A pumpkin that carves itself! Push play or go to YouTube. -via I Am Bored

See more pumpkins and Jack-o-Lantern links today at Miss Cellania.

Steven is impressed that we are able to order pizzas online.

But what I've become obsessed with is that when you only want a particular topping on half of your pizza, they make you specify WHICH HALF. LEFT or RIGHT.

I had ordered from them a few times but never paid attention to see if they got the halves correct. I was curious to see if it really would arrive the way I ordered it.

So he performed a little test. Read the story and the results at The Sneeze. Link -via Reddit

Lorenzo Fonda directed this viral video for Alfa Romeo. I don’t see the connection, but I enjoyed the strange movie of a sloth on a date. Link -via Metafilter

If you are in an abusive relationship with a paranormal entity, such as zombies, Satan, Bigfoot, or aliens, just get a restraining order!

Since the dawn of time, mankind has sought the means of keeping away supernatural and paranormal entities. Now, for only $5 each, receive a printed document that bars them from approaching or contacting you.

Better order quickly if you want yours by Halloween. Link -via Ectoplasmosis

Have you ever seen a conjoined twin fish? This pike was caught in the Missouri River in North Dakota. It’s part of Ten of the Strangest Things Caught While Fishing. http://www.anglingmasters.com/10-strangest-things-caught-fishing.asp -via Dark Roasted Blend

You might remember the last one listed from a while back. It’s a Guitar Fish.

The Superest is a fairly new site by illustrators Kevin Cornell and Matthew Sutter, with occasional guests. The site is an ongoing game of My Team, Your Team. The rules:

Player 1 draws a character with a power. Player 2 then draws a character whose power cancels the power of that previous character. Repeat.

This results in some very, um, different superheroes. Like Albinis the eyeless albino tortoise, The Chlorinatrix, and Hot Shave Carl the Barber. The current leader is Brocco-Lee, but that won’t last long. Link -via Metafilter

Surely, the first time you saw a staple remover, you thought it looked like fangs. This dinosaur staple remover is part of a collection of strange office tools at Dark Roasted Blend. Link

Fogonazos has a video collection of professionals moving huge houses, including a 900-ton brick building! Link -via Dark Roasted Blend

The San Diego Union Tribune has posted a Google Map that shows in real time where the fires are burning, Estimated Advisory Evacuation Areas, and evacuation destinations. Link -via Metafilter

The Los Angeles Times also has a map of the fires around the Los Angeles area, updated every few hours. Link

Young children will get a kick out of seeing themselves in an ABC Adventure! Upload a photo, enter a name, and watch your video. Link -via the Presurfer

Ken and Linda Smith of Sebring won a recent Underwater Pumpkin Carving contest in Key Largo, Florida. That can’t be easy!

"The pumpkins want to float so that makes it difficult," said Smith, a retired electrical engineer. "So you're working against your own buoyancy and the pumpkin's."

Link (with video) -via Arbroath

You may remember the quiz Stationery Movies that was quite popular here last year. Now the same folks have launched a sequel! The quiz still features office supplies in prominent roles, but now the clues are video clips, some with people. Can you guess what movie is depicted in each? Link -Thanks, Becki!

A horde of zombies descended on Manhattan for ZombieCon NYC 2007 over the weekend. Gothamist gives us a report. Link -via YesButNoButYes

A team from Technische Universität Darmstadt won the Solar Decathlon competition with a house designed to run totally on sunlight. The Darmstadt Solar Decathlon house has movable solar screens around the outside that power both active and passive solar energy systems. The furniture is tucked into the platform floor that is also used for storage. The roof is insulated with layers that are ten times more efficient than the same amount of conventional insulation. Link. Also see other Solar Decathlon entries. -via Metafilter

Aw, man, look at this poor kid. The costume was clever twenty years ago, but he/she obviously hasn’t seen the movie yet! Found at Funny-Potato -via My 2 Second Shelf Life