I never even knew that there existed a statue of Dennis the Menace... picked by Caremel 3 years ago

"Who's there knocking at my door? Who's there knocking at my door? Who's there knocking at my door?"

"It's Barnacle Bill, the sailor"

This is an early version of the Betty Boop character. picked by suebe 2 years ago

For your Saturday morning viewing pleasure, Betty Boop cartoon featuring Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher" tune. Hi de hi de ho! picked by suebe 2 years ago

Wanna be a member ? Betty Boop seals the deal in this occult themed classic cartoon from 1931. picked by fatfreddyfreak 3 years ago

Officials at the Getty museum knew a famous statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite was possibly stolen when they acquired it for a record $18 million in 1988. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Vandals dumped pink paint on the famed Sinnataggen statue in the Norwegian capital, apparently to protest the recent closure of a youth center. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

£600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PLAYSTATION 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Volunteers protect his spectacles from being stolen. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Following the Toowoomba butcher shop's triple-win at the 2009 Sausage King Championship in Australia the two meter high, fiberglass "Sausage King" statue was painstakingly removed and held hostage by five thieves, possibly with links to rival butchers intent on extorting the prize-winning recipe. picked by equinox 9 months ago

A giant statue of a Buddha has been discovered in central Afghanistan, near to the ruins of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas. Archaeologists say the 19m (62ft) statue is in a sleeping position and dates back to the Third Century. Other relics such as coins and ceramics were also found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Two Picasso paintings worth millions were stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

They are extremely rare and are worth about 9,700 U.S. dollars apiece. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

You would think if you are going to buy a ticket to get in the stadium (on a stolen credit card), you would go sit somewhere else," said Maj. Greg Elder, commander of the New Orleans Police

too bad he had to leave early it was a good game.. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Doesn't sound so good in English. Really, it's called C'est le vent, Betty and it's from Betty Blue. Which is really called 37°2 Le Matin. It's by Gabriel Yared. He is really called Gabriel Yared.

Betty Blue. Blue. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If you're going to strip a stolen car, why not do it across the street from your house if you want to get busted by the police? picked by suebe 7 months ago

Weeks after her purse was stolen, a 70-year-old South Carolina woman received its contents -- including irreplaceable photos -- in the mail. picked by muppet 2 years ago

With marijuana, stolen goods and a stolen dog in the car. picked by suebe 9 months ago