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Whose garden grows with silver bells and cockle shells? (Please do not answer below. The question will be asked at quizzo this week.)

Today is the day of the dead in Mexico (Actually, it’s two days, today and tommorrow). Here is a good synopsis of the holiday.

It was on this date in 1950 that two Puerto Rican Nationalists tried to kill Harry Truman. Pretty interesting story. Speaking of Puerto Rico, I was planning on going there friday, but the weather forecast says rain all weekend. Anybody got any bright ideas of where I should go at the last minute? Got Spanish class today, so I’ll have to write more later.

Here’s a history of Halloween, and here’s a countdown of the 50 best horror films ever. What do you think is the scariest movie ever? I haven’t seen a ton of horror flicks, but the one that sticks out to me as the scariest I’ve ever seen is The Shining. One of the few instances where the movie is actually better than the book. I’m planning on watching Rosemary’s Baby for the first time tonight. Finally, here’s a collection of some of the worst costumes ever.
If anyone had a really ridiculous costume in the past, please expound below. I was wrestling legend Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin (below) when I was 12.

Johnny felt rotten all weekend, and didn’t make it out to any Halloween festivities. In fact, he still isn’t feeling great. Though early indications are that this is the bird flu, there has been some discussion in the medical community that it is scurvy. He has not, however, suffered any toilet related injury.

A couple of kool things are going on this weekend. First of all, I am going to be a part of Penn’s midnight madness for the hoops team. Sadly, I will not be playing, but I will be hosting quizzo on the court at the Palestra, which is pretty exciting. Secondly, a great funk band, the Blue Method, will be performing at a great venue, Warmdaddy’s in Old City, on both Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m.. Ginger, of Quizzo Bowl fame, tells me that these guys rock, and the show is free! Here’s a weird one. Jerry Lewis will be talking about Dean Martin at the free library at 19th and Vine on Saturday night. Hanson is playing at the Troc tonight, but they are sold out. Let me repeat that sentence. Hanson is playing at the Troc tonight, but they are sold out. Looks like the MMMMBop never really went out of style. I highly encourage you to try to scalp tickets to this show, and then report back to me.

Last night, before Game Four of the World Series, the All-Latino team was announced. It featured players such as Roberto Clemente, A-Rod, and Fernando Valenzuela, among other undoubtedly great players. Am I the only one who thinks it’s kind of strange, though, to be singling out a race and mentioning their great contributions in a sport that is truly integrated? Or is it fair, because they are honoring players from certain countries more than of a certain race? I understand honoring former Negro Leaguers who never had a chance to play in the bigs. But the great thing about sports in the modern era is that they are the great equalizer, and that the greatest, regardless of skin color, are honored accordingly. Why seperate them according to race? Would it be found to be insulting if we honored an all-black team or an all-white team? Well, let’s find out. Below I have listed my all-black team, followed by my all-white team (I’ve got to admit, while I don’t think that specific races should be honored by the MLB, it was a lot of fun coming up with my lists). Third is the all-latino team that was honored last night (They included relief pitcher, which I did not, since I don’t think that position deserves the honor of being given equal status with the other positions). Please let me know which selections you disagree with.

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