Study: People Less Afraid When Drunk than Sober

05-01-2008 • Mondoreb

How many dollars went into this study--hailed as a breakthrough--that most people engage in more risky behavior when they've had a few drinks. That includes drunk driving and alligators.

Jyoti Amge: World's Smallest Girl Has Big Dreams

04-08-2008 • Mondoreb

PG tipped us to Jyoti Amge, who's not much bigger than a Cabbage Patch doll. Just 23 inches tall and 11 pounds, the tiny 15-yr-old has some big dreams: she's already recorded a Bollywood pop album.

Air Guard Bombs OK Apartment Complex

3-14-2008 • Raw Story / AP

Real: ANG jet drops a dummy bomb on an Oklahoma apartment complex. Surreal: the FBI is investigating. Surrealer: so is the BATF.

Two Boys, 12 and 14, Try to Rob Florida Police Station

03-13-08 • Ginn

Two boys entered a Florida police station and tried to rob it. For one boy, his arrest meant he violated his probation.

Albino Moose: Rare Photos

03-13-2008 • RidesAPaleHorse

5 rare photos of not one, but two albino moose in Michigan.

Woman Sits on Toilet for 2 Years; Criminal Charges Mulled

03/12/2008 • Mondoreb

A woman sits on her toilet for 2 years. Now authorities are contemplating charges against her boyfriend?!?

Darwin Award Candidate: Texas Highways Division

03/12/2008 • RidesAPaleHorse

Two pictures of an outstanding candidate for the next Darwin Awards.

CHANGE After Midnight: A Bedtime Story

03/12/2008 • Arizona CHANGE

As the horror flick that is modern life lurches forward in flash frames, this writer felt compelled to describe the terrible sense of doom that is so crushing of spirit right now.

Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die

3-05-2008 • Yahoo News

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.

Robbers in Ski Masks, Waving Machetes Bust into Bar and Get Beaten to Pulp by Bikers in Next Room

02-28-2008 • Ginn

Tips to all aspiring criminals:Don't rob biker bars.

Britney Spears, Age Progression: Britney at 36 and 46

02-25-2008 • Mondoreb

Digital age progression photos of how Britney Spears will look at 36 and 46. Also, Elvis and Jon Benet Ramsey.

Jack Bauer Rams Terrorist; Gets Probation

02-23-2008 • Mondoreb

A man claiming to be Jack Bauer rammed a van, chased the driver on foot yelling, "I'm Jack Bauer! He's a terrorist and he's kidnapped my family!" The man received probation when the van driver gave police a fake address and didn

Picture Proof Fashion Designers Hate Women

02-15-2008 • Ginn

8 pictures from the Spring Fashion Show in Europe that prove fashion designers not so secretly hate women.

Stranger Gives Iowa Couple $100,000

02-13-2008 • Mondoreb

Barry and Alissa were out eating when a stranger started talking to them. When he left, he tipped the waitress $100 and gave them $100,000. There were 4 conditions to keep the money.

College "Recruit's" Lie a Tale Gone Horribly Wrong

2-9-2008 • ESPN / Gene Wojciechowski

What began six months ago as a small, ego-driven lie, somehow gained weight and strength and grew into an uncontrollable hoax. It enveloped a school, a town, a family and maybe a future. [Rosie Ruiz / Piltdown Man - level hoax]

Metrosexuals Drugged by "Flirtatious" Women at Posh Dallas Hotels

02-07-2008 • Ginn

Dallas police are investigating a string of robberies involving metrosexuals wearing Rolexes being drugged and robbed by "flirtatious" women.

Woman Breaks INTO Prison for Love "Romp"; Gets Caught

01-15-2008 • Mondoreb

They were just two crazy Kent (England) kids and they were in love. Nothing would stop them. But he was in prison.

For Sale: One 300 square foot House

01-13-2007 • Ginn

Our intrepid Go-To-Guy, RAPH, found this tiny gem of a house for sale in Toronto. At three hundred square feet and 7.25' wide, NBA Center, Yao Ming wouldn't be able to stretch out his 7.6' frame.

Top 44 Weird News Stories of 2007

01-06-2008 • Mondoreb

What was the Weirdest news story of 2007? Was it the hospital who lost part of a patient's skull? Or, was the flasher who showed up in court and flashed the judge? You decide.

Author of nasty letters from Santa sought

12-14-2007 • Yahoo News

Canada's post office and police are trying to track down a "rogue elf" who wrote obscene letters to children on behalf of Santa Claus, a newspaper reported on Friday.

ABC News: Icelandic Teen Released with "No Charges"

12-09-2007 • ABC News / FABIOLA ANTEZANA

Although, it's not clear what charges could be filed for calling a white house back line.

Save Mr. Splashy Pants!

12-05-2007 • Greenpeace

Even though all other names for Greenpeace's adopted whale got clubbed like so many baby seals, voting will remain open in an effort to harpoon the people's choice.

Man Busted with $1 Million Dollar Bill

11-29-2007 • Mondoreb

Maybe he should have read the Wall Street Journal first. A man was arrested trying to pass a million dollar bill at a bank. A brilliant criminal career is cut short.

3 Days Only to Rock the Vote!

11-27-2007 • Radley Balko

Greenpeace is holding an online poll to name its humpback whale. You can pick from the 29 gag-inducing names or "Mister Splashy Pants". Your choice.

G.W. Bush Faces the Foe He Can't Bomb

11-20-2007 • USA Today/Richard Wolf

Bush proves that not only is his administration ignoring reality, but outright delusional by threatening military child care. Sorry, George. Can't have. Not yours.

Sex Offender Struggles in School Board Race

11-15-2007 • Mondoreb & Ginn

A contemporary American story if ever there was one; it's hard to imagine it occuring at any other time in American history. What it says about today is up for grabs.

Paris Hilton New Spokesman for Drunk Elephants

11-14-2007 • Ginn

India has a problem with drunk elephants going on rampages. Paris Hilton is their news celebrity spokesperson.

Ham-Flavored Soda Now On the Market

11-10-2007 • Mondoreb & Ginn

You just knew this had to be from Seattle. Home to Starbucks , the Pacific Northwest now threatens to corner the market on beverages featuring the "Other White Meat".

Children's Books Has Number for Phone Sex In Them

11-07-2007 • Mondoreb

The book series--Magic Attic, owned by Marie Osmond--published a number for phone sex in the back of the books. Unusual combination: children's books and phone sex? The story at one library.