October 2011

Thu

October 13, 2011

Religion

15 Bizarre Biblical Quotes
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Although the Bible can be inspiring and informative, there are some unusual verses can be sexually explicit and sometimes even contradict the Ten Commandments. After discovering a few myself, I researched more into the... Read more
— by Nathan Fox

Recent comment by Anne

Sorry. Driving me crazy, but if you are going to be a GRAMMAR Nazi please spell your profile name properly....

Wed

October 12, 2011

People & Politics

Top 10 Famous People Who Never Existed
165 Comments
Over the years mascots have popped up and become famous. Some people believe that they are actual people while others are obviously fake, From complete corporate mascots, all the way down to photo shopped faces, You... Read more
— by Ducky

Recent comment by The instigator

Uncle sam BASED on lord kitchener, I think you'll find it's near enough an exact copy. Americans always rip off...

Tue

October 11, 2011

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Philosophical One Liners
154 Comments
Philosophy is no more or less than the search for wisdom. It deals with all manner of problems which everyone faces in their lives and by thought and logic attempts to solve them. Since we live in a terrifically complex... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by pooglyboots

Hahahaha Jesus wasn't the first to come up with the idea that people should treat others how they want to...

Mon

October 10, 2011

Entertainment

10 Dark Disney Moments
153 Comments
Disney’s got quite a track record of rewriting history, literature and myth with rainbows, butterflies and musically gifted woodland creatures. They’ve taken Grimm’s wicked stepsisters and instead of... Read more
— by Jo N.

Recent comment by Null

The Fox and the Hound is the most underappreciated Disney film of all time. I'm a 21-year-old man and the...

Sun

October 9, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 10 Metamorphoses in Literature
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Folklore is littered with humans who are transformed into animals, trees or objects (willingly or otherwise). Being transformed into ‘the other’ has been taken up in modern literature to allow for... Read more
— by Ben Gazur

Recent comment by solaris station

the mermaid who became a girl in Andersen's myth. Also in Greek mythology there are many myths. Like the birth of...

Sat

October 8, 2011

Movies

Top 10 Giant Movie Monsters
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warning spoilers
Gigantic beasts have shocked and terrified movie audiences since the early 1930s. These monsters have entertained us in variety of forms; from the stop-motion work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen, to modern motion... Read more
— by Josh Fox

Recent comment by Mabel

My favorite Godzilla movie is Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (Hedorah). I remember being terrified by it as a...

Fri

October 7, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Sticky Situations
152 Comments
There have been many shocking sticky situations, but these were the definition of sticky situations as their story were as shocking as they were amazing. There have been many heroic or inspiring tales of survival as... Read more
— by Gary Shannon

Recent comment by urnotdelicious

i wonder if they are still alive

Thu

October 6, 2011

Food & Health

Top 10 Turning Points of Revolving Restaurants
71 Comments
Surely the greatest controversy of 2011 surrounds the decision not to reopen London’s only revolving restaurant for the 2012 Olympics. The BT Tower will stay resolutely still. So, can we learn anything from its... Read more
— by PhilW

Recent comment by tony m

What about Tasmania's Wrest Point Hotel Casino.

Wed

October 5, 2011

People & Politics

Top 10 Female Adventurers
90 Comments
When we think of adventurers and explorers it is common to think of men, bearded and grim, setting out in search of new lands or excitement. However history is littered with women who have bucked the trend of staying at... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by Slappy

And they would probably say you look like a pile of putrid polecat crap.

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