>> Is being attracted to an adult dressed up like a murdered child beauty queen more or less insane than being attracted to the actual child? [Wonkette]

>> WMATA’s giving away free flashing lights in order to increase passenger safety during the dark winter months. Also, because the entire Metro board recently summoned the living Devil in a seance and were the first to learn that the entire planet would be under shroud of darkness from this day forward. [Free Ride]

>> It’s hard out there for a guy dressed like a pimp on Halloween. Especially when he gets drunk and drops his cane on the Metro tracks. [fauxmarc]

>> Rob the Fairfax County Wachovia bank branch once, shame on you. Rob the exact same Fairfax Wachovia bank branch again later that week, shame on them. [WTOP]

>> And don’t forget to send in those photos of the best Halloween costumes you’ve seen this year for DCist’s Official Costume Contest. Fame, fortune, and entirely theoretical prizes await you.

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