Bumrushed by a thief on the street, an innocent female shrieked: Her cellphone had been stolen! Just then, a Vespa scooted onto the scene. Chromed wheels shining like justice, its passengers chased down the bandit and retrieved the maiden's phone.

Meet Dominick Christian Thayer, an Oklahoma City resident who only loves five things: Gold paint, RC Cola, Chili's (the dining establishment, of course), stealing trucks, and "wearing shorts that expose his genitals and buttocks."

Ice Cream War! Watch as a brawl erupts between two ice cream truck drivers—one of the famous Mister Softee franchise and the other a NO NAME LOSER—over a parking dispute near Columbus Circle. Or, just another NYC afternoon.

Today introduced us to Michelle Philpots, who can't remember anything since 1994 due to a horrible car accident. In this video, you'll realize that your problems aren't nearly as bad as hers, but just how rare her condition really is.

As a reminder that sometimes air travel can be fun and freak-out free, here's a video of a Lufthansa flight attendant playfully pillow fighting with her passengers, somewhere between Tel Aviv and Frankfurt. Everyone laughs! No one disembarks! Peace.

This fantastic short combines the elegance of stop-motion animation with matchbox cars and graffiti to create a perfectly current city scene. It's a nice reminder that the simplest shooting techniques can still be used inventively to create beautiful work.

Mitt Romney, who sleeps in a blue blazer, red power-tie and khaki slacks, drove his ol' pickup truck to a New Hampshire fundraiser yesterday. Will this "proletarian-car" populist approach help him, as it did Sen. Scott Brown? Unlikely.

What's better than a video of an attractive Japanese girl? A video of an attractive Japanese girl who also happens to conduct a train on Japan's high-speed rail system, Shinkansen! Watch as she revs things up to a cool 270km/h.

Shaq is back to take on the greatest athletes in the world, whether it be in an athletic competition or not. This week Shaq Diesel decided to test himself on a Nascar track against the legendary Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Either this man just discovered the most creative way to cross the street or he decided it was a good day to dance with the devil and tempt fate.

The President mentioned in a speech today how good he felt purchasing his first car, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and without naming names, insulted the poor Ford Granada his Grandfather taught him on.

Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk stopped by The Colbert Report to discuss electric cars and space travel. When discussing the contrasting fuel needs for both endeavors, Colbert asked if Musk was "trying to break even as spectacularly as possible."

A man from New Zealand attempts to regain the world record from China for Tightest Parallel Park. He successfully wins it back by breaking a 32cm gap, and goes even further to make it a 27cm gap.

Is someone in Bushwick hiding a ginormous 747* behind a bunch of trees in a park? Untapped New York has discovered a mysterious, airplane-shaped apparition on both Google Earth and Google Maps, in a place normally occupied by a playground.

This is Levi Detweiler, a 17-year-old kid arrested following a police chase last week and charged with possession of alcohol and reckless endangerment. And "overdriving an animal." See, he's Amish, and he was driving a horse and buggy.

At about 9:50 this morning, a female student at a Tewksbury, MA job training school drove her Pontiac Bonneville into the building, making her way 100 feet into the structure before stopping. Inside, a local newspaper's video report.

Ah, you've got to love white trash—and this video is a perfect example of their unintentionally headdesk-inducing behavior. Watch as members of a wedding party decorate the bride and groom's "Just Married!" car—with a bunch of gross food.

This tattooed, horned fellow is named Jesse Thornhill. He was recently arrested for attempting to run down his landlord. In a 1996 Ford Windstar minivan. Naturally, we have some questions for Mr. Thornhill. Such as:

Good news for Paris Hilton: Pink cars almost never get stolen. (This study of car theft yielded not a single pink automotive theft.) Grey and black cars, on the other hand, get jacked all the time. [Freakonomics, image via INF]

The award-winning film about "Angriest Man in the World" Jack "Winnebago Man" Rebney premiered at South by Southwest last year is finally getting it's limited release starting today. We have the first one minute of footage, so brace yourselves.