Fark NotNewsletter: Halloween fun, Fark movie night, & Farkers earning fabulous cash & prizes!

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1635359591-72508-54185 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: [ 70995](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. N= ext week, I'll be announcing on [TotalFark](=3D" perhaps the dumbes= t possible new feature I've ever considered launching on Fark. It's r= eally dumb. And very hypothetical, I'm not sure it would even work or= be a good idea. However I could use some help with it because I susp= ect a few of you know a thing or two about it. Yes that's super vague= , but one of the perks of TotalFark is finding out about, and getting to ha= ve input on, upcoming new features. You won't want to miss this one.&= nbsp; More about it next week. At 4 p.m. ET Thursday, the [Fark News Livestream](3D") is back. Things are get= ting super weird out there, I don't know if it's Halloween or what, but it'= s all gone plaid. Come join us for a plethora of strange videos that = will leave you speechless, either from shock or laughing too much. Also, at 7 p.m. Friday it's the return of [Fark Friday Movie Night](3D"), Halloween edition. Turns out "Nosferat= u" is indeed in the public domain, so we'll be watching that one. Fil= med 100 years ago, it's a silent movie ostensibly about Dracula with all th= e names changed. Plus some additional discussion about "Shadow of the= Vampire," a movie about the making of "Nosferatu" with a twist - the actor= playing Nosferatu is actually a vampire. The cast included Eddie Izz= ard, Willem Defoe, and John Malkovich. We can't watch all of the Shad= ow one, but I found some clips on YouTube that are fair game discussin= g how it handled the filming of "Nosferatu." _____________________= ___ End Drew transmission _____________= ___________ Announcements:= Farketplace!= trong> Back in 2015, Drew gave us a space fo= r a "[Fark Bazaar](3D"=)" thread where we invited our bril= liant and creative Fark community to post links to their online stores so w= e could all score some awesome stuff from each other's businesses. We [did i= t again last year](3D"), but with the much cooler name "Farketplace." Next we= ek, we're doing another Farketplace! Starting on Tuesday (Nov. 2), you're a= ll invited to link to your Etsy, eBay, Amazon or other online storefronts t= o sell your goods and services. This includes pretty much anything leg= al: handmade décor you crafted, jewelry you made, scarves you knitte= d, hand-sewn footie pajamas, quilts, photography, artwork, hand-blown glass= dragons, antiques, demon-possessed dolls... whatever fits. We= 've always known Farkers are a creative bunch, and the previous Farket= place and Fark Bazaar proved that. Just remember that links to your= personal businesses are only allowed within the Farketplace thread - l= inking elsewhere will be considered spam and will be dealt with accord= ingly. And please let us know if the Farketplace threads have = been helpful for you, either for selling or for shopping. Fark is n= ot taking a cut from the sales or charging for this, nor are we connect= ed to the businesses Farkers list in the Farketplace in any way, so we= only know how successful it is when you tell us. Plus, compliments just ma= ke us feel all warm and fuzzy. And if you feel comfortable doing so, go ahe= ad and let everyone know about the great stuff you purchased from fellow Fa= rkers. It's been a rough couple of years, so let's help Farkers= get that bread before the winter holidays. Stock up your online stores and= be ready to post photos, descriptions and links in the Farketplace next we= ek. Obligatory disclaimer: Fark will not be responsible= for any transactions or other events to arise out of the Farketplace = thread. Your shopping/selling will be considered off-site activities and Fa= rk will not monitor or intervene based on those activities. ________________________ Halloween! Halloween is coming up on Sunda= y, and we will be having our traditional and untraditional Fark Halloween t= hreads. Be sure to check them out, and for the love of Nutsack Squirrel, please play nice and keep politics out of the discussions. Everyone'= s blood pressure will thank you. Here are some Halloween threads tha= t are already available: [Hall= oween-themed cooking](3D"=) [Your fav= orite haunted house attractions](3D"=) [Halloween playlist](3D") Woofday Halloween thread [Farktography: Spooky Season](3D") (TotalFark= for now, will open to everyone Thursday) *Note: If you find one= of these threads closed on or before Halloween but you'd like it to be reo= pened, please use the link at the bottom of the page that says "Report this= link to admins" to request it be opened again Upcoming Hallowe= en threads to look out for - and feel free to [submit your own](3D" Sund= ay Morning Music Club Annual Fark Photoshop jack-o-lantern pumpkin carvi= ng contest Fark's annual Halloween scary story thread Speaking of= Fark's annual Halloween scary story threads, here are all of 'em from the = past seven-freakin'-teen years: [2004](3D") &nbs= p; [2005](3D"=) [2006](3D") [= 2007](3D") [2008](3D"=) [2009](3D") [2010](3D") [2011](3D") [2012](3D") [2013](3D"https:=) [2014](3D") [2015](3D") [2016](3D") [2017](3D") [2018](3D"h=) [2019](3D") [2020](=3D") _________________= _______ Top Comments= span> Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the = past week Funny: Thatguy!1984 thought = of [someone who's disappointed human r= emains found in Florida turned out to be Brian Laundrie's](3D"=) Ch= ompachangas told us about [a= possible perk of being a props master](3D" Cultured poi= nted out [what was accomplished when a= high school canceled a school play over a gay character](3D"=) Mad= man drummers bummers commented on [speculation that Laundrie was eaten by an alligator](3D" = kbronsito shared [a statemen= t about the accidental shooting on the set of a movie starring Alec {NAME}=](=3D" Dead for Tax Reasons explained [why a teacher's contact lenses made it look like he was= staring at female students' breasts](3D") Abe Vigoda's Ghost = rong> [helpfully captioned a still from a d= og park video](3D") (possibly NSFW) LewDux hinted that&n= bsp;[perhaps it makes sense to give your un= wanted anti-vax TED talk on an airplane](3D") Shostie ha= d [a hunch about the accidental shooti= ng on the set of "Rust"](3D") OtherLittleGuy didn't appr= eciate [certain speculation about Laun= drie's death](3D"=) Smart: FightDirector g= ave [professional insight into how gun= s are supposed to be handled on set](3D"=) Chompachangas = told us about [a possible perk of bein= g a props master](3D"https://w=) FightDirector brought up [something that could have been a factor in th= e accidental shooting death on the set of "Rust"](3D") Picklehead = showed [some road signs th= at a trucker with failing brakes had to pass before slamming into stopped t= raffic](3D"https:=) Walker believed that [a pastor should have been well prepared for the content of= a particular school play](3D") scottydoesntknow recalle= d [another movie set that unexpectedly= contained dangerous items](3D") Benevolent Misanthrope l= et us know [how a manager should react= when payroll has screwed up and not paid an employee twice](3D".=) = CSB Sunday Morning: [Strange and unusual relatives](3D"htt=) Smart: Miss St= ein's [granny was a force of = nature](3D"https://=) Funny: Lamberts Ho Man shared a st= ory about [a Skeeter with a head injur= y](3D"=) CSB [Cool Story, Bro] Sunday Morning is a thread for Farkers t= o share true stories from their own lives based on a weekly topic. If you h= ave a topic idea for a CSB Sunday Morning thread, please [contact F= arkback](3D" ahead of time, or just [submit it](3D" on Saturday afternoo= n/evening. Please note: While submitted CSB Sunday Morning threads have a h= igh likelihood of being greenlit, there is no guarantee they will be. Politics Funny: EnzoTheCoder had consi= dered [what the Taliban will turn to n= ow that Afghanistan is struggling under international sanctions](3D".=) Gubbo reacted to news that [President Joe Biden often uses curse words in meetings](3D" k= bronsito defended Alec Bald= win amid calls from Trumpers that he be arrested Badmoodman = explained [what was wrong wi= th Donald Trump's statement about Thomas Jefferson](3D"htt=) Mad Scien= tist let us know [where we c= an find proof that testosterone levels in young men are at their lowest in = history](=3D" Politics Smart: optikeye l= ooked at [one aspect of Texas' argumen= t that they can ignore Obergefell v Hodges](3D"=) Snarcoleptic_Hoos= ier explained that there's = a proper way to question things eurotrader argued = that [state law prohibits a Louisiana woman= from suing after her minor son was vaccinated without her permission Theeng shared](3D")[how frustrating it is as someone who's had COVID-19 to see people still r= efusing to get vaccinated](3D" ongbok poked at [Trump's varying opinion of what falls under "= executive privilege"](3D") Top= Contest Entries Some of the top-voted contest entries fr= om last week, listed from highest number of votes down Photoshop= s: RedZoneTuba showed us [major avian drama](3D") kabloink found out= that [this KGB enthusiast is afraid o= f birds](3D".=) bugdozer [used natural gas to power a windmill](3D" (the reaction of the people off = to the side is a nice touch) TrollingForColumbine got = help from [a self-hating table](3D"=) = Yammering_Splat_Vector [m= ade this lorikeet fly](3D" RedZoneTuba illustrated = ;[a very easy decision](3D") kab= loink recognized [a kid who = knows how to think for himself](=3D" Yammering_Splat_Vector = ng> [gave Gandalf some grooming](3D") Yammering_Splat_Vector showed us [what happens when you cross a gharial with a weevil](3D" bugdozer found out [what= a really bad poker face looks like](3D" Fartist Friday: [Abstraction Distractions](3D") jokerscrow= bar created [Talking Heads i= n teal and gold](3D"h=) Fartist Friday will be taking next week off.= Farktography: [Off the Grid](3D"h=)= Herb Utsmelz gave us= a peek at Death Valley = Fark Headlines of the Week A selection of some of the top= headlines from last week Colin Powell finally found the WMD [Duluth. Duluth. Duluth is on fire](3D") [Vikings were in North Am= erica as long ago as 1021, researchers say, which should have been plenty o= f time to win a Super Bowl, and yet...](3D") [On th= is day in history, in 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar took place, in which Ad= miral Lord Nelson soundly defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet whil= e being mortally wounded. After being told victory was imminent, Nelson sim= ply said, "Ha ha!"](3D") [Pete Rose was just ahead of his time](=3D") [Sec. Transit Gloria Monday](3D") [Doctors say Czech President Miloš Zeman is physically incapable of = performing his official duties and unable to name a new prime minister, so = his powers have been transferred to the sitting prime minister as part of a= system of Czechs and balances](3D") [Who knew the casino was owned by the house?](3D") [If there's a bustle in your Heathrow, it's just flyers' scream at t= he new fee scheme](3D") [Hidden W= omen of History: Alexandrina the swindler from Aberdeen, sentenced to Austr= alia at seventeen. A woman of substance, tall, fair, and mighty, she kept o= n swindling until she was ninety](3D=) [Lucy in the Sky with Problems](3D") Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45tallboy) Another fun time on last week's Quiz, with t= hree quiztakers making it into the 1000 club, Fortunately, we have plenty o= f Digiorno Rising Crust Mac & Cheese Pizza, unfortunately, someone dump= ed the Thanksgiving Dinner Candy Corn from last week on top before baking i= t. Maybe some of Megan Thee Stallion's Hottie Sauce will make the carb= s tolerable. For scores, Glockenspiel Hero came out on top= with 1045, followed by a tie between coscausticevil and&n= bsp;bud jones for second with 1004. Zenpanthe= r made third with 969, 1981.911.sc made fourth wi= th 955, and FrancoFile made it into the top five with= 940. The hardest question on last week's Hard Quiz was about = which generation of Americans carries the most personal debt. Only 38% of q= uiztakers recognized that it's Generation X, the slackers who are currently= paying the Boomers' Social Security and Medicare while teaching them how c= ell phones work and trying to keep them off Fox News and Facebook. Gen X'er= s have an average personal debt of over $140,000, as compared to a little m= ore than $97K for Boomers and about $87.5K for Millennials. Those Gen Z you= ngsters (ages 18 to 23) hold about $16K apiece, about $2K of which is credi= t card debt. Which makes me wonder who gives 18-year-olds credit cards with= $2K limits? The easiest question on the Hard Quiz was about the upc= oming memorial for the Edmund Fitzgerald. 93% of quiztakers knew that the s= hip was lost in a storm on Lake Superior while carrying a load of iron ore = from Wisconsin to Detroit. Canada's Great Bear Lake was home to the wreck o= f the Radium Gilbert, a tugboat used to transport radioactive ore from mine= s in the Northwest Territories, which remained radioactive for decades afte= r it ran aground in 1980. Probably the most famous shipwreck in Puget Sound= is the SS Dauntless, a mosquito fleet steamer that was torn loose from her= moorings in a bad storm in 1923 and dashed against a beach across the Soun= d. The hardest question on last week's Easy Quiz was about why= multiple Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves' new album Star Crossed will not be= in contention for Best Country Album in the next Grammy Awards. Only 57% o= f quiztakers knew that a few members of the Recording Academy just didn't f= eel it was "country enough" to fit the category, and so disqualified it. Th= is is the same Academy that in 1991 awarded MC Hammer a Grammy for "Best R&= amp;B Song" for "U Can't Touch This," which I don't think anyone in th= eir right mind could call "R&B." The easiest question on t= he Easy Quiz was about the newest culinary abomination to come our way in t= he frozen foods section. 88% of quiztakers had heard about Digiorno's new p= artnership with Stouffer's for Box-o-Carbs, which they're labeling "Rising = Crust Mac & Cheese Pizza" because "Something That Should Only Be E= aten by an Olympic Athlete in Training" wouldn't fit on the label. Eit= her that or Michael Phelps himself said "Nah, that's a little much." If you missed out on last week's Quiz, [you can catch up = on the Fark Weird News Quiz](3D" now that you know a few of the answers. Con= gratulations once again to the winners, and we'll do it all again this week= . --------------------------------------------------------------- ([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. 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