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Grieving Parents Surprised When Not-Dead Son Answers the Door

Kelly Conaboy · 10/11/14 12:01PM

In a story perfect to tell with a "spooky" voice when things get quiet at your next social gathering, a grieving Alaskan couple about to inform their son's girlfriend of his death was shocked this week when their "dead" son answered the door. Ahh!

Sarah Palin's Budding NASCAR Career Cut Short by Speeding Ticket

Adam Weinstein · 07/22/14 03:50PM

When you're Sarah Palin and you get clocked doing 63 in a 45, there are lots of good responses to give reporters: "It was dumb, won't do it again." "I was in a hurry, won't do it again." "Why do you think this is news? Won't do it again." But then, if you're Sarah Palin, you're gonna go another way.

Alaska Candidate: "I'd Probably Invade ANWR" For Oil and "Martyrdom"

Adam Weinstein · 05/20/14 12:05PM

In the Land of the Midnight Sun, the last frontier, the land of Sarah Palin, it's hard to distinguish oneself from the crowd of conservative anti-government candidates for government office. But Dan Sullivan has a plan: Take over federal parklands, drill for oil, and maybe get heroically shot.

Man Beats Roommate Over $10 Supermarket Bet After His Gun Jams

Adam Weinstein · 01/07/14 10:21AM

Pro tip: If you don't know for sure whether the supermarket is open and don't have a Hamilton to wager on it, don't make a bet with the guys who share your Alaska trailer, because they might have a gun. And if the gun doesn't work, they might have a car-jack handle.

A Bear Left a Bar

Sam Biddle · 09/25/13 11:17AM

On Monday night, a bear walked into an Alaskan bar. The bartender didn't want the bear in the bar, and told the bear to leave: "No bear! Get out! No! You can't be in here!" The bear agreed and left.

Shitty Joke Forces Alaska Airport to Shutdown for Three Hours

Taylor Berman · 10/14/12 06:13PM

Considering the hyped-up, half-assed shit the TSA forces you to go through before your typical flight, making a bomb-related joke at the airport probably isn't the best move. But, according to the AP, flier Peter Friesema didn't let a thing like common sense get in the way of potential comedy gold and apparently made a wisecrack about having a bomb in his bag. Things went about as well as you'd expect: authorities shutdown Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport for three hours hours early Sunday morning as police searched for the non-existent bomb.