Fark NotNewsletter: There's a mouse in my sherbet

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1679511893-19607-27497 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: [ 96578](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. Several years ago we tested whether or not ad blockers were severely impac= ting ad revenue on Fark. The results back then indicated ad blockers = had minimal impact on revenue. Next week on Thursday we're going to d= o another one-day test to see if this is still the case. I couldn't f= igure out how to best explain why we're doing this, so I asked ChatGPT to w= rite a paragraph for me. Here's what it wrote: "Fark.com, a = popular news aggregation website, recently announced that they will be cond= ucting a test to block ad blockers for a day to evaluate the impact on thei= r revenue. Ad blockers have been a significant concern for online publisher= s, as they significantly affect their advertising revenue. Fark.com's decis= ion to test the effect of ad blockers on their revenue is a bold move that = demonstrates their commitment to finding innovative solutions to maintain p= rofitability in the face of ad blocking technology. This test could potenti= ally provide insights into how publishers can better manage ad blockers, le= ading to new approaches for online advertising. It will be interesting to s= ee how the test goes and what conclusions Fark.com draws from the results."= Wow that is some buzzwordy B.S. right there. Mostly accurate= though. Anyhow, the test is only for a day, please whi= telist us but an even -better- idea would be to sign up for [ads-f= ree BareFark](3D" or [ads-free TotalFark](3D"https://=). I'll let you k= now how it went next week. Also: If you are in a spot where buying an= ads-free sub is a financial hardship, please [contact Farkback](3D" and w= e'll give you one for free. We don't want to lose anyone that way.&nb= sp; Thursday 4 p.m. Eastern it's the [Far= k News Livestream](3D") with me, Dill, Lucky, and maybe a cameo by Christine = who is traveling for work stuff. We've got lung meat, Adrian Chiles, = the true history of Bambi, and doughnuts. And probably more stuff, st= ill compiling over here. That is unless the news cycle gets shot to h= ell by a certain grand jury indictment, in which case we may bail until nex= t week while all that shakes out. _____________________= ___ End Drew transmission ______= __________________ Top Comments Some of t= he top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the past week = Funny: kbronsito described [how visitor numbers from Fark might actually be higher tha= n they seem](3D") Sorelian's Ghost explained [why it's been a while since some people have hea= rd the name Fark](3D") Munden told us about [a friend who got a free cheeseburger](3D") The Exit Stencilist talked about [Amanda Knox's experience studying abroad](3D" poorjon = strong> gathered [important informat= ion for the upcoming robot uprising](3D"https:=) Ambitwistor sh= ared [a behind-the-scenes photo from F= ark Headquarters](3D"=) ([backgrou= nd](3D"https:=)) Pocket Ninja [gave us helpful financial advice](3D" puffy999 never = meant to imply that [Kmart was having = a Red Light Special](3D"htt=) OdradekRex knew [why the "southernmost point" of the U.S. was headin= g north on I-95](3D") Mr. Lepage had [a question about Barbara Feldon](3D") Smart:= em> RobotSpider talked about [an awesome news aggregator](3D") Bootleg ha= d a reminder for [people who complai= n about music these days](3D"https:=) Glockenspiel Hero explain= ed [why calling customer service can b= e so infuriating](3D"=) kpaxoid brought up [one of the reasons behind customer support problems=](3D") Pocket Ninja wanted [a service to help with customer service](3D" capt.snickl= efritz [reminded us to keep thing= s in perspective](3D"=) PirateKing let us know that = [sometimes the call center isn't the proble= m](3D") Doc Daneeka discussed [the evolution of the internet](3D" mrmopar5287 = ng> recalled [how the tabloids present= ed stories about Amanda Knox](3D"=) MrBallou found one particular change to be worth complaini= ng about CSB Sunday Morning theme: [Courtroom stories](3D") Smart: Giant Clown Shoe demonstrated [the value of watching TV](3D" Funny: sdd200= 0 witnessed [a surefire way = to be dismissed from a jury pool](3D"h=) Politics Funny: oldernell figured out [how Russia managed to beat the U.S. to finding a U.S. surveillance d= rone at the bottom of the Black Sea](3D" Pocket Ninja k= new exactly [how Donald Trump should h= andle a possible criminal indictment against him](3D"=) Mr. Coffee = Nerves imagined [how Trump'= s arrest might play out](=3D" RedZoneTuba showed us = ;[a topless Trump](3D") OldRod talked about [missing Mitch M= cConnell when he's gone](3D"h=) Politics Smart: ali= enated [needed to wake up, alread= y](3D"=) Derek Force wondered about [a topic that keeps coming up lately](3D") Rapmast= er2000 discussed [a reason s= ome people prefer to believe the lab leak theory for the origins of COVID-1= 9](=3D" Private_Citizen explained that [there are different types of fraternities and sororiti= es](3D") AirForceVet talked about [moving to a place with overtly bigoted people](3D") = Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted contest entri= es from last week Photoshops: GoodDoctorB = ong> [showed off some sleight of hand](3D")samsquatch [completed = this fortune teller's costume](=3D" Yammering_Splat_Vector = g> [gave this horse a chance to escape](3D")asstamassta discovered [it wasn't safe to get back in the water](3D" kabloink = trong> found that [working in the sun= can age you](3D"https=) GoodDoctorB [took a shortcut to the bottom of this cave](3D" RedZoneTu= ba [zithered Zeppelin](3D"=) Octafrye [introduced us to t= he Michaels Jackson](3D"https=) whatsupchuck [made winter fall away](3D") samsquatch = [pulled out all the stops for some church m= usic](3D") Farktography theme: [Spring Forward](3D") bobug snapped [this squatting butterfly](3D") Fark Headlines of the Week A selection of some of the top head= lines from last week [Baboons roll boulder onto hik= ers before breaking into "Also sprach Zarathustra"](3D=) [What's black and white and red all over?](3D")= [King knights some r= emains of Queen](3D"=) [SPCA says buying kittens= from strangers in a parking lot might be shady. Unlike all other things yo= u buy from a stranger in a parking lot which are totally legit](3D"=) = [Severed bear foot gives pol= ice paws](3D") [Goop founder attacked for bad wellness tips, killing Ta= sha Yar](3D"https:/=) [Scientist= s are growing antlers on mice for reasons and obviously not due to a comple= te lack of adult supervision](3D"https://=) [Mar= ch Madness has its first major upset. That's one small step Furman, one gia= nt leap Furmankind](3D") [Fairleigh Dickinson upgraded to Very Impressive = Dickinson](=3D") [No time for love, Dr Jones. I'm busy accepting an Oscar](3D"https:=) = [Raise a glass for Leon Hughes, but don't put it back on the table](3D") = Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45t= allboy) Another fun time on the Quiz this weekend, where w= e learned that some places call it "Daylight Saving Time", some call it "Da= ylight Savings Time", some call it "Daylight Time", some call it "Summer Ti= me", and the people back in the 1910s called it "Daylight-saving Time" or "= War Time". I call it a pain in the butt that makes me cranky for several da= ys. On the Quiz itself, we have four people in the 1000 club: = richh99 came out on top with 1029, followed by Schrod= inger's toilet trained cat in second with 1026, Myk-House = of El in third with 1012, and Oliver Twisted= in fourth with 1004. wildcardjack's 992 is goo= d enough for the top 5 but I'm afraid you'll have to peep in through the wi= ndow at the 1000 club and our showing of Cocaine Bear. The ha= rdest question on the Hard Quiz was about Super Mario and where his name ca= me from. Only 30% of quiztakers knew that Nintendo of America president&nbs= p;Minoru Arakawa was looking for inspiration and a personality for the Jump= man character for Donkey Kong, and in walked his landlord, Mario Segale, de= manding the back rent. Although he really bore no resemblance to the charac= ter, I understand that his accent was virtually identical to Chris Pratt's.= Before he passed away in 2018, he lamented his lack of royalties, but did = say Nintendo made good on the rent. The easiest question on last we= ek's Hard Quiz was about which state you can move to if you really hate cha= nging your clock twice a year. 90% of quiztakers knew that most of Arizona = does not bother with changing their clocks as the entire state is in consta= nt sunshine 24/7 and the only place in the world where people go to saunas = to cool off. Arizona: the state so hot that Jehovah's Witnesses have switch= ed to unsolicited Zoom calls at 7:30 AM on Saturday mornings. The h= ardest question on the Easy Quiz was about Pi Day and how it's celebrated i= n countries that use common sense when writing out the date. In the US and = Canada, we write the month first, so March 14, or 3.14, the decimal approxi= mation for pi, is the logical day to celebrate the number. However, in most= of the rest of the world, they write the date first, followed by the month= , so 14.3 wouldn't make sense as Pi Day. However, the fractional approximat= ion of pi, 22/7, works perfectly - so they celebrate Pi Day on July 22. Onl= y 53% of quiztakers either caught the article or thought to consider the da= te and its relevance to pi. The easiest question on last= week's Easy Quiz was about which celebrity got a huge payout with the sale= of Mint Mobile to T-Mobile for $1.35 billion. 87% of quiztakers knew that = Ryan Reynolds bought about 25% of Mint back in November of 2019, and since = then revenues have grown 5000%, not least because of his self-deprecating h= umor in the commercials he writes and stars in. Considering he makes = about $20 million per movie, this means he's made more per 30-second commer= cial than he has for entire movies with months-long shooting schedules. Let= 's hope this doesn't dissuade him from continuing to make more Deadpool mov= ies. If you missed out last week, it's a great time to catch up on the Fark Weird News Quiz now that you know a fe= w of the answers. 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