I'd been considering posting this last night, and so now I shall, in response to suebe's How to Pee Standing Up. This is how to pee standing up and look like the original :) picked by Ellz 2 years ago

A teenager shot another teenager because he was standing still on an escalator and not walking. I always thought the point of escalators was to save you from needing to walk, but please don't shoot me! picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Every night, the Brazilian ant Forelius pusillus takes self-sacrifice to a whole new level. At sunset, the colony protects its nest by sealing off the entrances with sand, and a few ants remain outside to complete the job. Unable to reenter, they die by the next morning--making them the first known example of a suicidal defense that is preemptive rather than a response to immediate danger. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

David Reid entered into a drinking contest inspired by American Pie 5 with his friend James Lynch. After an intensive bout of drinking, Reid was helped to bed where he later died of alcohol poisoning. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Women in first stage labour are better off standing, sitting, kneeling or walking around rather than lying in bed, evidence shows.

A systematic review shows women are likely to have a shorter first stage labour and are less likely to have an epidural if they stay upright at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The World has gone mad. picked by lunasol 1 year ago

A tutorial for the ladies.

"my very own arc!!!" picked by suebe 2 years ago

In a move to make flying even more uncomfortable, Spring Airlines s now considering selling standing-only tickets to passengers on their flights. The budget airline currently has only 13 planes in their fleet and cannot meet growing demand for more flights from more passengers. picked by suebe 4 months ago

"I don't know"

“You mean that you are standing in line and don’t know why?”

“Yes, I saw the line and decided to get in it.”

And other nonsense. picked by suebe 5 months ago

It's not every day an ordinary, Dollar General broom defies physics, but this one has been standing unsupported for over a week now. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

A Paekakariki man is calling himself a whale rider after a brush with a southern beauty but the joyride could cost him $30,000.

Simon O'Donnell said he paddled out to the whale off the Kapiti Coast then stepped on to its back as it swam underwater. Standing on the whale was "just insane". picked by Bingo 3 months ago

“Hey you there! Yes you!” a DJ yelled in his microphone. “What you are doing — standing on a terrace holding a beer — that is not allowed! You are in….” “Vi-o-la-tion,” the crowd intoned — raising their cans and bottles in the air. picked by kissmenow 3 months ago

Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair says it is seeking permission to sell standing room tickets on flights. picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

A Maine researcher says standing on a vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day could help people achieve washboard abs. DUPE picked by proverb 2 years ago

The Amazons seem to be winning. If outrage continues to mount, it will soon be not just uncool and politically incorrect for a man to urinate while standing up, but out-and-out ILLEGAL.

*I don’t give a piss* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

It is one of the simplest, but most enigmatic mysteries of nature: just why do flamingos like to stand on one leg? picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A plan to photograph the historic lunar locations with NASA's new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) should be a boon to lunar archaeologists who aim to solve some longstanding mysteries and also get a historic-landmark designation for the Apollo 11 touchdown site. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Standing over six feet tall on his hind legs, "Samson", a Newfie/Mastiff cross, is likely to get bigger still. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago