Hero in Underpants Tackles 'Roo It's not news that kangaroos are feisty and often nasty little mofos just rarin' for a fist fight. But this story from Down Under is the stuff of nightmares. One fine night while Beat Ettlin and his wife Verity Beman and children were hanging out in their respective b...

Predictably, no one can pretend it's not happening. These folks are trying to talk about community development block grant money, but who can think about anything when some kid has a fart machine on? Forget about filibustering as a technique for keeping anything from getting done during political me...

When you're an A-list celeb who's just given birth, or even an obscure person who suddenly finds herself with 16 babies (whoops - how ever did that happen!), a baby these days pretty much guarantees a tabloid cover, plus a nice sum of money. And for the lower-tiered stars? Well, The Onion imagines t...

It's a good thing that "Ugly Bat Boy" (what the hell kind of name is that for a cat?) doesn't know what his name is, or he might not seem so calm and happy. This strikingly odd-looking cat is getting press because he isn't conventionally beautiful, but that didn't stop a veterinarian from adopting h...

Just like all babies, baby Samudra, the 5-month-old elephant at the Oregon Zoo, likes to play. In this video, she's just hanging around with mom until someone throws her a blue ball. And off she goes! I love seeing the baby versions of big animals - clumsy and adorable....

Lose weight while sitting on your ass watching the teevee! It's the American way, after all....

Well, actually, she has a penis, but who cares! George Mason University showed some major cojones when it crowned a special homecoming queen at its Saturday basketball game: the super cute Ryan Allen who was dressed in his drag persona Reann Ballslee. Curious about Ryan/Reann? Then read more Taunted...

And if this video is any indication, we are totally screwed....

For an act in which a dude uses another dude like a ball he juggles - with his feet! - this is strangely graceful. How does this even come up? "Hey, uh, Akira, I have this idea. Tell me what you think. I'm going to lie down and juggle your body with my feet for a good three or four minutes. Thomas E...

Are you insufferably exuberant? Do you beam if a stranger so much as looks your way? Do you see the silver lining in even awful situations? Well, there's help for you. The FDA has recently approved a new depressant called Despondex. Although alternative natural treatments exist (watching too much te...