Lucky Boy

We see this picture and think "lucky boy." But what if the situation was reversed and a young girl was surrounded by guys in skimpy bathing suits? They'd be on their way to jail. If the girl was white and the men were black, they probably wouldn't even make to the jail. Just a thought. Any comments?

Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan, who died on Thursday aged 47, will be best remembered for her classic 1983 pop-disco anthem Gloria.

Beetles as Religious Symbols

The scarab is generally associated with old Egypt which indeed made this beetle their most important religious symbol; however, scarabs and other beetles have been worshiped in various ways from Prehistory.

Chinese Cricket Culture

Cricket Culture in China encompasses a 2000 year history of both singing insects and fighting crickets.

Bea Arthur for President

Bea Arthur sparked a security scare at Logan Airport in Boston this week when she tried to board a Cape Air flight with a pocketknife in her handbag.

Large Fish Catches Boy in Minnesota

An 11-year-old boy was out hunting frogs on Island Lake when he became the prey. A large fish, probably a muskellunge or a northern pike, attacked the boy about 5 p.m. Thursday as he and his young sister were wading in a foot of water.

Breakfast

I can't seem to find the "Cat" setting on my blender.

Cool Midwest Summer Creates Bigger Spiders

No one anywhere is ever more than 3 feet away from a spider.

Hamster Coats

Coats made using the fur of hamsters have gone back on sale at a shop which cleared them from its shelves earlier this year following an outcry.

Putin Signs Law on Restricting Beer Ads

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin signed into law a series of tough new restrictions on beer ads, a measure that lawmakers said should help reduce youth drinking and hooliganism.

Hamster Powered Night Light

Skippy the Hamster powers this night light by running on his excercise wheel.

Wilderness, Water, and (Rubber) Women

If you’ve ever seen a rubber woman, you know it must take a lot of imagination to, er, handle her the way you’re supposed to. Some Russian men and women apparently have even more imagination to spare — 126 of them used inflatable sex dolls as flotation devices to raft down rapids in the vicinity of St. Petersburg.

BugMeNot

BugMeNot.com, a site that helps web users get around website registration roadblocks, is back up after disappearing for several days because of server hosting issues.

Boudreaux's Butt Paste

It's not just for diaper rash anymore!

Follow the Money

How John Kerry busted the terrorists' favorite bank.

The French

The French have the most glorious military history in Europe, maybe the world.

How to become a libertarian

Libertarianism is the hottest philosophy on the internet! Many famous people are libertarians, including John Stossel and Dave Barry. It seems like everyone is becoming a libertarian, and now you can, too! The answer lies in several simple steps, which anyone can learn.

New overtime rules are mostly bad news for employees

Q: I keep hearing about these supposed new rules for overtime pay and I am confused. Are there new rules, and if so, what are they?

You are a better eyewitness if you were in a bad mood when you saw the event

People in a negative mood provide more accurate eyewitness accounts than people in a positive mood state, according to new research.

Jesus on a Tortilla

No one realized at the time, but the 1977 appearance of Jesus Christ on a flour tortilla set the international standard for miracle sightings. Once confined to obscure grotto appearances, the Tortilla was the crossover miracle that put God in the Extra Value Meal of the average American.

The Scream

OSLO (Reuters) - Armed robbers stole a version of "The Scream" and another masterpiece by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch Sunday in a bold daytime raid on an Oslo museum packed with terrified tourists.

Fired for Grading Honestly

Two Benedict College science professors have been fired after they refused to assign grades that rewarded students’ effort as much as acquired knowledge.

People flock to baby with 'tail'

A CAMBODIAN baby born with a 10cm "tail" has become the breadwinner for a poor family as hundreds of people flock to see her and make offerings, police say.

Gamers

What game are these kitties playing? Click on Comments and let me know.

Girl, 16, hanged in public in Iran

On Sunday, August 15, a 16-year-old girl in the town of Neka, northern Iran, was executed. Ateqeh Sahaleh was hanged in public on Simetry Street off Rah Ahan Street at the city center.

Alaska man grows record-breaking cantaloupe

A Palmer man has done the impossible in any other Alaska summer: growing a record-breaking cantaloupe, a fruit that craves heat and founders in rain.

Komodo Dragon dies in zoo love plunge

Love could not conquer all for a rare, 10-year-old Komodo Dragon who plunged to her death at London Zoo after she scaled a dividing wall to reach her mate.

Turkmen Leader Orders People to Stop Chewing Chicken Crap

The president on Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, has issued a decree banning his people to chew nas in common places, Russia’s news agency Interfax reported on Friday. Nas or naswai is the country’s staple drug, made of tobacco, slacked lime and chicken excrement. People chew nas for its mild narcotic and stimulating qualities.

Dog Food

Honolulu police and the Hawaiian Humane Society say someone might be stealing and slaughtering dogs for their meat.

I'm Shocked!!!

Another flaw in Internet Explorer has been uncovered by Danish security firm Secunia, which said that the gaffe left all PC users open to attack, even those who had updated Windows XP with the massive Service Pack 2 upgrade.

Google Search: "bush's foreign friends"

Your search - "bush's foreign friends" - did not match any documents. Did you mean: "bush's former foreign friends"?

Antarctic craters reveal asteroid strike

Scientists using satellites have mapped huge craters under the Antarctic ice sheet caused by an asteroid as big as the one believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs 65m years ago.

Dust is hidden climate problem

The huge amounts of dust blowing across the Earth may have serious consequences for the environment.

German men told they can no longer stand and deliver

German men are being shamed into urinating while sitting down by a gadget which is saving millions of women from cleaning up in the bathroom after them.

Bird Flu Endemic in Asia, Spreads to Pigs

BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The discovery of a deadly bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international health experts said Friday.

Military Documents Cast Doubt on Kerry Critic's Version of Combat

Military records appear to contradict claims by a vocal critic of Sen. John Kerry that the Democratic presidential candidate lied about coming under gunfire during a mission in Vietnam, according to The Washington Post.

You Have "A Cute Angina"

Patients' lives are being put at risk because letters from doctors are being sent to India to be typed, it has been claimed.

Deputy Suspended for Allegedly Disrobing

SALT LAKE CITY - A sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave for stripping down to his skivvies in public.

Truckload of beer disappears

The moose is truly loose, this time: 54,000 cans of Moosehead lager have gone missing on their way to Mexico.

Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes

According to the researchers, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average. That figure is down from around 40 minutes, the group's estimate in 2003.

Child Pimp & Ho Costumes

Dress your child as a pimp or ho.

A little porn is good for you

Pornography is good for people, the academic leading a taxpayer-funded study of the subject said yesterday, as the Coalition and Labor traded jibes about an Opposition push to stop online porn reaching home computers.

Nicole's nipple ring alerts airport security

Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole had to show her breasts to airport security staff after her nipple ring triggered off metal detectors.

Simplest Homemade Beer

You can make your own homemade beer with little effort and a fraction of the cost of commercial beer.

Welsh to ban strippers in limousines

LONDON (Reuters) - Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a British report.

Flight ID Fight Revived

Backed by a phalanx of civil liberties groups, civil liberties iconoclast John Gilmore on Monday relaunched his legal campaign against the federal government's requirement that airlines ask passengers for photo identification in order to board a plane.

Guzzling Trouble

How healthy is bottled water?

Why?

The Science Behind the News

Gambling on Insect Fights

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested 115 men for illegally gambling on insect fights on Sunday in the same building that housed a cricket lovers' association, a police spokesman said. Asians will gamble on ANYTHING!!!

Woman Recovering After Accident

A Zanesville woman should have graduated from college on Saturday. Instead, she's recovering in Columbus, after being struck by two off-duty police officers in Nashville.

Cheney a Coward

DES MOINES -- Sen. Tom Harkin called Vice President Dick Cheney a "coward" for avoiding service in Vietnam and called on President Bush to end the "backdoor draft."

Beach Volleyball

ATHENS (Reuters) - A bikini-clad team of cheerleaders at the Olympic beach volleyball tournament are not proving popular with everyone.

Foo Fighters

December 22, 1944: The pilot of the Allied plane was nervous. He was at 10,000 feet, over enemy territory. Somewhere hidden in the black sky there was sure to be German fighter aircraft. He scanned the darkness looking for trouble. Suddenly he saw two large, orange glowing balls approaching him. His radio operator saw them too. They didn't look like enemy fighters, but neither did they look like anything he'd ever seen.

Is AM Radio Harmful?

Korean scientists have found that regions near AM radio-broadcasting towers had 70 percent more leukemia deaths than those without.

Digital Camera II

The second pic with my new digital camera.

Digital Camera

I have finally moved into the 21st Century and got a digital camera. My first pic is of my keyboard.

Government Cheese

Beaver Dick Park

Beaver Dick Park is maintained by Madison County Parks and Recreation Department. It was a project of the Idaho Transportation Department and the Rexburg Rotary Club. It is located about 5 miles west of Rexburg on Highway 33. It is a 12 acre preserve situated on the west bank of the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. It was named after "Beaver Dick," Richard Leigh, who was one of the last of the real mountain men of this valley. A large sign stands over the entrance of the Park.

Bill Maher

Bush blew it the morning of 9/11.

The Gore Commission Demanded Tougher Airline Security, But Airlines And Conservatives Said No

"The federal government should consider aviation security as a national security issue, and provide substantial funding for capital improvements. The Commission believes that terrorist attacks on civil aviation are directed at the United States, and that there should be an ongoing federal commitment to reducing the threats that they pose."
Gore Commission final report, February 12, 1997