The Crip Walk originated in the early 1980s in South Central Los Angeles as a symbol for Crips. This is not a dance, but rather a walk done by Crips. The main focus of Crip Walking was to represent your hood, area code, or gang by throwing up signs with your hands or spelling out a set of words. picked by SunSeven 3 years ago

SEX sells, and the newly formed Australian Sex Party knows it.

That's why, even with what seem to be sensible policies rooted in a desire to make sexuality and discussions about it less touchy subjects, the party has chosen a name that stands out from the traditional ballot paper line-up. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Schools deploy the blood-pumping video game Dance Dance Revolution as the latest weapon in the nation’s battle against the epidemic of childhood obesity. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

"With more variety than the toppings on a deluxe pizza, the government of Italy is about to change again, for the 57th time in 54 years.

Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema resigned late Saturday, after 14 months in power." picked by Jacki Jinx 3 years ago

Australian bird species are getting smaller due to global warming, suggest researchers.

"Our results demonstrate a generalised response by eight avian species to some major environmental change over the last 100 years or so, probably global warming." picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Italy should hand loss-making national carrier Alitalia to anyone willing to take it off Rome's hands for one euro, or allow the airline to go bankrupt, Italy's infrastructure minister said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

THE Royal Australian Mint is believed to be poised to scrap the five-cent piece as part of an overhaul of Australian coins that will also give the Queen a makeover.
The move — which many retailers support — could upset some consumers, with all transactions needing to be rounded to the nearest 10 cents picked by bingo 6 months ago

Australian farmers should rear kangaroos rather than sheep because they do less damage to the country's environment, according to a prominent ecologist. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Australian researchers using NASA technology to map the medieval city of Angkor have discovered at least 74 new temples. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man hanged in 1922 for the murder and rape of a young girl in the southern Australian city of Melbourne was posthumously pardoned for the crime on Tuesday after new tests found crucial evidence against him was flawed. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An Australian man was convicted on Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a metal drum in his garage for 23 years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian man dressed only in his underpants fell from his ninth-storey apartment when an apparent incident of high jinks went badly wrong, police said Tuesday. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Pagans and druids, mark your calendars and book your airplane tickets. An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the Dec. 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian doctor says he has created the world's healthiest wine, which cleans your blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart attack as you drink it. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Australian researchers have found a unique way to control the enzyme which causes damage during a heart attack and, less critically, is also responsible for turning snot green. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Tommy Tester, the minister of Gospel Baptist Church, offered to perform oral sex on officers who were sent to the scene. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

(...) Pinho placed his two index fingers above his head, a sign representing two horns which in Portugal means calling someone a cuckold, while looking at the leader of the communist parliamentary group, Bernandino Soares. (...)

I love my country... =P picked by Orion1977 5 months ago

An Australian man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery in what doctors are claiming as a world-first procedure with cutting-edge technology. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bill Bennett, a British Columbia Cabinet Minister was forced to resign over an insulting e-mail sent to a constituent he called "dumb" and possibly an "American spy picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago