Fark NotNewsletter: We're still on about the Titanic thing?

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1687988091-58943-23432 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: [http= s://fark.com/12907476](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 Once again proving that this is The Internet, = a bunch of memes were created in response to the OceanGate sub sinking. The= y're not hard to find - check the comments of any article related to it. XOXO, NotNewsletterMonkey __________= ______________ A message from Drew Curtis= : ________________________ Hey everyone hope your week's been well. Last Friday I was driving up to Buffalo for the [Buffalo Fark Party](3D") when I started getting new= sflash alerts that Wagner was possibly attempting a coup in Russia. T= his all kicked off around 5pm eastern and pretty much continued into the ev= ening and beyond. We arrived late in Buffalo so we had a late dinner = that finished around 11pm and stuff was still going on. So I set up i= n the hotel bar to get some work done. While I was at the bar, the bartender asked me what I was working = on, I told her the coup in Russia. "The what now?" she said. I = told her what I knew about what was happening in Russia, by 11pm at night t= hings were still going full throttle. She offered to change the bar T= V to CNN so we could see what they were saying about it. This seemed like a good idea at the time, but it= was not. CNN apparently had n= o one working late on a Friday night - turns out they were doing an hour-lo= ng special on the Titanic sub implosion. Which I thought was the leas= t important thing going on in the world when compared to a rogue private ar= my marching on Moscow until she flipped to Fox News - they were talking abo= ut Hunter Biden. Again not surprising, but still, the two largest new= s networks were straight up not covering a potentially huge situation becau= se it happened after 5pm on a Friday. Not that I expected them to do a good job with the coverage, it was= just notable that there was none at all. After that, the bartender didn't talk to me the rest of the nig= ht. I think she figured I was just some crazy person hunting conspira= cy fanfic on the net late at night. Had a great trip to Buffalo last weekend, it was awesome to finally g= et out. Special thanks to Mr. Fuzzypaws for organizi= ng! Thursday 4pm et on the [Fark News Livestream](3D"): we'll be recapping the dumbe= st events of the Russian half-coup, along with everything we don't know abo= ut how things turned out. Plus a literal BS scam, Elvis, and corgis! ________________________ End Drew = ng> transmission ________________________ Top Interactions Some of the best in= teractions from the past week. Do note: this takes priority over be= ing placed in "top comments." - Dodo David= [wrote a death certificate.](3D") Squid_for_Brains[followed= up with another.](3D") - syrynxx and co. wrote a= pun chain in [This Thread.](3D"=) Participants kept trying to add "Tak= e a bow," forgetting that it's already in there. (I counted= 3.) - Tracianne and co.[noticed a tangled fam= ily tree.](3D" - [This Thread](3D"h=) is infested with morays. Top Comments Some of the top-voted smar= test and funniest comments from the past week. (The [Smartest](3D" and [Funniest](3D" for the past month are found= elsewhere.) Funny: - Exhume me for Nat= ional Pop Goes the Weasel Day [asked about visiting the Titanic's n= ew underwater debris field.](3D" - medius [came i= n like a wrecking ball.](3D") - Tr0mBoNe [mentione= d posthumous farts. Name checks out.](3D") - SpectroBoy= trong> [brought back a Challenger meme.](3D") - question_dj= [James Cameron James Cameron James Cameron](3D"=). - jbc [remembered the other sub maker.](3D"=) - = AstroJesus [found an IHOP cult.](3D=) Smart:= > - Tr0mBoNe: "[What more do you want? Tax cuts?=](3D" - gyruss [finds the irony of the OceanGate= story to be the best part.](3D" - Magorn [explai= ned the issue with giving out exemptions from certain laws.](3D") - = ; FlashHarry [discovered a basic science fact the OceanGa= te sub makers should've known.](=3D" [Politics](3D" Politics F= unny: - somedude210 [remembers Boy Scout 10= 1.](3D" - iron de havilland [visualized the Tre= nding twitter tags.](3D") - GardenWeasel [found a = symbol of the shiat happening in Russia.](3D") Politics Smart:= m> - Warthog [is astonished at what 21 years on = this site has brought him.](3D" - giantmeteor [ex= plained the collision of two trains of thought.](3D") - Qu= esoDelicioso [proposed a state motto for Texas.](3D"https:=) - Circusdog320 [knows that books don't change opinions on their= own.](3D"=) Monkey's Pick I felt thes= e posts were exceptionally funny or smart, even though they didn't get many= votes. Warning: Unsorted, may contain politics. Funny:= - macadamnut [clearly saw a different version o= f The Little Mermaid.](3D" Smart: - bughunter [found an article that attempted to politicize the s= ub sinking.](3D"http=) - cocozilla [did some research = into the people who drowned.](3D") - TWX [shared a= n indicator that Twitter is still a hellsite.](3D") - waxb= eans (and everyone who read their post)[learned that, y= es, "hybris" is a real word.](3D") - gunga galunga= > [highlighted a worrying trend with pedo accusations.](3D") No, it's still no= t the drag queens. [CSB](3D" Morning theme - [Videogame Obsession Edition](3D" Th= is week, Farkers were prompted to share the first video/computer game they = were obsessed with, and how it worked out for them. [Smart](3D"): - nucal's [Galaga obsession must've been the stuff of legends, if th= ey didn't leave us any context except a picture.](3D"=) - b= ughunter [taught themselves Basic to mod their favorite game.](3D"=) - Phineas J. Whoopee [committed Wizardry.](3D" - Ker_Thwap [was an Electronic Quarterback.](3D" - Harlee [got together a team to take on the Gaun= tlet.](3D" [Fun= ny](3D"=): - pounddawg... [I have no idea wha= t this is, I'm sorry.](3D") - nick_papagiorgio [di= ed of dissin' Terry.](3D") - Jojo_TheDogFacedBoy = [shoplifted a g= ame... and then its manual.](3D") - neongoats [is = close to being Pac-Man.](3D") - chewd's [character= was 'possessed by a serial killer'.](3D") Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted cont= est entries from last week - one from each [contest](3D". [Photoshops](3D" - samsquatch= ng>'s [theatre, now playing: War.](3D") I almost wish I participated in th= at one - I've got a fresh [WAR FISH](3D"). - NotNewsletterMonkey - RedZoneTuba's [dog set back human history.](3D"http=) - clovercat [gave us a real dorm room.](3D"https:/=) - whatsupchuck [opened the Pondside Motel.](3D"=) - RosevilleDan [planted the burning bush... or a christmas tree,= either or.](3D"h=) - Yammering_Splat_Vector [*MUFFL= ED SCREAMS*](3D") - Vortex Dweller [gave us the La= st Supper with incredible silverware. No clue what's up with the fork thoug= h.](3D") - dlarsen222 [touched a cat taking a du= stbath.](3D" - Wrongo [found the legendary "swir= lie with no swirls."](3D" - kabloink [depicted Pe= rseverance Discovery-ing a Mars home.](3D") - TrollingForC= olumbine's [gate closed the Mordor Trail.](3D"https://=) - = fisker [took a stunning timelapse of Lake Loch Ness.](3D".=) -&nbs= p; Herb Utsmelz... [Is that how you're supposed to handle t= hose? Cool.](3D" - Stephen_Falken[was welcomed t= o Transylvania, home of vampires.](3D") - Stephen_Falken= strong> [was one of the 5. (Is that a gun pointed at the submarine wall, or = just a camera?)](3D"=) - samsquatch [knows what bea= rs will do to an unattended picnic.](3D") [Captions](3D" Only one Caption con= test this week: "[Caption this flashback.](3D"=)" - RedZon= eTuba [suggested that Putin hired the Sex Pistols.](3D"=) - = Dr.Fey [suggested the Sex Pistols were on the frontlines a= s entertainment.](3D"htt=) - Snubnose: "[Where's the c= heapest gas station?](3D")" [Farktography theme](3D" "[Phoning it In: = 2](3D")" This week, Farkers were challenged to share their old cellphone p= ictures. - markie_farkie [took a cruise in Alask= a.](3D" - Elsinore [found an interesting cave for= mation.](3D" - Lovesandwich had two photos with = an equal number of votes: [an excellently-framed shot of woods and mountains=](3D"ht=), and [a dog salivating at campfire-cooked steak](3D"=). This monkey choo= ses to believe these photos were taken on the same trip. - Petey4335 [captured the last dregs of light.](3D"https:=) - BecauseISaidSo [gave us a beachfront picture of Venus.](=3D" [Upcoming Fark Parties](3D"=) There are no F= ark Parties planned. Please, [submit some](3D=)! Fark Headlines of the Week A selecti= on of some of the top headlines from last week. [1522 dead in T= itanic disaster](3D") [Wagner Group: "On the other hand, let's no= t go to Moscow. Tis a silly place"](3D"=) [United and Delta merge without FAA approval](3D") [Teen killed by expl= oding fire extinguisher in Bangkok. Now the walls are all Thai dyed](3D") [We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because we t= hought they'd be easy](3D") Ex-employees create "Frankenstein" watch used to commit $= 3 MILLION dollar fraud. May wind up serving time ["Oppressive" and "unbearable" conditio= ns likely to persist across Texas for quite some time. And apparently it's = really hot there too](3D") Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 year= s, 7 months, 10 days, 3 hours, 14 seconds old [Italians = to turn scene of gruesome murder into a tourist attraction with a salad bar=](3D") Farking Tip= > A lot of you know this, but you can submit links and taglines for Fark= via the "[SUBMIT A LINK](3D"=)" at the top of the main page. = As an aside - Drew really wants entries for the [Fandom](3D" [D'awww](3D" tabs right now. If you come across anything, = m>it's likely your link'll make it through. Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45tallboy) Another fun time on the NNL, although I sti= ll don't understand the economics of sending a spatula halfway around = the world for a nickel. No one made the 1000 club, which is good because we= 're still waiting on the new $3.97 12-in-1 kitchen grater from Temu to make= the hors d'oeuvres. On the Quiz itself, freakingmoron cam= e out on top with 999, followed by Denjiro in second = with 970 and Hots_Kebabs in third with 925. Cock Robin made fourth with 907, and bobbelieu= trong> made it into the top five with 887. The hardest question on = the Hard Quiz was about the origin of the martini. Only 15% of quiztakers k= new that while gin has been around since the 13th century, the combination = of gin and vermouth in a chilled glass was first served in the California g= old rush town of Martinez, from whence it gets its name. I'm guessing it wa= s a big hit at lunchtime for all the lawyers registering claim deeds. The easiest question on the Hard Quiz was about how a doctor in Henderso= nville, TN got busted for selling fake vaccination exemption forms for pati= ents he had never examined. 80% of quiztakers caught the story about a news= reporter who had spent $139 for an exemption letter for her doggo. No word= on if the dog was a willing participant, but I'm guessing he was all "if t= his gets me out of a vet visit, sign me up!" The hardest question o= n last week's Easy Quiz was about why Washington, DC bars will get to remai= n open 24/7 starting July 20 and ending August 20. Only 42% of quiztakers k= new that this was the date of the Women's World Cup, the largest women's pr= ofessional sporting event in the world. It will be held in Australia and Ne= w Zealand this year, meaning the games will air live in the middle of the n= ight in the US, and bars will have to turn their TVs upside down, The Cric= ket World Cup will be held from Oct. 5 to Nov. 19 in India this year. = The easiest question on last week's Easy Quiz was about what invas= ive critter has caused a quarantine of southern Broward and northern M= iami-Dade counties. 91% of quiztakers knew that giant African Land Snails h= ave been showing up again, leaving slimy trails everywhere and munching on = everything from crops to tree bark to house stucco. Personally, I think the= high-end Miami restaurants could offer escargot géant &nbs= p;to tourists at inflated rates and they'd be gone in a week. If yo= u missed out last week, now's a great time to [catch up on the Fark Weird News Quiz](3D" now that = you know a few of the answers. 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