It's wacky out here in the burbs. Real Stories brings you the funniest, most absurd and stranger-than-fiction real stories from all over America. Stories that can only happen in the burbs. We, the B-Team, provide original headlines, plus our own crazy Burbia "takes" on the stories. Send us your stories too. If they meet Burbia's stringent standards (e.g., they make us laugh), we'll tee up them too.

Man Bites Dog . . . Or More Accurately, Cat Bites Bear

Area Family's House Cat, Jack, Terrorizes Local Bears

West Milford, NJ

B-Take:  . . . Good kitty, keep that mean bear cowering in the tree. But, next time, do it to our annoying neighbor, Mr. Davis....see the full story.

One Good Flush Deserves Another

Construction Workers Accidentally Blast 3000 Gallons of Raw Sewage Into Couple's Home

Charlotte, NC

B-Take: Startled owners claim to be "pretty sure" they didn't use the bathroom enough the night before to cause the entire downstairs to be flooded in urine drifting fecal logs....see the full story.

Commuting in Germany Stinks Too

Frustrated German Commuter Lies Across Train Tracks To Protest Late Trains

Eltville, Germany

B-Take: Sure, the guy's nuts. But he speaks poignantly for many of us. Some mornings we'd just rather be run over by a late train than one more time have to uncomplainingly enter one as a passenger....see the full story.