In a July 1968 edition of the recurring romance-comic feature “Sweet Mystery of Love,” the lovely Janice is set up with Freddy the unsmiling, single-minded creep. But is he really so creepy after all? Vintage comic book hoarder Sequential Crush abridges this strange and passionate story of love.

A Clean Person will clean anything, anywhere.

Alternate O’-Lanterns

Irene ruined this year’s pumpkins, but she doesn’t have to ruin produce-carving or Halloween entirely. For instance…

If you’re having trouble making dates or getting attractive people to notice you, the animal kingdom is always one step ahead. For instance, as penguins give one another collections of pebbles, so should you buy someone drinks, and as seahorses tangle their tails together, so should you touch someone’s arm (TtA). The Telegraph presents a 10-point guide.

The second part of Jane Brody’s two-part column parsing The Lancet’s research on obesity is now live over on the Times. It’s a bit of a downer if you’re trying to lose weight, but the good news, in terms of weight loss, is that we’ll all eventually lose weight.

We all know that sitting will kill you, but the sad news is that standing will kill you, too, and the best way to stay alive is to move around at regular intervals. Related: What’s a good way to start liking cigarettes? [Via]

Tomorrow everyone’s going to the Baltimore meetup, right? And then on Thursday we’re all going to either Denver or Washington D.C.? Just checking.