A Box of Chocolates

The trick-or-treat tradition is still alive and yes, this is happening three days before people of all political affiliations decide if they will stick to their party or to the candidate of their choice. Trick and treat is always part of a kid’s agenda or a parent’s grocery for the week.  A person’s childhood would never be whole without that night of dressing up and barging from house to house to collect candy.

But there are houses that don’t really ride into the trick and treat vibe, either due to lack of funds or lack of interest in being jolly.  They just give out stuff that disgusts or horrifies or amuses and end up ruining fun night.

You might say, who would give these out? But there are people who have received or gave them. So, here are a few things you’d rather not get on your trick and treat night:

1.  Chocolate shaped like a woman’d genitals

This is not for the little kids’ minds.  If it was meant for a themed party, maybe this will be a hit, but generally, this is not for the innocent little kids’ trick or treat bags.

2.  Toothbrush

Maybe this was given to remind to brush your teeth after splurging on all those sweets.  But, come on! This is probably an all-time low.

3.  Used condom

Again, this a gift a perv would give on Halloween  night, and even on a themed party, this is offensive and distasteful.

4.  Fat pig candy

It’s labeled “No candy for you, fat pig”. Though it’s a candy per se, this might not be a good thing to give or be received as people are sensitive to the P-word right now due to the fact that even politicians have used this against each other.

5.  Steamed Asparagus

Veggies should be temporarily set aside even just for a few hours on trick and treat giving night.  No offense to the vegans.  This is just the inner child speaking.

Your trick or treat bag should contain memorable stuff. These maybe financially-hard times, but let this not ruin a good Halloween night. Yes, electing the presidential candidates is more important but don’t let it let you skip going trick or treat.

Even though having knowledge makes one powerful, still, the actual information that you know also matters.  We spend our lives trying to know every possible detail we can put our hands on, but does it really matters if we know everything?  Would these countless information make a difference in our lives?  Would it matter if we know EVERYTHING about politics or capitalism or the theory of relativity or how fast can a golf ball would travel?

Maybe for those who study these things specifically. the answer is yes.  Maybe we don’t really need to know everything, well, maybe we do, but not take them way too seriously. So, here are the best lame facts that maybe we should not bother to really get too attached to.

1. There are 18 different shapes in the Animal Crackers Cookie Zoo

Yes, the animal crackers are yummy and all, but unless you’re a cookie collector, maybe it’s best we don’t examine each cookie before we eat them,

2.  The average lifespan of an eyelash is 150 days

It’s like we have to mourn when one of our eyelashes ‘dies’.

3.  Those bits of paper left when data cards are punched are called Chad.

Wow, so those have a name.

4. You’ll see no clocks in casinos in Las Vegas

The logic here is to make people forget time so that they could just play on and on and on and on.  And it’s ok if they don’t have clocks, most people have wristwatches.

5. The average attention span of a goldfish is 3 seconds

Well, it’s not like they actually respond when we talk to them.  Yes, we do talk to them, admit it people.

6.  Rhinotillexomania is the study of nose picking

Nose picking takes strategy and is an art to be perfected not really a field of science to be researched to know how to be discreet about it.

7.  111,111,111 x 111,111,111 is equal to 12, 345,678, 987, 654,321

This will matter if we our national budget will be this amount.

There, we don’t really need to bother ourselves with this facts.  It’s nice to know but these won’t really make a huge difference in our lives.  There are other things in this life that we should give more attention to, like who the candidates in the upcoming elections, or our homes, the security of our jobs, our health and those of our families and being with the people we truly care about.

Doctors can work wonders, even in reel life, that is to say in the small screen.  The proliferation of tv shows about doctors has increased more than ever that sometimes the tv show becomes the real thing. The characters seem to know everything and can heal anyone,  the actors and actresses seem to be real doctors and become more popular as if they were involved in politics.

And the cartoon doctors should never be set aside, they are just as interesting and heroic as the actors and actresses that play as doctors in Grey’s Anatomy, ER or House. Cartoon doctors are just as adorable and lovable as their human counterparts.  So, as to give credit to these “tireless” doctors, have come up with the funniest list.

1.  Dr.  Zoidberg

He is known to be the doctor in the show, Futurama.  Never failed to proclaim himself as an expert in human anatomy but can’t even differentiate a human and a robot when he sees one.  You would expect this Decapodian doctor (lobster-like appearance) to be earning well, but in reality seems to be living below normal as he was often seen digging up food in trash cans.  His alter ego aspired to be a comedy show writer which can be seen in his funny lines.  One look at him and one can’t just help but have mixed feelings of pity and feel funny for him.

2. Dr. Hibbert

We all came to know and love him for his funny and sarcastic antics in The Simpsons.  Known to be a smart and good-natured doctor, he is a graduate from Johns Hopkins.  Was in constant competition with another Simpsons doctor, Dr. Nick and was deliriously attentive when it came to money and a devoted Republican who never failed to miss his party’s meeting wearing his signature fur coat.

3.  Dr. Nick

He is another almost regular character in The Simpsons.  One interesting thing about him is his educational background, as he claims to have graduated from Hollywood Upstairs Medical College.  Another is his mesmerizing effect on women.  There had been numerous swindling and misdiagnosis in the show but no one came forward to sue him.

4.  Dr. Hartman

A few seem to know his real name and most jus knows him as the  Family Guy doctor.  He is the Griffin family incompetent doctor and has received numerous malpractice lawsuits and often delays telling Peter what’s wrong with him.

These doctors may not be as hot or good-looking as McDreamy but they are adorable and you can’t help but love them.  They will be remembered for their appearance and their funny and sarcastic antics.

The “Lipstick on a pig” controversy quickly brought more attention to Sarah Palin.  But, Obama’s celebrity supporters readily went to the rescue. Matt Damon, Pam Anderson and yes, even Lindsay Lohan made bashes against Palin.  Although the last two’s lashes aren’t really significant.

This week, the news was all about Lehman Brothers’ closing down.  A big blow to this country, this issue brought.  Politics seemed to be inserting itself to the picture via Obama and McCain’s remarks.  So, we’re all back to the pundits and the campaign news stories.  But you can count on Ellen to make light of the annoyingly serious political issues.  She made this public service announcement before her show started, it was simple, yet funny.  But, I had to say, it’s a bit late.

Found this video on theonion.com and found this to be really humorous and a depart from the seriousness and sometimes naivity of the political arena.  As Theonion is known for presenting news with sarcastic interpretations,  this video just seems to be timely and maybe bring a new shade into the political scene even just for a couple of days.

Here is a video of a seemingly homeless person who has declared his desire to be an independent presidential candidate. He was compared to John McCain, take not, not with Barack Obama. One can only deeply wonder why. Ok, you want my answer? Maybe because McCain has been tagged by most people of losing his mental faculties due to his statements on Iraq being a peaceful and stable country.

Old, Grizzled Third-Party Candidate May Steal Support From McCain

This man’s identity is yet to be known but rest assured he will be in the news sometime next week. You’ve got to watch this, such wit and sarcasm.

We, Humans are very lazy. We would do everything just not to do anything. Contrasting statement, right?

Here is a video proof that humans, are geniuses but sadly, we are really lazy.

We invent things to make a simple life, simpler!

Have you ever wondered what you can do when a banana goes bad? Do you recycle it? Mash it to and apply as fertilizer to the ground or just throw it away? Strangely, these people shout at it! Find out why.

We all know that everyone can make mistakes. And apparently, even the comic book writers of this well known comic book, Marvel, are not exempted from this. Mistakes just like these can be caused by many things. I personally think that these bloopers were probably caused by tight deadlines. But readers must give credit to these writers, because despite those tight deadlines, they were able to meet them. And these writers surely did an incredible job of laying the groundwork for the high quality comic books we have today. And even with all the bloopers, Marvel comic books are still popular and we all have our favorite Marvel characters! Although it is quite possible that most of the people reading the comic books don’t even notice these details, as they are so engrossed with the story. Here are a few of top Marvel bloopers:

1. Looking at this comic clip, it is pretty clear who the marvel superhero is. But then if you start reading through it, notice the villain calling Spiderman, Superman! Since when did Superman look like that? And why in the world would Superman talk about his web (does he even have one?)?

2. This comic clip shows Captain America getting ready for a fight. If you read through the lines, you will notice him saying that only one of them will survive, and that it won’t be him? Does this mean that Captain America is already accepting defeat, even before the fight starts? If this is the case, he sure knows when to give up…

3. I’m sure everyone who at least watched the Spiderman movies would know his real name. You don’t have to be some sort of Spiderman fan to even know this! But in this comic clip, Spiderman’s name has become Peter Palmer, instead of Peter Parker. Can you imagine trying to root for a guy named Peter Palmer?

4. This comic clip was taken from the Hulk, which shows Captain Barracuda. Notice something with the drawings? If you look at it closely, he peers into the periscope using his eye covered with an eye-patch! How is it possible that he can actually see through the periscope? Trying to look through it with the eye covered by his patch could be a desperate cry for help! He could be seeking attention for his disability, or maybe he was just too embarrassed to admit his mistake.

5. This comic clip shows Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four falling off a building. The blooper in this clip probably wouldn’t be as obvious as the rest. To be able to see it clearly, there is a zoomed up image in the lower left. Do you see it? Mr. Fantastic sure is super, because apparently, he’s got 2 right hands! Just check out the hand that should have been a left foot high up in the window. Not only was a hand drawn in the place of a foot, but a right hand was used for a left foot!