This young girl lost her legs in an accident at three years old. Unable to afford the cost of prosthetics, Qian’s parents came up with the idea of sitting her on a basketball, which, with the aid of a couple of brushes that double as low-level crutches, enabled her to move herself by bouncing around. After many years, she was fitted with new titaniums and is learning to walk again. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

George Carlin in an early performace picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

An eight-year-old girl has stunned doctors in the United States after surviving more than 150 surgeries for a rare medical condition which caused her legs to fuse together. picked by thenegativeone 9 months ago

Two groups of researchers independently find genetic link to restless legs during sleep. Only about 3% - 10% of the population has this in some form. I am one of them. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

People suffering from a bizarre body image disorder where they crave having a limb removed should be able to opt for amputation, a Sydney psychiatrist says. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

The woman with Proteus Syndrome has already met orthopedic surgeon Dr William Ertl and prosthetic maker Kevin Carroll to figure out what has to be done with her giant legs. Mandy Sellars' legs are 4 times bigger than the normal size that make her life difficult. picked by chappy 3 weeks ago

Happy Birthday, George. May 12th, every year.
George Carlin explains his theory on the creation of the ten commandments picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

How did we miss Carlin's animated feature from the Carlin on Campus special? So funny, completely uncut, and quite NSFW.

RIP George. We miss you. picked by tigertony 4 months ago

A five year old girl fell into the Sun Bear enclosure at St Louis zoo today.

Curator of carnivores, Steve Bircher, said "She was never close to the bears".

I think this misses the point somewhat. picked by Pocksucket 9 months ago

You know the world is going to hell when police say it's a possibility that the legs are from the same person and may belong with a torso found nearby.
Just how many body parts do they find up there on a weekly basis?! picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Living life despite his disability. Amazing!

See website. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Did he say the 7 words you can't say on the radio?

Some supernatural cleaning stories here picked by suebe 1 month ago

To most of us it has always seemed obvious that an octopus has eight arms. But experts have now revealed that this assumption is wrong - as two of their long tentacle-like limbs are in fact legs. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Standing at just 2ft 5in high, He Pingping, from China, has been officially named the smallest man in the world.

Svetlana Pankratova, meanwhile, owns the longest legs in the world, which stretch to 132cm. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Progress on the road to regenerating major body parts, salamander-style, could transform the treatment of amputations and major wounds picked by karenben 9 months ago

A borough woman ran over both of her legs in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s. Police are investigating how this accident could have happened. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A disabled man has condemned a budget airline that told him he must pay to take his spare prosthetic legs on holiday. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

May he rest in peace. I feel like putting some God jokes in here, but maybe it's a tad soon... picked by sykeo56 5 months ago

3. Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That’s just common sense!
10. Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Click on the link for the rest. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Woman describes her body identity integrity disorder (BIID) condition, where sufferers want to remove one or more of their perfectly healthy limbs. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago