Need to get somewhere but can't afford the train fare? Take a tip from Mr & Mrs Pierstorff who came up with an innovative way of sending their daughter Amy to see her grandparents when they couldn't afford the ticket. picked by pocksucket 5 days ago

A baby girl was born somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on a transatlantic flight to Boston. Northwest Airlines from Amsterdam, and the kid's mom is from Uganda.

Law firms around the country are already fighting / drooling over the rights to represent and / or sue her citizenship if she ever enters politics.

No comment yet from Al Sharpton, but give it a couple of hours. picked by Moe 1 week ago

A Fire Marshall report indicates that it was mice or rats that chewed through an electrical cable starting a fire at a Toronto animal shelter. picked by pocksucket 2 weeks ago

In announcing four top science advisers Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama set lofty goals for an open and honest scientific process and dialogue in his new administration.
*no more rocket surgery* picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

A medical examiner's office in Michigan has canceled public school tours after a high school group watched the autopsy of a 14-year-old girl from their district. picked by arsphidius 4 weeks ago

Amazingly all of one's rights goes out the door when you enter the palace of a Judge. We've heard stories where everyone in the room was jailed because a cell phone rang. Now 2 people have been placed in jail for 6 MONTHS for saying the word "f**k". picked by bernardblack 1 month ago

A US company claims to have received federal approval to market a 9-mm handgun as a medical device and hopes the US government will reimburse seniors who buy the $300 firearm.
Called the Palm Pistol, the weapon is designed for people who have trouble firing a normal handgun due to arthritis and other debilitating conditions. picked by bingo 1 month ago

A South Florida teen was kept alive by doctors for over 100 days WITHOUT A HEART while she waited for a transplant. picked by Wingnut 2 months ago

If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

These are amazing, and I can only do one of them. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

It's over. After 20 months, its finally over. XKCD comic reminding me how much of a politics junkie I have become in the last year. picked by theclansman 2 months ago

A woman who had half her tongue removed after developing cancer today revealed the “mind-blowing” operation to rebuild it, using part of her leg. picked by suebe 2 months ago

...for your b***ing bathroom action.

[Possibly NSFW] picked by suckersklub 3 months ago

A teenage girl woke when a snake that had slithered into her bed and wrapped itself around her neck bit her on the arm. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The giant coffee chain has a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop at all its 10,000 outlets worldwide, wasting 23.4 MILLION litres a day. picked by Nateebiinature 3 months ago

Said one of the pushers, "Thank God it was only a 20-ton medium-sized aeroplane". picked by tigertony 3 months ago

A scary new browser exploit/threat affecting all the major desktop platforms has been discovered. Details are slim while a fix is being readied, but basically a website can force you to click on a link without you actually doing so. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Even worse is that detectives think the culprits know Ryan Morgan and are aware that he is sick, according to Channel 11 Alive News in Atlanta. picked by muppet 3 months ago

A car driver in China was shocked when a cow suddenly dropped from the sky and landed on his bonnet. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Remember the iPhone that was shipped with a factory workers pics on it? Well now a phone purchased from d**k Smith Electronics was found with pics on it including pornographic ones. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Not a very nice thing to do if you ask me. picked by shuallyo 4 months ago

A 10-year-old boy has been suspended from school for having something most students carry in their supply boxes: a pencil sharpener. The problem was his sharpener had broken, but he decided to use it anyway.

Chalk another one up to zero-tolerance, zero common sense. picked by arsphidius 4 months ago

Disagreement in its purest form. picked by suckersklub 4 months ago

Love may be a rollercoaster, but taking your date on a thrilling fun park ride is the perfect way to make them fall head over heels for you. Exciting and dangerous situations can boost levels of key hormones that are also responsible for making people fall in love at first sight. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Daniel Simon is an automotive futurist. He's interned with Lamborghini and worked on concept cars for VW. But the auto industry -- indeed, the galaxy -- could not contain his imagination.(techno-gasm) picked by Bornbad 4 months ago