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At 85, ex-president plans parachute jump in Maine

Hand picked by Kori on June 12th, 2009

You go, Georgie! Mr. Bush Senior is planning big things for his 85th birthday and doing something that many people half his age wouldn’t even consider — jumping out of a plane!

AT&T May Have Swayed ‘Idol’ Results

Hand picked by Kori on May 27th, 2009

Could it be true? Did AT&T sway the American Idol results??? How could this be!!! Reality television is REAL! It’s never, ever fake or contrived or made-up … right?

Thanks for the update, Jeffnfun531!

Web site picks top ‘teeny’ NYC apartment

Hand picked by Kori on May 13th, 2009

Do you think you could live in a 210-square-foot space? How about paying $1,550 a month for it? If you’re from New York, you probably answered “yes” to both of these questions. Or maybe even, “I already do.”

Good find, Jeffnfun531!

Fox to Make Reality TV Show Out of Company Layoffs

Hand picked by Kori on April 9th, 2009

The user comments on this submission sum up our sentiments perfectly:

From the submitter BrettFavre, “I don’t see how this could be entertaining.”

YankeeJim says,”One too many–not the reality we need.”

And user rageagainsttherobots adds, “This looks like a harsh reality to me.”

UFO files show ‘close encounter’

Hand picked by Kori on March 23rd, 2009

Is this just some ploy to get Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to do another Men in Black movie? Either way, the SciFi Channel just got a whole new line-up of alien encounter reenactments to start filming. Woohoo!

Good “sighting,” loup.dargent! :)

Leap to Track. Rescue Man. Clamber Up. Catch a Train.

Hand picked by Kori on March 18th, 2009

I don’t have much to say about this story other than WHAT IF the person who fell onto the train tracks was a beautiful princess and after the hero/aspiring actor saved her, they fell in love!!! Wow, that would be like, the People cover story of the year.

Great submission, Joe! (Whoops, just realized it was a Mixx Team member who submitted this story … eh, I make the rules, I can break ‘em.) :)

10 Best St Patricks Day Festivals in the United States

Hand picked by Kori on March 17th, 2009

Happy Green Beer Day! Here’s a list of the places to find the best St. Paddy’s Day party. If only the green Chicago River magically turned into beer for a day as well — that would be the ultimate lucky charm!

Very relevant submission, guillebravo6.

Owl Attacks - Maine Skiers Warned

Hand picked by Kori on March 10th, 2009

The people of Maine are being told to watch their backs — or more accurately, their heads. Seems as if some cheeky owls have decided to turn of their wisdom switch and are trying to figure how many nicks does it take to get to the center of a skiing human. Ba-dum-ching!

Thanks for the “heads up,” BrettFavre.

For sale: The house that Michael Vick built

Hand picked by Kori on March 6th, 2009

Michael Vick’s not-so-humble abode actually sounds like quite the rad pad. And the added bonus: No scary revenge-seeking doggy ghosts in your presence as Vick’s infamous dog fighting operation took place on his property in Virginia.

Interesting submission, billhartzer!

The 10 Most Parent-Aggravating Toys of the 1980s

Hand picked by Kori on March 5th, 2009

I’m a child of the 1980s (1984 to be exact) therefore I’m very familiar with many of these toys. Especially Cabbage Patch Kids.

Little did I know, apparently my parents were fighting other parents at the toy store to get me those damn baby dolls. So, thanks Mom and Dad, for being Olympian-level toy-brawlers. Oh, and Grandma for taking me to Babyland General Hospital, to see real live births of Cabbage Patch Kids. (Yes, it really exists and yes, I really went there.)

Awesome submission, SilentJay74.

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