"These fun pictures, taken by a host of photographers, show animals seeming to have a good laugh."

If am somehow conscious while it is happening, I think my first thought when I am about to die will be, "Jesus, finally." But I'm pretty sure my second thought will be, "What an idiot," no matter what the circumstances. Hopefully there won't be time for a third thought.

"We had an old Soviet Union poster from the ’70s; the goats had pulled it down and eaten it. They ate my son’s Greek gods and goddesses poster; he was real upset about that. They knocked my wife’s hand-thrown coffee mug off the table. They smashed our jars of homemade pickles and hot sauce. They broke a bunch of light bulbs we use for our starter plants." —GOATS!

"Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so they and their kids can jump to the front…"

"Police are trying to track down an unlikely getaway driver – a man on a mobility scooter who escaped the scene at just 4mph."

"Pictures of dogs sporting pantyhose are now all over the Internet and they’ve been gaining a lot of interest."

"Welcome to the historic centre of Rome, in the year 2013. It was here at the top of Via della Vite, just off Piazza di Spagna, that four holidaymakers from Birmingham nearing the end of their six-day trip to Rome bought the ice creams with the nasty after-taste. Four 'wrap-around' cones 'with two wafers and three flavours' cost €16 each for a total of €64." —I dunno, I might pay $20 for an ice cream if it meant I was eating it in Rome. I mean, probably not, that's just crazy, but in the scheme of things there are a lot of less palatable options.

"Prague will soon play the role of matchmaker by introducing dating cars on the Czech Republic's only metro. With brief average ride times of about five minutes, though, can Cupid's arrow strike where it is needed?"

Is this the world's tallest rooster? Sure, why the hell not.

"Trouble erupted at the family event between costumed characters dressed as their cyber heroes when visiting Doctor Who fans clashed with Star Wars fans at a special fair in Norwich at the weekend."

"A TONE deaf woman was booted off an aeroplane for refusing to stop singing Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You." There's video, but trust me, you've got the idea already.

This is one of those stories where the most charitable thing you can say is that there are probably additional factors beyond the issue at hand that have contributed to its denouement, but regardless, nothing you see here could exactly be considered a good advertisement for the act of smoking or those who participate in that activity.

You know, maybe we don't need to auto-tune everything. Good Lord.

"We start trends in New York. Spring and summer 2013 is all about the dog tattoo."

"Greek yogurt is a booming $2 billion a year industry — and it's producing millions of pounds of waste that industry insiders are scrambling to figure out what to do with."

And scene: "Britain's oldest pet dies as tortoise that survived two world wars passes away aged 130 after being bitten on the leg by a rat"

Here you will find a slideshow of monkeys with funny faces.

"US Doctor Who fans are being urged to keep the plot of Saturday's finale secret after DVDs of the series were sent out early in error. BBC Worldwide said 'a small number' of fans had been sent pre-ordered DVDs three weeks early. It asked those with the DVD not to reveal plot details which would ruin the 'viewing pleasure' of others. It promised footage of current Doctor Matt Smith with predecessor David Tennant 'if everyone keeps the secret'."

"Japanese company CrazyLabo teamed up with Kitakyushu National College of Technology to build a robot that looks like a bulldog… The dog robot sniffs your feet, generating one of four responses depending on how bad the odor. If it’s particularly bad, the robot loses consciousness. If your feet smell okay, the robot will nuzzle up to you."

"The vicious animal that terrorized Bridgeton Little League Saturday with its teeth exposed before being caged by police apparently escaped from its cage at Wilwynn Animal Hospital sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning. Dr. Bill McAloanan, who runs the Hopewell Township clinic, said when he showed up Sunday morning to take care of the animal, the cage left by the Bridgeton Police Department was empty, but secured. 'Inside was an empty can of cat food,' said McAlonan, but no animal."