The singer, wearing a stage costume, will be laid to rest in a gold-plated coffin, along with tokens from his life in music, including one of the white gloves he loved to wear.

But, according to US media reports quoting a friend of the family, the Jacksons want the coffin entombed in concrete immediately after the funeral picked by kakana 1 hour ago

The Snuggie has sparked a global cult following, Facebook fan clubs and close to seven million sales since being unleashed in America late last year. picked by kakana 1 hour ago

Finland has won the World Wife Carrying Championship for the first time in eleven years.
A total of 36 competitors from 13 different nations took part in this championship. Some participants came from as far away as Australia, Japan and the United States. picked by kakana 3 hours ago

Late last year, James Walbert went to court, to stop his former business associate from blasting him with mind-altering electromagnetic radiation. Walbert told the Sedgwick County, Kansas panel that Jeremiah Redford threatened him with “jolts of radiation” after a disagreement over a business deal. picked by kakana 4 hours ago

When Kevin Montondo mows his yard, he puts on his hardhat. On some days, he adds a camouflage down-lined coat, the closest thing to Kevlar that he owns. It's a comedic image until he pulls out the 5/8-inch nut that fell on his car or the bits of rebar that hit his house.

"What's hitting will literally kill you," Montondo said. picked by kakana 4 hours ago

The Daily Mail reports that only a week of married life, one couple's romance came to a dramatic end after the bridegroom decided his wife simply spent too long in the bathroom. picked by kakana 4 hours ago

Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop. picked by suebe 10 hours ago

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

It’s important to keep kids feeling comfortable and happy, even when they need to watch out for poisonous gas clouds -or at least, that must be the theory behind this Mickey Mouse gas mask sold in WWII. Paranoia and consumerism sure make for an interesting combination. picked by bingo 3 days ago

Queenstowner Mark Ferguson, 42, turned heads and dropped jaws when he turned up to the underwear raceday wearing just carpet slippers and a pair of tiny white underpants which he shared with inflatable friend "Brian". picked by bornbad 3 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

Residents of Highland Park, Mich., said a new set of stringent barbecuing regulations taking effect just in time for July Fourth are unlikely to be followed. The ordinance states that violations could result in 90-day jail sentences and/or a $500 fine. 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

When it comes to driving, some of Britain’s most well respected workers are letting their profession down, causing accidents and generally showing that a responsible job doesn’t necessarily mean being responsible behind the wheel. picked by iamamaniac 5 days ago

The game, which runs from June 22 to July 21, challenges users to pick out spies and those who sympathise with communist North Korea.

Two hundred lucky winners will receive laptop computers, digital cameras and game consoles. Bloggers who link the game to their personal web pages will get premium watches picked by topofall 5 days ago

Thousands of Brits with a new 20p in their pockets could find themselves £50 richer after a mix-up at the Royal Mint. picked by topofall 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

According to the Daily Mail, admittedly not the most reputable of sources, Michael Jackson's body will be plastinated by Gunther von Hagens of the controversial Body Worlds exhibition. We'll see. From the Daily Mail... picked by bornbad 6 days ago