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What could make a man smile the big toothless grin you see above? Try getting arrested for eating raw meat at Walmart. That’s what is making Scott Shover’s mugshot look like he just won the lottery instead of being charged with felony theft. It turns out Shover was spotted in a Walmart in Carlisle, Pennsylvania […]

“J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!” is the cheer led by iconic fan Fireman Ed at New York Jets home games, but NFL linebacker Bart Scott isn’t hearing that nearly loudly enough. After the National Football League’s lockout over the summer, the full start of the long-awaited NFL season elates fans this weekend. With their first home […]

There are all kinds of ghost towns around the globe. There’s the abandoned city in Latvia that was up for auction. There are multiple small former communities in Antarctica. There’s even a ghost amusement park. The latest “ghost town” is in the New Mexico desert and won’t have any residents. It will be a brand-spanking […]

Even Mother Nature’s creatures can get a little greedy. An elk in Saro, Sweden is a perfect example. The giant beast apparently had a few too many fermenting apples. The “apple sauce” caused the elk to get a bit tipsy. Not content with a slight buzz, the animal reared up on its hind legs to […]

For some people practical jokes aren’t just for April Fools Day. They are a year-round thing. Irving Fishlove was one of those people. As son of the founder of famed novelty company H. Fishlove & Co., Irving not only made a living off of pranks, he also enjoyed pulling them himself. That’s why when he was […]

Some might call her foolhardy, but Brooke Collins just loves her dog Fudge. The Juneau, Alaska resident loves her dog enough to punch a bear in the nose to rescue it. Collins let her beloved pet outside about 7:30 on Sunday evening and Fudge quickly began barking frantically. The 22-year-old woman went out to check […]

What is it about back-to-school T-shirts that cause so many problems for clothing retailers? First Old Navy doesn’t use proper punctuation on a college tee. Now J.C. Penney has made a lot of people, especially women, angry with a shirt it was marketing to young girls. The T-shirt bore the slogan “I’m too pretty to […]

This story falls into the category of “Why Didn’t Someone Think Of This Sooner.” Going to the movies is one of my favorite pastimes. I much prefer to watch a film at the theater. With all the improvements in the theater experience in recent years, the only kink that has yet to be worked out […]

While most of the media is buzzing about Hurricane Irene rushing up the East Coast, they – along with mayors and governors – are urging the citizens to evacuate ahead of the storm. With public transportation in New York City shutting down on Saturday due to the potential water surges flooding the subway tunnels, sensationalist […]

What started in Egypt in January continues to spread through the region. More unrest and civil war in the Middle East has resulted in the ouster of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Or is it Moamar Qaddafi? There has long been a debate about how to spell the dictator’s name. As a matter of fact, a […]

Early commuters in Nashville were stalled by an unusual incident on Tuesday morning. Four canisters releasing what appeared to be a cloud of gas on a ramp caused the traffic shutdown. This was definitely not your average Jello spill closing a highway. The contents of the abandoned containers turned out to be harmless and not […]

There was no monkey involved in the triple play the Nashville Sounds pulled off Saturday night, but that was about the only thing missing from what has to be the most unusual triple play ever. The Sounds, the minor league AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, were on the road taking on the Omaha Storm […]

Love can be a fickle thing. You may be in it, but the object of your desire just wants to be friends. Or you’re both so enamored with each other for a month or so that neither of you see that your relationship is DOOMED! Oh, your friends see it and try to tell you, […]