An exhibition by the Australian artist Mike Parr, which includes a film showing a live chicken being decapitated, has prompted a complaint to the RSPCA and a visit from police.

(Video not included) picked by aclister 1 year ago

Who do you call to save the day? Mike from Canmore, of course!

This one's a classic. picked by chinook 2 years ago

Mike Dailly, the creator of Lemmings, describes the story of the game's creation in "The Complete History of Lemmings." If you feel the need to play the game after reading that, try it in DHTML try this if you need help completing some of the levels. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Tuck this tidbit away somewhere: It is easier to die with your eyes open. Eyes closed — much harder. “There’s nothing worse than sitting there holding your breath and concentrating on not moving your eyelids,” said Mike Doyle. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

The prison governor insists that their new skills will not be put to use for escape bids – because the jail walls are 20ft high and topped with razor wire. Commented taxi driver Mike Lee, "Next they will be teaching them rock climbing and ladder making." picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

While everyone else was running for their lives, Mike Wilson stops to update his Twitter with "Holy f**king s**t - I was just in a plane crash!” picked by tigertony 11 months ago

Things in a British trucking company got real complicated when Mike came to work as Vickie Marie... picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

For 11 years, Mike Bowes has been working as a 911 dispatcher for the Quincy Police Department in Massachusetts. He’s heard of everything from baby deliveries to deaths, but this call was probably the most shocking to him: it was someone reporting that his own house was on fire! picked by Bingo 2 months ago

This Flickr set by a guy called Mike Stimpson features recreations of famous photographs in Lego, with links to the original for each. Pretty damn cool if you ask me. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Adrian Apgar, the Polk County man who has twice made headlines after nude encounters with alligators -- including one that attacked him -- has been arrested, accused of missing a court appearance. picked by sicc 2 years ago

Mike Batchelor invited the heads of 46 charities into his downtown office for one-on-one meetings to personally deliver the news. Nearby, on a small table, sat a box of tissues.
And then he proceeded: A donor had given a staggering $100 million to the Erie Community Foundation, and all of the charities would receive a share. picked by marli 2 years ago

Some authors like a challenge.Gadsby is a famous example as the book does not have the letter e. Others write without verbs, or maybe no vowel but e. “Cadaeic Cadenza” (headline link) is a 3834-word story by Mike Keith where each word in sequence has the same number of letters as the corresponding digit in pi. (3.1415926535897...) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

FBI agents executed a search warrant Sunday at the apartment of University of Tennessee student David Kernell in connection with the hack of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's private Yahoo account.

Kernell is the 20-year-old son of Democratic Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell who, when reached by wired.com last week at his home in Memphis, declined to discuss the matter. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

A 70-year-old man has been charged with grand theft after police watched him siphon off more than 900 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks at two gas stations, the Polk County authorities said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Once a Democrat, now no longer a Republican, NYC Mayor Mike switches to independent. Do we smell a presidential campaign run here? picked by suebe 2 years ago

Ever meet a person who somehow fit their name, like a beach bunny named Sandy or an emcee named Mike? Cool, isn’t it? Well, here is a run down of notable guys named d**k who turned out to be the personification of their given name. Once hidden in the mists of time, we invite them to stand tall, proud...erect…knowing that their name has thrust them into the tight, wet hall of history. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

At first, chimney sweep Mike Scanlan thought the long spindly thing was a tree branch as he pulled it free of the debris behind a piece of particle board at the bottom of a disused Dorchester apartment complex incinerator. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Washington State Senator Mike Carrell is frustrated that current law allows for only two options when someone either admits to a crime or a jury decides they committed one—find them guilty and throw them in prison or find them insane and let them off the hook via a trip to Western State Hospital. picked by bingo 10 months ago

Absinthe originated in Switzerland as an elixir but is better known for its popularity in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers whose romantic associations with the drink still linger in popular culture. Even though it was vilified, no evidence shows it to be any more dangerous than ordinary alcohol, Now you can learn everything about Absinthe i... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Couldn't find the Coasters' version of this great song that is extremely catchy. Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller who wrote such classics as Hound Dog and Charlie Brown.

The original lyrics finished with:
I had so much fun that I'm going back again,
I wonder what happens with Love Potion #10! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago