Totem Sacrifice Remix

People send Old Ken things all the time. Some are tedious (like a recent request for evidence of "teaching excellence"), some are just awful. But, some are worthy of broader circulation.



So, to that end and to give some thanks—as per the reason for the season—here is a little remix.



In Mexico City, for example, the Famous Anthropolgist reports of the Dia de los Muertos in the following way: "Day of the Dead celebrations here were a-mazing. Three days of kids in costume trick-or-treating ....



... and pretty awesome public altars everywhere, especially in the Zocalo/main plaza ...



... which also had a massive skull rack installed."



Meanwhile, from somewhere in cyberspace comes this dream:

"Last weekend I put an exhaust fan in the ceiling for my wife's grandfather. While my wife's brother and I were fitting the fan in between the joists, we found something under the insulation: A JC Penney catalog from 1977. It's not often blog fodder just falls in my lap, but holy hell this was two solid inches of it, right there for the taking.



"Here's how to get your ass kicked in elementary school: just look at that belt. It's like a boob-job for your pants. He probably needed help just to lift it into place. The belt loops have to be three inches long. And way to pull them up to your armpits, grandpa.



"Here's how to get your ass kicked in high school: this kid looks like he's pretending to be a cop who is pretending to be a pimp that everyone knows is really an undercover cop. Who is pretending to be 15.



"Here's how to get your ass kicked on the golf course: this 'all purpose jumpsuit' is, according to the description, equally appropriate for playing golf or simply relaxing around the house. Personally, I can't see wearing this unless you happen to be relaxing around your cell in D-block. Even then, the only reason you should put this thing on is because the warden made you, and as a one-piece, it's slightly more effective as a deterrent against ass-rapery.



"Here's how to get your ass kicked pretty much anywhere: if you look at that picture quickly, it looks like Mr. Bob 'No-pants' Saget has his hand in the other guy's pocket. In this case, he doesn't, although you can tell just by looking at them that it's happened - or if it hasn't happened it will. Oh yes. It will. As soon as he puts down his matching coffee cup."

Well, all of this silliness could go on for a while. But, maybe it's just enough to be thankful that there are so many great images and stories that people decide to share with Old Ken. Muchos gracias, mis amigos!