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The recession has hit, and hard.

Do you think this sentiment is "On Point"?

Today is Good Friday, a holiday very important to the Christian calendar. The holiday commemorates the unusual events following a feast at the home of Unconscious Pilot, a man living in a heavily tranqilized state after several tours in Iraq, and known for passing off tasty catered food from Friday's Chicken as his own. After the appetizers, twelve individuals witness a cooked chicken come to life, dance about in a circle of flames to the strains of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," and fall back on its platter. Next to the chicken on a palm frond, a chocolate egg appears. The guests chalk up the experience to weird fermentation in the bread products, which have caused outbreaks of mass hysteria in the past. Or, perhaps he was trying to hook them on a new drug for extra income in lieu of his inadequate veteran's benefits. Regardless, the rest of the guests abstain from partaking of the meal, leaving Unconscious Pilot to eat for himself the chicken and the chocolate egg.

Unofficial surveys have found that, relative to other regions of the country, New Englanders disproportionately hate the tomato. Some unnamed tomato experts conjecture this culinary aversion may exist because many folks in this region have never tasted a tomato as they are meant to be. In this area's short growing season, many New Englanders only sample tomatoes that have been refrigerated. This cooling process crystalizes the sugars in the tomato, and severely compromises the flavorful bursts that once were. Tomatoes taste best when they've never been kept below 60 degrees, and fresh off the vine.

and fight even though dead men don't get laid." And then our young hero loses his grip on the mortal coil because he didn't heed the advice of his older lover, and the pair never get it on again.

Some lament the absence of ridiculous, non-athletic celebrities in the fine, frigid city of Boston. An advantage of this, however, is that the chances of assaulting the said public figures for their offensively perfect crafts and obliviousness to the economic crisis.

Amy Sedaris loves house bunnies, and Bostonist readers should too. Rabbits have boundless energy and tons of enthuaism. There is probably a cute, fun-loving bunny waiting, it the Boston metro area, to rock the world of every Bostonist, right now.

The roller derby season is upon us. Come to Regent Theater at 7 Medford St. in Arlington tonight at 8pm to watch Hell on Wheels, a documentary of modern-day roller derby's birth in—where else?—Texas. The screening is sponsored by the Boston Derby Dames. Purchase tickets for upcoming bouts at the Dames' website.

Edward Scissorhands and Serial Mom cut out "Friday 13." Does Serial Mom look a bit menacing? Oh no! Be careful of black cats and the like tonight, folks.

Some MIT students created Ok Cupid, a free dating site for introverts, nerds, weirdos, overachievers, weirdos, creative types, and folks on the autistic spectrum, as well as their admirers. Many members of the Fang Friends entourage visit the site quite frequently, looking for some type of romantic, but not codependent, love. The crew has become frustrated, nay, disgruntled, as of late because of the lack of hot dates on Friday nights resulting from their usage frequent doting upon of the OKC moniker. Readers of the Bostonist could change all that, however. Consider signing up, okay?

The actual maple sugaring season doesn't begin till mid-February, but most area residents will need a few weeks after the politics high of the presidential inauguration before they can handle a sugar high anyhow. Highland Orchard in Sturbridge, MA and Parker's Maple Barn in Mason, NH are two relatively nearby options. Just watch out for the nature surrounding the sugar shacks; nature can be a very lethal thing.

Do you feel so anxious or fearful of Thanksgiving with family that you know you'll be near your wit's end by Wednesday? It might be helpful (or perhaps even cathartic) to hear a whole lot of "crazed sounds created by the rejects, rebels and assorted losers of rock n' roll" come this Wednesday at 2pm. That is when you can hear Gorilla Got Me on WMBR. For extra angst, look into WMBR's archives, which offers episodes of Gorilla Got Me from weeks past.

Through Sunday, January 4, 2009, the Museum of Science exhibits "Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear." Goose Bumps aims to educate rather than to spook; most likely, scary clowns brandishing spiders, airplanes, and injection needles will not confront you at the doors. If you do have such an experience, though, consider yourself to possess enough artistic license to compose several tomes of bad poetry. Or bad illustrations.

Looking for something unique, and maybe even educational, to do over the weekend? Why not head over to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair? It runs tonight, Saturday, and Sunday at the Hynes Convention Center. Drool at the sight of old maps, rare books, and collectible manuscripts. Just don't drool directly on the displays.

Okay, Nicole Kidman has never actually declared her ardor in a publicly released statement. (At least, not yet). But Nicole's the type of person who would love Bostonist. Shouldn't you also love Bostonist?

Tonight, vampires ditch their fangs for dentures of the undead whist acting like witches, and ghosts disguise themselves as bats disguised as rabbits. Be not surprised if even the Citgo sign in Kenmore Square shines just a teensy but more orange than usual this night.