Christian Science Monitor: Is Krampus the Christmas demon becoming too commercial?

Not until the hipsters poo-pooh it.

From CNN: Thanksgiving openings appear to succeed:

“I don't like that the hours are earlier. I think people should be able to be with their families on Thanksgiving,” said Kim Schaefer as she shopped for shoes at J.C. Penney.

We need this on BART.

Edit: or this.

You could be having the shittiest day in the world, but when you spot a blimp in the sky suddenly you're nine years old again and it’s “Yay, blimp ( Read more... )

After Halloween, when the stores are having their discount candy blowouts, you can always count on there being candy corn. ALWAYSWhy do they make so much of it? Why do stores buy so much, knowing that 90% of it will be festering on the shelf alongside the newly-stocked Christmas crap? (Or not-so-newly-stocked, as it seems to keep creeping up ( Read more... )

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So I was out doing awesome Halloween rar stuff with svashtar. We see a dude in a Sulley (Monsters, Inc.) inspired/stylized sort of outfit...headband with horns, blue arm warmers and blue pants to which he had sewn purple fuzzy spots. Attempting to compliment the home-made nature of his outfit, I pointed him out and said, "He Sullied his pants!"

So there’s this thing, involving rags ( Read more... )

I propose that all auction web sites should implement a feature wherein two high bids are managed: the first is the actual high bid from whomever can afford to pay for the item at auction close, and the second is the "OMG I want it THIS bad!" bid from the inbred cretins who, though they don't have the money for the item, still feel compelled to put ( Read more... )

mythos_amante and I have this thing called "denial art supplies." It's all the materials and tools you buy with some great artsy craft project in mind, then never get around to...but then refuse to cast off because that would mean admitting failure. So we've gotten into this habit of periodically purging stuff, and after the initial bit of discomfort it ( Read more... )