PHOTOS: Funniest Jack-O-Lantern Ideas For Halloween

Friday, October 21, 2011 PHOTOS: Pop Culture Jack-O-Lanterns Every year, Halloween gives Americans the chance to show off their creativity and their knowledge of pop culture. Costumes, parties, and yes, jack-o-lanterns allow you to tell everyone not just how much you love Halloween, but that you know exactly what was popular/funny/scary/ridiculous in the last year or two. Gone are the days when a few simple triangles were enough. Today, it's about carving Internet memes, 'Star Wars' references, and Biebers, Snookis and Conans into your pumpkins. Here are some of the most creative pop-culture jack-o-lantern carvings we could find, including submissions from HuffPost readers. Vote for your favorite, and share the awesome ones you make with us by uploading them below! WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips GOP Reaction To Gaddafi's Death PICTURES: 9 Rejected 'New Yorker' Cartoons WATCH: Bill Maher's New Rule WATCH: Colbert Slams O'Reilly-Hating Troops WATCH: Conan Thinks Batman Is An Old Geezer BLOG POSTS Tim Young: Eight Republican Candidates Everyone Could Enjoy I'm really getting tired of the GOP candidates saying the same things at these debates. Here are eight celebrity Republicans who could make them more entertaining. Nato Green: San Francisco Mayor's Race 2011, AKA Jonestown 2011 It's hard to get too indignant about Obama when in SF, we can't elect a progressive mayor blindfolded with our hands tied behind our backs by a feminist dominatrix earning a living wage in a solar-powered basement dungeon. Michael Sigman: 'Tis the Season for Poor Political Prognostication Depending on what hour you read this, Romney is or is not inevitable, Cain is or is not the flavor of the month and Obama is a goner or is sure to win a second term. To be heard above the din, commentators are making more outrageous predictions -- and more creative excuses to avoid accountability -- than ever. John Eskow: Occupy Reality TV: We Need a Cops-Type Show for Corporate Criminals We need a Cops type show for big-time criminals -- the thieves and swindlers who have robbed innocent Americans of their money, their homes, their hope, and their self-respect. Rick Horowitz: New Hampshire: Leader of the Pack? New Hampshire has struck back. Meeting in emergency session, Granite State election officials voted unanimously to move the date of its "first-in-the-nation" presidential primary to yesterday.

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