A group of firemen come across 4 men having illegal sex in a park. They shine their flashlights on them.
The result? They are fined and demoted, causing great trouble to the families. I wonder what would happen if the complainants' houses were to catch on fire... somehow? picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Sgt. Brian Fountaine was recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he got an unexpected visitor who offered to build him a house – free of charge. The visitor was John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit group that builds houses for severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

More about Homes for Our Troops. picked by Marli 7 months ago

Protesters climbed onto the roof of the houses of parliament in order to protest the expansion of Heathrow airport. picked by thenegativeone 7 months ago

Jebel Ali port houses the second largest oil refinery in the UAE.

I smell a gas hike in our very near future... picked by buddha 1 year ago

Houston artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck turned the space between two houses into an art installation known as ‘Inversion.’ picked by escaflowne 1 year ago

My dad sure as hell didn't build these. picked by carguy4life 2 months ago

China houses several early-human (Paleolithic) archaeological sites along the Nihewan Basin near Mongolia, some with artifacts that date back about 1 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store picked by Proverb 11 months ago

To keep up with the times, houses of worship offer electronic payment options. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

A rare January outbreak of tornadoes raked the Midwest on Monday, flattening houses in several states and killing at least one person in Missouri. picked by muppet 9 months ago

It's a sweet deal: $675,000 for 60 acres that included seven houses, an old schoolhouse, a general store and post office, all platted into 100 parcels for anyone who wanted to remake their own little town.

Map detail found at
I dunno, it might be nice to have my own town. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago

When Conny Holzbrecher was a little girl, she had a much-loved doll that accompanied her everywhere - to school, to friends' houses, to bed at night.

But when people asked what the doll's name was, she always gave the same enigmatic answer: "She hasn't got a name. She's just my sister." .... picked by imnotyoo 10 months ago

Incredible pictures of buildings in unusual places picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago

The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters picked by indisguise 8 months ago

A new service promises Londoners they'll never have to spend much time looking for the loo. Westminster City Council, which covers London's bustling Oxford Street, the West End, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, on Thursday launched "SatLav" — a toilet-finding service for cell phone users. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

The image depicts iconic central London landmarks such as the Houses of Parliment and the London Eye essentially in the Thames. The image is from the aptly named film "Flood" which will be released in August. picked by mascot 1 year ago

A blog about... honest-to-gawd Real Estate listings. These include strange houses coming apart, derelict - condemmed by the city houses selling for a quarter of a million or more, former meth labs on the market, and alot of really awful bathroom pictures (love the door directly behind the toliet one). picked by nickyrocks 2 months ago

If you were a celebrity would you build a place that is so “you” or so overpriced that you couldn’t sell it no matter how hot the market? This list highlights some of the celebrity homes that overly-customized and over priced. picked by DemureArt 6 months ago

A growing number of architects and designers is exploring humanitarian design for people displaced by a natural disaster or other emergency. This gallery shows some of the most promising quick-fix shelters, from inflatable concrete tents to houses made from recycled wood pallets. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago

Very nice site relating the history of the Aladdin Company, one of America's most long lived manufacturers of mail-order "kit homes."
Fascinating !
Who knows, you may live in one of these. picked by wildminou 1 year ago