I feel like such a success. We actually managed to scare several groups of kids so badly that they dropped their candy. Don’t worry, we specificlly targeted the older ones to terrorize. In fact, the smaller kids acted much braver than their older compatriots. Check us out.

I’m the one on the far left. As you can see I’ve got red on me. ‘Course, that’s what happens when you get bit by a zombie.

Happy Halloween!

The only holiday where the ritualized terrorization of children is not only condoned but encouraged! Boo!

Gather your friends and go visit a haunted house. Not a real one you dummy! Ghosts don’t really exist, but many fine businesses that specialize in scaring the shit out of their customers surely do. Go here for a list of haunted houses, and if you happen to be in the Dallas area I would highly recommend “Thrillvania.” They have a gargoyle that sits on the roof of their house and spits fire sixty feet into the air. How can you not love that?

Go here and here to see some creative jack ‘o lanterns, or go here to make your own.

Now, go forth and consume large amounts of crappy candy! Journey forward and cause grammar school children to pee themselves! Get blasted and visit one of those “moral haunted houses” that show the dangers of sex and drugs; giggle and laugh annoyingly in the back of the group.

And if a religious wingnut gets up in your face and starts screaming that Halloween is a holiday of witchcraft, then you look that puritanical buzzikill in the eye, unwrap a tootsie roll, pop it in your mouth and slowly explain that if God encouraged you to dress up like a pirate or a ninja and eat inordinate amounts of candy then you wouldn’t have to worship Satan. Pester them to give you a plausible explanation of why God hates candy and pirates. WHY GOD WHY?

Don’t let’em ruin your fun. And if you eat too much candy, for God’s sake don’t vomit on your friend. It’s just not polite.

P.S.- Yes, I realize that this is a repost, but I’m too busy making my costume to write a proper one. Have fun.

I was wondering what it would take to make you change your mind politically. I pretty much agree with Libertarian philosophy, mostly because I find the Democrats too socialist, and the Republicans too monopolistic. That usually means that if I want my vote to count I have to choose the lesser of two evils, which means I usually side with the Republicans.

This year? Shit, I’m voting straight-line Democrat. I ain’t even looking at the names.

I hate that I have to do that, but I’m so disgusted with the Republicans that I feel they need a serious gut-check. Maybe a jaw and neck check as well.

So, what would it take you to change your mind? I don’t really care who you would abandon, just what would it take you to abandon them?

What would it take?

After Google acquired YouTube the net-nerds (of which I am one) immediately began to predict its downfall. Why? Well, because before the acquisition YouTube didn’t really make any money, but after the Daddy Warbucks of the net acquired them? Geez, it was like an open invitation for lawsuits.

Look, we all understood that technically, we were breaking the law by uploading snippets of our favorite shows, but we continued to do so because: 1) it was fun; 2) it was fun. Aside from the legal technicality, I fail to see the downside for the owners of the content. If YouTube had allowed users to post a complete show then I would feel more sympathy for production companies, but the site only allowed you to post a maximum of ten minutes. Ten minutes is really only an extended commercial, and that’s how the owner’s of content should have viewed it.

Unfortunately, they didn’t. More precisely, the owners of The Daily Show didn’t, because as of last night YouTube pulled all Daily Show clips at the behest of TDS’ lawyers. Again, I know that technically it’s against the law to use copyright protected material in any way that the owner does not approve, but come on; they were getting good advertising out of it, and they were cementing their fanbase. For people to post those clips they have to watch the show, and therefore the vast number of Daily Show clips should have served as an excellent indication that they had a devoted and motivated fan base.

So no more YouTube on this site. Well, no more that I ripped and posted, anyway. If you subscribed to my YouTube channel I’m sorry, but I’m going to delete everything. I’m currently experimenting with several flash players for the site, which, if I could ever get the damn things configured correctly, would mean that I could simply host the material here.

Here’s to you, YouTube.

We hardly knew ya. C’est la vie…

• SWORD NEWS-Saumurai Sword Wielding German Subdued
  Please, please, watch the video. He starts swinging the sword wildly (and it’s not a samurai sword) and the cops whack him with a long-handled broom and then dog-pile him.

• I HAVETA make these.
  Although, I’ll probably use Dr. Pepper instead of Coke.
• 70-year-old ex-SAS soldier dares to tackle four muggers and wins
  I love stories with happy endings. Maybe growing old won’t be so bad after all.
• Cats are natual hunters- via YouTube
  Too bad most of them are trapped indoors with nothing to hunt. Fortunately, Marcus has found something to hunt.
• You are a geek if you do this
  Seriously. You need help if you’re this bored.

Okay, I know I said I wouldn’t post anything tonight, but I took this little quiz and I had to share.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 99 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

I’ll post something tomorrow. I’m too tired right now.

• The 5 Most Insane Coaching Meltdowns - via Cracked.com
  With video goodness. You know, if they could guarantee that something like this would happen during every televised sports game, I’d probably watch sports.