So, aside from observing that this article has a severely irritating title, I'd just like to point out that Brandon was way out on the bleeding edge of Halloween fashion last year:
White Is the New Orange for PumpkinsYep, you read that right. They just now hit Chicago and New York. Brandon is a veritable conjurer of zeitgeists. Keep an eye on that one. Posted by FLOG at October 26, 2005 4:21 PMCHICAGO - These pumpkins look like something scared THEM. Eerie-looking white pumpkins — naturally white, not painted — are finding their way into more and more homes this Halloween season.
The albinos are called Ghost pumpkins, Snowballs, Luminas or Caspers — presumably a reference to the friendly ghost. And the ones about the size of a baseball? Baby Boos.
White pumpkins are a little bit more expensive than their orange cousins. But parents and party planners say they are more ghoulish and offer a better canvas for drawing or painting a jack-o'-lantern face.
Victoria Pericon, author of "Mommy Land: Entering the Insanity of Motherhood," spotted white pumpkins this year for the first time in New York City and thinks her crayon-wielding 2-year-old daughter "will be crawling all over this thing."
Does this mean I now have to wear a black turtleneck and go around calling everyone "dah-ling"? If it means I'll automatically get a job that pays a ridiculous amount of money I'll do it.
I still haven't seen the red and blue ones that supposedly out there somewhere. Pumpkins are becoming like frickin' Christmas lights.
Posted by: Brandon at October 27, 2005 1:21 PMWearing the turtleneck and calling everyone dah-ling isn't required, but such behavior has a very positive effect on the ol' grant money ledger.
Posted by: FLOG at October 28, 2005 12:00 AMI'd rather wear the turtleneck than put on a suit covered in florescent question marks.
"Get government money to pay off your car! A boat! Student loans! Free money!"
Posted by: Brandon at October 28, 2005 1:26 PMYou sure?
Posted by: FLOG at October 28, 2005 2:00 PM