Fark NotNewsletter: 2020 in hindsight

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1609352885-85555-55727 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: [ 7004](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 ________________________ A message = from Drew Curtis: ____________________= ____ Hey everyone, hope you're doing well Normally I'd = do a year in review summary, but not only would that be depressing, but Axi= os posted an extremely thorough [Google Trends chart](=3D") that= shows exactly how exhausting the news cycle has been this year. So I= won't recap it; anyone who wants to relive the horror can check out t= he article. I will say though that murder hornets turned out to= be a huge disappointment. On a positive note, I want to say thank y= ou to everyone who signed up for BareFark or [TotalF= ark](3D" this year, as well as those who bought [Farks2Give](3D" or o= ur one-time [OhFark badge](3D"=). Ad revenues cratered last March when th= e pandemic kicked off, and if it weren't for you, i wouldn't be writing thi= s note right now. Thanks so much for all your help. If we can = keep the current level of subscribers going or even increase it, 2021 shoul= d be a great year for Fark. We've got some new features coming, more = on those in next week's NotNewsletter. It's been months since I've been abl= e to think about future tweaks, but I'm slightly optimistic going into the = new year. Today at 5 p.m., Dallan and I are doing a [Fark News livestream](3D"), join us if you can. Very slow news= week this week, but a few interesting things came across the Fark queue.&n= bsp; We'll have 'em all. ________________________ We now retu= rn you to your usual Fark NotNewsletter. ________________________&n= bsp; Top Comments= Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the past = week Funny: cretinbob reacted to = [the explosion of a truck carrying hundreds = of propane tanks](3D") Somaticasual discussed [the proper way to play Monopoly](3D") F= lashHarry had a question about [an interesting medication used during sinus surgery](3D" Highl= anderRPI had a question for [the author of an article about spending an entire year drunk](3D" Pocket Ninja doubted the [credibility of an author who wrote an article about Generation X handling = the pandemic](3D" Xcott revealed [this one weird trick to avoid sledding injuries](3D") markie_farkie [heard something= familiar in the video of the exploding truck](3D"=) And = dbirchall knew [who was dri= ving that truck](=3D" orbister [brought Johnny in to deliver some bad news](3D" SumoJeb = strong> showed [someone who lost his ma= rble](3D"https://=) Bonus FarkStaff Pick: Notabunny = g> shared a story about [cleaning up af= ter a raccoon-involved shooting](3D=) Smart: Optio= nC explained [why movies almo= st always show the good guy winning](3D"=) whither_apophis = > gave advice [if you need to dispose o= f a 55-gallon drum of ethyl alcohol](3D"https://w=) Circusdog320 got a great gift Burn_The_Plo= ws discussed [sending test ph= ishing emails to employees promising holiday bonuses](3D"=) Sliding= Carp pointed out that [the 5= 5-gallon drum of ethyl alcohol is a solution rather than a problem](3D" - Bo= nus: Singleballtheory's [reply to this astute observation](3D" Exluddite = showed us that [sleds already include = safety features](3D"https:/=) Bruscar shared a story about = [a bank having the wrong reaction to a real = estate agent who was doing them a favor](3D") Snapper Carr = g> thought that [La Scala's "Speak Easy= " New Year's Eve indoor dinner plans sound familiar](3D"https:/=) Pocket N= inja doubted the [credibility= of an author who wrote an article about Generation X handling the pandemic=](=3D" Monty_Zoncolan was appalled by [what some people are putting in their coffee](3D") = CSB Sunday Morning: [The strangest thing that happened to you i= n 2020](3D=) Smart: Otera [was adopted](3D" Funny: rickythepenguin = rong> [made a friend's dad very unhappy](3D")Funny (honorable mention): yuthinasia was&nbs= p;[just really hungry, okay?](3D") CS= B [Cool Story, Bro] Sunday Morning is a thread for Farkers to share true st= ories from their own lives based on a weekly topic. If you have a topic ide= a for a CSB Sunday Morning thread, please [contact Farkback](3D" ahead= of time, or just [submit it](3D"https=) on Saturday afternoon/evening. Pleas= e note: While submitted CSB Sunday Morning threads have a high likelihood o= f being greenlit, there is no guarantee they will be. Total= Fark Discussion: Note: This section can only be accessed by [TotalFarkers](3D") Funny: meg12279 dis= covered [a gifted young impersonator](3D"=)= > Smart: a particular individual [turned playing with food into a work of art](3D") - but r= eally, this is cool, check it out Funny: brap = made [big plans for that $600 windfall=](3D".=) Funny: JerseyTim [learned something new](3D" - with fabulous photo evidence Sm= art: Unikitty explained [what the TFMBS (TotalFark Mutual Benefit Society) is](3D" - be sure= to check these out, too Smart: feckingmorons = described [the idea behind TFMBS and w= hat it means to its members](3D".=) Smart: Murflette = ng> showed off [a gorgeous new friend= a> Smart: CommieTaoist introduced](3D"https://=)[the Christmas TFMBS/check-in thread](3D") Politics Funny: JerseyTim [got Lins confused](3D" Pocket Ninja explain= ed [why we should be upset that a carto= on depicted Republicans as rats](3D"=) MaudlinMutantMollusk = g> admired [the observational powers of= a local politician](3D".=) Shostie proved that [Barnes & Noble employees aren't allowed to k= ick you out for not wearing a mask](3D") Monty_Zoncolan = replied to [Donald Trump's complaint th= at the Supreme Court did not accept his election fraud claim](3D".=) Politics Smart: dailygrinds defended [Joe Biden's hesitation to use an executive order = to cancel student loans](3D") Private_Citizen predicted&= nbsp;[more financial crises soon](3D") Visual Howlaround Title Sequence discussed [many Americans' attitude about protecting each other](3D")= Visual Howlaround Title Sequence saw [the racism inherent in the system](3D") Ker_T= hwap discussed [the benefit= s of socks with toes](=3D" Top= Contest Entries Some of the top-voted contest entries fr= om last week, listed from highest number of votes down Photoshop= s: kabloink made a [special delivery Lego set](3D" clovercat preferr= ed [a more modern Lego set](3D"=) RedZoneTuba [shopped from the w= rong wish list](3D"htt=) RedZoneTuba's Lego set could [maybe get a blister on your little finger](3D")= noazark knew how to [make sure your drink stays frosty](3D" #2 cooked up= some [bricks for breakfast](3D".=) PhotoshopCrazy decided to [recycle some space junk](3D" RedZoneTuba figured that= [what this classic Spaghetti Western w= as missing was merchandising](3D") Terrapin Bound showed= [God casting His vote](3D") R= edZoneTuba made it an Icy Ho= t Christmas Fartist Friday: [Write and illustrate your = own personal verse of the "My Favorite Things" holiday classic song](3D") = Terrapin Bound wrote [a verse about vice](3D" This week's Fartist Friday theme, b= rought to you by E-brake: Show & Tell Volume= 5. Show us a work of art you've made, and Tell us the story behind it. Dif= ficulty: Art you haven't posted in our F'artiste contests before = Farktography: [= Seasons' Greetings 13](=3D") This one ended in a three-way with USAF Retired's [toasty kitt= y](=3D" SoCalChris' [sh= immering castle](3D" and MorningBreath's [delivery boat](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 fun time on the Q= uiz this week, with great scores all around. RaceDTruck co= mes out on top with a password for the 1000 club zoom meeting with a score = of 1007, while Oliver Twisted makes second with 998 and AirForceVet takes third with 972. Denjiro m= akes fourth with 945, and Grizwald rounds out the top five= with 917. The hardest question on the Hard Quiz was about what you = can no longer find at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. While Disneyl= and has removed *some* park benches in the past few years in order to widen= walkways to accommodate more guests, they're still present at Disney World= . Only 32% of quiztakers knew that if you want to send one of the $6 postca= rds to your friends and relatives back home postmarked at Disney World in o= rder to say "Haha I'm at Disney World and you're not!" you're out of luck t= hese days, as all mailboxes have been removed. You'll have to settle for li= nking to your Instagram posts with location settings turned on. The = easiest question on the Hard Quiz was about which mountain range the ill-fa= ted Donner Party became stuck at. 87% of quiztakers knew that the Forlorn H= ope, the name given to the 15 members who set out to find help, made its wa= y through a pass in the Sierra Nevadas to find assistance - and it took a c= ouple of months to bring that assistance back, during which time the others= had fun playing poker and backgammon and nothing else happened. The= hardest question on the Easy Quiz was about where you can get one of the 4= 00,000 Spam and Oreo burgers McDonald's said they would be making. Only 32%= of quiztakers knew that this locations in China would be selling this abom= ination, which is apparently too weird for Japan and rejected by the South = Koreans who think green tea KitKat is a good thing. Congratula= tions to the winners. If you missed it, you can [catch up on th= e Fark Weird News Quiz here](3D". We'll be doing it all again this we= ek with a pretty easy one to finish out the year. --------------------------------------------------------------- ([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") from newsletter emails, even if your Fark login isn't '{NAME}'. [Click her= e to unsubscribe from ALL Fark emails](3D"). Fark, Inc. 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