Fark NotNewsletter: The Return of Drew

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1691013808-68279-21737 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/12945346](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. There was no writeu= p last week because I was out riding a bike across Iowa. This was the= third time I've done [RAGBRAI](3D"https:=), and by far the hottest. = ; Temperatures in Iowa were fine all summer - until the middle of last week= when the southern heat dome decided to wander north. Aside from the = three 100 degree days, the 80 degree nights made camping super iffy. = I'd heard that the human body can acclimate to heat, and apparently mine di= d because I've been home since Sunday and I'm freezing my ass off in the AC= in my house. But I love it. When I was a kid my parents tried = to save money by not running the AC, and the only thing I've ever wanted in= life is a cold house in August. I made it 432 miles before my bottom bracket literally disintegrated.&nb= sp; My first clue was my left crack came completely the hell off in the mid= dle of a hill climb in Iowa City. I thought it just needed re-tighten= ing but when I looked, it wasn't there at all - no metal, nothing but rust = in there. I'm super glad it held until the last day, if it had gone o= ut during the heat the day before that would have been problematic. I= was ready to be done anyhow, that just gave me the excuse. = The heat the entire ride was pretty scary.&nb= sp; I'm honestly surprised no one actually died on that ride. I'm sur= prised at least 1,000 people didn't die on that ride. I overheard som= e super questionable advice including "just power through man" which does n= ot actually work in hundred degree heat. I ran into one guy who was f= ull on hallucinating in the heat - I hope he was on shrooms or something bu= t I'm pretty sure he wasn't. I think I might switch back to the Empir= e State Ride next year since they have a hotel option. = In other news, later this year in November I'= m doing [a ride across Death Valley to raise money to fight climate cha= nge.](3D"=) We have some slots on the team open if anyone's interested. = 5 days of riding, distances top out at 50 miles or so, totally doable.&nbs= p; If you're interested and you've never done a ride like this, hit me up a= nd I'll send you a training regimen - it's not super terrible. I alre= ady trained one friend from couch to 100 mile ride in 12 weeks this year, h= it me up if you'd like to be next. Check out the following link to join us on the ride and/or donate to t= he cause! [ eaction=3Ddonordrive.team&teamID=3D6370](3D"https://=) No [livestream](3D"=)this week - politi= cs sucked all the air out of the news cycle again. Will be back next = week! ________________________ End Drew = transmission ________________________ Farking Tip Not all of our art= icles are contained in [Main](3D"https=). For a= n overview of what each tab contains, check out the [Combined](3D". Top Interactions Some of the best interacti= ons from the past week. Do note: this takes priority over being pla= ced in "top comments." - Amazingly, [This Thread](3D")= > didn't turn into a tipping thread. No, it evolved into a jun= k fee thread, which seems to be about 10x more civil. - Far= kers in [This= Thread](3D"=) shared ideas for movies based on old toys - and the mo= vies that aren't just ideas anymore. - [This Thread](3D" went dye to = dog. - BlakCat and Some Bass Playing Gu= y [shared a PSA about temperature.](3D".=) Top Comments Some of the top-voted s= martest and funniest comments from the past week. (The [Smartest](3D" and [Funniest](3D" for the past month a= re found elsewhere.) Funny: - foo monke= y[seems to be suffering from Meat Madness™.](3D"=) -&nbs= p; Martian_Astronomer[knows what olive oil does to your st= omach.](3D" - HugeMistake [suggests a plan of act= ion for Barbie-haters.](3D" Smart: - [Elon's pers= onality reminded](3D") nekom [of someone he used to know.](3D" - Complete WickerNipple's post: "[Nothing says = free speech like...](3D")" - [Gender-neutral bathrooms aren't a wok= e thing - and](3D" optikeye[knows why.](3D" - iron de havilland[warned us off Talk TV.](=3D" [Politics= ng>](3D") Politics Funny: - HotWingConspiracy[suggested this politician suffered a classic Xbox moment.](3D"=) = - Gordon Bennett[edited a future TFG meltdown.](3D" = ([Scroll up](3D"), too.) - Twilight Farkle[: "IF Y= OU PEOPLE WOULD JUST STOP DISTRACTING HIM..."](3D") Politics Smar= t: - loki021376[was allowed to work on a= new type of rocket.](3D" - giantmeteor[was remi= nded of a certain class of douchebag.](3D") - arrogantbast= ich[summarized the common politician.](3D"=) - Kar= micDisaster[is amused by TFG's simultaneously wide and narrow demo= graphic.](3D"https://=) - Martian_Astronomer[suggested fol= lowing the money.](3D") Monkey's Pick I felt these posts were exceptionally funny or smart, even though they did= n't get many votes. Warning: Unsorted, may contain politics. Smart: - Therion[noticed some lazy planne= rs.](3D" - Dromaeosaur[has a cooking tip to sha= re.](3D" - Muta[shared an unwritten rule about f= ishing.](3D" [CSB](3D" Morning theme - "[Adventures in Hot Weather](3D")" [Smart](3D"): - Vansthing[is = remembering the river.](3D") - Lytbeir[shared bur= n stories from the Navy.](3D") - USAF Retired[is = a roof wizard.](3D") - downstairs[thought it'd be= a good idea to rent a houseboat.](3D") - Grebuloner= ng>[toured the lava flow.](3D") [Funny](3D")= >: - Rent Party['s friend participated in some s= ort of Marriage Trials.](3D" - Iowan73[saw an im= possibility.](3D") - Murflette[had three words: = Ice. Cold. ___.](3D") - Meat's dream[was dragged = along on an AC-less road trip to Arizona.](3D") Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted= [contest](3D") entries from las= t week. There's more there than we cover here. [Photoshops](3D" - = Yammering_Splat_Vector[illustrated Kirk's relations.](3D" - EvaDewer[went to a mannequin concert.](3D" = - fiskerguessed how this character would age.= - RedZoneTuba[depicted the Minnesota Vikings' = standard dinner.](3D" - clovercat[... Is that The= Dude writing down the scores?](3D") - Snubnose[c= reated a new cover for a classic album.](3D") - Yammering_= Splat_Vector[depicted this chestburster.](3D"https:/=) - = SonOfSpam[found a novel use for a sharp plane.](3D"=) - special20[put Dickbutt in a dress.](3D"http=) - = fisker[brought Tron into real life.](3D"=) [Captions](3D" - RedZoneTuba[was given unsolicited advice.](3D"http=) - FigPucker[expected something different.](3D"https=) - dionysusaur[blinked.](3D"http=) [Farktography theme](3D" "[Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral](3D")" This week, Farkers were challen= ged to show us photos of animals, vegetables, or minerals. - = ; MorningBreath[found a beautiful animal, on an inedible v= egetable.](=3D" - spidermann[found a wise animal.=](3D" - beerrun[found a noisy animal, on a dead = vegetable.](3D" - FuLinHyu[found a wet animal, u= pon a collection of minerals.](3D" - Squid_for_Brains= rong>[found an aloof animal, far away from vegetables or minerals.](3D") = [Upcoming Fark Parties](3D"=) It's easy to = plan for a Fark Party - you're effectively saying that "I'm going to be her= e at this time, come hang out." [Submit one!](=3D" Friday, August 4= th (or 5th): [Rome= o and Juliet at Shakespeare in the Park, Buffalo, NY.](3D"=) Fark Headlines of the WeekA selection of some of the top headlines from last week. [(x⌄x)](3D") [We shall overcomb](3D") [UPS reaches agreement with unionized workers. Negatively and po= sitively charged workers are still threatening to strike](3D") [Woman attempts to feed bear, succeeds](3D") ["Engineered" quartz countertops are causing = silicosis. For the young men working them the disease is quite atrocious](3D")= > ["Russian cruise s= hip, go f*ck yourself"](3D"=) Trucker, coke, corn (and I do= n't care) Fark Weird N= ews Quiz (brought to you by ox45tallboy)Another fun time on the Quiz last week, where we learned that most people= consider Nickleback to be "inoffensive." On the Quiz itself, we had = three Farkers making it into the 1000 club. HFK came out o= n top with 1016, followed by TheCheese and De= ad Skin Mask in a tie for second with 1012, oncorhyn= chusobstetrician made third with 990, JasonOfOrillia= ng> made fourth with 980, and mrs. badcrumble made it= into the top five with 948, The hardest question on last week's H= ard Quiz was about women's basketball. Only 25% of quiztakers caught the ar= ticle last week about FIBA introducing a new glass LCD basketball court for= the 2023 Women's Basketball World Cup in Madrid. I'm wondering if they con= sidered all the glass backboard shattering from the late 1980s before makin= g this call. I can't wait for the first technical glitch that makes the cou= rt lines replaced by Nike advertisements. The easiest question on l= ast week's Easy Quiz was about the annual festival in Key West celebrating = the life of an American writer. 94% of quiztakers knew about Hemingway Days= and the lookalike contest held at Sloppy Joe's Bar, a favorite hangout of = the author when he lived there in the 1930s. You have to admit it's a good = place to hold the competition, as half of all men in Key West already have = white hair and a trimmed beard. It's like some kind of governmental regulat= ion or something. The hardest question on last week's Easy Quiz was= about which artist's show at the Egyptian Pyramids was cancelled because t= he Egyptian Musicians Syndicate had concerns about "...peculiar ritual= s performed by [the artist] during his performance", Only 51% of quiztakers= recognized that "Utopia" was the name of Travis Scott's current tour, wher= e he is playing his biggest his "goosebumps". No further word about the "pe= culiar rituals", but FWIW the Red Hot Chili Peppers have played there and I= think their creative use of socks definitely fits the word "peculiar".&nbs= p; The easiest question on the Easy Quiz was about which sports tea= m had purchased Foamation, Inc,, the company who makes the large cheese wed= ge hats you often see at their games. 97% of quiztakers knew this was a sma= rt business move by the Green Bay Packers. No word on why the cheese appear= s to be some kind of yellow swiss rather than Wisconsin cheddar, which does= not have holes in it. If you missed out last week, it's a great ti= me to [catch up on the= Fark Weird News Quiz](3D") now that you know a few of the answers. 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