So you find a dead deer by the side of the road. "Mmmm, them's good eatin's," you say to yourself, so you load it into your trunk. Then the cops hear about it and come to get the deer out. But that deer wants out on his own.

We've all seen the joke road kill menu, which boasts such appetizing entrees as Smear of Deer, Swirl of Squirrel, and Smidgeon of Pigeon. But a Chinese restaurant in Kentucky was caught using roadkill in real life.

Why is roadkill is so funny? Whatever that sticky patch of mangled fur used to be probably suffered and unfortunate demise, yet it can still cause a chuckle, especially when it has a road stripe painted over top of it.

When it comes to bugs on your grille, it’s hard to top a European Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) hit by a 1927 Bugatti. Photographed in Budapest by our ex-intern Máté Petrány, it is a study in roadkill perfection, the insect’s wings spread as if mounted by a meticulous entomologist, mostly intact but displaying just…

It's almost Halloween, which means it's almost Thanksgiving, which means it's almost Christmas, so you'll need to start buying gifts yesterday. Why not consider one of these lovely road kill plush toys for little Timmy or Suzie?

Grind passed away on 3rd June 2007 aged 4, after being flattened by a Skandia Juggernaut on the A34 southbound. Born on 3rd August 2003, Grind was educated at Barley Buck's Special Needs School, where he excelled at hopping and basketweaving. Grind was a dedicated and valued member of the Worcester Communist…