Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons).

[Caption from here. Image found here via here. Related links here.]

2018 Grumpkin

The missus carved this one freehand.
It’s the Oogie Boogie Man (as if it wasn’t obvious).

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Waiting for sundown…

[Reposted from here. Related Halloween posts here.]

THE MONSTERS BRAKE OUT

[More awesomeness here.]

Halloween Hot Links

Emu.

Live wire.

Wild West town for sale, only $1.5M [via].

Socialism works in California, but only for some…

How to levitate the components of a sandwich [via].

The POTUS speaks about illegal immigration (and it’s not DJT).

Before they come for you, have your ultralight bugout bag ready to go [via].

The Not Too Bright List. Mix and match the metaphors and similes for fun. I’m not the brightest bulb in the crayon box of hair, so use at your own risk.

Halloween’s coming up in a few days. Just sayin’.

[Top image, Elvira, aka Cassandra Peterson.]

 

The .Gif Friday Post No.556 – La Calabaza Multiocular, Linus & The Great Pumpkin, and Nope, Nope, Nope.

[Found here, here and here.]

Burgers, Chicken, Shakes and a Creepy Head on a Stick.

Mr. Hamburger, Huntsville, Texas

Opened in 1959, Mr. Hamburger is still in business. From their website:

“Situated across from the famous downtown Huntsville “Walls” prison unit, Mr. Hamburger has literally been the first taste of freedom for thousands of released inmates waiting for their bus ride out of town. This influence can be seen in the uniquely named burgers fitting the prison theme.”

[Found here.]

A Da Vinci Bridge – 15th Century Engineering

Okay 1502 AD is technically the 16th Century, but the engineering was already in existence.

VERY cool – You can build it on the spot if there’s available timber, no connectors required, and you can knock it down and take it with you once your army has crossed the stream, arroyo, ravine or ditch. Here’s one in use (with planks installed):

This kid constructed one without notches or connectors, using friction and compression only.

[Top image from Da Vinci. 2nd image from here, video from here, links found in here.]

Nothing Much Happened Today.

[Found here. Related posts here.]

Culturally Appropriating Hot Links

HOLY RATS! [via]

Hey! Let’s build a tunnel!

How jobs bounce back after a recession [via].

Please tell me what this girl is doing. Or don’t [NSFK].

The Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette [via].

Japanese amphibious force hits beach in the Phillipines.

Senator Elizabeth Warren released her DNA Results. Here’s a graphic.

They’re just peaceful protesters, not a violent mob. Walk away. Nothing to see here.

Hillary Clinton released her DNA Results. proving she’s not 100% extraterrestrial lizard.

A limited edition print of Lono’s Marlin Mask by Ralph Steadman is available for only $3,000 here.

[Top image: Gary Spivey and friends.]