fark you= , pay me' time, your honor."](3D") - scottydoesntknow= ng>[believes they know why GoFundMe isn't taking down the TFG fundraiser as= being against their ToS.](3D") - FriarReb98[noted= the sudden appearance of TFG's gloves in public.](3D") - a= bb3w[provided a reference for people trying to keep up with TFG's = newest civil fraud case.](3D"=) - Raslanl[believes = it's about control.](3D") Monkey's Pick = I felt these posts were exceptionally funny or smart, even though they = didn't get many votes. Warning: Unsorted, may contain politics. = Funny: - aungen[: "So the galaxy moved= on."](3D" Smart: - phalamir[has= an interesting perspective on fertility rates.](3D") - tra= ylor[knows there's more drama to come 'til Sweden joins NATO.](3D"=) - Toxophil[knows how to decrease the amount of bacter= ia in your tea.](=3D" - Dr Dreidel[debunked a lie = people use to make others afraid to vote.](3D") [CSB](3D" Morning theme = - "[That time you= knocked an item off your bucket list](3D"=)" This week, Farkers were chall= enged to share the stuff they finally got to do. Funny: -&= nbsp;Billy Liar[wants to visit the movie locations in "It'= s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World" just before the end.](=3D" - ImpendingCynic[: "I'm not very ambitious."](3D"http=) - SuperSeriousMan[finished an item they can't share on Fark.](3D"htt=) - The Pope of Manwich Village[resurrected the worl= d's largest cedar bucket.](3D" Smart: - b= ighairyguy[survived another year with cancer.](3D"https://w=) - neofonz[got to drive a steam locomotive.](3D"https://=) - Flowery Twats[has been checking off their list items left and r= ight.](3D"htt=) - Big 900[went bobsledding!](3D" Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted [cont= est](3D"htt=) entries from last week. As always, everybody gets one - and they're= sorted by how likely they are to still be open. [Photoshops](3D"): = m> - Bumcheese[tore down those balls.](3D" -= Thoaar[taught mosh pit rules.](3D=) - EvaDewer[found another piece of garbage for the Millenium Falcon= .](3D"https://w=) - brax33[removed the car from the car ad. - RedZoneTuba](3D" Calvin in a snowball fi= ght.](3D" - I_Am_Weasel[downgraded this mountain= climber.](3D" - bucket_pup[knows where cartoonis= ts get their best ideas.](3D" - Yammering_Splat_Vector= rong>[put this man in the Vomit Machine.](3D") - Octafrye= strong>[reenacted a classic Star Trek fight.](3D") - Stephe= n_Falken[knows what'll happen to this Boeing crew module.](3D"=) = - wiredroachknows people will still try driving on= this road. - cyberspacedout[knows what you = shouldn't drink.](3D") - Bumcheese[saved this big = cat from drowning.](3D") - tasteme[added another f= ace to Mount Rushmore.](3D") - TrollingForColumbine= >[knows you can't substitute these two.](3D") - samsquatch= [wandered into the Michelin Man enclosure.](3D"=) - clovercat[had a Primate Parfait.](3D"https://w=) - retrophi= l[: "ARCHIE BUNKER"](3D"=) - patowen[trim= med the nails of a red menace.](3D") - Mock26[play= ed Hand-Grenade Baseball.](3D") - Surly U. Jest[kn= ows where the silly hat's pattern came from.](3D") [Captions](3D" this business meeting](3D") ([thread](3D")) - = tasteme[knows what to do when you hear weird noises in the= night,](3D"http=) - RedZoneTuba[really doesn't want t= o bring the coffee.](3D" [Caption this medical exam](=3D") ([thread](3D")) - = ;Heamer[told the story of Dr. Smith's Skepticism Detector.=](3D"http=) - Driver[adjusted the cosplay of a very, ve= ry serious Addams Family fan.](3D" [Caption these actors taking c= ues from the director](3D") ([thread](3D"h=)) -&nbs= p;RedZoneTuba[knows how to prevent shooting risks during= production.](=3D" - Mikey1969[showed off their = well-trained dog.](3D") - The Exit Stencilist[know= s who's carrying every scene.](3D") [Caption this friendly beaking](3D") ([thread](3D")) -&= nbsp;Herb Utsmelzknows what one of those bites feels li= ke. - leviosaurus[turned it into a love st= ory.](3D" [Farktography theme](=3D" "[Sunrise...Suns= et...2.](3D")" This week, Farkers were challenged to photograph sunrises a= nd sunsets. - Elsinore[watched the sun merge wi= th the sea.](3D" - Enigmamf[issat Alcatraz the su= n's shining upon?](3D" - Lovesandwich[saw the clo= uds illuminated by the sun.](3D") - opalakea[obser= ved a tropical sunrise. (No, not the cocktail.)](3D") [Up= coming Fark Parties](3D" It's easy to plan for a Fark Party = - you're effectively saying that "I'm going to be here at this time, come h= ang out." [Submit one!](3D"=) [= Monday, April 8, 2024, Total eclipse of the Sun Fark Party at Noon. Buffalo= Small Boat Harbor - 2 Months To Go!](3D") [Subby's hometown made Eater's 2024 list of food tr= avel destinations. Up for a celebratory Fark Party at Odd Duck?](3D"=) ([Restaurant info](3D") - also, we still need a set day.)= > Fark Headlines of the We= ek A selection of some of the top headlines from last week.= [If yo= u lost your severed leg on the NYC subway, NYPD detectives ask that you ste= p forward and claim it. Or more likely, hop forward](3D"=) [Tennes= see slaughterhouse cleaning company caught using 24 children to clean meat = bandsaws and head splitters. How many children they started with is unknown=](3D") [Electric vehicle charging station destroyed in possible a= ct of vandalism. If that's the case cops say culprits could be charged with= battery or, if they're underage, grounded](3D"=) [Court rules that LaPierre owes the NRA $4.3 millio= n. Pitter patter, Wayne](3D") Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45tal= lboy) Another fun time on the Quiz this week, where we learned = that some things you inherit to use, and some things you inherit to sit on = the shelf. On the Quiz itself, coscausticevil came out on = top with a ridiculous 1041, followed by Tin Can Sailor= > in second with 1013, maddogdelta made third with 999, kona came in fourth with 990. and Denjiro= ng> made it into the top five with 975. The hardest ques= tion on last week's Hard Quiz was about which company would have made you a= multi-millionaire right now had you spent $100 on their stock in 1994 inst= ead of a Furby, a flannel shirt, that Nirvana CD, and that hypercolor shirt= that worked for almost a month before it stopped changing colors. Only 43%= of quiztakers knew that Monster Beverages started as a juice company named= Hansen's, and still couldn't cut it as "Hansen National Corporation". Once= they embraced the world of caffeine, vitamin B12, and high fructose corn s= yrup their fortunes changed along with their name and they've become a powe= rhouse to rival Red Bull. The easiest question on last week's= Hard Quiz was about the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Mo&iu= ml;se. 88% of quiztakers knew that neither Luxembourg nor Belgium have a pr= esident, so the answer was Haiti. It appears to the judge investigating the= assassination that this was the ultimate inside job that involved his wido= w, an ex-prime minister, and the chief of the national police, so be ready = for the Netflix "Making of a Murderer" season on this one coming soon. = ; The hardest question on last week's Easy Quiz was about Dolly Par= ton's new collaboration. Only 56% of quiztakers knew that she had cont= ributed her vocals and the hook from "9 to 5" to Pitbull's new track "Power= ful Women". It's good to see male artists realizing that feminism paysm and= a feminist collab with a cultural icon like Dolly is definitely good for b= usiness. The easiest question on last week's Easy Quiz was about Th= e Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company who specialized in punched cards i= n the first part of the 20th Century. 88% of quiztakers knew that Thomas Wa= tson, who was actually under indictment at the time for his role in antitru= st violations and extorting used cash register vendors, came to the re= alization that this was an absurdly stupid name for the business and change= d it to International Business Machines, or IBM. Interestingly, Thomas Wats= on is also the inspiration behind the name of Ken Jennings antagonist and w= riter of Fark keyword search terms Watson, and not Sherlock Holmes' doctor = buddy as is commonly believed. If you missed out last week, n= ow's a great time to [= catch up on the Fark Weird News Quiz](3D"https:/=) now that you know a few of the ans= wers. Congratulations once again to the winners, and we'll do it all again = on Friday. --------------------------------------------------------------- ([Fark.com](3D"") sent this newsletter emai= l to: {EMAIL}) To stop these emails, go to the Notifications tab of your [MyFark profile](3D"https:=) to change your subscription preferences. Or, [click here to unsubscribe](3D") f= rom newsletter emails, even if your Fark login isn't '{NAME}'. [Click here to unsubscribe from ALL Fark emails](3D"). Fark, Inc. PO Box 1291, Versailles KY 40383 = ------------=_1709158655-52669-14765--