REPLIES: 51 comments
That contest is mine for the taking...
Chestnuts roasted by Hammer @ 10/25/2004 10:17 PM EST
That thing looks awesome, though the white cloak is a weird color choice. I'd much rather have him over the lame cutesy witch doll my family's using.
Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 10/25/2004 10:18 PM EST
Oh man, the cat thing made me laugh out loud!
I have a feeling SSG is going to become a frequent player in the X-E theater, eh? lol, I'm still laughing, what a great article!
Chestnuts roasted by Zach Hartman @ 10/25/2004 10:26 PM EST
Well here's mine. I think I got the rules right.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/25/2004 10:26 PM EST
hey! this is the highest ive been on the comment list! go me! anyway...at first when i saw the standing skeleton thing thing i thought id give it a different robe... but if its as tall as you say im not sure i could... damn... itd look so much better with a black robe...
Chestnuts roasted by Hikaru @ 10/25/2004 10:37 PM EST
It's creativity time!
Chestnuts roasted by Max @ 10/25/2004 10:56 PM EST
Matt, why do they call it Standing Skull Man? It doesn't have any legs to stand on. Perhaps they should call it Skull on a Pole. Anyway, I think its awesome. Also have you checked out http://www.frightcatalog.com
Chestnuts roasted by Andy Rooney @ 10/25/2004 10:56 PM EST
Holy crap, Freddy knows how to craft some tunes.
Chestnuts roasted by Mangykid @ 10/25/2004 11:03 PM EST
Wow. Cool reaper, but...White? Odd choice of color. Still awesome though.
Chestnuts roasted by Komichi @ 10/25/2004 11:04 PM EST
the poem was one of your best. I don't know how this week is gonna get any better after that.
Chestnuts roasted by Ally @ 10/25/2004 11:07 PM EST
Yay contest! Making my entry now. Standing Skull Man is my hero.
Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 10/25/2004 11:15 PM EST
Standing Skull Man is my new god! Yep, you heard me... I'm now going to worship a styrofoam half skeleton with a pole up its ... err torso.
All hail Standing Skull Man!!
The poem put this article over the top. Excellent.
Chestnuts roasted by Croww @ 10/25/2004 11:22 PM EST
Matt, you should have Standing Skull Man and the Grim Rapper duke it out with their rhymes.
Chestnuts roasted by bob genghis khan @ 10/25/2004 11:33 PM EST
Matt-I just emailed you my submission, and it came back. I got the address by clicking on the link here, so perhaps therein lies the problem?
Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 10/25/2004 11:35 PM EST
I was hoping today to see a feature on the masks of Jason.
Chestnuts roasted by Mick @ 10/26/2004 12:06 AM EST
Oh man, I havent laughed that hard in a long time. Awesome poem.
Chestnuts roasted by erin @ 10/26/2004 12:08 AM EST
My entry is sent.
Chestnuts roasted by LuigiHann @ 10/26/2004 12:18 AM EST
I need one of those!
Chestnuts roasted by SuperStar @ 10/26/2004 12:50 AM EST
Yessss! 
I should be studying for exams, but dammit that was fun.
What's with the Don King white mask, Matt? I must say that a black robe would be a better choice. To turn it into the Death of the discworld, it needs a scythe in the one hand and a cocktail in the other, Quoth the Raven on one shoulder and the Death of rats [SQUEAK] on the other. (This is a little rat skeleton with a black robe and it's very own scythe). A lifesize model of the Pale Horse (Binky) wouldn't hurt either.
Oh, yes, little pinpoints of actinic blue light in the eyesockets. One should blink a little, so that Death can wink now and again. After all, this is the spectre of Death... trying to have fun. In the conga line, I expect.
Go to: www.geocities.com/eminentfreak/terry.html for an intro to Terry Pratchett's Discworld! You'll love it.
Chestnuts roasted by eminentfreak @ 10/26/2004 01:29 AM EST
Matt- I have recently moved to South Korea to teach english, and I must say that I am glad I have your page to visit, and feel connected to home. There- mushy moment is over. Standing Skull Man kicks ass!
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 10/26/2004 06:55 AM EST
Is he anything like Skull Man from Mega Man with the ability to stand instead of create a shield of little skulls? Who would of thought that skulls would make an effective shield, anyway?
P.S. I am being threatened over the Internet and only Batman can save me. Or Jesus. He's not really everywhere, you know. It just seems that way because he can time travel.
Chestnuts roasted by Yama @ 10/26/2004 08:07 AM EST
"Hey cat, go clean your ass next to one of the things I'm already bored with. This is new and exciting, and thus must be kept clean."
I'm still laughing over this line. I can just see the sequel to Standing Skull Man coming in a week, w/ new pictures of his flowing white robes pocked with cat-claw climbing holes and Chia plants growing out of his nearly bald pate.
I'm going to start on my drawing now. I think we should get extra points of we go through the trouble of drawing it out and scanning it in. Points towards... an autographed picture of Standing Skull Man? That should be the prize.
Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 10/26/2004 08:09 AM EST
Standing skull man is officially my new hero! Take that Jesus!
P.S. I noticed you seem to have the same gargoyle that i do....coincidence? I think not
Chestnuts roasted by sexynigelthepharoahwizard @ 10/26/2004 08:51 AM EST
Hooray! Contest contest! Sweet...I didn't want to do any actual work today...
Chestnuts roasted by B-Dawg @ 10/26/2004 09:14 AM EST
My entry is all sent. It even has a soundtrack.
Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 10/26/2004 09:42 AM EST
Matt, this is a few days late, but keep your eye on the Food Channel. I saw a special on there 2 days ago about how they make halloween Peeps! No shit, it was all about Halloween candy, and a solid 5-10 minutes was about peeps. It even showed how the facial features are applied by hand, that's why they're all different.
AND, to top it off, it was hosted by Mark Summers.
Chestnuts roasted by Bryan @ 10/26/2004 10:59 AM EST
Update, here's a link to the episode.
http://www.foodtv.com/food/show_cw/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9955_20997,00.html
Chestnuts roasted by Bryan @ 10/26/2004 11:10 AM EST
Matt, the article was good... but the "poem" at the end made it perfect. Great stuff--pure, concentrated X-E.
That Standing Skull Man does look pretty sweet. I don't where I would store it after Halloween, though... and you just know some snotty kid would ruin it if you used it as a porch decoration.
But for $35 you can have a skeletal coat rack? Count me in.
Chestnuts roasted by Night_Trekker @ 10/26/2004 12:08 PM EST
But is standing guy of bones a corporate whore(A.K.A....a ho.)of halloween present and future....?
P.S Goin' to San Andreas tonight! who's with me!?
Chestnuts roasted by evan @ 10/26/2004 12:26 PM EST
The best revenge is to be the last skull standing! Or having mental control over all the Ramen noodles on Earth.
re:evan: Welcome to the jungle, baby!
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/26/2004 12:41 PM EST
HOw awesome are generic Halloween costumes/decorations? Try to think of a standard halloween costume company that stands the test of time.
Chestnuts roasted by Tenacious Tate @ 10/26/2004 01:01 PM EST
it was funny seeing this article today. i actually have one of these exact decorations, and i fixed the pole to a large remote control hummer, concealing the hummer part of course. Of course, it's for flying out of the back yard and making kids shat themselves on halloween. pictures by tommorrow!
Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 10/26/2004 01:37 PM EST
*howls at poem*
Chestnuts roasted by Zorbs @ 10/26/2004 02:49 PM EST
Andy Rooney beat me to it. I thought it should be called "Skull on a Stick"...but maybe that's because I'm currently addicted to a tasty treat served at my local Chinese restaurant called Steak on Stick. I kid you not; this is what they call it. They won't tell me what they put in there, and they just laugh when I come back for more every couple of days. I think they marinate it in heroin. I've been calling everything "...on a stick" for days now.
Chestnuts roasted by Emily @ 10/26/2004 03:48 PM EST
SSM is very cool and all but why the hell is he not wearing black? Or at least a nice charcoal gray? I'm afraid the white robe washes him out.
Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 10/26/2004 05:18 PM EST
Sent my entry!
Chestnuts roasted by Math is for Dummies @ 10/26/2004 06:33 PM EST
Entry sent!
Chestnuts roasted by Xmas @ 10/26/2004 06:35 PM EST
Standing Skull Man posing as Mary is now my wallpaper on the computer.
Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 10/26/2004 06:48 PM EST
remote control hummer to scare the shit out of kids, classic halloween gag. i should do someting like that but there aren't enough kids around here that go trick or treating, so i'll have to save it for the mailman!
Chestnuts roasted by Randy @ 10/26/2004 07:37 PM EST
Sorry for the no-able-to-post shit. Blame an asshole. Works now.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/26/2004 08:25 PM EST
Both my entries are in, one MSPaint and one old fashioned. I can't wait to see everybody's.
(As much as I'm looking forward to San Andreas, I'll miss that whole "interacting with the outside world" thing I'll be skipping out on. At least there's two player action.)
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/26/2004 08:32 PM EST
Asshole!
Today in Chicano studies there was a group presentation that handed out examples of "prison art" or "pinto" and one of them was a Virgin with her hands posed exactly like SSG. I didn't even bother trying to explain why I burst out laughing at a picture of the Holy Mother.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/26/2004 08:35 PM EST
I too was looking for an article on the various masks of Jason over the years. I haven't seen all the movies, so it would be interesting to see how his mask went from good to bad to worse to whatever.
The SSM was pretty cool, he would look scary if you put him in a barrel or something so you could only see the top half of him.
Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 10/26/2004 08:50 PM EST
The picture of you with the Michael Myers mask suspiciosly peering around the skeleton guy thing nearly made me piss my pants out of fear/laughter!
Chestnuts roasted by D-Roc @ 10/27/2004 04:04 AM EST
NO, SAN ANDREAS!!!
*weeps*
I forgot to preorder...
But I have to be strong... I'll pick it up in a few months when everybody else has finished with it and everyone will refuse to talk to me about how cool it is.
Me: "Hey, I just played San Andreas! It kicks ass!"
Other Person: "Dude, that game's been out since late October."
Me: "But it's so cool."
Other Person: "No. We will not discuss the relatively old-news game."
Me: "But I love the part--"
Other Person: "NO."
And to tell the truth, I don't need another distraction right now. I have a little over half a semester to go and I have to buckle down. I'm already having trouble thanks to the brand-new $20 copy of MSG2: Substance I picked up not long ago... isn't that sad?
Other Person: "Yes... yes it is, you gaming caveman."
Chestnuts roasted by Night_Trekker @ 10/27/2004 09:44 AM EST
Screw semester, caveman... *grunt*... buy GTA now.
Chestnuts roasted by Rein @ 10/27/2004 10:27 AM EST
I like that Skull-on-a-Stand thing. Very creepy. With some proper lighting, that would scare some trick or treaters good and proper. But I think your cat was just making sure the fabric wasn't another pet costume. "It's safe! Dad's not gonna make us wear it!"
Chestnuts roasted by Divaah46 @ 10/27/2004 02:16 PM EST
A half skeleton impaled on a stick, eh?
Tsk, tsk, the things that pass for decoration these days...
Chestnuts roasted by Trout Spanker @ 10/28/2004 01:27 AM EST
Everybody should've heard of Unwrapped by Marc Summers by now. If you haven't, you'll be forced to marry the Standing Skull Man. Wait, you're not supposed to see him in his wedding dress yet! Quick, Matt, delete the pictures!
I demand Standing Skull Man showing up in the manger scene when Christmas hits X-E. He's officially the fourth Wise Man. His gift to Jesus shall be ghost comics. And plenty of 'em!
Chestnuts roasted by Matt(#2?) @ 10/28/2004 08:30 AM EST
Your cat is so cute!
LOL at the Virgin Mary pose!
Chestnuts roasted by Anna @ 10/28/2004 04:27 PM EST
Matt, you mentioned the discount price you paid for Standing Skull Man. Well apparently this thing retails for $95.95! Holy shit! Check it out here:
http://www.brandsonsale.com/ca-005978.html
Chestnuts roasted by Adam @ 10/30/2004 11:17 AM EST
Meet my very special new bestest friend in the whole wide world, 
