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Bag Of Skulls.

The woman enjoys autumn much the same as me, but for her, I have to think it's at least partly due to my increased agreeability to random trips to Michaels. If you don't live near one, Michaels is a chain of arts & crafts stores. I've already complained about the woman's obsession with this place, and it hasn't let up.

During the Halloween season (Christmas too, to a lesser extent), I only raise my Michaels hate flag at half-mast, because the chain offers a spooky smorgasbord of booing bric-a-brac, and it's often stuff that none of the other stores around here carry. They also get a gold star for being one of the first places in town to sell anything Halloweeny, and the proof is in the blood pudding: It's barely September, and I'm already buying bags of skulls.


(click here to see the WHOLE bag!)

In fact, that's what the product is officially titled. "Bag Of Skulls." The shoe (or skull) fits, as it's five bucks worth of little menacing skulls neatly nestled in a black net sack -- which itself has a bunch of smaller skulls built in! So many skulls!

What I really dig (ha!) about them is that they don't kowtow to society's usual call for all toy skulls to look perfectly gregarious. These are some seriously mean-faced skulls. After closer inspection, I noticed that they all have gigantic fangs, so they're not even supposed to be human skulls. It's a bag of monster skulls! I was on the fence about buying these, but a sack of monster skulls is definitely worth a fiver.

I can't find my giant Spider-Man figure, but picture him palming one of these babies. Totally sincere Shakespearean Yorick pose just waiting to be designed. I so need to do it. Where'd I put that guy?

Posted by Matt on 09/04/2007. E-mail me!



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Hey Manimal I am still waiting for my gold star from the last thread.

I can’t really think of any shows I loved that were underrated off of the top of my head. I can think of lots that were overrated though! Oh I know, I had a strange love for Roswell when it was on. I still can’t explain it but there it is. Also back in the 80′s there was a show called “Golden Years” that was based on a Stephen King story that I really liked but it was killed shortly after it started. That was sad.

Today is sucking for me because I have to be the A-hole and take away my nieces social life until her grades come up. I hate this job! At least with my 3 year old I can train her up from the beginning but with my niece she came to me with bad study habits already so I have to reprogram her so she can graduate High School. Effin A man…why do I have to be the bad cop? Get your sh!t done and you can play all you want.

Chestnuts roasted by Cricket @ 09/05/2007 1:14 PM

Cricket I feel your pain. I had to do this with my nephew on multiple occasions and it’s not an easy thing to do.

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 1:37 PM

Bag O’skulls…. that is one of the most metal things I ever seen. That and the mention of blood pudding, not really metal but British.

Xander not cashing the check for a whole year was probably the only smart thing he’s done. And Killface? Global Warming.

I am vibrating for the release of Metalocalypse Season 1 and Dethalbum this month. Do you folks like coffee?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 09/05/2007 2:10 PM

Actually, looking back at the old ‘Ween Jones can designs, Strawberry S’Lime does have a new design, sort of. It’s a red can.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 09/05/2007 2:18 PM

I just got here, but I think I’m gonna leave now to watch some episodes of Firefly. XD Or perhaps Space Ghost.

Chestnuts roasted by Annette @ 09/05/2007 2:51 PM

Cool Skulls Matt-

So I saw Rob Zombie’s Halloween last night, and guess what? It was actually really good! A huge fan of the original movie, and I still loved this one. I kinda liken the movie to Daniel Craig’s version of James Bond, if that makes any sense.
Zombie breaths new life into this franchise, which is more then what Busta Rymes was doing.

Chestnuts roasted by Joker @ 09/05/2007 3:05 PM

Most underrated cartoon: Count Duckula. Actually, I don’t know if it was underrated or not because I wasn’t conscious of stuff like that then, but I sure as hell wanted to see more of it. One season was just not enough.

As far as Halloween stuff sightings goes, Big Lots has had isles upon isles of stuff out for the last three weeks. Unfortunately, I have not had the time to see it myself, but I hear it’s quite a spectacle to behold. Our Michael’s is getting stuff out chunks at a time. So far I’ve been impressed with their home accents (candle holders, wreaths, etc) but not much else. But then I haven’t just swam through the decorations either.

I’m on the planning committee for a Halloween convention we’re having in OKC. We’re doing a “zombie crawl” through the downtown culture district to drum up interest (imagine a pack of barhopping zombies) and I’m completely stumped for a costume. I’m thinking something along the lines of hot geek zombie… Suggestions?

Chestnuts roasted by Special K @ 09/05/2007 3:10 PM

There was a lot of underrated crap that was shown on FOX back in the era where any show that didn’t get tops in the ratings immediately got cancelled… I gotta admit I liked some of ‘em.

Chestnuts roasted by DocDragon @ 09/05/2007 3:33 PM

Dan: Actually, there is a popular story that they were going to do a episode (maybe in the pilot maybe) that would reveal that the reason Jason kept coming back from the dead was because his hockey mask was cursed. But the people in charge of the movies nixed it. If you look past the title, it was a great show.

Other shows I loved:
The Critic
Out of Control
Roundhouse
Welcome Freshmen
Nick Arcade
Space Cases
Remember WENN
Rocco’s Modern Life

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/05/2007 3:34 PM

Thanks for the info JLAJRC. That would have made a really cool episode, too bad they nixed it. I forgot about Rocco! That was another great show!

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 3:41 PM

JLAJRC,
Nick Arcade was a hilarious show! Matt should do an article on it (if he hasn’t already). The contestants would have to fight their way through a real live videogame (Blue Screen) and it was funny to watch how terrible they were.

Chestnuts roasted by Joker @ 09/05/2007 3:43 PM

Yeah, Nick Arcade was hilarious. The end game they played was painful to watch. I had forgotten all about the show until I caught it on my television’s guide the other night and watched a few minutes of it. The poor girl at the end had no idea what she was doing and her partner never even got a chance to do anything. She wasted the entire time limit on the first screen.

She is probably scarred for life from the sheer embarrassment. Thankfully I don’t think anyone besides me, and maybe ten other people, ever saw it.

Chestnuts roasted by Magic Toy @ 09/05/2007 4:42 PM

I guess I’m one of the 10. I had forgotten about it too until it was mentioned here. I remember them “jumping” boulders and things like that.

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 4:49 PM

Cricket I’m not sure you saw my question to you in the last thread since it was asked towards the end, but did you ever try your hippie soda?

Magic Toy I sent you Mace? I didn’t even make that and I’m not sure who sent it to me, but I hate Mace and never even play with him. I meant to re-send you Butt-Head.

Andrew and Dan Wii it up!

Meh I had more to say regarding underrated shows but it’s quitting time and I gotta take a leak like nothing else right now.

Chestnuts roasted by fistpittingnork @ 09/05/2007 5:01 PM

Another under rated (in my opinion) show was I think called “Heist”. It was on NBC briefly last year. Kind of like Oceans 11, where the guy recruited the team of thieves to rob Rodeo drive. It wasn’t arond for very long but I thought it was a pretty good show.

And fistpiggingnork, Thanks, I just have to convince the mrs. oh and TMI. lol

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 5:22 PM

Does “the woman” not have a name? Or is she just too inhuman to deserve one? Sorry to be a dick, I just have a hard time believing that you get away with referring to her in such a demeaning manner.

Unless you’re being slightly humourous and she’s cool with it and all. Although I don’t find it funny.

Chestnuts roasted by mr. smith @ 09/05/2007 5:26 PM

She does have a name, Michelle. And I wasn’t intending to be demeaning. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 5:31 PM

fistpittingnork: Mace popped down in to my Mii Plaza right after Bobby Hill. So… send me Butt-head when you get a chance and I’ll delete Mace.

BTW, regarding the Mountain Dew: Game Fuel… I still haven’t tried it yet! I do have a two-liter chilled in my fridge as we speak that I bought last weekend. I can’t really explain it… I guess I just haven’t “gamed” all that much lately, or at least not enough to require such an extreme fuel.

Maybe I’ll play some Geometry Wars tonight. Perhaps with some MD:GF I can finally break the 500k point barrier and regain the top spot on my Friends Leaderboard.

mr. smith: I do the same thing when talking referring to my better-half on message boards and discussion threads. I can’t speak for Matt, but I do it because unless she is there posting herself I feel she deserves a certain level of anonymity. She has read what I write and doesn’t find the way I refer to her as offensive at all. I think people in serious relationships who truly care about each other wouldn’t worry about such trivial things. Chances are if something like that offends the person you are with, the relationship itself might have other issues that need to be addressed.

Chestnuts roasted by Magic Toy @ 09/05/2007 5:33 PM

I love the skulls, Matt, and definitely would love to see Spidey holding one. I hope you find him – his hilarious review of the crayons was my first read here.

squee4242 – I, too, love My Boys. :D

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 09/05/2007 5:43 PM

Do you guys remember the short-lived “Tales From the Crypt” gameshow? That show also made extensive use of blue-screen games. Also, it was funny that a show based on an adult series on HBO would become a kids show (although there was a short-lived cartoon also).

I also liked the tv version of “Weird Science.” That and Duckman ruled.
There was also another kids show on the old fox family channel called “I was a Teenage Werewolf” or something, that despite it’s silly title, was actually a fun show.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/05/2007 5:52 PM

Dan, I think he might have been talking to Matt…

Chestnuts roasted by Annette @ 09/05/2007 5:52 PM

My fiance very jokingly calls me his “old lady,” which always elicits an eyeroll from me, but I am 2 years older than him, so I guess it’s true. lol But I don’t let him call me “woman” without a retort.

Chestnuts roasted by Special K @ 09/05/2007 5:52 PM

I wasn’t sure, just wanted to make sure I wasn’t stepping on any toes is all. Thanks Annette.

Chestnuts roasted by Dan @ 09/05/2007 5:53 PM

‘Kay. I was just wondering since most people would be pissed if they got called “the woman” or something similar to that.

Chestnuts roasted by mr. smith @ 09/05/2007 5:54 PM

I was. And I wasn’t paying attention to names at all. XD Oh dear, I’m blind…

Chestnuts roasted by mr. smith @ 09/05/2007 5:55 PM

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