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Man Believes His Dead Wife is Contacting Him Via Cell Phone



It was five years ago when Frank Jones' wife and son died unexpectedly. His son, Steven, died of a brain tumor at an early 32. Three months later, his wife, Sadie died from a heart attack at the age of 69.

Sadie was a cell phone addict. "She always had a mobile with her," Jones told the Blackpool Gazette. So, of course, they buried Sadie with her cell phone.

Now Jones believes Sadie is getting service six feet under, and she has been sending him text messages with words only Sadie would say. Of course, there is no return number on the messages or missed calls, leading Jones to believe the communications are form his deceased wife.

Creepy? Yes. But here's where things get creepier: The house Jones lives in has a history of hauntings from a being called "The Thornton Thing". The entity drove a family from the house in 1971, and after the Jones family suffered hauntings as well, they had the house exorcised.

It wasn't until the untimely deaths of his wife and son did Jones start experiencing messages from beyond. The obvious question we can't help asking: What kind of service does one get up there? She's clearly getting a lot of dropped calls.

From the Blackpool Gazette

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Even Search Engines Dress Up for Halloween

It's no secret that the Web's heavy hitters like to show their seasonal spirit with mods of the subtle and not-so-subtle variety to their brand identities. Google's logo has become especially known for its Google Doodles, and this year's full-on ghoulish painting logo continue that fine, quirky tradition.



The search giant has even dressed up its significant new addition to the family in some festive holiday threads (though if our TV became a pumpkin we'd be a little upset). BooTube, anyone?



Our last spooky Google shoutout comes via our friends at Geeksugar - we've been flying a witch through Google Street View all day! Head over and give it a try – a little rehearsal of the trick or treating route through your neighborhood for the evening can't hurt!



Google's not the only one having fun with logo ornamentation, though. In fact, our research indicates that Halloween logo competition may be just as fierce as competition for your search queries. Yahoo, for one, has made their logo the center of an entire bone-rattling animation. We only have a still to show you here, so check out its homepage for the show!



However, we think that Ask has won our haunted hearts by placing its entire homepage in a Jack-O-Lantern lit night. Can you think of a better setting for your last minute costume questions?



Until next year (or Thanksgiving, at least), thanks for indulging our logo lust, and stay safe out there tonight!




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How to Print Your Own Halloween Mask



If you're like us -- busy as blogging beavers can be -- then you might have totally forgotten that it's Halloween this Wednesday, which means you've got to get a costume ready pronto, if only to keep those Halloween revelers off your back for not coming to the party (or work) prepared.

If you're got a decent color printer, you're in luck, because Microsoft has posted some nifty directions on printing and making your own mask-on-a-balsa-wood-stick, though we think the first line of the how-to is Halloween-SCARY:

"Imagine the perplexed looks of the neighborhood children when they come to the door and see you wearing a mask of your child's face."

(Totally off the wall, in a good way! You're totally weird, Microsoft, and we love it!)

The site goes on to suggest possibly going as your pet or spouse -- also kind of creepy/hilarious -- but we think most people will probably go as something more traditional, like, say, R2-D2? If so, check out the various 'Star Wars' character templates, which you can print out and use as masks, on the Lego site.

Got any other ideas for printable masks? If so, share 'em down below, 'cause I'm sure we're not the only people still trying to figure out who or what to dress up as on Halloween night.

From Microsoft and Lego (via GeekSugar).



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