You ever wanted to tape someone's mouth shut to make them shut up? Don't use inferior generic all-purpose tape. Use this specialized "Shut-Up Tape" instead picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Please don't hurt me for saying that! Just when you're not using it. Over 30 billion kilowatt-hours are wasted in a year because so many people don't shut off thier computers when they're not using them. Don't have time to press that button, you say? Get a program to shut down for you! picked by streetlight22 3 years ago

A BRAZILIAN court has ordered the popular video sharing service YouTube be shut down until it removes a celebrity sex video from its site. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Allegedly Ann Coulter - the woman so many love to hate and vilify has supposedly broken her jaw and has had it wired shut. Lots of comments at link. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A man in Cocoa, Fla., told police the only way to get his brother to stop talking was to stab him. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In a meeting with retired military officers today, President Obama signed three new executive orders, one of which calls for shutting down the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention center in a year's time. Follow up to pocksucket's link.

*it's a done deal* picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Director Spike Lee has waded into the ongoing controversy surrounding Jeremiah Wright.Lee advises the preacher to do the right thing and keep quiet. "The more he opens his mouth, the more damage he does."

"It looks like he's being paid to keep talking," he said. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Found this website from a vid on youtube. 2nd post here. picked by loinsees 3 years ago

The salt water spray has wreaked havoc on trees and other vegetation in the area.
Here's the official project site.

Updates to this and this. picked by suebe 2 years ago

YORK, Pa. -"in China, a turtle is like a Buddha." It's supposed to bring good luck. Inspectors ordered the restaurant shut down on Friday after finding the turtle and other health code violations. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Climate-change protesters shut down one of Australia's biggest power stations Monday in an embarrassment to Prime Minister John Howard as he hosts the APEC summit in Sydney picked by mitzuzake 3 years ago

TVLinks, a popular site that linked to pirated television programs was shut down and its owner arrested. Despite his defense that all he did was point to others who were hosting the illegal content, he was still charged for facilitating criminal activity. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Scottish police are investigating an incident where a student teacher taped shut the mouths of two disruptive five-year-olds. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

If necessary, the city said, it would use its anti-camping ordinance and Sacramento police to shut down the tent city if people refuse to leave.

*update to Jetka's story. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Get a life already! A group of Chinese websites have started something called "NC63," short for "No Computer 63 Hours," which advises people to shut down their PCs at 6pm on Friday and not start them up again until 9am on Monday. picked by suebe 3 months ago

A man alleging a Maryland doctor stapled his rectum shut during an operation — causing him to go without defecating for 17 days — took his federal lawsuit to trial Monday in Baltimore. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

A northeast Ohio Petland store is shut down after a photo emerged on the internet showing a store employee holding up two drowned rabbits. picked by TraumaMamma 8 months ago

In an effort to raise money to haul her family to Disneyland, 8-year-old Daniela Earnest and her stepmother decided to build a lemonade stand at an intersection in Tulare, where they would sell freshly-squeezed lemonade to passersby. A cop had another idea. picked by suebe 7 months ago

At one time or another, each of us has looked for love in all the wrong places. The internet is one of them.

Jean Singer:"Try my Shut Up and Date™ consultations. If you're not more confident after one session,
I'll eat my blouse." picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work. picked by kakana 9 months ago