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.

NJ Town To Libyan Leader Gadhafi: Pitch Your Tent Somewhere Else

Englewood NJ

B-Take: It's true. Col. Gadhafi plans to visit the UN next month and wants to camp out in a tent in this leafy suburban enclave. Seems whenever he travels, Ghadafi sleeps outside. This time, though...NIMBY. Already shut out of NYC's Central Park, Gadhafi's options are dwindling. May we suggest the Red Rooster, off Rt 495 by the Lincoln Tunnel? It boasts a lovely parking lot, hourly rates, plus free cable!...see the full story.

Bank Robbers Give Big Thumbs Up To The Suburbs

The Burbs USA

B-Take: Not impressed? Hey, bank robbers can choose anywhere to ply their trade. Why the burbs? Because the banks are so stupid friendly -- no unattractive bullet proof glass or unpleasant security guards or hidden cameras. Walk in, give a teller a note and, fast as you can say, what exit?, you've got your wad of weekend cash....see the full story.

Promoting Proper English One Street Sign At A Time

Birmingham England

B-Take: That's the motto of the new "punctuation hero"--or "freak," depending on your POV--who decided he'd had enough of his misspelled street sign. All it needed was an apostrophe -- which he happily painted in himself. Punctuation- gate followed. Town folks are up in arms, some hailing him a hero of the English language, others a thug graffiti artist who ought to be forced to practice his Queens English in the slammer....see the full story.