October 5 - Bumbles

You might have had problems, you might have been sad,
But not like poor Bumbles and the worst day he's had.

His alarm never rang, so he woke up at ten,
Then slipped in the shower and bruised his left shin.

He just missed the bus and arrived far too late,
The party was ruined, the dad was irate.

He tripped on a child and fell in the cake.
They asked him to leave, for everyone's sake.

So Bumbles packed up and started to go,
But hated that he was leaving things so.

"I make a balloon!" He decided instead,
"A nice little something to leave them," he said.

And that's where we'll leave him, still twisting away.
Surely nothing else happened on Bumbles bad day.

You've got to admire poor Bumbles.
He really did give them a finale they'll never forget!
Mwahahahahahaa! *snort*

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Tales from the Other Other Side of the Sty:

October 4 - Casper the Ghost

Everyone knows the story.

Other ghosts try to scare people, but there was one who only wanted to be friendly.

Still, people saw him and ran screaming, "G-g-g-g-ghost!"

... and we felt sorry for him.  

But we shouldn't have.

Because every so often, someone didn't run.

Casper especially liked the friendly ones.

Remember, kids ... Good friends are hard to find.
But easy to digest!
Mwahahahahahaa! *snort*

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Tales from the Other Other Side of the Sty:

October 3 - Inflatable Headstones

When a sudden POP rattles old tombstones,
And balloons squeak and the pinch twists groan,
It's four loop twists for a latex bone.
  Inflatable Headstones are losing air!

When life leaks out with a nasty hiss,
And one tight turn can lead straight to this,
A call goes out - who can make the twist,
  Inflatable Headstones are losing air!

Twisters rise up from their crypts,
Squeeze and stretch in ghostly grips.
Inflate with dead decaying lips,
  Inflatable Headstones are losing air!

And so our dearly departed twisters join the happy haunts.
Don't be afraid of that squeak in the darkness, kiddies.
It's probably just someone ... twisting in their grave!
Mwahahahahahaa! *snort*

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Tales from the Other Other Side of the Sty:

October 2 - Jack

Jack left on a cold, dark night, telling her he'd be home.

Fought the tide throughout the night and vanished among the foam.

He's walked these shores for 20 years,
washing the sand with his spectral tears.

Searching the shores, for his Becky-oh.

A tender touch, her gentle kiss,
How he longs to take her hand in his,

And lead her away to unseen shores.

He's been washing the sand with his spectral tears,
searching the shores for these long years.

And he'll walk the sea - forevermore.

Till he'll finds his Becky-oh.

He'll find.  His Becky-oh.

He'll find.  His Becky-oh.

Becky-oh.

Becky-oh.

Becky-oh.

Ahhh, Jack.  
Immortalized in song, but nobody ever bothered to hear his side.
Sinéad knows the tune! (link)
Mwahahahahahaa! *snort*

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Tales from the Other Other Side of the Sty:

October 1 - Humpty Lumpty

As all the King's horses and all the King's men solemnly withdrew..

"I'll help", said a wizard, all crooked and thin,
Who gathered the pieces and stitched them with skin.
He worked through the night with needle and thread,
Then the town crier cheered, "Humpty's not dead!"

The crowd gathered closer, delighted at first,
But their faces went pale and they quickly dispersed.
Where once there was eggshell, now Humpty had meat,
With big beady eyeballs and two hairy feet.

Though Humpty was Humpty, still whole deep inside,
He'd seen in their faces, the wizard had lied.
He stared at his body, and started to bawl.

Then slowly began climbing back up the wall.

Poor Humpty!  Seems that repair job wasn't all it was cracked up to be!
I guess you could say his makeover went over ... easy!
Mwahahahahahaa! *snort*

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Tales from the Other Other Side of the Sty:

September 30 - The PigKeeper

Well, well, well... Look who's here.

As the spirits begin to stir for October, I'd like to welcome you to Tales from the Other Side of the Sty.

I'm the Pigkeeper - part gravedigger, part storyteller, and I'll be your ... somewhat reliable narrator. 

For the next 31 days, we'll meet ghoulies and ghosties, monsters and mysteries, and hear strange little tales from the places that were better left buried.

So grab a shovel - because what would be the fun in THAT!?

Mwahahahaha! *snort*

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September 29 - Tuftex Cameo

Tell yo brother, yo sister
And yo momma too
'Cause we're about to throw down
And you'll know just what to do

~ Cameo - Word Up!

I feel like blush is such an important color in a kit, and for the rest of my days I'll be searching for that perfect replacement to Qualatex blush.

Tuftex Cameo is very close in color (comparisons shown on the blog).  It inflates super soft and pliable with a lot of surface area for a sidewall bubble, which should probable be part of any standardized latex testing going forward.  There were no shocking pops or random deflations.

Overall impression was that it would be a pretty good blush replacement .. for 260s.  I don't think Tuftex does other twisting sizes (yet?) though.

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