Mayor McCheese stared at the election results, horrified. How had he lost an election, after 40 years? At that instant he resolved to stay in power by any means necessary.

Every moment the amount of information that was being saved by every server on the internet was that much more information that somebody knew about anybody on the planet. Even you.

We were trapped, the room rapidly filling with filthy water from the vents, and the only thing I had on me to work with was a half-eaten bag of Skittles and, of course, the

He was widely known for inventing Karma Sutra, sort of a Pay It Forward meets Debbie Does Dallas. He'd had an outstanding run lately and it was ladies night down at Ray's Tavern so

She was an overweight conservative radio talk show host in her mid 40s. He was a fitness junkie about to celebrate turning 30 while on the Democratic campaign trail. Together, they

This is the last '80's themed party I go to. That anyone will ever go to. While I will dance to Love Shack Baby I also will keep the Purple Secret. Horsemen of destruction are

Why on Earth would anyone buy a gold leaf macaroon tree for 600 Euros? I mean if your going to flaunt disposable income I'd buy something like a

He was a 6' 4" 250 lb albino with pigtails. He usually sported snazzy Tshirts with punch lines like 'Keep staring, I might do a trick' and a nice Irish kilt. I met him for drinks

then there was light.... and animals and trees and kumquats and coupons for futons and swizzle sticks and the Canadian Brass and huge amounts of matter just sitting there. "Huh,"

The Sun and I aren't on speaking terms. We are both at fault, I suppose; she's been disappearing every night, and I've been seeing a tanning bed. We tried galactic counseling, but

What if your entire life's actions were recorded as if on video and were available in entirety to everyone who has ever lived upon entry into the afterlife?

The year was 2078, and The Bionic Replica of Jeb Bush was entering its 7th consecutive term as President of the United States of America and That One Real Nice Part of Asia. Jeb

"It was a dark and stormy night." Scratch that. "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day..." Nope. Plagiarism. Aw geez, thought Floyd, I've got writers block again.

It's so great to see all you new people joining FoldingStory! What took you so long to find us? Now that you have, here are the "top tips" for ensuring a successful FS career! 1)

Kids are more likely to be bored by its adult pace than shocked by its adult themes.

So I alone. folding clothes. Stupid Gap store. Clear the register. Then I do something that I wanted to do for a loooooong, time, I kiss the mannequin in the chinos

Keith had stumbled on the winning combination of monosyllabic AND grumpy quite by accident. But when he used this technique on his sister's best friend's cousin, the effect wa

It was supposed to be easy, just a couple of hours of work cleaning up the website. As soon as I looked at the code, I realized that this was no ordinary

Nobody but Kevin noticed that the president had become a massive dragon overnight. Everyone seemed to think he'd always been like that, and official records seemed to agree.

Day 5 no nicotine and I haven't killed my husband. Yet. Boo-Yah!