Mini Snappers, $5
I love this company because the packaging is gorgeous and the treats are delicious. Stock up on some bags of Mini Snappers for times when you need “a little something”. (For a secret Santa gift, you could put these in a coffee mug. CUTENESS!)

from Route29.com

Even MSNBC joined me in mocking Ms. Kimberly Daniels.

My only worry was how much they’d grow my ass, but according to Kimberly Daniels of the 700 Club, your Halloween Butterfinger has a secret ingredient much scarier than empty calories: demons!

The article was since taken down off the 700 Club’s website after stirring up more chuckles then contrition, but you can read it in it’s entirety here on the Christian Magazine “Charisma”.

Highlights:

“I do not buy candy during the Halloween season. Curses are sent through the tricks and treats of the innocent whether they get it by going door to door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The demons cannot tell the difference.”

There’s demons in that thar candy! I wonder how long you have to wait after Halloween to make sure the supply is safe again?  Do you shop with a Gauss Master?   What happens if you have a possessed Hershey bar, but then you melt it?  Are the demons in a fun-size Snickers bar less scary than than the ones in full-size?  So many questions!

“When nice church folk lay out their pumpkins on the church lawn, fill their baskets with nuts and herbs, and fire up their bonfires, the demons get busy. They have no respect for the church grounds. They respect only the sacrifice and do not care if it comes from believers or non-believers.  Gathering around bonfires is a common practice in pagan worship. As I remember, the bonfires that I attended during homecoming week when I was in high school were always in the fall. I am amazed at how we ignorantly participate in pagan, occult rituals.”

Bon fires, the most wholesome activity I can think of, are satanic.  So are those pumpkin decorations on your front lawn.  Better to smash them.

She ends her ridiculous rant with the oft quoted, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!” and invites readers to join her.  Mmmm, thanks but no thanks.  As for me and my house, we will use logic and reason.

Happy Halloween!

Oh no! Why are these adorable bunnies all blurred out?! Have they committed a crime?

YES!

Do you know that the image of a Pe… er … “certain brand of marshmallow bunny” is copyrighted, and that you can’t sell photos on Etsy of these “certain brand of marshmallow bunnies”, even if you don’t use their proper name in advertising. Even if you’re just a nice girl, living in Brooklyn and selling art prints to raise money for charity. Even if you write the owner of the image after receiving a (very nice but firm) take down notice of this certain brand of marshmallow bunny and ask nicely, because, Oh my God they’re just photos and THEY’RE SAVING DOGS AND DON’T YOU KNOW THAT SAVING DOGS IS IMPORTANT WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?

I know. I should fight the man. But The Man is pretty big, and I’m not even certain if I’m right. Lots of really smart people have gone back and forth about copyright laws in cases such as these, but I personally am not sure what the legal correct answer is. All I know is that I got a take down letter from the owner of the image of this “certain brand of marshmallow bunnies”, and I can’t sell my prints of them any more in my sad, empty Etsy store.

So…

I’m giving them away. I still have some copies of each of these left, and I am upset because they were my best selling prints and made a lot of people happy. So, lemons into lemonade.

If you would like one for free, here’s what you do:

1. Make a $10+ donation to Manos por Patas/Hands for Paws here. (I was selling them for $10 and kicking $5 from each to them, but now they get the whole thing. Also, postage is free for you. I’m eating the shipping, so bargain! Woo hoo!)
2. Send me proof of your donation, your home address and print preference to theambershow at gmail dot com
3. Feel smug knowing you were able to help a worthy cause, damn the man, and save the empire.

You’ll be getting rid of my prints for me and helping out some great little pups who are way cuter than marshmallow bunnies.