You are just too sweet!
If you want to impress the neighborhood kids on Halloween, you had better take a look at this list from Bon Appetit, which has ranked the top 10 best and worst Halloween candies of all time.
The top 10 best Halloween candies of all time are:
- Hershey’s Krackel
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin
- Take 5
- Pop Rocks
- Anything sour or hot
- Blue Razz Blow Pop
- Whoppers
- Snickers
- Candy Corn
- Anything full-size
The top 10 worst Halloween candies of all time are:
- Candy Corn
- Circus Peanuts
- Raisins
- Smarties
- Necco Wafers
- Werther’s Original
- Plain Hershey’s
- Dum Dum Pops
- Milk Duds
- Tootsie Rolls
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
- Brad Pitt was involved in a motorcycle accident, but not seriously hurt.
- Pamela Anderson is joining a campaign to Save the Seals. She joins celebrities such Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Osborne, Jennie Garth and Jorja Foxas wearing white t-shirts with a drawing of a baby seal.
- Annie Leibovitz has taken the first official presidential family photo of the Obamas.
- Rihanna has agreed to perform on the Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, “Oasis of the Seas” — the world’s largest cruise ship– on November 19th.
- Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died. The death of 36-year-old Lenny Sullivan is being investigated by police, but said it was not suspicious.
- Donald Trump walked his daughter Ivanka down the aisle over the weekend, as she married Jared Kushner, publisher of the New York Observer. Regis was there to sing a song at the reception.
- At a charity auction last week, a trip to South Africa to watch a soccer game and meet Nelson Mandela was only getting a $37,000 bid. At that point, Charlize Theron offered to throw in a kiss to whoever was the highest bidder. The final bid: $140,000. And to comply, Charlize gave the top bidder — a woman — a 20-second kiss, right on the lips!
- Christie’s auction house will offer up a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol in New York on Nov. 10. This image shows a Michael Jackson portrait painted by Andy Warhol in 1984.
- “Crash” director Paul Haggis is leaving the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged was the organization’s stance against gay marriage.
- Criminal charges were dismissed last week against Kanye West and his road manager stemming from their scuffle with two photographers at Los Angeles International airport last year.
- One fan has become a little weird and so Justin Timberlake has had to get a restraining order against her.
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WEIRD NEWS
Win Over Chicks With Magic Tricks!
Hey guys — having trouble with the ladies these days? Then get yourself on the first plane to Singapore and sign up for Derick Ho’s Secret Skills Magic School. The 27-year-old magician opened up the school just three months ago and conducts a course called the Art of Seduction Magic. He claims the tricks he teaches can help men woo women and that the course has been a hit with the guys. You’ll pay $150 for a two-hour session, in which you’ll be taught 10 tricks. There’s one trick that is supposed to enable you to hug your dream girl and another that would ensure she gives you a call. Of course a lot of it’s in the presentation. Ho says the tricks have to be done with flair, and the words used should give the woman the impression that the guy is mysterious and attractive. But it does seem to be working. On recent graduate, 17-year-old Ruban Lakshmanan, said his new-found tricks helped boost his confidence when he approached girls and that by using the tricks, he managed to get the phone numbers of two young ladies while waiting at a train station. (The Electric Paper)
Handcuffed and Pantsless
I remember what my father always said: “Running down the freeway pantsless and in handcuffs is no way to go through life my boy.” Apparently not everyone got the same sage advice. In Wisconsin, a man, who was shackled and being taken to the hospital by a police officer, managed to escape by ditching his shackled pants and fleeing the scene. While driving to the hospital, the officer pulled over to the side of the freeway and the suspect got out of the car. A struggle ensued between the officer and the guy before the prisoner ran across the freeway and fled the scene sans pants. He was found a few hours later — because he wasn’t all that hard to spot– and finally made it to the hospital. By the way — it’s cold in Wisconsin this time of year and the idiot had to be treated for frostbite injuries. (WCCO News)
Who Would Poison Harvard?
Nothing funny about this one. Someone is poisoning the coffee at Harvard University! Harvard’s Medical School is locking down its New Research Building, installing new surveillance cameras and imposing tighter security after six researchers in the pathology department drank poisoned coffee. The victims are a group of scientists and students and all drank from the same single-serve coffee machine in their lab. Seconds later all six reported symptoms like dizziness and low blood pressure. One victim’s ears were ringing and another passed out. All six were taken to a hospital where they were treated and released. While the victims have been asked not to discuss the incident, one did admit that the group did not feel the poisoning was accidental. Police are investigating. (Boston Herald)
Comic Book University!
Our Japanese friends in Tokyo are creating a comic book geek’s dream come true. Tentatively named the Tokyo International Manga Library, and with plans to open in early 2015, they’ll stock the library with two million comic books, animation drawings, video games and other cartoon industry artifacts. Located on the campus of the private Meiji University, the library will be accessible to researchers and the public. Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. Susumi Shibao, a library official at the university, said, “Manga has been taken lightly in the past and there has been no solid archive for serious study. We want to help academic studies on manga as part of Japanese culture.” (Sky News)
Obsessed With Mad Max!
Adrian Bennett of Yorkshire, England just loves Mad Max. So much so that he has moved his wife and two teenage sons to Australia and dumped his life savings into his dream of opening a Mad Max museum in the town where Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior was filmed. That would be Silverton in the Australian outback. Adrian’s love affair with the trilogy of films starring Mel Gibson began when a friend persuaded him to go along to a Mad Max double feature 28 years ago. Adrian says, “From the opening credits of the first film to the closing credits of Mad Max 2, my jaw was on the floor and I was just blown away by what I’d seen.” So far he’s purchased an old Ford Falcon from a collector in Texas, shipped it to England, and turned it into a replica of the Interceptor car driven by Mel Gibson’s character. After vacationing in Australia, he decided to give up his regular job and move there permanently. His wife Linda said, “It’s gone from a hobby, to an obsession, to here.” Adrian already has several other replica vehicles including a buggy covered in kangaroo skin, plus tons of Mad Max memorabilia. There’s even a dog called Dog, just like Mel Gibson’s canine sidekick in the movie, and together they cruise the outback roads in the Interceptor, attracting the attention of tourists. The museum is slated to open next year and Adrian is convinced there is enough interest to make it a viable business venture. (Ananova)
Now You Can Go As Balloon Boy For Halloween!
Just in time for this weekend, the Canadian company Plantranco Microflight is manufacturing and distributing a “Balloon Boy” costume and they say sales are through the roof! The costume kit sells for $19.99 and is available online. Bud Kays, Plantraco’s managing director, said that coming up with the spoofy costume idea wasn’t much of a stretch. The firm redesigned an existing remote-controlled balloon to look more like the one the now infamous Falcon Heene never took flight in. The company’s website boasts: “Unlike the Fake Hoax one you saw on CNN, this one is a Real Halloween Costume, and we are shipping them out as fast as we can by FedEx to meet your Halloween Party and Trick or Treating needs!” You can check it out at www.microflight.com (AHN News)
Welcome To the World Cup — But First Let’s Slaughter a Cow!
This ought to cause some problems. South African traditional leaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to bless stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead next June! Zolani Mkiva, chairman of the Makhonya Royal Trust, the group responsible for coordinating cultural activities, said the tournament, the first to be held in Africa, needed to be blessed in true “African style.” So they’ll be slaughtering a cow and Zoliani says it’s to “celebrate this great achievement and call on our ancestors to bless, to grace, to ensure that all goes well.” Of course before they get the blessings of their ancestors they first have to get the blessings of the chief executive and chairman of the World Cup Local Organizing Committee who have so far not responded. (AHN News)
Cheating Husbands Should Be Whipped!
If you’re planning to move the family to Brunei anytime soon, hope you don’t plan on cheating on your wife. In a recent poll done in the oil-rich state, 76% of the citizens want husbands who cheat on their wives to be whipped! Only 55% of the participants said unfaithful wives should receive the same punishment. An unnamed social worker said, “The result of the survey is an indication of the pent-up feelings that women harbor against irresponsible men.” Brunei, located on Borneo Island, has a population of almost 400,000 of which 66% are Muslim. (AHN News)