House-O-Fun http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun Online Entertainment Editor Charles Williams invites you to zigzag through the entertainment issues of the day. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:44:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en 1 House-O-Fun http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun 143 50 STLtoday.com Enter the adult Halloween photo contest http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/enter-the-adult-halloween-photo-contest/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/enter-the-adult-halloween-photo-contest/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:31:59 +0000 Charles Williams http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/?p=1219

We’ve awarded prizes for photos of kids, pumpkins, pets and a downright creepy owl.

But let’s not overlook the the adults who pony up for the Reese’s, and shovel the candy corn. Why should they dress like responsible suburbanites when they can dress…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/enter-the-adult-halloween-photo-contest/feed/ Halloween photo contest winners http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/halloween-photo-contest-winners/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/halloween-photo-contest-winners/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:25:38 +0000 Charles Williams http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/?p=1200 The results from our Halloween photo contest are in and now it’s time to celebrate the winners. Congratulations to the readers below who submitted entries.

Best pet costume

A Smelly Pair!
by Katie
Animals, Halloween Pet Costumes
Lucy the Skunk and Gertie the Pig go grazing…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/halloween-photo-contest-winners/feed/ Halloween photo contest is no joke; win prizes http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/halloween-photo-contest-is-no-joke-win-prizes/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/10/halloween-photo-contest-is-no-joke-win-prizes/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:29:25 +0000 Charles Williams http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/?p=1181 We’ve been collecting your Halloween photos — precious pooches, little goblins, psychotic pumpkins and everything else Halloween. What, no Bernie Madoff costumes yet?

Now, it’s time to treat our shutterbugs to a prize. Vote for your favorite picture, submitted this year,…

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The view from Stone Hill Winery on Oct. 11, 2009. Photo by Charles Williams

Several years have passed since my last trip to Hermann, but changing leaves and an anniversary prompted a trip last weekend.

The colorful view from Stone Hill Winery is…

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]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/09/submit-your-original-invention-win-a-prize/feed/ Help pick Cardinals at-bat music http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/09/help-pick-cardinals-at-bat-music/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/09/help-pick-cardinals-at-bat-music/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:09:12 +0000 Charles Williams http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/?p=1148 Thanks to amazing starting pitching, the Cardinals are on track to win another World Series. If only the Redbirds scored more runs.

Our solution — more BP, a stronger bench and really hot at-bat music.

To give the Cardinal bats a bit…

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In Vincent van Gogh’s paintings, meadows bask in warm French sunshine and villages glow under brilliant stars.

But in his personal struggles, darkness prevailed at age 37.

The Science Center’s newest film, “Van Gogh: Brush with Genius,”…

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Let’s get one thing straight. Grand Turk isn’t part of Grand Cayman nor is it anywhere near Turkey.

Grand Turk is the capital of the Turks and Caicos islands, but there seems to be a lot…

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Today is the last day to get 80 percent off the price of already discounted restaurant gift certificates from restaurant.com. A $25 gift certificate can be purchased for as little as…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/08/last-day-for-80-percent-off-restaurant-gift-certificates/feed/ Wednesday wackiness: KFC might double down http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/08/wednesday-whackiness-kfc-might-double-down/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/house-o-fun/2009/08/wednesday-whackiness-kfc-might-double-down/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:40:56 +0000 Charles Williams http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/house-o-fun/?p=1092 While prepping for my Bird’s Eye View meeting (runs in Sunday’s paper), I like to surf for ideas. This morning I stumbled upon this nugget about KFC.

Tastes like…calories.

Looks like KFC is betting on a Double Down sandwich, opting for two…

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