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One Unfortunate Country Has Completely Run Out of Toilet Paper

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:31:39 +0000

The number one problem in Venezuela is figuring out how to go number two. The South American country has been vexed with the worst thing that can happen to any society â€“ itâ€™s dealing with a toilet paper shortage. To fend off the impending disaster, Venezuela is importing 50 million rolls of tissue papered goodness [...]

World's Biggest Baseball Will Make You Want to Take Someone Out to the Ballgame

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:42:56 +0000

Baseball is big in little Muscotah, Kansas. Bigger than you might think possible. The teeny tiny of 200 is building the world’s biggest baseball. The idea was the brainchild of one of the town’s residents, who wanted to do something with an old water tower, which measures about 20 feet in diameter. Muscotah has roots [...]

Thief Steals Purse, Gets Hit by Bus, Re-Thinks Career Options

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:43 +0000

What comes around goes around. And sometimes, it comes around much quicker than you expect. This thief in Columbia thought he’d come up with a great way to steal a woman’s purse. And everything seems hunky dory for him until a big ol’ bus got in his way and mowed him down. Amazingly, the thief [...]

College Student Fakes Own Kidnapping to Hide Failing Grade

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:26:58 +0000

Nobody likes sharing bad report cards with parents, but one college student in Atlanta gets high marks for creativity by faking his own kidnapping to hide a failing grade. According to officials, 19-year-old Aftab Aslam texted his parents about a kidnapping, then went camping for a week in an undeveloped area in Forsyth County. Aslam [...]

Tan Mom's New Music Video Will Make Your Eyes Explode

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:58:40 +0000

Surely we all remember Patricia Krentcil, the tanned mess from New Jersey who made headlines for bringing her child into a tanning booth. Well, now she’s made a music video, because that’s the final arc of viral stardom in America.Â We had all hoped that when Tan Mom was done shooting thoseÂ unfortunate topless photos a [...]

Canadian Singer Flubs U.S. National Anthem at Junior Hockey Game

Joe Student — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:23:06 +0000

Oh, Canada, indeed! Canadian singer Alexis Normand forgot the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the Memorial Cup junior hockey championships on Saturday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As the Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks nervously waited for the opening face-off, Normand sang her wa

Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n’ Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check — that’s a 7,000 percent tip. The customer, who would rather maintain a low profile, does [...]

The Future Is Now — Star Trek Phasers Are Real

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:15 +0000

You know how sometimes you’re walking through Times Square, and it reminds you a little too much of ‘Blade Runner,’ then you get an email on your hand-sized computer/phone, and you have a massive panic attack because THE FUTURE IS NOW?!!!!! This video does not help that feeling. At all. According to Rusty Ward, host [...]

What the #@$&!? Ohio Curses More Than Any State in America

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:42 +0000

Words cannot describe how awful the language the people of Ohio use. Well, words we canâ€™t say without getting our mouths washed out with soap, anyway. In a strange new survey, Ohio has â€œbleepedâ€ its way to the top as the state where people curse the most. On the less salty front is Washington, which [...]

Chili's Waitress Fired For Making Negative Comment About Cops on Facebook

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:08 +0000

In November, Ashley Warden was fined $2,500 when a police officer spotted her three-year old son urinating on the front yard of her two-and-a-half acre property in rural Piedmont, Oklahoma. The cop was ultimately fired for issuing the ticket. But apparently Warden still holds a grudge against law enforcement, which she made known through a recent post to her Facebook page.

'Koalaing' Could Be the Cutest Web Photo Trend Yet

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:31:00 +0000

Forget (if you haven't already) milking, planking, hadokening, any of those-ings that were internet fads for a hot minute. They've been replaced. They're done. Koalaing -- that's the trick o' the day. It involved clinging as tightly to a pole or tree as possible like a koala. It's pretty adorable. Check it out.

Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:39:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn’t get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much. Ashley Warden, formerly a waitress at a Chili’s in Oklahoma, posted to Facebook a picture of three sheriff’s deputies and wrote the following message: “Stupid cops [...]

What the…? Man Burns Down Neighbor's House Because He Didn't Cut His Lawn

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:09 +0000

If you have good neighbors, consider yourself lucky. Police have arrested Phillip Roger Bennett, 58, of Cartersville, Georgia, after he tried to burn down a neighbor’s house as a punishment for not mowing the lawn. Bennett had reportedly been up in arms because his neighbor across the street, Marty Corbitt, had let his front lawn [...]

Today's Life Winner: The Genius Who Got Stuck in a McDonald's High Chair

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:57 +0000

We like to imagine that the third cop in the foreground has moved behind our stuck friend, because he is laughing too hard at him. Police in Cork, Ireland recently had to be called away from fighting (Irish) crime to help a man who got stuck in a high chair meant for a toddler. As [...]

'Star Wars' and 'Doctor Who' Brawl Breaks Out at Sci-Fi Convention

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:46:11 +0000

When one thinks of a sci-fi convention brawl, one conjures up images of Trekkies squaring off against guys dressed like Stormtroopers. But what if the battle went down across the pond in Great Britain? A sci-fi convention at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England featured enough geek-on-geek violence that the police got involved. [...]

Unhappy Customer Destroys $430K Maserati Because of Poor Service at the Dealership

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:03 +0000

People in China really need to work on how to behave in public. First, there was the woman who went dookie in a subway station elevator and now comes this wizard who decided to destroy a Maserati. Thatâ€™s just dumb, but whatâ€™s even dumber is why he did it. The carâ€™s owner decided to manhandle [...]

Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

What American City Was Just Named the 'Laziest'?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:55:34 +0000

America is known for its obesity crisis and penchant for lounging on the couch instead of getting up and doing anything physical. As it turns out, some cities perpetuate that stereotype more than others. Menâ€™s Health magazine has finally answered the age old question “What are the laziest cities in the country?” For the sake [...]

Naked Painting of Bea Arthur Selling for $2 Million

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:17:44 +0000

Maybe 'Airheads' is your favorite movie. Maybe you really loved 'Maude' and 'The Golden Girls.' Or maybe you just love oil paintings of nude older ladies. If any of these are true, and you've got at least $2 million to spare, this painting of Bea Arthur (note: she didn't actually pose for the painting) by artist John Currin is up for auction.

It's expected to go for $1.8-$2.5 million bucks. Here's what (most of) the whole painting looks like.

Worst Honeymoon Ever Ends With Husband Arrested for Soliciting Prostitute

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:27 +0000

You know how they say the honeymoon ended before it even began? Well, that’s actually true in the case of Mohammed Ahmed. The 21-year-old man from Illinois was arrested for soliciting a prostitute…while on his honeymoon! Ahmed, who was in Orlando, Florida with his new bride, was caught when he met an undercover detective posing [...]