The South Carolina Republican Party briefly considered selling the naming rights to its 2012 primary to Stephen Colbert – and his satire-laced super PAC.
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A Very Metal Christmas: House Syncs Lights to Slayer Song
It’s the holiday season, so break out the eggnog, mistletoe — and Slayer.
Video: Scarily Patient Artist Creates Portrait from 3.2 Million Dots
Patience is clearly a virtue — one best combined with artistic vision and a pen.
Mayan 2012 Apocalypse Prediction Is Inaccurate, Expert (Obviously) States
Sorry, John Cusack, but the ancient Mayan inscription that foretold the end of the world in 2012 may have been misinterpreted.
An Effin Shame: Facebook Blocks Irish Town for ‘Offensive’ Name
There are some places that you can easily imagine would be offensive places to live. Then there are the places that Facebook has apparently deemed offensive for you. So begins the tale of one Effin woman who has been struggling …
Modern-Day Prospector: Man Digs for Gold and Diamonds in Manhattan
The California gold rush that ignited in 1848 saw fortune-seekers poring over hundreds of miles of northern California for tiny bits of bling. One modern-day panner finds his fortune on the 0.2-mile stretch of 47th Street in …
Pakistani Actress Claims FHM India Doctored Controversial ‘Nude’ Photos
A furor has erupted in south Asia involving a men’s magazine, a seemingly nude Pakistani actress and a tattoo of the initials of Pakistan’s spy agency on her arm.
Disney Digs: House Modeled After Up Sells for $400,000
You may love movies, but do you love them enough to drop $400,000 to live in a house modeled after one? Two self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics have purchased a home in Utah that was built to be a near-exact replica of the …
Small Town Divided After Church Briefly Bans Interracial Couples
Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church originally voted 9-6 against allowing interracial couples to become members.
Santa and Machine Guns: For Your Christmas-Card Consideration
He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake—and this year in Scottsdale, Arizona, he probably knows when you’re out of ammo. See the Christmas card photos from the Scottsdale Gun Club’s annual event that’s seen …
Miami Inmates Sneak In Strippers Who Pose as Legal Assistants
Got a good lawyer joke? Sometimes it’s tough to beat real life.
Indian Man Protests Bureaucracy by Releasing 40 Snakes in Tax Office
Where’s Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?