Britain's Channel 4 asks loads of celebrities to share their favorite swear words. What's yours? picked by dork 7 months ago

A pet macaw named Danny Boy flew the coop in Carpinteria and was found 15 months later some 80 miles away in Pasadena. Greg and Susan Vasilakos, who have moved from Carpinteria to Colorado, learned days ago that Danny Boy has been found. The bird flew away on Dec. 6, 2006, leaving the couple heartbroken. picked by maven 7 months ago

An 11-year-old boy has married his 10-year-old cousin in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed al-Rashidi and his unidentified cousin will seal the marriage they contracted under the sharia laws of Islam and move in together after a ceremony to take place in the summer. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Goodbye Goldendoodle. Designer dogs are so last season. Now animal lovers are clamoring for cat crossbreeds - and they are sparing no expense on the latest "it" pet picked by Nunkii 7 months ago

From the Washington Post.

"The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel."
--Ann Lewis, representing Hillary Clinton at this debate. Quoted from the article.

note: I am in no way an official or unofficial supporter of Barack Obama. picked by fugazi 7 months ago

Grammy Award-winning comedian Lewis Black is well known for his sarcastic stand-up routines and his short-form rants on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Now he finally has a show of his own: Root of All Evil, premiering Wednesday on Comedy Central, in which he judges comedians' arguments about which of two things they think is more evil. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The UK’s national computing grid, along with their counterparts in the US (TeraGrid) and Europe have helped UCL (University College London) scientists shed light on how life on earth may have originated. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A man was surprised to come home and find a baby sea lion bleating on his doorstep. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

One the eve of the five-year anniversary of the start of the war with Iraq, Americans continue to think the results of the war have not been worth the loss of American lives and the other costs of attacking Iraq, according to a new CBS News poll. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

This may have been posted sometime last year. Still, it's an interesting story for those who missed it.

This is the actual footage of the incident.

With the current gas prices, I'm thinking to go this way myself. picked by ted 7 months ago

Scientists hope to create a quark-gluon plasma, a fundamental state of matter that probably has not existed naturally in the Universe since the Big Bang. picked by ted 7 months ago

Located at Turkmenistan desert, Darvaza flaming crater is 60 meters in diameter and 20 meters depth and is not caused by volcanic activity or a meteorite impact. This crater was created sometime in the 50's when the Soviets were prospecting for natural gas in this area and it's been burning since then. picked by wildminou 7 months ago

Presented by Forbes, this study done by Mercer Human Resource Consulting who have ranked 215 cities worldwide based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.
And the winner is... picked by wildminou 7 months ago

That's what happened to John J. Miller, 46. He was arrested and charged last week after he faxed hand-written and signed letters -- threats to a federal judge -- from a Kinko's. An employee found the original, which had been left on the copier, and called police. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

Rare and beautiful picked by tigertony 7 months ago

An 81-year-old Gold Coast man built, and yesterday used, an intricate suicide machine to remotely shoot himself, after downloading the plans from the internet. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The failure of U.S. intelligence in assessing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was like "a yearbook photo on your worst hair day ever," according to one of the country's top spy bosses, Thomas Fingar, deputy director of National Intelligence. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and over 100 other books died today after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90. picked by Moe 7 months ago

A pensioner has won her fight to get back her job - as a fitness instructor. picked by topofall 7 months ago

Not a whole lot else to say, other than...



Florida. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Some of these tattoos are horrible... but worse is the fact that i think some of these are cool (halo)! picked by stroodlemuffin 7 months ago

Wear a sweater this Thursday for Mister Rogers' birthday! I love that we can send in pictures. Send your pics to them and I say we all post them here as well! We love you Mister Rogers! picked by eLJay 7 months ago

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer... wait a minute...newly appointed New York Governor David Patterson was involved in several affairs, including one involving a woman on state payroll.

Seriously guys. WTF. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Andrea Bailey says she went shopping at the Ashland Wal-Mart on Thursday, February 28th, and bought a package of fun straws for her three 3-year-old daughter, Ashlynn. Bailey says Ashlynn came in and used one shaped like a heart. A couple others in the package, though, were shaped like something different. picked by hmtksteve 7 months ago