On June 30, the California Court of Appeal held that a man who was burned by the huge bonfire that ends the Burning Man festival each year could not sue the festival organizers. Anthony Beninati admitted he had intentionally walked into the fire, and that he had previously known fire was hot. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

Bus commuters in North Lauderdale, Florida were left fleeing for their lives when a fight broke out between two passengers over Michael Jackson's death.
*Flori-duh* picked by bornbad 2 days ago

Saw this video hours ago and we're still trying to recover from the sheer WTF-ness of it. Suffice to say the headline delivers as promised. Also, there is no hope for humanity. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

One of the five teens beat the man with a bat and others punched him, police said. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, and was released that night. picked by kakana 2 days ago

Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. picked by kakana 2 days ago

Unknown creatures found in a North Carolina sewer have the experts baffled and UFO nuts sure of themselves.

Video in comments... picked by twoflies 3 days ago

"It was one of those incidences in 27 years that I lost it. I'm very ashamed of it. . . . The department doesn't need the negative publicity that I've brought." picked by kakana 3 days ago

Carter told investigators his 56-year-old father called him at Radford University, about 90 miles away, and said his mother needed to speak to him. When he arrived home in the rural community of Axton, his father said his brother was sick and was downstairs in the basement of the brick ranch-style house.
As Timothy Carter walked downstairs his father shot him in the back. picked by kakana 5 days ago

The detective sat amazed as the woman continued the conversation while tucking the squirrel into her cleavage. picked by kakana 5 days ago

"Three people were injured over the weekend when an inflatable carnival ride floated into the air with a boy inside...Tyler Maloney was inside the inflatable slide Saturday when it came unmoored and floated about 40 feet into the air." picked by bisquick3 5 days ago

“I was at a McDonalds and I paid $10 and these guys gave me one burger and fries -- that’s it, man,” the caller said. picked by muppet 6 days ago

In an ironic twist, the location was Flushing, NY. picked by suebe 6 days ago

Some truly creative, if ill-advised, stuff here. Fish "tacos" (I didn't add the quotes). Mousse of Salmon, in the shape of a salmon. Why didn't I think of that!

Posted a couple years ago, as well, but due for a repost, I thought. picked by Marli 1 week ago

Decorating them in white watercolour paint, the keepers at the Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal then paraded the five elephants before schoolchildren in an effort to remind Thailand that its elephants have needs, too. picked by Magellan 1 week ago

Lin Zongxiu, from the southwestern province of Sichuan had heard that soup made with a man's head could help cure her daughter who had suffered from psychiatric problems for years. picked by kakana 1 week ago

Students who attend Goulds Elementary School have no problem spelling the word "school," however, whoever painted the word on the pavement spelled the word incorrectly. picked by icepigs 1 week ago

As clowns have taught us, there is a very fine line between mirthful and downright creepy. But when you look at some children's toys from the last few decades, you can't help but wonder how in the hell they designed these things without realizing how deeply, deeply unsettling they are. picked by kakana 1 week ago

In their rush to air exclusive photos of Flight 447’s destruction, no one in this newsroom stopped to ask the logical questions, such as: 1) How did the camera survive? and 2) Why are the photos in wide-screen format? picked by equinox 1 week ago

TASMANIAN wallabies are breaking into the states poppy fields and getting high, the State Government has revealed.
The strange occurrence that was revealed in a Budget Estimates hearing, has also solved what some growers say has spurred a campfire legend about mysterious crop circles that appear in the state's poppy paddocks. picked by bornbad 1 week ago

The unwise animal lover came up to the lion and put his hand into the cage. The animal did not understand that the man did not present any threat and instantly bit off his hand. picked by kakana 1 week ago

"You have urinated on my jacket," a startled Banda told the monkey, one of many that makes their home in the trees outside his offices. picked by nateebiinature 1 week ago

A Connecticut church has outraged gay rights advocates by posting a video of members performing an apparent exorcism of a teen's "homosexual demons." picked by nateebiinature 1 week ago

A woman pleaded no contest last week to prostitution charges, accused of agreeing to be paid for services with a box of chips by a man who said he was a Frito-Lay employee. picked by nateebiinature 1 week ago

A young woman who gave birth in a Wal-Mart bathroom and left the newborn in the toilet, has been found not guilty of child abandonment. picked by chinook 1 week ago

Somehow one would think that this story is something out of a medieval story not something you would hear or see in our day and age. However contrary to all common sense it seems that a financial company in Latvia is more than willing to accept your soul as collateral when you sign on the dotted line. picked by suebe 1 week ago