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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 [...]

'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. [...]

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.

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.

Store Refuses to Send eCard to Man Named Dick

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:35 +0000

Unfortunately, poor Dick is going to have to settle for snail mail when his birthday comes around this year. British department store Marks & Spencer recently denied the wishes of sweet old Ruth Levy for a birthday e-card. Being the lovely woman we imagine her to be, Levy wished to send her pal an electronic [...]

Tasty Cicada Recipes for When the Swarm Strikes This Summer

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:22:56 +0000

Listen, don't read this while you're eating. Come back when you've finished though. It's just that reading about parboiling insects might have a negative effect on your appetite. See, the 17-year cicadas have already started to emerge from the ground, and there are going to be billions of them. BILLIONS. So, you may as well eat some, right?

Cops Show Up After Mother Changes Son's Diaper in Starbucks

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:06:48 +0000

To change or not to change. That is the question. A woman in Denver caused controversy last week when she changed her one-year-old son’s diaper in the seating area of a Starbucks because the establishment didn’t have a changing table. Ruth Burgos said she had no choice: “As a mother, you have to do what [...]

Taco Bell Waffle Tacos Are Coming to Make You Fatter

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:15 +0000

Taco Bell recently changed America’s taco calculus by offering Doritos-flavored shells. Their next move appears to be far more radical. Fast food fans in Southern California are reporting the presence of waffle tacos on the menu at some local Taco Bell franchises. The item, which goes for 89 cents, features a waffle folded around sausage [...]

Newly Discovered Photos Suggests Jay-Z Might Be a Time Traveller

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:57:47 +0000

Jay-Z, or Shawn Carter to his family and friends, is a 17-time Grammy winning recording artist, a businessman with an almost $500 million net worth and the husband of Beyonce. And, if that wasn’t enough, Jay-Z has the ability to travel through time. That’s the conclusion many are drawing after the Schomburg Center For Research [...]

4-Year-Old Mayor Is the Cutest Politician You Will Ever See

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:35 +0000

Experience isn’t always the most important qualification for a politician. Sometimes dimples work just fine. The mayor of teeny, tiny Dorset, Minnesota (population 22) is a four-year-old boy named Robert “Bobbie” Tufts. We don’t know if his senior advisor is Rubber Duckie or if he pledged naptime for all citizens, but Bobbie won the coveted [...]

Woman Kicked Off Plane For Repeatedly Singing 'I Will Always Love You'

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:44 +0000

‘I Will Always Love You’ isn’t an easy song to sing. That’s why the late Whitney Houston’s flawless take on the Dolly Parton-penned tune became one of the biggest hits in music history. But a woman on an American Airlines flight between Los Angeles and New York’s version of the song wasn’t as well received. [...]

Would You Eat a Lion Taco? Because It's Now a Thing

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:35:52 +0000

Lions: scary animals, controversial food. A Mexican restaurant in Tampa, Florida has turned heads (and maybe some stomachs) by offering lion meat tacos, in the biggest news for the animal since Snoop Dogg turned Snoop Lion. Despite some reports claiming it had stopped selling the unusual cuisine, Taco Fusion appears to have kept the item [...]

30-Foot Mystery Sea Creature Washes Ashore in New Zealand

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:33:41 +0000

If you thought that guy at Coney Island who wants you to pay him five bucks to touch his pet snake was a good reason to stay away from the beach, check out what some people found rotting in the sunshine on the beach in New Zealand! The creature was discovered by a group who [...]

Green-Painted 'She-Hulk' Goes On Violent Rampage

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:13:47 +0000

Although She-Hulk is a part of the Marvel Universe she has yet to be included in any of the Marvel Studios movies that now dominate the box office But folks over in England got a pretty good glimpse of the powers of Bruce Banner’s cousin during a violent incident late last month. In what police [...]

Vicious Ice Cream Man Turf War Taking Place in Upstate New York

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:58:43 +0000

Joshua Malatino wants to control all the fudgesicle trade that goes down in Gloversville, New York. And he’s willing to resort to some pretty shady tactics to maintain market dominance. The 34-year-old proprietor of the Sno Cone Joe ice cream was arrested this week for harassing an ice cream truck driver from the rival Mr. Ding-a-Ling franchise. “You don’t [...]

Senior Citizens In Trouble For Terrorizing Neighbors With the Power of Iron Maiden

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:58:26 +0000

Since the members of Iron Maiden are all well into their 50s it shouldn't be a big surprise that some fans of the seminal heavy metal band are now old enough to collect retirement benefits.

Instead it's what a 71-year-old woman from Stockholm, Sweden and her 81-year-old husband did with their Iron Maiden record collection that's noteworthy.

World's Biggest Sucker Loses Life Savings on Carnival Game

Emerald Catron — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:32:30 +0000

We feel kind of bad that Henry Gribbohm lost his life savings, totaling $2,600, on a carnival game, but at the same time…COME ON, DUDE! Gribbohm was at the carnival in Manchester, New Hampshire, trying to win a Xbox Kinect by playing a game called Tubs of Fun. After throwing away $300 on the game [...]

Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos Cause High School Lockdown

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:12 +0000

If you spend a lot of time with high school students you should be pretty well acquainted with Taco Bell. Which is why it’s surprising that the delicious fast food was able to cause so much confusion at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, California. Turns out somebody had left a big bag of Doritos Locos [...]

8 Odd And Eerie Ghost Towns

Carl Pettit — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:27:15 +0000

There’s nothing quite as eerie as a ghost town. When a city, village or large area once inhabited by human beings is deserted, the feeling most people (who dare visit the abandoned place) are left with is one of a creepy world inhabited by ghosts. The reasons for a massive flock of people to forsake an entire city vary, but that doesn’t change the fact that spooky ghost towns can make our collective skin crawl.

Spider-Man Goes on Crime Spree

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:53:11 +0000

Anyone who has enough money to buy a costume can dress up as your favorite superhero or Muppet. And that’s beginning to become a problem. Just when we were starting to clear our brains of the disturbing images presented by anti-Semitic Elmo and the toddler-shoving Cookie Monster, Spider-Man has had his reputation besmirched by an imposter [...]

Proof That McDonald's Hamburgers Look the Same After 14 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:28:46 +0000

On July 7, 1999, Dave Whipple bought a McDonald’s hamburger. The Utah man didn’t intend to eat it, but instead he wanted to prove that the burger was so pumped full of preservatives that it would look the same after a month. But Whipple soon forgot about his little science experience and left the burger [...]

Woman Finds Whole Snake Baked In Bread

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:13:32 +0000

If you want a loaf of bread there are dozens of different types and flavors to chose from. Snake bread, however, is not something you're usually going to find at your local supermarket.

Cake Resignation Letter Is the Best Way to Quit a Job

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:11:32 +0000

Just about everyone has dreamt about quitting a job in a grand fashion. Not only was Chris Holmes able to pull off a splashy exit from his nine-to-five as a border control agent at London's Stansted Airport, but he was able to do so in a way that should drum up some business for his new endeavor.

Teen Crashes Stolen Strawberry Filled Semi-Trailer And Blames It All on Zombies

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:00:57 +0000

It’s unclear exactly what exactly Jerimiah Hartline was on last Saturday night, but it’s safe to say it was pretty strong. In his altered state the 19-year-old from Tennessee decided to steal a big rig full of strawberries that had been parked in a weigh station at a Rainbow, California rest stop. Hartline may have [...]

Dogs in Pantyhose Are a Thing Now — Wait, What??

Emerald Catron — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:55:14 +0000

Well, the dogs don't seem particularly unhappy, so we guess this is okay. As long as dogs don't understand what dignity is, they'll probably be fine.

Owners in China have been stuffing their dogs into stocking and high heels, taking pictures of them, and putting them on the internet, because this is the world we live in now. Since you know you secretly want to see more of these, here you go:

Ridiculously Photogenic Convict Meagan Simmons Opens Up About Internet Fame

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:16:26 +0000

Thanks to a mugshot from three years ago, Meagan Simmons became an internet star late last week.

A Reddit user noticed that Simmons, then named Meagan McCullough, looked unusually good in the booking photo that was taken after her arrest for reckless driving in 2010. So they made it into an advice animal meme, with the caption "Wanted...in 50 states."

Man Buys Poodles, Discovers They're Actually Ferrets on Steroids

Emerald Catron — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:40:40 +0000

This is not a joke. A man at the largest outdoor bazaar in Buenos Aires bought two toy poodles from a vendor for $150 each. Only he didn't actually buy two poodles. He actually bought two ferrets that were hopped up on steroids and given fancy hairdos so they would look like poodles.

Zombie Rescues Missing Cat In Your New Favorite Story

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:24:09 +0000

Perhaps the only thing that could rival the feline for the internet’s affection is the zombie. So what if we were to tell you we have a tale about a cat and a zombie. And that it has a happy ending. It happened in New York’s Times Square. Jeremy Zelkowitz works there, as a zombie, using his [...]

13-Year-Old Girl Has Had the Hiccups for 10 Weeks

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:39:41 +0000

Poor Emily Marsh. Her condition has left her at a loss for words. The 13-year-old girl has been suffering from the hiccups for the last 10 weeks. She first started on her way to math class one day and it hasn’t stopped since. Emily mother’s says they have reached the end of their rope: Absolutely [...]