<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ben&#039;s Bitter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://bensbitterblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[bensbitterblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://bensbitterblog.com/author/bensbitterblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Upside Downiverse Bitter Friday&nbsp;Giftures]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[
<p>As the calendar flips to October, Halloweenites can finally breathe easy with knowledge that they can finally come out of the closet&#8230;with their decorations, costumes, candy and fake graveyards. I used to work with a guy that loved Halloween so much, that he said he started working on his costume for Halloween on November 1st.</p>



<p>I&#8217;ve always had a severe apathy for Halloween. It could happen or not happen and I would still somehow exist the next day. It means about as much as May 17th in my mind. Just another day. I think pumpkins are dumb, and taste even dumber, costumes are just hot clothes, and candy, well, I can eat that any other day of the year. But I can eat regular sized candy like an adult. At least that is what my drivers license says. There is nothing fun about fun-sized candy.</p>



<p>Speaking of licenses, Halloween is the excuse for everyone to act completely opposite of who they normally are. Accountants dress up as something interesting, CEO&#8217;s dress up as bums, and kids actually look forward to wearing masks.</p>



<p>Just like the kids on Stranger Things, Halloween is like the Upside Down. If this Upside Downiverse could take effect on me, that would mean I would want to dress up as Joy from Disney&#8217;s Inside Out, or that I was transformed into an evil Extrovert. Unfortunately for all of you, I was blessed with a vaccine called the Adamantium Bitterness Serum (similar to the Wolverine&#8217;s Adamantium) when I was very young. It makes my bones, body and spirit invulnerable to Halloween parties, Pumpkin Spice anything, and any kind of glee.</p>



<p>I&#8217;m basically Wolverine, but without the side effects of weird, bushy hair, long metal claws that retract out of my body, and invulnerability. And let&#8217;s he honest, who wants to live forever in this world where you have Halloween every year? And Wolverine IS a Halloween costume, so it would be year round Halloween for him.</p>



<p>Speaking of painful things, let&#8217;s get to the Bitter Friday Giftures shall we?</p>



<p>&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Somebody is a little too excited&#8230; </strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/cMso9wDwqSy3e/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47ueqr3qcrkyx24q9zrvqkt8to7oxculzofbbyx72i&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Tongue Goat GIF" width="258" height="336" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;for some Halloween candy.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Some people are just so upside down&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/UtiH3yIvN68g0/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47x9vpop8ipqhaq3enwuetwuvqkso0vcrl8j23sdtf&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="upside down GIF" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;and need to &#8220;GET TO THE CHOPPA&#8221;</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Things start to get a little bit weird&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media3.giphy.com/media/cmzlaEKo2R0mG36ZXH/200w.gif?cid=ecf05e47febm7ceu2u4q54bqq9q66dzijen3bpj117c3jb7o&amp;rid=200w.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="upside down wow GIF by Great Big Story" width="510" height="288" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;this time of year.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>What sucks about Halloween&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/QBH4pcJAjGODC/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4742zlngdet12xiauta0zb7fe31t9kfb8tb7m40ud5&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="scary movie halloween GIF" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;is you are always having to wash more sheets.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>And kids become scared&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/HqRQ8YcJKvdHq/200.gif?cid=ecf05e4742zlngdet12xiauta0zb7fe31t9kfb8tb7m40ud5&amp;rid=200.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Too Much Reaction GIF" width="443" height="436" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;of the stupidest little things.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>





<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;"> </div>
<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;"> </div>
<p><strong>And the beggars&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/l1J9PSXlxcEnEQXBu/200.gif?cid=ecf05e470che70o74m6r7o3uoj43k8eb7pnv57yzhuj0dnab&amp;rid=200.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Trick Or Treat Halloween GIF by Saturday Night Live" width="423" height="325" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;wanting all the free stuff.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Maybe Batman should dress up&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/3ov9jIiSswF4no9DPO/200w.gif?cid=ecf05e470che70o74m6r7o3uoj43k8eb7pnv57yzhuj0dnab&amp;rid=200w.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="that 70s show halloween GIF by Laff" width="410" height="410" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;as Superman, so he can get more candy.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Maybe Harry Potter should try something original for once&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/d6Ni9aqSatPfq/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47nrpzthpo948qi0coqzvzlau3bu9f2i1tojkcdsne&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Harry Potter No GIF" width="416" height="416" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;like dressing up as a Muggle Social Media Manager.</strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Or maybe Drax could dress up&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/vkbfsVHULOyR2/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47l2zfv2pi2oj8d27huhbmx98sub3iawrnkidxcmdi&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="guardians of the galaxy gotg edit GIF" width="438" height="438" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;as someone that understands sarcasm. </strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>If you think kids playing on your street&#8230;</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image" style="text-align:center;">
<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/l1J9AhXY0FK9XaZ3i/200w.gif?cid=ecf05e470k36hr9wmcmjeeen1ltr9h92829wdtok2gf5sk9t&amp;rid=200w.gif&amp;ct=g" alt=" " width="712" height="402" />
<figcaption><strong>&#8230;is annoying. </strong></figcaption>
</figure>
</div>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Just wait until you try to come home&#8230;</strong></p>



<figure><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/JUHGywq8dRmPDjyuZA/200w.gif?cid=ecf05e470che70o74m6r7o3uoj43k8eb7pnv57yzhuj0dnab&amp;rid=200w.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Episode 5 Trick Or Treating GIF by South Park" width="411" height="411" /></figure>
<figure><strong>                                                                         &#8230;to this madness.</strong></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure><strong>Maybe on Halloween&#8230;</strong></figure>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="https://media3.giphy.com/media/3oEjHCqD15SB4a2SVa/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47ws54l5gluvkejufjcyrh26ak1vv8fkzvlv8sapo3&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g" alt="Cul De Sac Crash GIF by SundanceNOW DocClub" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<figure><strong>                                         &#8230;I&#8217;ll drive my tank down the street in this manner.</strong></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure>I&#8217;m just glad I have that I have the Adamantium vaccine so I&#8217;m immune to Halloween, so I don&#8217;t have to pretend to like it like you ingrates. </figure>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>ARRRRGGGGHHHHHH</p>
<p>Bitter The Upside Downiverse Ben</p>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image"><img alt="" /></figure>



<p>&nbsp;</p>
]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://i0.wp.com/media2.giphy.com/media/cMso9wDwqSy3e/giphy.gif?fit=440%2C330&ssl=1]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[236]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[309]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>