Chicken Stricken.

Today’s word was ‘road.’

CHICKEN STRICKEN.

Why did the chicken cross the road,
And pay no attention to what he was told?
It’s his own silly fault
He’s now squashed in asphalt –
He should have followed the Green Cross Code.

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The Merriam-Webster word of the day for June 1 is palatable, as in "A friend came into my restaurant, and I was able to find my palatable"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/palatable-2026-06-01?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

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Word of the Day: Palatable

It may be a coincidence that you can’t spell the word palatable without all of the letters in plate (the two words are etymologically unrelated), but this fact may help you remember that palatable is

Capybara’s Daily Visit to Her Border Collie Bestie Is Melting Hearts

She tries to get into the house before her sister realizes she's gone.

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Reads about the Baader-Meinhoff group yesterday, after the Guardian peace about Daniela Klette being arrested.

Starts seeing references to the "Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon" everywhere.

Google's, wondering if this is some new sort of social revolutionary phenomenon.

Oh, irony. You clever bitch.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Banana Synthesizer

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Moose relocated after wandering into a backyard; officials say dry winter impacts animals

A young male moose that wandered into a Springville neighborhood was safely relocated Sunday.

"At virtually every juncture in this misadventure, these attorneys turned a blind eye to the truth, deliberately failed to exercise diligence, violated their duties of candor to the Court, and then attempted to justify it - without basis"

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/quinn-emanuel-just-got-a-3-million-ethics-lesson-a-judge-made-them-write-it-themselves/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#politics #amusing #California

Quinn Emanuel Just Got a $3 Million Ethics Lesson. A Judge Made Them Write It Themselves.

A federal judge sanctioned the firm and called out a "deeply disturbing" culture of lawyering.

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The Pope quotes Gandalf when discussing AI, which comes after the Franciscan advising the Pope on AI wrote about the founder of Palantir burning in hell for heresy. Even Tolkien is baffled by this shiat

https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3mmouvv544k2q?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#politics #amusing #popeleoxiv

The Questionable Authority (@questauthority.bsky.social)

Oh my lo.....he quoted Gandalf in an encyclical on AI that was released shortly after the Franciscan advising him on AI published a lengthy article on the topic of whether the founder of Palantir should be burned as a heretic. This has LAYERS. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Coconut de-shelling machines - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist

Coconut De-Shelling Machine The machines are BRAND NEW and are stored away. The used machine in picture is to show more details of what the used machine looks like. It is used remove the shell from...

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