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Senate Bill Outlawing Name 'Gary' Nears Passage
This story has mostly positive ratings. 105 votes / 2 sinks

Senate Bill Outlawing Name 'Gary' Nears Passage

Humor – If the bill becomes law, citizens named Gary will have until December 31 to change to a new first name or be re-assigned the name Butch.

Voted for on July 25, 2007 02:36am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 38 votes / 3 sinks

Archaeologist sparks hunt for Holy Grail

Religion – An archaeologist has sparked a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail after claiming ancient records show it is buried under a 6th century church in Rome.

Voted for on June 22, 2007 11:12pm

Mayor Bloomberg Quits the G.O.P.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 198 votes / 19 sinks

Mayor Bloomberg Quits the G.O.P.

News – Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced tonight that he is quitting the Republican party and changing his affiliation to independent.

Voted for on June 20, 2007 03:28pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks

Crazy laws you can still get arrested for

Humor – It's amazing how politicians use their time. We pay for them and yet what do they deliver. I cannot believe people get arrested for this stuff. Where is common sense when it comes to the legal process. Maybe we should get rid of all laws and start again.

Voted for on June 20, 2007 04:20am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 52 votes / No sinks

"Where's The Fence?

Humor – Last year, Congress and the President promised 700 miles of fence. Now, with almost no progress on the fence, they are pushing ahead with amnesty. Let's face it -- we've been conned and it's time for Americans to shout: "Where's The Fence?"ââ;;¢

Voted for on June 20, 2007 04:13am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Fiddling with figures while the Earth burns

Do No Evil – The latest initiatives to stop global warming won't save us, James Lovelock tells Jonathan Leake. "We are on the edge of the greatest die-off humanity has ever seen," said Lovelock. "We will be lucky if 20% of us survive what is coming. We should be scared stiff."

Voted for on June 20, 2007 04:12am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 19 votes / No sinks

NYC no longer among world's 10 priciest cities, falls to No. 15 - Real Estate - BostonHerald.com

Money – New York, which fell to No. 15, served as the base city for the survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Los Angeles was the only other North American city to rank among the highest 50, though it fell to No. 42 from No. 29.

Voted for on June 20, 2007 04:00am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 100 votes / No sinks

Dad Spends Life Talking of Son's Death

News – Lee Ielpi and his son Jonathan were both firefighters. When Sept. 11 took the life of one, it became the life of the other.

Voted for on June 18, 2007 01:21am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Extreme empathizers feel your pain - literally

Science – When people say 'I feel your pain,' they do not mean it literally, but some people really do feel something that appears to be an extreme form of empathy, researchers said Sunday. They said watching someone being touched triggers the same part of the brain as actual touch, and this connection helps explain how we understand what other people feel.

Voted for on June 18, 2007 01:19am

St. Christopher Statue Embedded In Motorist's Forehead
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St. Christopher Statue Embedded In Motorist's Forehead

Humor – THE ONION RADIO NEWS: With Doyle Redland reporting - A plastic statue of St. Christopher, the Catholic Church's patron saint of motorists was found embedded in the forehead of local resident Duane Richardson today following a fatal head-on collision.

Voted for on June 18, 2007 01:17am

Populations of 20 Common Birds Declining
This story has mostly positive ratings. 111 votes / 1 sink

Populations of 20 Common Birds Declining

Science – The populations of 20 common American birds--from the fence-sitting meadowlark to the whippoorwill with its haunting call--are half what they were 40 years ago, according to an analysis released Thursday. Suburban sprawl, climate change and other invasive species are largely to blame, said the study's author.

Voted for on June 18, 2007 01:15am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Al-Qaida's New York surveillance video from 2001 released

News – London's Scotland Yard on Friday released a series of videos, maps and attack plans for a plot to assault New York's financial district, prepared by al-Qaida operatives six months before the Sept. 11 attack.

Voted for on June 16, 2007 05:07am

Army plans to hire more psychiatrists
This story has mostly positive ratings. 112 votes / 4 sinks

Army plans to hire more psychiatrists

News – Overwhelmed by the number of soldiers returning from war with mental problems, the Army is planning to hire at least 25 percent more psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.

Voted for on June 15, 2007 08:21am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / No sinks

Motorcyclist meets his 'guardian angel' (w/video)

Do No Evil – This is a touching story of a trucker who stopped traffic to save a motorcyclist's life. This week, they met for the first time since the accident.

Voted for on June 15, 2007 08:20am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Wanted: A hubby for my 'old, short' daughter

Love & Personals – A South Korean millionaire is seeking someone to marry his "too old and short" daughter

Voted for on June 15, 2007 08:16am