Bob Ross became one of the most iconic figures in the world of public broadcast television and art instruction, but before he had a legion of fans painting "little happy trees" at home he was the new guy on the PBS block.

His instructional show "The Joy Of Painting" quickly became a viewer favorite, but only after Bob got into the flow of hosting his own show, a flow he had yet to tap into while filming the first episode.

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It's endearing to see Bob a bit nervous and stumbling over his words on the show's premiere, and you can tell right off the bat that he got the gig because of his passion for painting and teaching his techniques.

-Via Huffington Post

Even if you hate the costumes, the trick-or-treaters at your door and the spooky decor hanging everywhere chances are you still love Halloween candy.

Those fun size versions of our favorite candies are a Halloween tradition that just about everybody can get behind, and everybody has a personal favorite that they'll gladly munch by the bagful.

This "strictly scientific quiz" reveals What Your Favorite Halloween Candy Says About You, and it's about as accurate as your average horoscope, meaning most people will find it to be spot on!

My sugary drug of choice is the Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin, meaning:

You're a free spirit. You march to the beat of whatever instrument you want to. You have a strong sense of self, and enjoy being around people who challenge you. You're in an artistic field, or you're a lawyer. You've thought about going Paleo once or twice, but decided it wasn't for you.

See What Your Favorite Halloween Candy Says About You here

The Grand Theft Auto video game series is rated M for a reason, because any game where you can beat hookers to death with a bat, kill cops and wantonly commit violent crimes simply isn't for kids.

But when kids turn into teenagers they begin to wonder why they're not allowed to play grown-up games, so they start coming up with creative ways to circumvent age restrictions.

Some will go to a buddy's house to play, or rent it on the sly from a DVD kiosk, but Jestersheister's son went corporate with his argument, creating a PowerPoint presentation detailing why he should be allowed to buy GTA V.

The boy makes all the right claims, saying he'll skip the campaign mode because it's "just horrible with swearing and killing and sex and what-not", but his presentation starts to fall apart when he reaches this slide:

Looks like he'll be playing GTA V at a buddy's house after all!

See the kid's entire GTA V Powerpoint presentation here

Ghibli Wars by Adam Works

Han and Chewie are back but they look different somehow. Maybe it's all that time they spent in the Anime-9 quadrant of the galaxy, or their new haircuts, but they don't look like the stars we know and love. Chewie isn't nearly as vocal as he used to be, and he appears to have put on some weight, but it's hard to tell one hairy beast from another. But if you solo out Han you can see that his face simply isn't what it used to be, oh, and he keeps telling everyone to call him Lupin. Will the Rebels be able to win the war against the Empire without their two star smugglers? Something tells me their replacements have a whole new set of skills they can use in battle...

Add a new pair of studio stars to your geeky wardrobe with this Ghibli Wars t-shirt by Adam Works, it's sure to force a smile onto the faces of your fellow sci-fi fans!

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Believe by Sophie Corrigan

With a little help from your friends anything is possible in this world, but if you don't have any friends because you're a lowdown weasel then you'll simply have to insist your fellow woodland creatures give you a ride. Woody Woodpecker wouldn't have put up with hitchhiking weasels but he was old school, and in today's kinder, gentler forest scene the birds are happy to let you hitch a ride provided you don't try to chew on them after the flight!

Let your imagination fly with this Believe t-shirt by Sophie Corrigan, it's the inspirational way to say "I believe weasels can fly!" without having people give you funny looks.

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Oldest Joke In The Galaxy by Warbucks Design

They're the jokes every being in the universe has heard before, the ridiculous tales that involve three or more different characters walking in to some sort of establishment to set up the punchline for a solid delivery. They're the groaners, the knee-slappers, the jokes that win wit wars by forcing an opponent to choke on a sympathetic snicker and slink away. This one stars an old man, a boy and two droids, stop me if you've heard this one before- An old man, a boy and two droids walk into a bar. The bartender takes one look at them and says "Whaddya doin' hangin' around wit' those two stiffs?" The old man replies "Those are our droids", to which the bartender says "I wuz talkin' to tha droids!"

Share a silly joke setup with the world, wear this Oldest Joke In The Galaxy t-shirt wherever you go and watch your sci-fi comedy star rise among your fellow fans.

Visit Warbucks Design's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky designs:

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Before science and medicine offered explanations for how bodily functions work and what diseases do to the body people had all kinds of strange ideas about what was happening inside their bodies.

“Bodily functions personified as popular kabuki actors,” artist unknown, late 19th century

Diseases felt like a curse, fevers felt like demonic possession, and drugs felt like a blessing from a god, so when artists created visual depictions of illness and diseases these terrifying themes could be seen in many of their works.

“Chasing measles away,” by Utagawa Yoshimori, 1862

These fantastic Japanese artworks from the 19th-Century are part of the University of California- San Francisco's Japanese woodblock print collection, which isn't all medical-themed but is all kinds of cool to look through!

See more of these medical-themed woodblock prints at Dangerous Minds

The free falling elevator trope is so overused that audiences know just what to expect when "things go wrong" with an elevator while main characters are on board, but would you know what to expect in real life?

Elevator cables almost never snap in real life, and when they do most commercial elevators have secondary cables, brakes and air pressure on their side to keep the elevator, and its occupants, from going splat.

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That being said, it never hurts to discover some new survival tips and tricks, and watching this video from Business Insider might make all the difference if you ever meet with an elevator mishap.

-Via Lifehacker

Imagine what it would feel like to play supporting roles and bit parts in Hollywood productions for decades yet the role you become best known for is one where you play the evil guy in the painting.

You only get to move for a few minutes in the film, and when you finally have a short speaking line your voice is overdubbed, a fact which you discover for the first time on premiere night.

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That's the Ghostbusters II experience for Norbert Grupe, aka Vigo The Carpathian, and the only thing more wicked than his scowl are the dark secrets he kept buried deep within.

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Norbert's life played out like a Greek tragedy, as he tried to come out of the shadow cast by his larger-than-life father Richard and instead found a life full of failure, debauchery, violence and hate. No wonder he was chosen to play Vigo The Carpathian!

Read about The Hateful Life And Spiteful Death Of The Man Who Was Vigo The Carpathian here

Not A Zombie by SilverBaX

Halloweentime isn't all about scares and nightmares, it's also about that fringe kind of funny known as dark humor or black comedy.

It's the kind of funny that makes you laugh in the face of death, or get a good chuckle from a horrifying situation, and designs created with this peculiar hue of horror humor in mind can be found in the NeatoShop!

Those who dig black comedy have a rotten sense of humor

Needz A Ride by Demonigote

And a penchant for finding the morbid funny

CHARLIE'S FINAL HUMILIATION by BeastPop

Amazon Gym (Full Color) by Adria.Wells

When you're looking for a little inspiration to kick your workout routine into high gear you should take a note from Wonder Woman and train like a princess. Of course, it helps if you're an Amazonian princess who was born with a superhuman physique and endless endurance levels, but every hero has to start somewhere!

Shape up in superheroic style with this Amazon Gym (Full Color) t-shirt by Adria.Wells, it's one tee that's sure to earn you lots of compliments from your fellow geeks at the gym!

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Happy Little Groots by Taylor Rose

Bob Raccoon used to go by the name Rocket, back when he was a bad little mammal with a tendency to get into scrapes all across the galaxy. Rocket was a hothead, an angry little furball who would rather shoot down the problem than discuss it rationally, and Rocket's temper burned bright. But then one day his buddy Groot introduced him to a marvel-ous leaf that made all skies look bright blue and all trees seem happy, and since raccoons are rather fond of trees this life altering leaf made him giddy. He decided it was time to retire the name Rocket and go back to his real first name, which was Bob, and he swore from that day forward he would wield a paintbrush instead of a plasma cannon...

Add some painterly style to your geeky wardrobe with this Happy Little Groots t-shirt by Taylor Rose, it's the colorful way to show love for your favorite Guardian!

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Imagination Mash-Up by MightyRain

Imagination is one of the most powerful forces in the universe, and when a dreamer realizes their full potential by utilizing the power of their imaginative mind the whole world comes along for the creative ride. Jim spent his life dreaming, imagining and eventually creating, but his creations weren't kept in a box or locked in a closet, they were shared with the world. Now we can all see how important those imaginative walks through the forest Jim took with his froggy pal Kermit were to the world of entertainment, and the world no longer discounts the life of a dreamer...

Celebrate the power of the creative mind with this Imagination Mash-Up t-shirt by MightyRain, it's the adorable way to show love for your favorite puppet and the mastermind that created him with his own two hands.

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Samurai warriors trained to strike with precision, defend themselves when the fight stretched on and, most impressive visually, unsheath their katana and strike in the blink of an eye.

With a flash a well trained samurai can cut down a foe, or a flying baseball, while making their katana magic look way too easy.

Modern day samurai warrior Isao Machii demonstrated his considerable skills with the sword for Oricon News by slicing a baseball clocked at 100 miles per hour in half with a lightning quick katana strike. Note to the MLB- baseball needs more swords!

-Via GeekTyrant

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Halloween is less than a week away, which means Halloweenies who are prepared for the big night already have their costume and event picked out, and the procrastinators have another week to decide what to do.

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But a week can pass by in a flash, and if you're still undecided come Halloween weekend you should check out BuzzFeed's 29 Halloween Costumes You Can Make With Three Things Or Fewer and get to work!

There you'll find costume ideas ranging from crappy (like the Hammer Time getup on top) to crafty (chocolate chip cookie in the middle) to downright creative and worthy of compliments (jellyfish below).

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See 29 Halloween Costumes You Can Make With Three Things Or Fewer here