While British Halloweens seem to get more theatrical and zombie obsessed every year, pretty much anything goes at an American Halloween parade. How about dressing up as, oh, I don't know - an iPhone? I have no idea how they did that screen thing but it is pretty impressive.
Just occasionally, I have to indulge a little cute pet footage. It's that or the hedgehog section on Cute Overload. These puppies just do deadpan far too well.
Will Ferrell is comedy gold: We've got him as "Robert Goulet" giving us a sneak preview of his new rap album. This guy really can get away with anything.
"You wouldn't hire a clown to fix the john, so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz?
"I don't care if he is Mr Notorious Big. Can he croon?"
And here's some food for thought: there are 1.8 deaths every second globally, and in the US alone the death industry is worth $11bn per year. If you choose to be cremated, you contribute to global warming by adding carbon the atmosphere and if you choose to be buried, you pollute the earth by releasing embalming fluid and Lord knows what other toxins into the soil.
goodmagazine.com thoughtfully (and, it has to be said, quite beautifully) points out that our ashes could be made into 250 pencils or, for $2,700 a diamond. Failing that, we could have a green burial in a woodland and skip the nasty chemicals bit. A good point, and well made.
Guardian Viral Video news chart for news: compiled by viralvideochart.com.
1 The Nightmare Before Christmas: This is Halloween
The anthem from Tim Burton's Christmo-ween masterpiece revived for All Hallows' Eve.
2 Wake up cat
For cat lovers everywhere.
3 Cheerleader run over by football team
She did definitely not see that coming.
4 iPod Touch ad: Nick Haley
Still waiting for Apple to use "that" Sam Fox track in an iPod Touch ad. We can but hope.
5 Wanted: trailer
Official trailer for the film with Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and that tasty Scottish actor, James McAvoy.
6 Scary Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins as you've never seen her before.
7 A vision of students today
Very productive students at Kansas State University
8 UK Saudi visit
Channel 4's report on the visit to the UK by the Saudi royals.
9 GOOD Magazine: Business of Death
Handy, animated guide to
10 Marilyn Manson: This Is Halloween
Manson's take on number one.
11 Bioshock Halloween
Scary Daddy.
12 iPhone costume Halloween 2007
You are permitted to nick this idea. We won't tell.
13 Halloween pet costumes
Seriously cute.
14 Indian Thriller
Thriller, Delhi style
15 Japanese TV show Candid Trivia - Would He Run?
When being chased by five samurais, it is generally advisable to run.
16 Web 2.0... The machine Is us/ing us
Web 2.0 for beginners.
17 Will Ferrell as Robert Goulet rapping
Sisqo has competition.
18 1500 detenus refont le clip de Thriller
Fast becoming a web classic. It's zombie time for prisoner cell block x.
19 Ron Paul on Jay Leno
The Republican Presidential candidate makes his pitch on national TV.
20 The Zombeatles: A hard day's night of the living dead
A monster mash-up. (Sorry.)
Source: Viral Video Chart. Compiled from data gathered at 17:00 on 13 September 2007. The Weekly Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately two million blogs.
