I suppose this won't happen in America any time soon. picked by kissmenow 3 days ago

...Then things began to go wrong, which is not in itself unusual but was a possibility excluded by America’s official belief that things are good and getting better. picked by kissmenow 2 months ago

As a result Jones, who also goes by the Jedi name Morda Hehol, claims he has been 'victimised over his beliefs' and left 'emotionally humiliated' by the supermarket in Bangor, North Wales. picked by kissmenow 2 months ago

A sex cult – whose members were promised a bumper banana crop if they engage in public sex – has surfaced in Papua New Guinea. picked by kissmenow 3 months ago

A snake with a single clawed foot has been discovered in China, according to reports. picked by kissmenow 3 months ago

Holland's coffeeshops (where you can legally buy and use softdrugs) will continue to be tolerated, but foreigners may soon be locked out. Amsterdam may remain an exception. picked by kissmenow 3 months ago

Amsterdam’s public transport firm GVB is using Chippendales in a promotional campaign for its new, chip-based ticket system. "I no longer strip," their shirts say. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Turns out, the anchorman who prided himself on accuracy helped perpetuate an unfounded claim that newscasters in Sweden and Holland had been nicknamed "cronkiters." picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

The people of F**king have grown tired of English-speaking tourists acting out their village's name. But now residents of the German town of W**k have told them grasp the opportunity. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

“Hey you there! Yes you!” a DJ yelled in his microphone. “What you are doing — standing on a terrace holding a beer — that is not allowed! You are in….” “Vi-o-la-tion,” the crowd intoned — raising their cans and bottles in the air. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

A spectacular likeness of the singer, who died in June of a suspected drug overdose, has been found – carved in stone on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian sculpture of a woman. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day's work and improve their awareness, officials said Wednesday. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Amsterdam police are deeply concerned about a new craze in which vandals toss parked Smart cars into the city’s canals. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Spain's wild coast (Costa Brava) will get a little less wild when Tossa de Mar's new ordinance takes effect. picked by kissmenow 6 months ago

French president Nicolas Sarkozy in a well-meant embrace with Italy’s president Silvio Berlusconi. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin walking side by side, both wearing T-shirts saying, “Kiss me, I’m drunk.” Or Hillary Clinton with a well-filled bikini and wearing an orange wig. picked by kissmenow 7 months ago

The ban came after a series of deaths, injuries and other incidents linked — sometimes incorrectly — to the use of the ‘magic’ mushrooms. [Note to rich folks: magic truffels still on sale...] picked by kissmenow 8 months ago

Paranoid schizophrenic Mark Kitchen stabbed Sarah Melia ten times in a 'brutal and savage attack', it is alleged. picked by kissmenow 8 months ago

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Seven people with Moroccan background -- 1 related to person connected to Madrid train bombing -- arrest. But what is their beef with IKEA? picked by kissmenow 9 months ago

Well, some 200 lucky students live there. Which is far better than the alternative also pictured... picked by kissmenow 9 months ago

My fellow Americans. Regardless of how you voted this past Tuesday, the timely exit of President Bush should be something we can all agree on. So to commemorate our new found freedom from the last eight years, we encourage you to unite together and “Shave the Date” -- Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, when we will leave no bush behind. picked by kissmenow 12 months ago

The City of Amsterdam has announced it will close 43 of its 228 coffeeshops because they are located too close to schools. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

Holland's world-famous policy of tolerance toward the legal sale of soft drugs is under pressure. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

The ban was proposed after as series of high-profile deaths and injuries linked to magic mushroom trips -- most of them involving young tourists in Amsterdam picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

Secret coded messages are being embedded into child pornographic images, and paedophile websites are being exploited as a secure way of passing information between terrorists. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago