Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband “wants to have her plastinated”
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 16:37 | One Comment
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband “wants to have her plastinated”

Frederic von Anhalt, the count husband of the gravely ill 93-year-old actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has said that he hopes to have her plastinated after she dies.
He told the Bild:
My wife has always dreamt that …

Terror suspect was failed Idol
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 21:10 | 4 Comments
Terror suspect was failed Idol

Dr. Khurram Syed Sher was among four people taken into custody over an alleged terror plot in London, Ontario on Thursday. The 28-year-old Canadian stands out, not just because he is a doctor, but because …

French man, “Millionaire” audience demonstrate disturbing lack of scientific knowledge
Saturday, 24 Jul, 2010 – 20:05 | 2 Comments
French man, “Millionaire” audience demonstrate disturbing lack of scientific knowledge

In fairness, there could be a few responses to the question, what rotates around the Earth. What with all the man-made stuff in orbit and all – but none of those things were any of …

4Chan sends Bieber to N. Korea
Thursday, 15 Jul, 2010 – 23:37 | One Comment
4Chan sends Bieber to N. Korea

The merry band of sometimes creepy pranksters that inhabit 4Chan has spread some of its love in Justin Bieber’s direction.
Justin Bieber ran a Twitter contest in which he allowed fans to nominate his next destination. …

Werner Herzog reads Where’s Waldo [spoof]
Tuesday, 15 Jun, 2010 – 21:07 | No Comment
Werner Herzog reads Where’s Waldo [spoof]

YouTuber Ryan Iverson has produced this hilarious rendition of hardboiled documentary and filmmaker Werner Herzog reading Where’s Waldo. One gets the impression that Iverson has spent a great deal of time becoming acquainted with Herzog’s …

Man Kicks It Up a Notch With His Lost Theme Party Invitations
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010 – 20:04 | 3 Comments
Man Kicks It Up a Notch With His Lost Theme Party Invitations

Apparently, the “coolest guy ever” is a man named “Bill” who, when he is not too busy earning his crust designing theme parks, creates the most awesome invitations on the planet.
What better way to …

Australian Police Cancel Justin Bieber Performance Due To Displays of Excessive Tween-age Angst
Sunday, 25 Apr, 2010 – 16:40 | One Comment
Australian Police Cancel Justin Bieber Performance Due To Displays of  Excessive Tween-age Angst

Australian police erred on the side of over-caution today when they canceled a Justin Bieber concert over reports that girls had been fainting.
The move must have come as a huge disappointment for the thousands of …

Top Secret Potter Script Left in Bar
Thursday, 8 Apr, 2010 – 23:35 | One Comment
Top Secret Potter Script Left in Bar

Hertfordshire, England: A drinker made a surprise discovery in an English bar – someone had left a copy of the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows unattended.
The film is set to have a …

Lady Gaga Stripped For Own Safety
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 22:47 | 6 Comments
Lady Gaga Stripped For Own Safety

Lady Gaga was forced to change into normal clothes on a flight from London to the United States when one of her outfits caused her to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
When the flight attendants saw …

O.J. Victory Suit Probably Not Smithsonian Material
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 22:18 | No Comment
O.J. Victory Suit Probably Not Smithsonian Material

Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution has said they are not likely to accept the suit that O.J. Simpson was wearing when he was acquitted over the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown …

Beckham Indecently Assaulted By Italian Reporter
Wednesday, 27 Jan, 2010 – 19:42 | One Comment
Beckham Indecently Assaulted By Italian Reporter

David Beckham was accosted by an Italian woman who was eager to know the size of his testicles.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that while Beckham was talking to the press outside a Milan hotel, Italian …

Avatar “Likely” Triggered Fatal Stroke In Hypertensive Man
Tuesday, 19 Jan, 2010 – 2:01 | No Comment
Avatar “Likely” Triggered Fatal Stroke In Hypertensive Man

A 42-year-old Taiwanese man died after suffering a severe stroke that he suffered during a screening of Avatar and a doctor thinks that it is not mere coincidence.
A doctor believes that “over-excitement” that he experienced …

Sarah Palin Joins Fox News
Monday, 11 Jan, 2010 – 22:36 | One Comment
Sarah Palin Joins Fox News

It has been confirmed that Fox News has inked a multi-year deal with former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Palin will join the “fair and balanced” news network as a political commentator and part-time host. According to …

Goodfella Arrested For Public Intoxication
Wednesday, 16 Dec, 2009 – 23:47 | One Comment
Goodfella Arrested For Public Intoxication

Henry Hill, the mobster turned FBI informant whose story was the basis of the movie Goodfellas has been arrested for public intoxication and resisting arrest.
The 66-year-old Californian’s arrest followed an alleged altercation in a Drury …

Fox News Give it 120%, Claim 94% Of Americans Believe Scientists Faked Climate Data
Wednesday, 9 Dec, 2009 – 21:51 | 28 Comments
Fox News Give it 120%, Claim 94% Of Americans Believe Scientists Faked Climate Data

The minds behind Fox & Friends may be less bright than they appear.
As you can see from the image above, an on-screen graphic shown on Fox News noted that 94% of respondents believed that scientists …

Biff’s Song: Thomas F. Wilson Sings About Annoying ‘Back To The Future’ Questions
Sunday, 22 Nov, 2009 – 21:03 | One Comment
Biff’s Song: Thomas F. Wilson Sings About Annoying ‘Back To The Future’ Questions

Having been Biff must be a source of constant frustration for Thomas F. Wilson, if the lyrics of his song are anything to go by. Wilson’s IMDB profile reveals that he has kept himself busy …