Fletcher swore at the officer and made the comments about the policeman's wife, and the officer's horse – which Rouches said the patrolman didn't have – followed by the suggestion of where the officer could best secure his weapon. picked by Bornbad 17 hours ago

Quote from driver: "So help me Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have knocked it off its legs, and it would have landed right on top of us," he said. "We'd have been history." picked by MandolinOrange 24 hours ago

DESREE JENNINGS is a woman “convinced that a flu shot given to her has lead to a rare disorder which means she can only walk backwards”. Video in article.
I couldn't find more reputable sources for this, and it's not really about the flu, but the predicament itself is heartwrenching. picked by blindworld 2 days ago

Miller's costume, which retails for about $30, includes three sobriety levels: Boring, Life of the Party, and Sotally Tober. It also includes a well-placed plastic tube with the instructions "Blow Here." picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

A Massachusetts State Police officer lost his Logan airport billet and got a written reprimand after getting a manicure while in uniform. Hope that was one good manicure, trooper picked by suebe 3 days ago

The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. These days, Meadow is running and grazing, and making friends with goats in a nearby pen.

*Not the calf in thumbnail. picked by MandolinOrange 3 days ago

All the female bespectacled bears at a zoo in Leipzig Germany have lost almost all their hair. The reason for this dilemma is not fully understood yet although various ideas are being floated picked by bernardblack 3 days ago

One of the most celebrated functions of the Internet is an unprecedented ability for people to connect. This has led to social networks, online dating, and, it turns out, a lot of people connecting over really strange things. Here are some of the more interesting clubs that the internet has helped give life to. picked by iamamaniac 5 days ago

Caught in the act, a homeless Texarkana man has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor bestiality charge involving a horse. picked by equinox 6 days ago

A nice study paper explaining why you can't tickle yourself. picked by Ankabout 1 week ago

Wile. E Coyote was not available for comment after a singer was killed by coyotes while hiking in an east coast national park. picked by chinook 1 week ago

Jon Gosselin from Jon and Kate plus Eight and Nadya Suleman, the Octomom?!

Someone tell me this is just a cruel, very unfunny joke! picked by bingo 1 week ago

Just in time for Halloween. The Chelsea Hotel bloggers received a desperate cry for answers after a tourist spent three nights at the hotel, only to be menaced on her final evening by the ghost of Dylan Thomas! She was with her boyfriend, but he slept soundly through the sighting.

Dylan Thomas was living in Room 206 of the hotel at the time of his death. picked by suebe 1 week ago

Workers at a Tennessee library said someone has been using blue ink to completely scratch out curse words from books in the collection. picked by bingo 2 weeks ago

Red-faced United Nations officials on Monday admitted to a major security lapse after a UN guard helped Kentucky Fried Chicken's "Colonel Sanders" gain access to restricted areas.

Apparently they didn't know he was decades dead. picked by theshirtpocket 2 weeks ago

Conservators in Antarctica are toasting to a fascinating discovery: buried under the frozen Antarctic ground , they found two intact cases of Scotch whisky left behind a century ago by Sir Ernest Shackleton from a failed expedition in 1907. The cases of Charles Mackinlay & Co. whisky won't be retrieved until January, when the Antarctic Summer sun can melt the ice around them. In the meantime,... read full post picked by analumass 2 weeks ago

Apparently, it is all the rage on the Internets. picked by gammerus 2 weeks ago

Are alleged species like De Loys’ Ape, suebe, the Hodag and Mer-People bona fide beasties on earth or do they only roam in the minds of fraudsters and their credulous believers? picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

An ice-skating bear turned on its trainers, killing one and seriously wounding another. A visiting Russian troupe was rehearsing for a show in Bishkek when the attack occurred Wednesday. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

Toy Teaches Children About Life And Death picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

A motorist hit a dog and tried to "put the dog out of its misery" using a hammer and a machete. The dog's owner ran over, grabbed the implements and started attacking the motorist, police say. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

A Texas woman who lived with a corpse for a week because she 'didn't want to leave' the body of her boyfriend picked by ruthstark 3 weeks ago

"Racer X's" vanity plate just does not compute in city computers - and it's helped him rack up about $19,000 in tickets in Birmingham, Ala. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend apparently decided that the best thing to wear at his sentencing was "a T-shirt with his victim's picture and the words 'R.I.P. Love You Forever.'" picked by suebe 3 weeks ago