Fark NotNewsletter: Harvey updates

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1503943684-40233-65852 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: [](3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 Some of you are still dealing with Hurricane/tr= opical storm Harvey. Our thoughts are with you, and we hope you're safe. Pl= ease check in when you can, and remember that Farkers have been able to hel= p each other out during similar circumstances in the past. Feel free to rea= ch out in the NotNewsletter thread or any Harvey thread if you need help ge= tting through this. CatherineM posted a comme= nt explaining [things that "non-Houstonians n= eed to understand"](3D"=) about what they're dealing with right now. Please no= te that while this comment is in a TotalFark thread which normally wouldn't= be accessible to non-TotalFarkers, we've made it so that anyone with a Far= k account can view this thread for a couple of days, but you must be logged= into your Fark account to see it. Comment Mentions The number of c= omments these words were mentioned in on Fark and TotalFark in the past wee= k. Note: This does not mean they were the most-used words Hurricane - 1590 Harvey - 728 Flood - 912 Joe Arpaio - 789 S= ebastian Gorka - 306 Bacon - 257 Comment Votes Some of the top-v= oted smartest and funniest comments from the past week Fun= niest: Tymast reacted to the [USS John S. McCain collision](3D" Conservative Humor = was [having a bad day](3D"=) SmackLT gave [advice to someone who= was nervous about Hurricane Harvey](3D"https=) 12349876 had [a book recommendation](3D") bearded c= lamorer showed a [hawk reacting to a= cab driver's home](3D"ht=) naughtyrev explained [why a gay man wasn't allowed to adopt cats](3D") Russ1642 found [Butthead's lookal= ike](3D"h=) Mike_LowELL was [jealous of white supremacists](3D" derpes_simplex helpe= d out with a [currency conversion](3D"=) Louisiana_Sitar_Club showed the [possible results of surgery to look like Ivanka Trump](3D" Smartest: SmackLT gave [advice to someone who was nervous about Hurricane Harvey](3D" ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha shared [what J= ohnny Cash's children said about the white supremacist rally in Charlottesv= ille](3D" fusillade762 discussed [people who post their violent intentions on social media](3D" Marcus Aurelius suggested [more= surgeries for a woman trying to look like Ivanka Trump](3D" enry= expanded on some [advice to college= students](3D"h=) fusillade762 commented on the [charges against a white supremacist who shot into a cro= wd of counter-protesters](3D") Target Builder had a quest= ion about [another Navy ship collision](3D"=) Serious Black thought there was a [problem with American police](3D" ecmoRandomNumbers = ong>suggested a way to [get people to trust t= he police](3D"https=) gilgigamesh described seeing [people being jerks in a museum](3D") CSB = Sunday Morning: [Chicken Fried Steak](3D"=) Smartest: = Praise Cheesus told a story about [cooking an exotic delicacy](3D" Funniest: Ker_Thwap= rong> found [a way to say something nice rath= er than not saying anything at all](3D"=) CSB [Cool Story, Bro] S= unday Morning is a thread where Farkers share stories based on a weekly top= ic. If you would like to suggest a topic for a CSB Sunday Morning thread, p= lease email [dugitman](3D"=). Politics Funniest: Non Sequitur Man reacted to ne= ws that [Mueller subpoenaed some law firms](3D"=)= > mjjt shared a comment = from a visitor to Scott Adams' blog blastoh showed = us [what a destroyed monument might look li= ke](3D") Nina_Hartley's_Ass explained [why Donald Trump complains so much](3D") PainInTheASP = had [a message for Stormfronters](3D"=)= Politics Smartest: King Something = g>pointed out [something Scott Adams will nev= er figure out](3D"=) I Have A Bo Burnham GIF For That reac= ted to [Trump pardoning Arpaio](3D") jwa007 voiced [some opinions abou= t Fox News](3D"http=) Relatively Obscure suggested [a response to someone's reasons for supporting Trump](3D")= > scottydoesntknow made some [observations about the good old days](3D" Contest Votes Some o= f the top-voted contest entries from last week, listed from highest number = of votes down Photoshops: ionthrust = ng>[taught us something about mushrooms](3D")= Iggie found a replacement [monument that many fans of the Confederacy would be happy with](3D" Herb Utsmelz aimed to [pacify = those who want to keep Confederate monuments](3D" DiggidyDan = rong>showed someone who would rather [put the= Confederate monuments in a museum](3D" retrophil provid= ed a [very good reason to exit the freeway](3D")= > Yammering_Splat_Vector added some [motivation to take the next off-ramp](3D") retrophil added [incentive to just take the nex= t exit already](3D"=) whitebelly created [the ugliest dog ever](3D") StainedGlassRuby = g>wanted [a monument to science bitches](3D"=)Don_cos posted some helpf= ul warnings Farktography: Linguine = trong>won Farktography Contest No. 642: "[Farkitecture 2](3D" with&= nbsp;[a mighty mighty brick house](3D") &nbs= p; Farktography is Fark's weekly photography contest. If you would like = to suggest a Farktography theme, you can contact [Elsinore=](3D" or stop by the [Farktography Forum](3D=). = Fark Headlines of the Week= u> (brought to you by Blythe) Thanks for voting for Headline of the Week! Remember to vote early, = vote often. The best time to vote is when you a headline really stand= s out for you - remember to vote for it! We're looking most of all fo= r funny - but also headlines that just really grab you, or are a fantastic = creative twist. Thanks to all our submitters!! We = have a lot of great headlines and not all of the great ones get the most vo= tes, so I wanted to highlight a few of the headlines that didn't quite make= the top 10 (for Main) or the top three (for the rest of the tabs). H= ere are some of the best that *didn't* make it - if you like these better t= han the ones that were chosen, make sure to keep that in mind and vote your= favorites during the week, and make *your* favorites rise to the top! = ; MAIN [And if any= body should object to this union, let him speak now....I didn't mean you, H= arvey](3D") [£13.40 for a pin= t is the most London thing ever. Of course it's an IPA, but you knew that a= lready](3D=) [The most foul, revolt= ing assault on humanity is already upon us, mere days before Labor Day week= end. And no, it has nothing to do with politics. It. Must. Be. Stopped](3D")&= nbsp; [As we appear to ha= ve run out of other news, a passenger on a BA flight was charged double for= 'strong tea'](3D"=) [For the last time, pal - breaking into the church to get naked and dri= nk the sacramental wine night is Tuesday, not Monday](3D") &nb= sp; [First bourbon, then pizza, now spaghetti sau= ce covers a highway in third Arkansas food spill in as many weeks. Golden C= orral plans to open new restaurant in the same place](3D") &nb= sp; SPORTS [In alarming news out of Can= ada, half the country calls kickball "soccer baseball"](3D") &= nbsp; [The latest thing ruining fo= otball fandom is: A) Concussion studies; B) The Dallas Cowboys; C) Fantasy = football](3D"=) GEEK [A Thorium reactor has just been started. Hans Martin Djupvik glances = around nervously](3D") [First around-the-world tele= gram (stop) sent on this day (stop) in 1911 (stop)](3D") E= NTERTAINMENT [Eleanor Rigby, died in= the church, and was buried along with her name, nobody came... until now w= hen some lucky Beatles' fan can buy her grave for probably around $3,000](3D")= > POLITICS Politics headlines were st= ill plentiful this week but the majority were Trump-centric. This see= ms to reflect the entirety of news coverage out in the larger internet, but= we'd love more variety. Here are a few of the top voted that didn't = make the top three. [U.S. Defen= se Secretary: "Russia is trying to redraw borders by force." All of the Kre= mlin: "...And?"](3D") [Oh man, that's right. He's been on = vacation this whole damn time](3D") [So, yeah Trump's poll numbers are in the toi= let, but that's only because we haven't fixed the thing that lets chicks vo= te yet](3D") [Trump supporters circulate photo of Phoenix rally crowds. Apparently forg= et that the internet exists, and is forever](3D") [Ann Coulter may be the = first to have to choose sides and go with either Trump or Bannon. It's like= Kramer vs Kramer but with racists](3D") BUSIN= ESS [Having forgotten how stock market and real estate crashes happen, middle c= lass Americans go on a bitcoin buying binge](3D=) DI= SCUSSION There seem to be two main types of discussion h= eadlines. First, the usual Fark-style humor, and second, the Live dis= cussion threads that usually have a multi-question or conversational style.= Both have the possibility to be really fun and funny so this week I'= m listing the top three of both types. And again - we don't get a lot= of discussion submissions, so your chances of a greenlight in this tab are= a lot higher than in the other tabs. We'd love to see more! &n= bsp; [Stay calm= . We can do this. If we believe, really believe in it, we can bring the sun= back. So clap. Clap like your sun depends on it. Official discussion threa= d (live webcast starts at 11:45am ET)](3D"http=) [What do you d= o when your big sister/little sister camping trip is ruined -- aside from b= urying your dead? It's spooky campfire tale time on My Little Pony - Campfi= re Tales this Saturday on Discovery Family at 11:30am ET](3D")  = ; [Will Lesnar lose his title? No. Will Nakamura beat Mahal? Y= es. Will Rusev come out on top? Yes. Will The Shield defeat Cesaro and Shea= mus? Obviously. This is your WWE Summerslam thread, the most predictable ca= rd of the year. Action begins at 7pm ET](3D") [H= ow would Superman kill himself? Difficulty: He can't find any Kryptonite](3D")= > ["The British obsession with ketchup has= gone too far." That's technically impossible](3D"http://=) [Ms. T = has a problem: she's single and in her 20s, and frustrated that her younger= sister, whom she's always been academically and athletically superior to, = is getting married. Ms. T can't stand losing and wants to know what to do. = I pity the fool](3D") [To see the rest of the Headlines of = the Week, check here](3D") Voting for headlines is one of = the perks of being a TotalFarker. You can [join TotalFark here](3D" --------------------------------------------------------------- ([Fark.com](3D"") sent this newsletter email= to: {EMAIL}) To stop these emails, go to the Notifications tab of your [MyFark profile](3D"http:/=) to change your subscription preferences. Or, [click here to unsubscribe](3D") from newsletter emails, even if your Fark login isn't '{NAME}'. [Click here= to unsubscribe from ALL Fark emails](3D"). Fark, Inc. 333 West Vine St Suite 210, Lexington KY 40507 = ------------=_1503943684-40233-65852--