While we were all focused on this election nonsense, we missed the most important story of the year.

Today on the veg...Ready, joust!

for those of you not 137 years old.

Here's the trailer for Gears of War, a new XBox 360 game. But if you're not a gamer, don't let this put you off, because it's stunning. Probably one of the best game trailers I ever saw. The game is out today, so if anyone picks it up, let me know if it's worth adding to my Christmas list. (via Adfreak)

When you love two things separately, does mashing them together make it twice as good? I guess I'll find out in December as my TV fetish meets my online fetish. Yes, it's Big Brother Second Life. To qualify as a contestant, you'll have to be able to spend 8 hours a day in SL throughout December (which probably means a reduction for a lot of residents).

I wonder if Gideon will apply.

I just wanted everyone to know the documentary that Jellio recommended the other day is now online for free download. Or you can watch it right here.

I've been so busy posting Halloween items for the last 400 years, I totally forgot about this stuff.

5) We'll start with a very cool wardrobe closet that would look great in anyone's bedroom
4) Rubber American Gulag bracelets, because those yellow bands are soooo last year's cause.
3) I'll bet I'm alone on this one, but I think these coat hooks would look very cool on the wall.
2) Jesus, this is a great table. The bottles are positioned to appear like they're pouring a drink.
1) And for this special day...political mugs from Fish's Eddy, in DEMOCRAT or republican(shhh).

Anyone remember about a month ago, in the Breakfast Links, when I briefly mentioned I bought one of the 8,000 Tickle Me Elmo's for sale on eBay? You thought it was joke, right? Well we're not messing around here, kids. When I say I'm going to buy a toy meant for 4 to 8 years olds, I do it. Only problem is, now I have a Tickle Me Elmo, and I'm way too old and mature for that. Also, it doesn't look good next to my Evel Kneivel. So, now what?

Well, how about this? I'm going to give away the little guy, and all you have to do is watch the Lunch Hour Veg in November. Then, on December 1st, I'll post a YesBut Mensa Lunch Hour quiz at noon. First one to e-mail the correct answers gets it. Sound good?

Now for the questions...1) What's a YesBut Mensa Quiz? A) Well, for newcomers to the site, it's a quiz Scara put together earlier this year. This time, all answers will be based on November Lunch Hour Veg posts. 2) Can employees of YesBut play? A) You think we get paid for this crap? Sure, anyone can take a shot. But don't think a YesBut writer has an unfair advantage. If you've been paying attention, you've noticed we keep reposting each other's shit, so we're obviously not reading anyone else's articles but our own...we're vain like that. 3) Did you do anything, like...weird, to the Elmo, then put it back in the box? A) never even opened it. And what's with the question?

So check out the lunch hour veg every day, or just come back on November 30th and watch them all in the Lunch Hour Veg section...because the 6,704 Elmo's left on eBay now won't last forever.

PS: As practice...a little mini quiz based on last week's posts. Take a shot.

- Caught this last night on Comedy Central. Colbert and Manilow in a duet of I Write the Songs...classic.
- RocketBoom wins a Vloggie (no idea) and immediately puts it up for auction on eBay. That's pretty funny.
- Will it Blend? Or more importantly, am I just brain-dead enough to watch all five segments of Will it Blend.
- From Christopher Guest...Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
- And things are different today...for the first time in years, the Times endorses no Republican candidates.

Thanks to YouTube for providing a forum where anyone can post amazing content like this, and to HuffPost for pointing it out...Makes you want to get out there and vote.