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Baa! Outrage after police officer blasts runaway sheep with Taser gun Posted: 5 minutes ago by Bornbad
Horrified motorists caught in a jam on a busy road watched as a police officer blasted a runaway sheep with a Taser gun to clear the dual carriageway.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 39 [+].
Man shows up during police search Posted: 12 minutes ago by Bornbad
"That weed's mine," he told police.
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Painter needs teeth, offers to barter Posted: 13 hours ago by Bornbad
Brian Upton is a painter. He's a New Orleans painter missing three front teeth.
He lost his teeth when he was hit by a car driven by someone who didn't have insurance.
(video in comments)
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 75 [+].
Creatures in my head Posted: 13 hours ago by Bornbad
i was born in england in the late 70's, i currently live and work in Brooklyn, NYC. 'creatures' started as a daily illustration exercise that i felt the need to undertake for reasons that are now entirely beyond me... i don't go out much any more or see sunlight very often... i'm so very hungry and pale. send help.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 68 [+].
Magical Thinking: The John Lennon Piano Posted: 14 hours ago by Bornbad
Years after his death, John Lennon went on tour. He visited, among other locations, Oklahoma City, Waco, New Orleans, and Virginia Tech, spreading a message of peace and love at the sites of tragic events. You may not have recognized him, though, covered in scars and cigarette burns. But to hear him, there would have been no mistaking his presence.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 128 [+].
'Truthiness' Could Swing Stephen Colbert Into Marvel White House Posted: 14 hours ago by Bornbad
Mark Waid, The Amazing Spider-Man writer who assimilated the faux newscaster/White House wannabe into issue No. 573 of the comic book, thinks we could use a Colbert presidency more than we could use a Palin vice presidency.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 223 [+].
Deep Flight Challenger Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
Unbeknownst to most of the world, the late super rich adventurer Steve Fossett had started work on an amazing flying submersible that would one day theoretically touch the stars.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 67 [+].
I want one of those Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
Spinning tops are quite fun but let's face it, they spin a bit, wobble, and then in fairly short order fall over, job done. But what if they didn't, what if they just kept spinning, mesmerically whirling round flashing out a psychedelic rainbow of light? I'm sure chappy would buy one.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 218 [+].
'Whatever Happened To'... Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
People from movies and TV.
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'SUICIDE' LADY GETS HER HOME Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
After a desperate 90-year-old Ohio woman attempted to kill herself as authorities tried to evict her from her foreclosed home, troubled mortgage lender Fannie Mae forgave the delinquent loan - and gave her the house outright.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 172 [+].
The Red Menace: What We Were Told to Fear Before Islam Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
What were we told to fear before radical Islam appeared? In the fifties and sixties the perceived threat was from communism. As one enemy fades another appears.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 104 [+].
Tradition of `sworn virgins’ dying out in Albania Posted: 15 hours ago by Bornbad
Only her voice _ soft and feminine _ reveals her to be one of the last sworn virgins in Albania: Women who dress, act and are treated as men.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 229 [+].
Mighty Wallet™...and other things Posted: 16 hours ago by Bornbad
Made from a single sheet of a super strong micro fiber material, the Mighty Wallet™ has many great innovations not found in your traditional wallet.
(check out their whole line of stuff)
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 68 [+].
If the candidates were trains Posted: 18 hours ago by Bornbad
And Palin's train is going, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..."
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 88 [+].
SNL: Vice Presidential Debate Skit Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
The mocking of Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live continues. This week’s skit was a VP debate do-over with Tina Fey in the Governor Sarah Palin role, SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis as Senator Joe Biden, and special guest Queen Latifah playing Gwen Ifill the moderator.
(scroll down page)
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 374 [+].
VP Debate in Song and Dance Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
Cool mashup and use of a pitch bender.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 69 [+].
Palin, Obama lead in election-related spam Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin are both winners when it comes to spam.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 39 [+].
Gamer Grub, One-Handed Food For Gamers Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
When you’ve spent the last 6 hours in a raid with no end in sight, you need to eat.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 147 [+].
mori ex cacao 'death by chocolate' Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
these marvelous and macabre chocolate skulls are among the most extravagant confections made today.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 238 [+].
Musicians use both sides of their brains more frequently than average people Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
Supporting what many of you who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 97 [+].
A. Andrew Gonzalez: Artist(careful-some boobies) Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
Gonzalez' strikingly beautiful paintings have an uncanny 3D effect.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 294 [+].
Man arrested for using Wal-Mart water fountain as a toilet Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
Ronald Gene Rudisill, 49, nicknamed "Turkey," according to the report, was arrested that morning for allegedly relieving himself in a water fountain.
(That's what I call living up to your nickname)
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 62 [+].
Sir Paul McCartney 'rants about Heather Mills' in new song Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
The former Beatle has kept a dignified silence about his bitter divorce... until now.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 39 [+].
Pa. landlord charged with spying on female tenants for 20 years Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
So far police have identified 34 victims, but authorities believe the number is significantly higher.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 208 [+].
Bogus baby boom: Women who collect lifelike dolls Posted: 3 days ago by Bornbad
They’re called “reborns”: incredibly lifelike baby dolls that sell for up to $4,000 to adult women who collect them, change their clothes, and in some ways treat them like real babies.
Yikes!
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 354 [+].