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This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1690413551-98407-22223 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/12937874](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 No message from Drew this week, he's biking ac= ross Iowa for [RAGBRAI](3D"=)in a heat dome. XOXO, NotNewsletterMonkey Farking Tip Fark is a weird fusion of "online for= um" and "news aggregator." If you think of the tagline like a thread topic,= you'll start seeing patterns pretty quickly. Like tipping threads = creating huge arguments. T= op Interactions Some of the best interactions from the past w= eek. Do note: this takes priority over being placed in "top comment= s." - A bunch of mini-discussions occurred in [This Thread](3D" including: "Artificial Quartz", "PPE", "Singing the Tagline", "Gov. Regula= tions," and apparently "Child Labor." Did we just win Factory Thread Bingo?= - The discussion in [This Thread](=3D" noticed this house's comedy of= errors. - ox45tallboy and Naido = ng>[went deep into this song's history.](3D") - markie_far= kie wished giantmeteor [a merry lump in front. = a> Top Comments= Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the past week= . (The](3D" and](3D"=)[Funniest for the past month are found elsewhere.) Funny: -= Cheesehead_Dave](3D"=)[noticed an opportunity for X-based = trickery.](3D" - brokenbiscuits[got ninja'd thr= ee times. What's that ol' adage about ballgames, again?](3D") - Mugato[noticed this pedestrian's lost vowel.](3D"https:/=) - = ; gunga galunga[: "You can now finally strike "Watch Ben Sh= apiro spend 43 minutes complaining about the Barbie movie being woke" off o= f your bucket list."](=3D" - Spandau[shared a des= cription of the Barbie marketing campaign, summarized in a single quote.](3D")= > - Ivo Shandor[: "Remind me to avoid Detroit ho= spitals."](3D" Smart: - stationalpha5= trong>[knows how to deal with discipline problems.](3D") - Mr. Coffee Nerves[: "Yep, he's a modern "country" conservative sta= r!"](3D"h=) - Pocket Ninja[: "If you can't also do t= his, the problem is you." (sarcastically)](3D" - Gyrfalco= n[postulated that there are no "accidental shootings" - or at le= ast, fewer than we think there are.](3D"=) [Politics](3D" Politi= cs Funny: - Tr0mBoNe[suggested an upgrade = for a "Target Letter."](3D" - SpaceMonkey-66[sum= marized DeSantis' idea of what "Woke" is.](3D") - Tell Me = How My Blog Tastes[: "This playbook is so old Matt Gaetz has lost a= ny sexual interest in it."](3D"h=) (see: [above comment](3D" - gunga galunga[noticed a fake elector's early celebration.](3D"http=) Politics Smart: - Benevolent Misanthrope[: "Holy shiat, that's a hilarious comment on the Trump demographic.= "](3D"=) - RodneyToady[mentioned a "Judge Credulou= s." Sounds like a Sith Lord to me.](3D" - Benevolent Misa= nthrope[: "kind of like the dad who knows he has to punish his kid = for having porn in his room, but knows damn well the kid isn't sorry and do= esn't think the kid should be punished for doing what every guy does."](3D".=) - mathamagical[suggested a way to encourage cer= tain billionaires to eat the broccoli off their baby plates (read: pay taxe= s)](3D" - snowjack[brought back an old 2013 case= about the Voting Rights Act.](3D" Monkey's Pick= rong> I felt these posts were exceptionally funny or smart, even tho= ugh they didn't get many votes. Warning: Unsorted, may contain politics.= Funny: - farkbekrieg[: "BEHOLD= THE RAVAGES OF TIME!"](3D") - fzumrk[suggested a= hitman comedy movie, based on a true story.](3D") - meath= ome[proposed a different reading of MAGA](3D"=). - b0rg9[*than (ignore everything else wrong with the tagline.)](3D"=) Smart: - fortheloveof[: "Oh are= we having a row about singular they again? Really?"](3D") [CSB](3D")Sunday Morning= theme - [Adventures in Moving](3D"=) [Funny](3D"): - hubiestubert['s mover= s were frightened by George.](3D") - hershy799[wa= sn't actually moving, but the cop didn't know that.](3D") - FarkaDark'[s friend ignored his advice.](3D"https:/=) - = Claude Ballse[: "So I like to say that in the grand scheme of thing= s I traded a truck for my wife."](3D"https:=) - Sword and Shield[watched a massive CRT TV almost survive the interstate.= a>](3D"=)[Smart](3D".=): -&n= bsp; bloobeary[: "However, he knew me, and I owned a skate= board."](=3D" - i.r.id10t[regretted owning a pi= ckup truck.](3D" - Bondith[asked Farkers for adv= ice, and got exactly what they asked for.](3D" - Felix Te= kat[fractured a bone and had their fingernail fall off.](3D"=) -= Wenchmasterlost a childhood companion... but only= for a little while. T= op Contest Entries Some of the top-voted [contest](3D" entries from last week. Photoshops: - fisker: ''Year Unknown: The other Imperial St= ar Destroyers still don't suspect that I'm actually a pastry.'' -&= nbsp; RedZoneTuba brought back the slatted chair thread. - Wrongo[made a nest in TFG's toupee.](3D" - Herb Utsmelz[portrayed the average small town = council zoom meeting.](3D" - Snubnose[committed = ballistics.](3D") - asstamassta[caught someone'= s reflection.](3D") - Yammering_Splat_Vector [know= s this woman can row with the best of them.](3D") - TheRea= lSecurb[found a better guitar to break.](3D".=) - T= hrakkorzog[nested the facehuggers.](3D"https://w=) - samsqu= atch[visited a foreign actor-town.](3D"=) - Driver= [: 'Hey, this'd make a great hood ornament!'](3D"=) - wxboy[suggested another way to keep an oil rig stable.](3D"=) = - TrollingForColumbine[gave us infinite House.](3D" - Hassan Ben Sobr[found an affordable wig for T= FG.](3D" - west.la.lawyer[noticed another wilde= rness landmark.](3D" - Jeff Van Fooks[let Godzil= la play ball for once.](3D") - Resident Muslim[fo= und a more modern version of the Sarlacc Pit.](3D") - RedZ= oneTuba[let someone else discover the downside of carbon dating.= a> - opalakea](3D".=)[attacked the giant enemy spider's= weakpoint (for massive damage)](3D" - Elrik[com= bed this ghost.](3D") [Captions](3D"=): No Captions this week, sadly. [Maybe you could submit one](3D" [Farktography](3D")= theme: "[Classical Elements 2](3D"=)" This week, Farkers we= re challenged to photograph the classical elements: Earth, Water, Air, and = Fire. As an added difficulty, each entry was required to primarily= represent a single element, and not overlap with another poster's entry. - Elsinore[located a floating orb.](3D" -&nb= sp; bikkurikun[lit the signal candles.](=3D" - spidermann[took a wide shot of a waterfall, and caught a hi= nt of a rainbow.](3D"ht=) - gorrck[found something= full of hot air.](3D") - Nuclear Monk[encountere= d a mountain wall.](3D") [Upcoming Fark Parties= >](3D" It's easy to plan for a Fark Party - you're effectively saying tha= t "I'm going to be here at this time, come hang out." [Submit one!](3D" Friday, August 4th (or 5th): Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare in the Park, Buffalo= , NY. Fark Headlines o= f the Week A selection of some of the top headlines from last= week. [New Zeal= and helps the US Women's Team feel at home](3D"=) [Edinburgh council fi= nally approves woman's pink front door, has no strong opinion about her bro= wn back door other than she should keep it clean](3D") [Man found dead inside Sequim home des= troyed in fiery explosion. Police, ATF, and arts and craft supply store tec= hnicians on site](3D") [Sixteen kill= ed as transformer explodes in India, although officials fear there may be m= ore dead than meets the eye](3D=) Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45t= allboy) Another fun time on last week's Quiz, where we examined= streaming residuals and why the Hollywood idea of dragging this out until = union members "start losing their apartments and losing their homes" isn't = likely to work - they're paying people so little that no one is relying on = their residuals to pay their rent or mortgage, On the Quiz itself, = TheMothership came out on top and is our sole entry to the 1000 cl= ub this week with 1001, followed by Denjiro in = second with 995 and mrs. badcrumble in third with 955= . bud jones made fourth with 929, and Vo= oDoo_Blonde rounds out the top five with 927. The hardest = question on last week's Hard Quiz was about a pressing mixup that was resul= ting in people getting unexpected exposure to the album "Happy LandL A= Compendium of Electronic Music from the British Isles 1992-1996 (Vol 1)", = as they has intended to purchase the album "Speak Now". Only 37% of quiztak= ers recognized this as the third album by Taylor Swift, written while she w= as touring (and breaking up with boyfriends) in the late 00's and released = in 2010. The easiest question on last week's Hard Quiz was ab= out which 4,800 mile National Scenic Trail a 75-year-old Michigan woman had= just completed - for the second time. 83% of quiztakers knew that the Nort= h Country Trail stretches from Vermont to North Dakota. The Ice Age Trail i= s a 1200 mile trail in the state of Wisconsin that follows the edge of the = glacier from the last Ice Age, and the Bruce Trail is a 890 km (553 mile) p= ath from the Niagara River to Tobernory, ON in Canada. The hardest = question on last week's Easy Quiz was about which upcoming series has cast = Mel Gibson as the villian Cormac. Only 57% of quiztakers knew that the upco= ming "The Continental", a spinoff of the John Wick series, would feature Me= l Gibson as the antagonist. There also is an upcoming movie in the John Wic= k universe called "Ballerina", which interestingly enough will star Ana de = Armas - the same Ana de Armas who is playing Furiosa in the title role of t= he upcoming Mad Max movie. The easiest question on last week'= s Easy Quiz was about the definition of the word "dauntless". 94% of quizta= kers knew that it meant "Incapable of being intimidated or subdued" or "fea= rless", as opposed to "my mom's sister's disposition made me want to spend = time with d'uncle more and dauntless". If you missed out= last week, it's a great time to catch up on the Fark Weird News Quiz (and read an interesti= ng story about Reservoir Dogs and Reservation Dogs) now that you know a few= of the answers. Congratulations once again to the winners, and we'll do it= all again on Friday. --------------------------------------------------------------- ([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") f= rom newsletter emails, even if your Fark login isn't '{NAME}'. [Click here to unsubscribe from ALL Fark emails](3D"). Fark, Inc. PO Box 1291, Versailles KY 40383 = ------------=_1690413551-98407-22223--