Fark NotNewsletter: Oh no, Fark's changing things again!

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1600882588-18600-56213 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: [ 1280](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 ________________________ A message = from Drew Curtis: ____________________= ____ Everyone ready for some changes? Who doesn't love c= hange? A few weeks ago I asked TotalFarkers about possible changes a= nd/or additions to the current tab categories. In particular, over th= e past 20 years the Geek tab has become kind of a catch-all tab. This is pa= rtly due to the increase in coverage of science along with fandom-related e= vents, and it doesn't really make sense to lump all these things together a= nymore. Plus, I just really like science stuff and would love to link= to more of it. So sometime in the next few weeks, we'll be adding a= [STE= M](3D") tab to split out those topics from Geek. We're planning to star= t populating it in advance to make sure that 1) there are enough articles t= o populate a STEM tab and 2) that there are enough articles remaining on th= e Geek tab once the split happens. I'm pretty sure both are correct b= ut you never know until you try. Once we split out STEM articles, I'= m considering maybe another topic split and creating a Fandom tab where we = can put all the sci-fi/fantasy/superhero/RPG stuff. However, I s= uspect that might almost definitely leave no topics left in the geek tab, a= nd if that's the case we may retire Geek entirely. We'll have more di= scussions about this on [TotalFark, which you should totally sign = up for today](3D"http=) if you haven't already, because there's more stuff in the = pipeline and TotalFarkers will hear about it first - plus have the chance t= o have input. We tried an experimental= morning livestream today which went way better than I expected conside= ring we did the previous one yesterday at 4 p.m. Tomorrow we're shoot= ing for 7:30 p.m., and Friday Movie Night is back at 10:30 p.m. Eastern, as= suming Dallan doesn't have to run another generator out to his sister on th= e Florida panhandle like last week. ________________________ = We now return you to your usual Fark NotNewsletter. _______________= _________ Top Comments= Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments fro= m the past week Funny: Pocket Ninja [needed some questions answered about what mil= lennials did to shut down a hot dog shop](3D") null figu= red that [Chris made it a point to chec= k out Chris' photo](3D"=) TheAnalogKid brought up [another thing millennials must be destroying,= according to common logic](3D") wejash was [looking out for the missus](3D") NewportB= arGuy explained [what happen= ed to the Pensacola Bay Bridge](=3D" labman shared a sto= ry about [three men who sold their tree= -clearing services after Hurricane Hugo](3D"=) Farkn Yaj Yenrac = trong> knew [exactly what those durn mi= llennials will do now that they shut down the hot dog shop](3D"=) B= admoodman let us know [what w= ill happen after Tropical Storm Beta](3D" johnny_vegas = had [words of encouragement for a fello= w Farker](3D"=) Acidicnads [could see why cops would be suspicious of NPR](3D" Bonus FarkSt= aff Pick: a particular individual noticed somethi= ng about [three children who, along wit= h their mother, were saved from a burning SUV by an 18-year-old](3D"=) = Smart: eiger discussed [the use of the phrase "proper press credentials" by the Los= Angeles County Sheriff's Department](3D") Corona Cure h= ad some questions about [a child who wa= s run over by a corn harvester](3D=) Magorn shared infor= mation about [circumstances under which= other crimes a defendant is accused of are allowed to be used as evid= ence in a trial](3D"=) Wanebo made [a prediction about Jerry Falwell Jr.'s future](3D") NewportBarGuy discussed [wh= at should be done about the large number of recent deaths at Fort Hood](3D" described [how professional tree removers often tackle a job](3D" Nurglitch= had an idea of [why orcas h= ave been engaging in coordinated attacks on boats](=3D" Some Junki= e Cosmonaut explained [why J.= K. Rowling doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to one o= f the characters in her new novel](3D" vudukungfu had&n= bsp;[startling news for people who "do not b= elieve in" masks](3D") YabbaDabbaDouchebag had [the inside scoop on frontline workers and safet= y precautions](3D") CSB Sunday Morning: [Wedding-related stories](3D") Smart: Gulper Eel shared a story about [things not turning out as expected](3D") Funny: Earguy illustrated [the da= ngers of marrying someone whose mother hates you](3D" CSB [Cool Story= , Bro] Sunday Morning is a thread for Farkers to share true stories from th= eir own lives based on a weekly topic. If you have a topic idea for a CSB S= unday Morning thread, please contact Farkback ahead of time, or = just [submit it](3D"=) on Saturday afternoon/evening. Please note: While= submitted CSB Sunday Morning threads have a high likelihood of being green= lit, there is no guarantee they will be. TotalFark Discussion:= em> Note: This section can only be accessed by [TotalFarkers](3D" Smart: Unikitty argued that [it is indeed time to quit a job](3D") Funn= y: Cafe Threads broke the news about [the TotalFark secks parties](3D") Funny: middleoftheday predicted [TotalFarkers would find other occasions to use a particular bit of advic= e](3D" Funny: Earthworm Jim Jones argued that&= nbsp;[a pool should definitely be open right= now](3D") Smart: MissFeasance needs to [go back in time to win an argument with an il= l-tempered customer](3D") Funny: Louisiana_Sitar_Club = trong> showed [what the bird that was s= tuck in rosekolodny's house was thinking](3D"https://w=) Smart:= Beeblebrox named [something you should do at least once in your life](3D" Smart:= > rosekolodny showed [what happened to the bird that was loose in the hoose](3D" Funny:= m> generalDisdain shared [a description of Elon Musk](3D" Bonus FarkStaff Picks:= > [Pray for](3D")[433](3D") Brawndo gave [great advice about something to put on your resume](3D") = Politics Funny: revrendjim defended [Trump's delay in helping Puerto Rico repair des= truction from Hurricane Maria](3D") Angry Drunk Bureaucrat = g> thought that [OdradekRex= rong> wasn't aiming high enough](3D"https:/=) HugeMistake told u= s [how to correctly pronounce a word th= at Trump was having trouble with](3D") gopher321 got&nbs= p;[overexcited when protesters swarmed the= street outside Mitch McConnell's home](3D") Pinnacle Point = ng> reminded everyone to [not get car= ried away when owners of a Minnesota apple orchard decided to be racist on = their Facebook page](=3D" Politics Smart: ManThatH= urts looked at [a "both sid= es are bad" argument](=3D" Jack Sabbath examined [how toughness is defined by many Americans](3D")= > markie_farkie saw evidence that [many Virginians who showed up for the first day of early i= n-person voting could be Democrats](3D") Jack Sabbath = g> shared a story about [a cousin who w= ent to a recent Trump rally](3D=) FlashHarry reminded us= to [think about our legacies](3D"=) Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted contest entries from last week, listed from high= est number of votes down Photoshops: Yammering_S= plat_Vector wanted to [talk t= o Fark's manager about our topic tags](3D" opalakea = > thought that [some years are just ico= nic](3D"https://=) rugbyjock [know= s what rugbyjock is all about](3D" Somaticasual = wanted [a tag for premium con= tent](3D"https:=) Circusdog320 figured we should [celebrate having a fortune in misfortune](3D") TrollingForColumbine made one [wonder whether this cat is helping or just being a jerk](3D" RedZoneTuba created [a Far= k tag for the red zone](3D" Yammering_Splat_Vector desi= gned [a tag for when you just don't kno= w what's going on](3D"=) RedZoneTuba improved [this autumn in particular](3D") Herb Uts= melz poured [a glass of sweet= feline](3D"h=) Fartist Friday: [Crea= te something pirate themed in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day](3D") technomuse [turned a classic j= oke into poetry](3D"https=) This week's Fartist Friday theme, broug= ht to you by E-brake: In honor of National Comic= Book Day, create your version of "Captain 2020" using ONLY MSPaint/Draw-ty= pe programs (no Photoshop or similar) or IRL drawing = Farktography: [Me, Mys= elfie, and I](=3D") This one ended in a tie between CiliarySpa= sm's [magnificentl y-gro= omed facial hair](3D"https://w=) and olavf's [mask and catling gun](3D") Farktography is Fark's wee= kly photography contest. If you would like to suggest a Farktography theme,= please contact [Elsinore](3D=). Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to= you by ox45tallboy) Another great time on the= Quiz last week, although I'm not sure my recipes are going to catch on any= time soon. On the Quiz itself, the 1000 club is empty this week, whic= h isn't a bad thing as it still smells like microwaved catfish for some rea= son. Denjiro came out on top with 930, followed by&nb= sp;coscausticevil in second with 838 and Kumq= uatMay in third with 833. Fourth place went to zerkal= o with 828. and seelorq took fifth with 818.= The hardest question on last week's Hard Quiz was about the origins= of the term "buccaneer" as a synonym for pirate. Only 27% of quiztakers kn= ew that, like most bad things in the world, we can blame the French on this= one, too. European explorers brought the idea of roasting meat on a wooden= rack to the West Indies, specifically Hispaniola where French dudes loved = to hang out and shoot things like wild boar, and they quickly adopted the s= tyle of boucanning their prey. When the local Spanish governm= ent grew tired of French dudes running around the countryside shooting thin= gs (like most people eventually do), they kicked them out, and th= ese former boucaniers took up the trade of pirating where the= y could continue to shoot things. The easiest question on the = Easy Quiz was over the children's book "Ron's Big Mission," which desc= ribes the experience of Ron McNair in trying to check out books from the se= gregated Lake City, SC public library. 70% of quiztakers knew that he grew = up to be America's second Black astronaut, but was sadly lost to us in the = Challenger disaster in 1986. You can still visit that same public library b= uilding in Lake City where a defiant 9-year-old once sat on the counter awa= iting police - just ask for directions to the Dr. Ronald E. McNa= ir Life History Center. The hardest question on the Easy Quiz was ov= er classic American literature. Only 50% of quiztakers knew that Liev Shrib= er's upcoming film "Across the River and Into the Trees" is based on the bo= ok by Ernest Hemingway. No word on how many margaritas he plans to drink on= set every day to get into character. The easiest question on = the Easy Quiz was over which series E! was finally bringing to a close. 90%= of quiztakers knew that there was a tiny sliver of a silver lining to 2020= , in that "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" would finally come to an end. N= o word on how this affects Kanye West's run for President. If = you missed last week's Quiz, you can [catch up on the Fark W= eird News Quiz here](3D". 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