Divorcees may as well celebrate their new status with a cake. Why not?

(An equal opportunity site not directed at any particular plimate.) picked by meggysue 4 hours ago

...way, way, way too much picked by hoosker 9 hours ago

An American Airlines flight attendant snapped a pic of an obese passenger squeezed into an economy class seat to illustrate the "growing" problem they're facing with obese passengers. I don't think the drink cart is gonna make it through that aisle! picked by BrownTrout 20 hours ago

The 10 point buck swam across the river to Governor's Island. Do you blame him? picked by suebe 22 hours ago

A 29-year-old who escaped a horrific car crash without a scratch was killed by a train as he walked home just hours later. picked by suebe 22 hours ago

Sheila Dixon spent hundreds of dollars buying electronics at Best Buy, clothes at Old Navy and knickknacks at Target. She used gift cards that were supposed to help the poor. Of course being politically connected got her felony lowered to a misdemeanor. She may still face a visit from the Three Ghosts of Christmas. picked by 2manyusernames 23 hours ago

6. If you make a big fuss about sending your soup back because it’s not hot enough, we like to take your spoon and run it under really hot water, so when you put the hot spoon in your mouth, you’re going to get the impression—often the very painful impression—that your soup is indeed hot.
—Chris picked by suebe 23 hours ago

America and most of the world decried the reactions of extremist groups to the publication of Dutch cartoons involving Muhammad. Sadly the US has its own sets of "extremists" who over-react about cartoons they feel should not be protected speech. picked by 2manyusernames 24 hours ago

Until now I believed that the nation that has done most to sabotage a new climate change agreement was the United States. I was wrong. The real villain is Canada. picked by chinook 1 day ago

His plan hinges on the phrase "You too can vote to take away civil rights from someone."

But some marriage-protectors are missing the joke and taking it seriously. picked by lynxears 1 day ago

It's generally accepted that there's no cure for MS, only treatments that mitigate the symptoms - but a new way of looking at the disease has opened the door to a simple treatment that is causing radical improvements in a small sample of sufferers. picked by Jerry520 1 day ago

Just when you think the whole world has turned into darkness, you see a shining light. picked by Nunkii 2 days ago

In 2009, the total Christmas Price Index — the cost it would take to purchase all of the items — reached $21,465.56, which was the smallest increase since 2002." And once again, sex sells, "nine ladies dancing" are the most expensive gift on the list this year. picked by suebe 2 days ago

There's an app for that. picked by hoosker 2 days ago

According to the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information porn causes natural disasters such as the recent tsunamis and earthquakes. No, really. If you can't believe the Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information who can you believe? via picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

Author Neil Gaiman reflects on the value and future of the audiobook.

*I wish I could listen to this now -- I LOVE his voice -- but even the written version is fabulous.* picked by lynxears 2 days ago

At long last, the Hanukkah dreidel is getting the respect it deserves. The four-sided, Hebrew-letter-covered spinning top typically plays a minor role in the annual Festival of Light, but a Brooklyn bar owner wants to change all that through Major League Dreidel, the first “professional” sports “league” for the nation’s top dreidelers. Oh, and you can get your very... read full post picked by suebe 2 days ago

"He kept saying how my teeth were beautiful, like the moon and the stars," she recalled. picked by hoosker 2 days ago

Ayala and Meza began slowly depositing the casket into the ground, when the lowering device near the head of the casket broke. "The broken strap caused the casket to slide head-first at an angle into the grave, hit the side of the vault, and come to rest in the grave at approximately a 45-degree angle," "The impact of the casket into the side of the vault caused the casket lid to ... read full post picked by hoosker 2 days ago

A "retired" mathematics teacher decided to keep giving lessons at an LA middle school... FOR FREE. Why? Purely out of his love of teaching. Thank you. picked by suebe 2 days ago

How can this Happen? Like I said: if you are coming to South-Africa for the 2010 World Cup, avoid state hospitals at all costs. picked by monboddo 2 days ago

"In explaining why I’d be late that day, I didn’t quite know what to tell my editor, so I told him the truth: I was taking my son’s gecko for what I presumed would be an enema." picked by suebe 2 days ago

As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday. picked by iamamaniac 3 days ago

She said "I accomplished what I set out to do, and would have been a lame duck for the last 1k." picked by cecilberman 3 days ago

At 81 Bowery, near NYC's Chinatown, dozens of immigrants live in ceiling-less cubicles. Some have been there for decades. picked by suebe 3 days ago