A MOSSMAN base jumper who fell 260m off one of Australia's highest waterfalls was miraculously still alive after his parachute failed to open. picked by melonthego 1 year ago

Inspired by Alton's meat based Friday avatar I bring you this classic Jeunet & Caro scene. Often imitated*, never equalled.

Vaguely NSFW, but by my reckoning it's well into Saturday now. If you're still at work now, they at least owe you this. Go on. Watch it.

*Well there was that Budweiser advert. I'm sure it's been done somewhere else too. Can't remember where though. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A movie memorabilia collector is selling on Ebay his Back to the Future II hoverboard, an original prop still in perfect condition.

If you have $30,000 laying around, drop a bid! The auction takes place on the 1st of August. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

Get me with my nested self referentialism

You'd have been disappointed if I didn't post this.

I doubt there's a one of you that has never heard this before, and chances are most of you can sing along to it an never miss a beat, but I still feel I should point out that it is is mildly NSFW picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

To keep the largest insurer in the world from going under, the US government decided to bail it out on the taxpayers' $85 billion, which we don't even have to spend. It boggles the mind.

EDIT: The morning after, another article discusses AIG's diversity and why it's still profitable. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

Myanmar's military junta acknowledged Wednesday that it detained nearly 3,000 people during a crackdown on recent pro-democracy protests, with hundreds still remaining in custody. picked by wags273 2 years ago

In California it's still legal to sell cupcakes, cookies and brownies in a bakery ... but not at a school bake sale picked by chappy 1 year ago

Adopt, rent, and control your own cloud! I'm still not quite sure what this company does, but don't worry, they "are a well established but largely overlooked organisation which has been operating for several million years." picked by turtleface 2 years ago

Hollywood movie made by Boyle but an Indian story. Its not the story of the loud middle class that does not like the movie for not accurately showing India of today. But sadly it is the India that still exists for 30% of the population. Plot : The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation wa... read full post picked by tgkprog 10 months ago

An early morning fire still burning at the "Street of Dreams" model luxury home development in Echo Lake just north of Woodinville has destroyed at least three homes, and officials believe a well-known arsonist group is responsible. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Local Story, this kid, after being repeatedly warned not to play with gasoline and other odd things, threw a leather glove full of gasoline on a fire. He was burned over 75% of his body, barely scraped through, blah blah blah. Now he's enjoying the celebrity of being an "I learned the hard way" spokesman. There was a huge fund drive locally to help pay for his bills. I'm sorry, if ... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Vandals slaughtered up to 50 animals at a children's zoo leaving a trail of devastation. Cockatiels, guinea pigs, lemurs and chinchillas were released from their enclosures and several are still missing. picked by stinkobinko 7 months ago

Boston is preparing for the latest addition to its pantheon of construction marvels, the opening on the waterfront of a coin-operated toilet that took more than two years and $300,000 to bring from drawing board to reality. And it still hasn't had its first flush.
*For $300,000, it should poop FOR you* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Two teenage girls took the concept of getting all dolled up for the school prom to an extreme - dressing as life-size Barbie dolls and being wheeled in still sealed in their boxes. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Water is familiar to everyone—it shapes our bodies and our planet. But despite this abundance, the molecular structure of water has remained a mystery, with the substance exhibiting many strange properties that are still poorly understood. Recent work, however, is shedding new light on water’s molecular idiosyncrasies, offering insight into its strange bulk properties. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

CIGNA still won't promise to cover all the treatment she needs. And they still won't explain why they've denied her care for two years, let alone whether they'll change their policies.

So she's going to drive up to CIGNA's headquarters in Philadelphia to confront the CEO, H. Edward Hanway, in person. picked by tvirus 2 months ago

"Mama G" is "on fire" and her Advanced Placement English literature students are feeling the heat. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Everywhere from New York to New Zealand to Ghana to most places in between, folks are still talking about last week’s Democratic presidential primary. Of course, what’s coming up most often is the question of whether front-running Senator Hillary Clinton has had botox work done to her face. Check link to before and after pics. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Last track on Around The World In A Day, never released as a single, hence the lack of official video but still some great, if not oft heard noodling from his purpleness. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Before being re-arrested, Willie Joe McAdams approached his victim in a bar, shook his hand, and apologized for shooting him in the head. Still no "Sad" category. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago