The Grist 13 And Shitty 7 — October 2008

The Grist 13

1. Halloween!
Best religious holiday of the year.

2. Frolicking
Seriously, when's the last time you had a good frolic?

3. YouTubing "Trampoline Accidents"
And while you're at it, find "Olympic Polevault Accident"

4. Winning Free Stuff
It totally never happens to you, then BLAM! Free VIP passes to Wonderland.

5. The New ChartAttack.com
C'mon, we've been telling you it's coming for four years. You should be excited, too.

6. Whole Clove Garlic Bread
Mmmm, tastier than your momma.

7. Reading Books
Listen kids, you're making yourself fucking stupid with
all this text-messaging, Perez Hilton and bullshit. Read something.

8. Kids Discovering The Rawk Through Guitar Hero And Rock Band
It used to be you learned this shit from your older brother. But your older brother likes Creed and the Beastie Boys, so we'll take this.

9. Rat Meat
It's apparently a delicacy in Cambodia, and we gotta solve our food shortage somehow... though one editor had it in soup once and immediately ran to the toilet.

10. Foster Dogs
We mostly like animals more than people, so this is a good thing.

11. "Douche Bag"
Slightly non-PC, experiencing-a-revival insult of the month, beating out dorkstick classic, "Noob."

12. The New Season Of Torchwood
Alien hunting is always better done by the British.

13. Saw V
It's a crap month for movies, OK. It's this or Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

The Shitty 7

1. Tainted Meat
This is putting a dent on our ability to buy pre-packaged sandwiches at 3 a.m.

2. Finding Out Your Favourite Referee Died Two Weeks Before Hockey Season Started
Good refs and umps are rare. This sucks.

3. ZZ Top Touring With Brooks & Dunn
We were gonna see them, but who wants to deal with those country fans?

4. John Mayer
Seriously, you're supposed to be a "musician," not a
fame whore.

5. Drilling For Oil In Alaska
Remember kids, oil only makes things worse, not better.

6. Michael Phelps Fever
Usain Bolt is better. We blame the inherent subtle racism in western pop culture.

7. Canadians Paying More Attention To American Politics Than Their Own Country's
Massively misplaced energy.

This Grist list is taken from the October 2008 issue of Chart Magazine. To purchase the issue, head on over to the Chart Shop.