Think you're as witty as us eCard copywriters (Rothman, Randi, and me)? Get a chance to win a $50 gift card when you enter our card caption contest. Try your hand at writing a greeting for our sister site MyFunCards, and post on Twitter your cute or clever Halloween-related line to go along with this image.

The October 27, 2009 deadline draws near, so get to it, dear readers. Scour your brain for inspiration, and you might be sending your winning eCard to friends and family this Halloween.

See official rules for details. Good luck!

Aww...These animals just want to be loved! Whether you're glum or not, add these free, new graphics from our sister site Webfetti to your MySpace, Facebook, blog, and more.

For MySpace, copy the code below and paste it into the CSS field of your profile. For Facebook, go to Webfetti's emo animals page, click on your favorite graphic, and follow the instructions on the ensuing page. And for your blog, copy the code below and paste it into the HTML field of a post or into a blog comment.

So this is what it sounds like when fish cry!

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If you need a quick fix for your case of the Mondays, check out some of my favorite Halloween-themed videos. Satirizing sexy costumes and monster mashes, they're the perfect thing to whet your appetite for fright night.

Enjoy!

Girls' Costume Warehouse by College Humor
Not every Halloween costume needs to be sexy. Unless you're a chick.

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Don't forget to set your clocks back this year. Remind yourself by posting this free daylight saving time countdown clock to your MySpace or Facebook profile.

To add this widget to your MySpace, copy the code above and paste it into the CSS field of your profile. To add it to your Facebook, click here.

Get more free graphics courtesy of our sister site Webfetti!

Whether you've got a more run-of-the-mill or, er, atypical manager, he or she deserves a nice eCard today--Boss's Day. If the holiday slipped your mind, no worries! Our sister site MyFunCards has you covered with free sweet or sarcastic Boss Day eCards (below).

And if you're considering purchasing a gift for him or her, consider this advice from our sister site Life123:

Gifts for the boss can be tricky because you don?t want to be perceived as an apple-polisher, nor do you want to be thought of as cold. You also don?t want to make other co-workers feel bad if they forgot. . . . Ask around the office to test the response to a Boss?s Day gift. Make sure you speak to everyone: Don?t leave a single person out, or you might have an office-politics issue on your hands.

Read on for more tips on picking out a present to your manager. And use this gift giving opportunity to promote synergy. Like a boss.

To view and send one of the cards above, click on its thumbnail image.

This Boss's Day, October 16th, send your boss a Wildly Inappropriate eCard from our sister site MyFunCards to show how much you, ahem, appreciate him or her.

Smiley Central's sister site Webfetti offers awesome, free graphics for Halloween and more. But if you've spent some time on the site, you've uncovered a few, er, curious images. Although tied to a holiday or special occasion, there's something just a tad bit off about them whether they are slightly suggestive or just plain absurd.

I've rounded up a few of my favorite graphics that broke the mold. Take a peek at these images and see if they don't make you go, "Hmm!"

To add a graphic below to your MySpace or Facebook, click on the image and follow the instructions on the ensuing page.

Wolfman peeking window
You think he's about to prey on your grandmother, but he's really there to guilt you into visiting her more often.



Pumpkin face confounded disbelief
"What hath science wrought?"

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As my friends will attest, I like to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to trends and memes. I'm the same way about Halloween. Already in the throes of cool hunting for this year's hot costume, I surprisingly discovered this...


OH NO YOU DI'INT!

Says NBC New York:

If passing out candy to the neighborhood kids while dressed like a jilted Octomom doesn't faze you, check out the following Halloween oddities. (Spoiler alert: There will be tampons!) And if you prefer a more tame All Hallows' Eve, be sure to add the festive, free smileys below courtesy of us at Smiley Central.

Halloween smileys

To add these smileys to your MySpace, copy the code below and paste it into the CSS field of your profile.

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Halloween oddities
1. Halloween tampon crafts
Is it just me, or is this googly-eyed tampon ghost brilliant? Much better than the Valentine's Day tampon heart earrings; those are much too real.

2. Star Wars-themed pumpkins
You don't need a high midichlorian count to appreciate these Death Star, Yoda, and Vader gourds. Still, it seems like a lot of time and energy to put into something that's just going to be smashed by the neighborhood ruffians...like yours truly.

3. Vintage Halloween photos
Entitled "Halloween in the Time of Cholera," collector Steven Martin's gallery of antique pictures haunts the viewer. The Orphanage, anyone?
 
4. This costume by Pottery Barn Kids
LAND SHARK!

Today, October 9th, is the birthday of Beatle and peace activist John Lennon. Spread his message of compassion when you send the hippie eCard above from our sister site MyFunCards.

And for you fellow Lennon fans, enjoy this playlist of songs penned by John. Peace out, and rock on.