The Local Government Association has compiled a list of bulls**t terms that should not be used by councils. If you pay council tax, then you might be interested in how much bulls**t you're getting for your money. Well now's your chance to find out. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Starring Penn and Teller :)

30 minute video, btw. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Hey, it's the name of the site! "If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities" -- Voltaire (1694-1778) Throughout history, religion has been responsible for a large proportion of the suffering in the world - yet religious beliefs are based in ancient myths and legends that should have been discarded centuries ago. The purpose of this site is to point out the errors in religi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A spray a day keeps the Scientologists away. picked by DoggySpew 3 years ago

You may have noticed a recent trend of trying to fit every hackneyed doomsday prophecy into the same red-letter year of 2012. The theories are obtuse, their connections are flimsy and the perceived consequences are completely unsubstantiated.
Unsurprisingly, these prophecies are enormously popular. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Everyone likes a good "rags to riches" story. After all, if some dude can go from living in a cardboard box to being the CEO of a major corporation, we can do it too!

Unfortunately, it doesn't take a lot of digging into most of these stories to find out they've been, well, inflated a bit. picked by blindworld 10 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 2 years ago

A dead rat (or mouse) has been found inside a Diet Pepsi can! The Florida couple's disgusting discovery in a can of soda has now led to an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Because of a clause in Wal-Mart's insurance program that lets them take the money from her.
That was money that was supposed to support her now that she is forced to stay in a home for the disabled. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

"The evidence is going to come out that he was on a drug called Accutane," defense attorney Robert Stewart said. "How that plays in the defense, I can't comment at this point."

Stewart claimed that the drug, which Mullarkey took to treat severe acne, has been under investigation for years. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The Bush administration is laying out a new secrecy defense in an effort to end a court battle about the White House visits of now-imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
The administration agreed last year to produce all responsive records about the visits "without redactions or claims of exemption," according to a court order. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The movement is accused of pretending to "identify and resolve alleged psychological difficulties" and "promoting the personal flowering" of its adepts with the "sole aim of seizing their resources" and "establishing psychological control over them". Tom Cruise had led a lobbying campaign to block the legal action. They could get kicked out of France. *and ... read full post picked by equinox 6 months ago

A Clayton County police officer claims to have the body of an 8 foot tall male bigfoot and will unveil it on Sept 1st. Says he's as big as 3 silverbacks... dead, frozen, and shocking. picked by browntrout 1 year ago

Ever wondered what’s the craziest, least sensible group of people on the planet? No, it’s not Islamic fundamentalists. No, not turbo-militant creationists. No, not the evil crazy cat ladies either. It’s followers of a ‘religion’ called Scientology. picked by super 2 years ago