Fark NotNewsletter: Welcome to the future

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1577897946-26694-57497 Content-Type: text/html Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [3D"The](3D")= > [3D"Facebook"](3D") [=3D"Twitter"](3D") [3D"Totalfark"](3D") Having trouble reading thi= s email? View it online [here](3D". Comments thread: [ 5159](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 Holy crap, it's 2020! We've all heard people a= sking where our flying cars are, but really, it does seem like humanity sho= uld've accomplished a lot more. Yeah, we've come a long way, but even some = of the "advancements" we've obtained almost seem like they came about when = someone wished for them on a monkey's paw. I mean, we got antibiotics, and = now we have superbugs. We got some cool technology that we can take with us= everywhere we go, but now it spies on us for the Lizard People. If we= get flying cars, they'll probably become sentient and decide to destroy al= l humans. Anyway, if you haven't had a chance to vote for Fark's 201= 9 Headlines of the Year, there's still time, because voting ends on Friday = at noon. Here are the links to get some of that sweet voting action for eac= h tab: - [Main](3D"https:/=) - [Discussion=](3D" - [Sports](3D"=) - [Business](3D" [Geek](3D"=) - [Entertainment](3D" -= [D'awww](3D") - [Food](3D" - [Politics](3D") XOXO, DisseminationMonkey= > ________________________ A message from Dr= ew Curtis: ________________________ It= 's the [End of the Year Fark and Schnitt podcast - Part 2 of the= History of Fark](3D"=). Learn the real reason Digg failed (it's not = what you think). Also, how much sideboob is too much sideboob, and how a he= avy-handed Google AI nearly killed Fark. There's so much we didn't g= et to cover in this episode. Hopefully we'll do another followup down the r= oad, such as what actually happened to the old web's audience, and how we m= ight fix all of this. More on that last one later, meanwhile have a fantast= ic 2020 everyone! ________________________ We now return you = to your usual Fark NotNewsletter. ________________________ Comment Votes Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the past week Funny: optikeye thought that [another Farker might secretly be someone else](3D")= > naughtyrev tried to [comfort a Farker whose fiancee was mooned by an angry weirdo](3D" = ralphjr gave [a celeb= rity's opinion of Bill Cosby](3D" Relatively Obscure [reviewed the Star Wars movies](3D") M= antour [got the quotation wrong](3D"=)= > brownja, it might comfort you to know that [it was submitted with this exact headline eight = times](3D") yakmans_dad figured out [what really had Marcus Aurelius all hot a= nd bothered in department stores](3D") Hobodeluxe rememb= ered that [Eddie Murphy already knew ho= w to deal with Bill Cosby](3D"=) KarmicDisaster remembered= [how destructive the Notre Dame Cathed= ral fire was](3D") CipollinaFan had a suggestion for&nbs= p;[Twitter's issue with people tweeting an= imated PNG image files that could trigger seizures](3D") Smart:= m> styckx thought that [Bill Cosby was taking credit that didn't belong to him](3D" Hobodeluxe remembered that [Eddie Murphy already knew how to deal with Bill Cosby](3D" Someo= ne Else's Alt gave an insider's opinion on [why ships should never have touch-screen controls](3D") contrapunctus discussed [the latest odd video released by Kevin Spacey](3D" Zombies ate = my neighbors talked about [wh= at Sears could have been](3D" ralphjr gave [a celebrity's opinion of Bill Cosby](3D") Bootleg pointed out that [th= ere are bigger problems than boobs](3D" kryptoknightmare = > thought that [Disney made one big mis= take with the Star Wars movies](3D"https://=) Garza and the Supermutants = strong> pointed out [another entertaine= r Cosby was stealing credit from](3D"htt=) Tax Boy's [user name kind of checked out](3D") C= SB Sunday Morning: [Road trips](3D"http=) Smart: Well....Alrighty....= Then made [getting lost in a = blizzard into a magical Christmas](3D"htt=) Funny: Intercepto= r1 learned [why you should ke= ep your hands and head inside the vehicle at all times](3D"ht=) CSB [Cool= Story, Bro] Sunday Morning is a thread where Farkers share true stories fr= om their own lives based on a weekly topic. If you have a topic idea for a = CSB Sunday Morning thread, please [submit it](3D" on Saturday afternoon/= evening (if you're posting an intro, you'll want to write it out first so y= ou can copy and paste it in for the Boobies), or email [dugitman](3D". TotalFark Discussion:= Note: This section can only be accessed by [TotalFarkers](3D" &n= bsp; Smart: Dance Party gave advice to someone who has type 2 diabetes and needs to= lose weight Smart: a particular individual = g> showed off [a cool homemade friend= a> Smart: SuperTramp had](3D"https://w=)[more advice for the Farker diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Funny: sarahthustra showed us](3D")[how many actual laughs a single funny vote in Tot= alFark Discussion converts to](3D") Funny: merrillvillain= had [big plans for the holid= ays](3D"https://=) Smart: Lava Lamp Repairman made = [a meme tribute to an LPer (last poster) who= recently went Beyond Fark](3D") ([the Fark NotNewsletter w= ith the sad news](=3D")) Funny: ytterbium [learned something about ketchup](3D") Funny:= Ponzholio was able to [translate the engravings on a knife](3D" Politics Funny: lindalouwho took a guess at [why Republicans shout](3D") propasaurus = was [a bit confused because of how some= thing was phrased](3D"=) WalkingCarpet thought that = [a man who's searching for his "Awesome Repu= blican Goddess" looks familiar](3D") Pocket Ninja [taught us an important lesson about linguistics= a> (this one seriously is a work of art) Phil McKraken = wanted](3D")[Biden to testify in Trump's im= peachment trial after preparing with a certain former senator](3D"=) Politics Smart: Diogenes replied to the questio= n of [what happened to Rudy Giuliani in= the time since 9/11](3D"=) edmo described [Trump's leadership style](3D") koder = ng> had a theory on [why young couples = are more likely to break up over political differences](3D"htt=) nmrsn= r reacted to an article that [criticized how Rachel Maddow covered the Steele dossier](3D" UNC= _Samurai argued that [Joe Bid= en should agree to testify at Trump's impeachment trial](3D" Contest Votes Some of the= top-voted contest entries from last week, listed from highest number of vo= tes down Photoshops: The top six entries all came f= rom "[Official proposed U.S. Space Force logos just plain suck. So l= et's be part of the solution and create a serious logo that a cap trooper w= ould be proud to wear](3D")" - PhotoshopCrazy made&= nbsp;[a Space Force emblem fit for a Prince - FarkingIceHole showed President Trump that&= nbsp;](3D")[the Space Farce is coming](3D") -&nbs= p;jaytkay revealed [the design for the Space Force's aircraft](3D" - RedZoneTub= a put [the people who are mos= t excited about the Space Force on the logo](3D"https:/=) - hail2daki= ng made [the Space Force sy= mbol that Trump would probably choose](3D"https=) - Yammering_Splat= _Vector showed [more of a t= est flight than an actual logo](=3D" PhotoshopCrazy foun= d out [what happens when a bellyflop go= es way wrong](3D".=) hail2daking figured that [Santa celebrates with his granddaughter when he's = done delivering presents](3D") #2 knew that [Santa knows the very best thing to do now that he = has some spare time](3D") PhotoshopCrazy decided that&nb= sp;[trapeze acts should be a little more ch= allenging](3D") Captions: Heamer could s= ee that [Chewbacca was being asked abou= t his plans for the evening](3D"=) whither_apophis knew t= hat [every celebrity has to deal with b= eing mistaken for someone else](3D"=) Farktography: Farktog= raphy Contest No. 764: "[Seasons'= Greetings 12](3D"http=)" ended in a cheerful four-way tie between [Elsinore](3D"), [CiliarySpasm](3D" [Lovesandwich](3D" and [SoupGuru](3D" Farktography is Fark's weekly phot= ography contest. If you would like to suggest a Farktography theme, please = contact [Elsinore](3D"https:/=). Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by= ox45tallboy) Another great time on the Quiz l= ast week, but the 1000 club remains empty. Pity, I was going to make S'more= s. dionysusaur came out on top with 963, followed by&= nbsp;Evildog in second with 934 and bud jones= in third with 918. jasonvatch made fourth with 9= 09, and scrumpox snuck into the top five with a very = respectable 905. The hardest question on last week's Hard Quiz was o= ver why most American flags in Disney World have only 49 stars. If you look= closely, you'll notice they also only have 12 stripes. This is done becaus= e then it's no longer a "true" American flag, and 23% of Quiztakers knew th= at the Flag Code, which says an American flag cannot be flown permanen= tly, only applies to a real American flag. While few people bother followin= g the Flag Code anymore, Walt Disney was kinda old school about that, and s= o the permanent installations are all "fake" flags. (Also, Disney World ope= ned in 1971; the US flag has had 50 stars since 1960). The easiest q= uestion on the Hard Quiz was over which state has a representative who want= s to replace the bust of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest with th= at of native daughter Dolly Parton. 90% of quiztakers knew that it was the = great state of TN where both were from. I'm fine with that, and there are a= few other ones I'd like to replace with the likes of fellow Tennesseeans A= retha Franklin and Tina Turner. Heck, if we're replacing Confederate genera= ls, let's switch a couple out with Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake, too (= both from TN). The hardest question on the Easy Quiz was about= which company thought that video gamers needed their own special shoes. On= ly 42% of quiztakers knew that Puma was the first to dive into the market w= ith $160 "Active Gaming Footwear," which is basically slippers with pr= essure points. To be honest, maybe they should start with convincing us gam= ers to wear pants while playing instead of going straight to the shoes.&nbs= p; And finally, the easiest question on the Easy Quiz was over which= cheesy holiday movie network first pulled, then reinstated a commercial fe= aturing a same-sex wedding. 84% of quiztakers knew that it was Hallmark who= had the change of heart about love. And as someone pointed out in the thre= ad, mothers, if you're afraid that a same-sex wedding on the Hallmark chann= el might have some kind of effect on your teenagers, maybe you should start= with the fact that you have teenagers watching the Hallmark channel and go= from there. 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