"It's clearly a distraction, somebody's going to turn their head to look at some girl flipping upside-down and spinning on a pole, and take their eyes off the road and could swerve and pop up the sidewalk and plow into a bunch of tourists that are walking along." picked by BrownTrout 1 week ago

If you are a guy, it's now OK to take a whiz in the backyard. If you're a woman - not so much. Come one... come all. Activate the composting process and have a little fun while you are at it. picked by BrownTrout 1 week ago

You may remember reading in the news about Charla Nash's fateful visit to her crazy friend and her live in chimp, "Travis." Something freaked out the 14 year old primate and he mauled Charla's face beyond recognition... now she reveals the terrible extent of her injuries. Not really NSFW but a bit disturbing. picked by BrownTrout 2 weeks ago

Q: You're driving a semi truck full of rocket fuel and parts when a large bug flies in window and lands on your back - what do you do?
A: Pull over calmy
B: Forget all about driving and kill the bug! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Yet another senseless death due to nicotine addiction. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

A Japanese airline has started asking passengers to go to the toilet before boarding in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and save jet fuel. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Once again, Britons have been honoured in the annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony. The Ig Nobels are an annual celebration of research that "cannot, or should not, be repeated". This year's winners include studies on empty beer bottles, tequila diamonds, and panda feces among other important topics. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

"I looked up and there he stand with glazin' eyes and whining at me, I was afraid that he was gonna jump on me."
Judge: That does sound pretty frightening - I sentence you to 80 hours of community service.

Update to this: picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

A recently published physics research paper suggests that you're probably better off hiding in the mall to save your delicious brain. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

17-year-old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for chopping off his father's hands, allegedly to avenge years of physical abuse... and for withholding his allowance. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

During his speach in Prague, the Pope was pestered by a determined spider. Not content to just run up and down his white robe, the little guy even took a tour of the Pope's right ear! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

It may look uncomfortable to ride but now you can present your package (hands free!) at a blazing 3.7 MPH! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

"I think any reasonable juror could infer that a man's penis in the mouth of a calf is torment," Morgan argued. "It's a crime against nature."

Can't argue with that! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Sparks fly when a trapped penis is freed from a dumbell ring with a surgical saw. This is one case when I would not be comfortable with them using the jaws of life! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Flintstones like house uncovered in Portugal. How do you say Yabba Dabba Doo in Portuguese? picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

I'm sure some of these are bogus but they're still funny. Of course, if you are in the market for 1,300 Pope hats, an international ketchup packet collection or want to rent out an old lady's bathroom - then respond accordingly. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Devil's Flower Mantis picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Michigan police say a 35-year-old mother used the Internet to track down the son she gave up for adoption a decade ago, seducing and raping the teenage boy when she found him after an online search. picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

Two thugs punched a young man so hard surgeons had to remove half of his skull. And the prosecutor drops all charges due to a lack of evidence! picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

The fish version of Aliens - a rare parasite which burrows into host fish before eating and replacing their tongues with itself has been found off the Jersey coast. picked by BrownTrout 3 months ago

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them.

Click the image for more hi-res pics! picked by BrownTrout 3 months ago

Mother Nature Cries - A natural but surreal face appearing in the side of a glacier in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. picked by BrownTrout 3 months ago

What do you do with a decaying finger with a french manicure when you determine it isn't really a finger (but you don't know what it is) - ya throw it away and fuggedaboutit! picked by BrownTrout 4 months ago

Bad news: Dogs can't fly and there are still heartless scumbags in this world. Good news: The dog lived! picked by BrownTrout 4 months ago

Reports say they had to slather it with 20 gallons of ketchup and mustard so it would slide out from the building. All the more reason to insure your weiner!! picked by BrownTrout 4 months ago