Listen to this ghost story. First time I heard the ghost story "Where is my golden arm?" I could not sleep for days. This ending suggested by Mark Twain will kill me for sure. picked by myrthachang 3 years ago

Submit a title and one of the authors of Name Your Tale will write a 100-word short story for you, based on your title.

On the site, you can read stories including "Andrew Received Cancer," "The Day the Internet Stopped," and "Who Cares." picked by bingo 8 months ago

Name Decoder is an online quiz with just one question: what's your name? Their name generator will reveal your Sexy Name and create an avatar for your MySpace or other web page so you can share it with the world.
Here's mine:
Minx Offering Lustful Loving and Intense Embraces" picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

An Italian husband and wife wanted to name their child 'Friday'. Not only did a judge forbid them from doing so, but ordered that the child would be named Gregory, after St Gregory (whose day the baby was born on). picked by hypersapien 2 years ago

How can you look the dog in the eyes ever again? Every time you call his name, he wallows in shame. You've banished him to the lowest level of dog name hell - you've named your Lab "Blackey." picked by rbreaux 2 years ago

Ten interesting stories and trivial bits about the stories from one of the world's favorite authors. picked by cmgoings 10 months ago

Ever meet a person who somehow fit their name, like a beach bunny named Sandy or an emcee named Mike? Cool, isn’t it? Well, here is a run down of notable guys named d**k who turned out to be the personification of their given name. Once hidden in the mists of time, we invite them to stand tall, proud...erect…knowing that their name has thrust them into the tight, wet hall of history. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

You know the old children’s game (excellent for long car trips) where you think of a name, place, and item for sale beginning with the same letter: “P my name is Paul, and I come from Poughkeepsie and I sell potatoes.” Turns out there may be more to it than we thought: People like their names so much that they unconsciously opt for things that begin with their initials. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

There were more "leetle grey cells" than anyone dreamed of: two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot stories have emerged from a mass of family papers at Agatha Christie's favourite home.
Both unpublished works are short stories, the form in which the author often worked out details of characters and plots, before rethreading them as full-length novels. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Guys have a reason to high-five in several Ohio cities, named some of the manliest places in America. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A woman insists her pet's name belongs on his tombstone even though others say the name is obscene and has no place in a cemetery.

Personally, I find the name to be quite endearing. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Just found a pack of doritos named X-13D. Apparently Frito Lay wants me to name the flavor and write the copy for the ads. I wonder how well "Asthmatic Unicorn" flavor will sell? picked by PulsisX 2 years ago

A large collection of interesting and odd places all across the United States. Places range from hauntings to UFO sightings. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

BEHOLD:.......I Will henceforth forever be known as BLOODTHIRSTY CYCLOPS..what a shame this thing only works once. and if you need more name gen's here you go! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

A Primer on Parent Cruelty

Sometimes unique names cross the fine line into unusual, bizarre or even cruel. Nice to read in conjunction with this historic Plime post. picked by chinook 2 months ago

Love the tips on how to end a ghost story with a bang, especially that wild flashlight in the face one. picked by myrthachang 3 years ago