The plastic tube Sandy Hawkins hands me looks more like a toy horn than a medical device. Blowing into it, he tells me, will do wonders for my chest cold. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Said the girl: "I'm not going to play with toys any more - I have a new toy now."

They grow up so fast [/sarcasm] picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago

Police said Jamar Pinkney Sr. forced his son, Jamar Pinkney Jr., to get naked and then he led him out of his mother's Highland Park home Monday and shot him execution-style in the head in a nearby field. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Amazingly it has been 50 years since Rocky, Bullwinkle, Sherman, Peabody, Natasha, Boris, and the gang from Fractured Fairy Tales started entertaining children and adults alike. Even today, their humor still plays well. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

evening of Oct. 21, when Bustamante strangled 9-year-old neighbor Elizabeth Olten without provocation, cut the girl's throat and stabbed her, prosecutors said."Ultimately, she stated she wanted to know what it felt like," picked by midnightbliss10 2 weeks ago

What kind of people allow their faces and names to be shared publicly on a YouTube video that documents them roaming the Twin Cities, laughing for the camera as they assault pedestrians, bike riders and children?

(Video in article) picked by icepigs 2 weeks ago

For 72 years, the AMA has kept their stance on marijuana constant, classifying it as a Schedule I type substance with no medical value. picked by f4nt0d 2 weeks ago

A ferocious feline turned her owners into a pair of scaredy cats in their Midtown apartment yesterday, holding them hostage at claw-point until the cops came to their rescue. picked by hoosker 2 weeks ago

If I really must say more, the officer defends himself by saying "her mother gave him permission to do so". picked by Koruzarius 2 weeks ago

Available to watch for a limited time on Youtube. Slated to be removed from the site on the 30th, so watch this classic while it's still on there.

(this will not embed, and is better viewed in widescreen; which is why it's not in the video tab) picked by donteatpoop 2 weeks ago

d'Armond Speers decided to perform an experiment. He spoke nothing but Klingon to his son for 3 years to see if his son would pick up the language like any other. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

Lateral thinking, a game of logic for two or more people. Linked are several pages of scenarios. One person knows the answer and describes the scenario to the others, they then proceed to ask a series of yes or no questions until they are able to solve the puzzle. Can be a lot of fun... Shouldn't be har to make up your own too, post them in the comments if you are so inclined, put [ spoiler ] ta... read full post picked by donteatpoop 2 weeks ago

A ton of videos of dogs and owners reunited. Touching indeed! Have Kleenex ready.

And if you aren't a dog person, watch the last video of soldiers suprising their children. Tear jerker! picked by TraumaMamma 2 weeks ago

Two men were foiled in their attempt to start a dogfight by allegedly stealing or finding two "clean" pit bulls that had no injuries or wounds. They also had a female pit bull that they slashed with a box cutter so that the wounds and blood would arouse and incite the two other dogs.

Some humans really do suck. picked by horsefeathers 2 weeks ago

A site dedicated to light-hearted mocking of very, very TMI Facebook posts by parents of all ages and stages.
Don't miss it's sister site, STFU Marrieds picked by chinook 2 weeks ago

Paternal grandmothers share an X chromosome with their granddaughters but not with their grandsons. Not very surprisingly the data cited in the paper suggests that having a paternal grandmother nearby improves the survival of granddaughters compared to grandsons. Boys seem to have a greater chance of survival if they live with their maternal grandmothers. picked by ThirDeye 2 weeks ago

He “dreamed that an intruder had broken into their motor home”. He tackled the 'intruder' but instead strangled his childhood sweetheart and wife of 39 years.

A very strange story picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago

They abandoned the vehicle after crashing into a road sign in the western city of Wuppertal, reports the BBC.

Police later had the van towed away to a depot - unaware that the five-year-old lion called Caesar was inside.

Caesar appeared unhurt when a lion tamer arrived to reclaim him after Circus Probst had reported the theft. picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

Reunion Arena in Dallas (the old home of the Stars and Mavericks) was being torn down. They stripped everything but the roof and support columns. The plan was to weaken the columns so the roof would come down slowly - about 3 days. But after weakening just one column, the whole thing fell. (AWESOME Video in article) picked by icepigs 2 weeks ago

Get your daily cute right here, folks!! picked by TraumaMamma 2 weeks ago

Why aren't we a friendly bunch? The word of the year is unfriend. And here we all thought social media will bring us all together. picked by Ankabout 2 weeks ago

"Well, why not?" he said. "Why bother when (I'm) dead?" picked by DaftGretel 2 weeks ago

Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. picked by DaftGretel 2 weeks ago

Scientists studying finches find that, within four generations, a distinct species evolved, though the future of the species is uncertain.

<--new finch picked by lynxears 2 weeks ago

Can you do it in under twelve minutes? picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago