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Make A Comic Book Online

What type of online business could a 13 y/o make?

I want to make a website with a store on it and sell stuff, or somehow get money. I love Comics, books, and sports. Any ideas?

Im 13 also. Dont do ecommerce (selling stuff) since so many people are doing that, and it would be hard to compete with. I know an somewhat easy way to make you six or more figures a year. $100,000!!!!

Step 1. Create a basic website on any topic you like (comics, sports, books).

Step 2. Make sure the website has a lot of articles and content about that topic.

Step 3. Place ads on the site and when people click the ads, you get payed. Its called Google Adsense and its free.

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The History of Halloween – or – What is Samhain?

Samhain, pronounced sow-wen, is a Celtic word meaning “summer’s end.” It is also the Irish Gaelic word for the month of November. Samhain is the last of three harvest festivals in the Celtic year, and it is the Celtic New Year. The Celts only recognized two seasons: summer, and winter. So, with the last harvest, the summer ends, and the cold, dark, dangerous days of winter begin. Any food that was not brought in from the fields by the end of the day on October 31, Samhain, was left in the fields and not eaten. It was considered to belong to the fairy folk at that point, and would make anyone sick who tried to eat it.

The food in the storerooms by this time was all the food you were going to get between this first day of winter and the coming spring. It had to last through the cold, dark winter months. Starvation was always a possibility. Livestock was slaughtered at this time, both to preserve meat for the winter months, and to cull the herd. With fewer animals to feed, the ones that were left would have a better chance of survival until spring. This is one reason why death and the dead are associated with this day.

Facing the long, deadly winter, unsure of your food supply, with no central heating, you would have to brave the elements and the dangers of the forest to gather all the wood you would need to keep yourself warm. With the days getting shorter and shorter, you would start wondering if the sun was ever going to come back. The wild animals would get hungrier and more aggressive as the winter got harder for everyone. All made this day, marking the beginning of the winter season, one of fear and danger. But it was also a day of celebration, akin to the American Thanksgiving — thanking the gods for the blessings of a bountiful harvest.

To the Celts, “between” times and places were very important. At these points, the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest, and communication between the fairy realm, the land of the dead, and the human world is much easier. “Between” places include doorways between one room and another, or between inside and outside; or the seashore, marking the meeting of earth and sea. “Between” times include dusk and dawn, marking the transitions from night to day, and day to night; and in more recent centuries, midnight, representing the transition between one calendar day and the next.

The transitions between seasons are even more important “between” times. The transition from winter to summer at Beltaine (May 1), and the transition from summer to winter at Samhain, were the two most important days of the Celtic year; but Samhain was the most important, because it also marked the transition from one year to the next. Ergo, it is at this time that the veil between the worlds is thinnest, and communication between the world of the living and the world of our deceased ancestors, the fairy folk, and other spirits is easiest. This is also a good night for divination for that reason.

At this harvest celebration, when the veil between the world of the living and the dead is at its thinnest, one’s ancestors are therefore honored and venerated. Hospitality was very important to the ancient Celts. They would leave food out on their hearth, or out on their front step, as an offering to the spirits of their ancestors, whom they believed would visit them on this night. Offerings of food or milk were also left out for the fairies, and some Wiccans today invite fairy beings into their homes to share their hospitality with them for the winter. The Celts also extended this hospitality to wandering travelers and beggars, because Celts considered it very bad luck to withhold hospitality from anyone in need.

But the thinness of the veil between the worlds also allowed more dangerous spirits to wander into the human realm, so Samhain was also a time of fear and foreboding. These two ideas influenced our modern custom of “trick or treating” at Halloween (our modern name for Samhain). Today, wandering beggars in the form of children, dress up as horrible spirits that go from door to door begging for food, and threatening Pranks if they are not appeased. That is a very recent tradition, however, invented in America.[1]

The carved pumpkins we call jack-o’-lanterns also have their root in ancient hospitality. The Celts did not have pumpkins in the Old World, as we have here in America; pumpkin is a New World fruit. So rather than carving pumpkins, the Celts used turnips and gourds. They hollowed out the inside, and put candles in them to create a lantern. Then they would set a light out each evening to let any wandering strangers know that hospitality was available at that particular home. However, to frighten away the evil spirits that might also be out wandering, these home owners would take the precaution to carve ugly faces into the lanterns, to scare anything nasty away.

Many ancient pagan holidays, including those of the Celts, were adapted by the Christian church in an attempt to convert pagans to Christianity. Many of the traditions of Yule, such as the decorated evergreen tree, became the traditions of Christmas. Many of the traditions of the spring equinox, such as decorating eggs, became customs of Easter. And many practices of Samhain became the traditions of Halloween.[2]

“Hallow” means “sacred.” For example, “hallowed ground” means a place that has been blessed and is appropriate for burial. The suffix “-een” is short for “evening,” the night before a holiday. Halloween, like our New Year’s Eve, is therefore the celebration before the actual holiday, in this case November 1, dubbed “All Saints Day” by the Catholic Church. Halloween is also known as “All Souls Day,” following the tradition that this is a time to celebrate the dead and commemorate them.

There are several misconceptions and outright lies that are spread by religious fundamentalists about Samhain every year, in an attempt to get Halloween banned. The first is that the holiday is of Druidic origin; the Druids were a priestly class of the Celts, but they were a very late manifestation of the Celtic religion. The Celts were practicing their religion for thousands of years before the priestly class of the Druids developed.

Another misconception is that the ancient Romans adopted Samhain and added their traditions to it; however, the traditions of Halloween, as we know them, have come down to us from Ireland. Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. Samhain was also celebrated by the Picts in Scotland, but the Picts were never conquered by the Romans, either. The only territory in the British Isles that the Romans successfully conquered was England.

Another error is that Samhain is pronounced Sam Hane and is the name of a Celtic god of the dead. The Celts had no god of the dead.[3] Samhain is also not pronounced that way, it is pronounced “Sow-ween,” due to the odd way Irish Gaelic ended up being spelled when written in English letters. There is a very minor character in Celtic mythology that has a name with a similar spelling, but he has nothing to do with death or with that particular holiday.

Some people also claim that at this holiday the souls of the dead were supposed to move into the bodies of animals if they had been “sinful,” and that human sacrifice was practiced. The Celts did not believe in sin, nor in reincarnation or the transmigration of souls. The Celts also did not practice human sacrifice, with the exception of the execution of criminals, which we still practice in America today.

Halloween in America is now a completely secular holiday. Though it still maintains some of its harvest festival roots, there is no longer any religious or spiritual significance to the practices of bobbing for apples, trick or treating, and dressing up in costume.

Samhain, however, is still observed by Wiccans and other Pagans for its spiritual significance in the Wheel of the Year, the cycle of holidays that mark transition points in the natural solar cycle.

[1] Because Samhain represented the transition between years, it could not belong to one year or the next. Since time did not technically exist during this period, other societal rules were suspended as well, creating the necessary atmosphere to allow people to vent frustrations, often by playing Practical Jokes on each other. This may be the precursor to the pranks practiced at Halloween today.

[2] A lot of the associations of Halloween, from black cats to dressing up in costumes, to witches, are more associated with Germanic tradition and Walpurgisnacht, which is associated with May Day, rather than the Celtic tradition or Samhain.

[3] A couple of sources list Gwynn ap Nudd as a British god of the dead, and Arawn as a Welsh god of the dead, but there is no Irish equivalent.

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For Part II of this article, “A Subtle Samhain Celebration -or-What to Do If You Don’t Live Alone” visit www.careandfeedingofspirits.com. Part II provides instructions for how to take advantage of this season to contact deceased loved ones on the other side of the veil of death, as well as other subtle ways to mark the holiday. But hurry! It will only be available through October 31, 2008. After that it will go back into the vaults.

Have a blessed Samhain, and a happy Halloween!

BB,

Vivienne

Bibliography

Isaac Bonewitz, “The Real Origins of Halloween,” version 4.5, © 1997 and 2002, http://www.neopagan.net/halloween-origins-text.html, downloaded 9/19/03.

“Halloween Errors and Lies, or What Fundamentalist Christians Don’t Want You to Know,” version 4.4, © 1997, 2002; http://www.neopagan.net/halloween-lies.html, 9/19/03.

B.A. Robinson, “the Myth of Samhain, Celtic God of the Dead,” © 1998-2001 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, last updated 10/19/01, http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallow_sa.htm, 9/19/03.

W.J. Bethancourt, III, “Halloween: Myths, Monsters and Devils,” © 1994, updated 10/7/01; http://www.illusions.com/halloween/hallows.htm, 9/19/03.

Rowan Moonstone, “the Origins of Halloween.” http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/5452/hallorig.html, 9/19/03.

About the Author

Vivienne D’Avalon is the owner of Persephone’s Haven (www.persephoneshaven.com) and a regular contributor to CroneSeraphim.com. She is an Eclectic gothic Wiccan, a chaos mage, and a kabbalist; and she is the author of “The Patriot’s Spellbook” (available through 11/4/08 with the purchase of “On the Care and Feeding of Spirits”) and “On the Care and Feeding of Spirits” (available for purchase as an ebook at www.careandfeedingofpsirits.com).

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Practical Jokes At Work

How do I get a .com e-mail address if I live in UK?

I want to play a practical joke on my friend at work and e-mail her a message pretending to be her favourite country singer in the States (revenge from her practical joke last week ).

go to yahoo home page and set up another email address at set up new email, enter a username, then note you can have ymail.com set that up and complete the rest of the form, easy. i’m in uk. got it.

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Pranks On People

Simple steps to learn to play a prank

A harmless prank is a good way to have a good laugh. For people looking for some fun and enjoyment, Practical Jokes are one of the best options. Some simple steps can help any individual plan and execute a good prank on their friends and relatives in order to have a nice time without causing any offense to anyone.

The first step is to think about a plan and expand on it. It is important for an individual to have an idea first about the prank. It should not only be interesting but also easy to plan and simple to execute. It is then time to expand the simple idea into something bigger, better and cleverer. At this stage, the individual should also think about things that can add spice to the idea and make it a successful practical joke.

The second step in preparing a good prank is to plan. The work of the individual does not end at just having a good idea. It is equally important to think about and plan every step of the process. Even for a small prank, every detail should be clearly understood and planned so that one can be sure that the plan will not go wrong at any point. The location, place, time, date as well as the target should be selected and the idea must be planned around the target. At every stage, make sure that the practical joke is harmless and will not hurt anyone.

The next stage is to make a list of all the materials required for the execution of the plan and collect them well before hand. This way one will not forget even small equipment, which may otherwise be necessary for the practical joke. Having all the essential material will not only give peace of mind but also allow the prank to be set up and executed correctly.

The first three steps were mainly about planning for the prank. The fourth step is all about the inner self-confidence and courage of the individual needed to implement the prank. Many people get on easily with the first three stages but start getting cold feet on the fourth step. If the individual has worked hard on making all the preparations and collecting the supplies then they should also have the courage to carry out the plan.

The fifth stage of planning a practical joke is the actual implementation. In this stage, the whole setup is created, all the supplies are used to make the desired situation where it would be easy for the target to get in the trap. At all points care should be taken to be silent and quick in work to avoid getting caught, and once all the things have been set the location should be cleaned making sure not to leave a single trace.

The last but most enjoyable part of setting up a prank is to enjoy the target being caught and watching their reaction. This is the time to have a good laugh and to enjoy watching the successful prank. Make sure not to be rude about it and apologize for the prank in order to clear the air between the two.

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Cool Pranks on random People

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Pranks You Can Play On People

anybody know any good Pranks me n my cousin can play on my mum and auntie?

me and my cuz love playing Pranks On People and we cant seem to get our mums! you got any ideas? we want something clean (as in not rude it can be messy of course) and it has to fool them as we are always playing tricks…something not too obvious… something really really funny that we will remember

This will take some working on my mate did this to his sister.In the bed room pin a wire near the ceiling opposite the door run it to middle of door frame and pin it has to be tight like a guitar string.The fix a ice lolly stick so when you open it the stick will ping,as its on slope hang clothes hanger with a home made skeleton from cardboard painted black then white with touches of glow paint it will walk down the wire towards them, best done at night so take out the light bulb for it to work best.But you need to now your blood group life h/health insurance.picked out hymns for your funerals make wills. my friend did this but his sister came in at two in the morning screamed woke the whole house he had mum dad sister screaming at him so enjoy yourself.Popa

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Practical Jokes Homes

what are some good Practical Jokes/Pranks to pull on a Prankster who knows them all?

we have a group of guys staying where i work for 6 months, i work in the bar with a few of the other girls and we all get along really really well, the thing is, these guys like to set us up with little pranks like setting the alarm off as sson as we go get things out of cuboard so we hit our heads, always giving us a fright, you name it they have done it. they have gone home for 4 days so we are trying to come up with a good one, we have keys to their rooms so we can do something in there, most of all we really just wanna scare the crap out of them!! anything that will give us the last laugh!! so please help!
haha, im loving these, love the skunk one, unfortunatly i live in nz and dont have skunks snakes etc. dont want it to be too messe coz we have to clean the rooms, they only have beds and small bathroom, they are just little dorm rooms. keep them coming, we have already got one of those old alarm clocks that make the brrrinnnggg noise to go off at 3am

This prank is kind of messed up, but it scared the hell out of one of my boys when he kept pranking people….

What you’ll need: Sheets similar to the ones on prankee’s bed, Red permanent marker, water mixed with red food coloring, some halloween makeup (for special effects), knife, pillow

Take off the guy’s sheets and throw on the ones you got, don’t worry about it being messy. Color the sheets with the red marker as if they were blood splattered all over the sheets. Take the water with food coloring and throw it on the bed in areas that it would be noticeable and on the pillow. Have one of your friends put on the prosthetic make-up or something that looks believable like someone cut their throat and have them lay on the bed. Have them wear a white shirt so you can soak the top of their shirt with the food coloring. Put the bloody pillow over your friend’s head so the guy won’t recognize the face right away. The other person should dress like a burglar or something to hide their identity, take the knife and hide in the closet. When the guy comes in, he’s obvious ly going to examine the body unless he freaks out before. If he freaks out, jump out of the closet to put the icing on the cake. If he’s curious and goes to examine the body, then jump out right before he gets too close to the body. *Make sure when you come storming out of the closet, you keep a safe distance from them in case they react in a weird way and the knife because a weapon rather than a prop, unless you use a fake knife that’s believable!*

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