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That bearded miniature party-hat is terrifying and magnificent.

The new M Night Shyamalan is currrraaaaaZzzzy.

The early months of summer = risky business. The excitement of warmth gets us a little wonky, which in turn makes us a little winky. Longer days call for crafty cocktails and then fiction and reality get a little mushy. Fake reality is evidently really popular right now (Heyyyyyy every tv program that's not Game of Thrones!) so let's embrace the weirdy summer daze and pretend that all stories are non-fiction. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week we have five care packages to give away featuring craft cocktail accoutrements by Scrappy's Bitters! Scrappy's has figured out the perfect symbiosis of modern and "the Old World, utilizing small-batch, handcrafted techniques that allow [them] to control the quality of [the] product on a level not yet achievable by robots." Old-world robot-slayin' better-bitters? I'm in. Each package comes with a gift set featuring Orange, Aromatic, Lavender, and Celery bitters as well as a Dad Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and leave a comment letting us know what reality show concept (that hasn't happened yet!) you'd like to see for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

What do you get for the man who has everything? It's the eternal question... but it's not applicable here. You get him Freakers. Sometimes your dad likes to say that he does NOT have everything, but he has you - so take offense, prove him wrong, grab a bottle of hooch for your old man and get ready to remind him how awesome he is. From now until Father's Day, every pack you buy will come with a free Dad! (Packs with Dad will come with another Dad. Double Dad. Daddy up!) Browse packs here! 

It's officially been an entire year since our office was broken into and all of our technology was stolen. The community support that followed is something that we'll never forget. Infinite thanks and unbounded love to everyone that helped us grow our toes back! You are all heroes. Know that we're all singing Bryan Adams songs in your honor. Off-key. On repeat. Forever. Thank you. Love you. Bliss you. Weeee!

Last week, we had the honor of hosting our very own Australians! (Disclaimer: the Australians are "ours" solely because they distribute Freakers to Australia. We do not own the Australians, as that would be rude and also very illegal.) This banner was originally our welcome sign for the Australians, but we all expect that it will have a long and prosperous future here in Freakerville. Welcome to the new epoch of hellllllllllloooooooo-signs and Dolly Parton. It's going to be a good ride, y'all. 

  If who-is-crying-on-the-Oprah-Show is any indication of what the future will bring, Pharrell's Happy is going to define this summer season. Pull up your britches, blow up your hat, slap a smile on that face and get ready for infectious joy. Bring it on, babies. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week we have seven care packages to give away featuring self-filtering water bottles by Bobble! On a sustainability mission, Bobble's reusable water bottles kill so many birds with one stone. (Note: no birds were harmed in the freaking of this contest.) With a water filtration system built into the bottle, you can drink tap water all day with no worries and no waste. Bobbles are made in the good ol' US of A with recycled materials, and every replaceable filter is equivalent to 300 single-serve plastic water bottles. Win/Win/Win/Win. Oh, happy day.Each winner also gets a Happy Flag Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us what unexpected things make you uncontrollably happy. Use the hashtag #Frobble so we can find you! Oh, and if you have a private Instagram account, let us know and we'll follow you - we can't see your submissions otherwise! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

WOWOWOWOW!  Dave Mercer just blew our minds into a bark sparknado (starring Tara Reid.) Infinite thanks to this guy for making us feel immortal! 

Photo lovingly stolen from @emsheetz! Welcome back to the real world, everybody. I hope you all the nicest long weekend in the history of long weekends. We get so much incomprehensible happiness seeing where and how you enjoy Freakers in all of your wacky ways. Of course, a special special special (SUPER SPECIAL!) thanks to everyone that has served and sacrificed to make this American life the most extraordinary, colorful and magical experience imaginable! Celebration nation!!!

If you're the type of person that believes Pharrell is a prophet, then you already expect that this summer is destined for joy. If you're the type of person who throws on the nearest puffy shirt and incoherently gyrates on a boat of pirate "actors," you already KNOW that this summer is destined for joy.Whoever you are, whatever you do, and however you do it - everything is a better with a little waving of your Happy Flag. Wave it up and down. Wave it all around. You know what I'm talking about - livin la vida loca, ayeeee! Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Freaker family... Happy Flag!

 This June, our little company will be turning 3 years old! Just like a real person, it's been transitioning from crawling around and babbling incoherently to being able to prance around the room like a menace. Three is still young for both children and companies, but big growth is in store!  We've done what any loving parent would do - we knocked ourselves up and then knocked ourselves off. Our baby had a baby. Welcome to the stage …Cover-Alls!

People that follow fashion have a secret calendar. Memorial Day is a pivotal switcharoo on what is socially acceptable and what is not. You know what else has symbolic calendar systems? Secret societies. You see where I'm going with this. Alright kids, it's Friday. Let's get conspiratorial. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week we have five care packages to give away featuring gift certificates to Pocket + Clothing! We're big fans of both storytelling and vintage fabric design, so by proxy, Pocket + Clothing is killing it. Here's how it works: 6 found and re-purposed fabric designs are featured for 14 days until another batch of designs take over the site's charming ADHD. You choose which fabric "speaks to you" and what shirt you'd like to sport it on, then the sew masters in Tennessee make all of your dreams come true. Kapish? Game on. Each winner also gets a Cuba Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Twitter and let us know what the secret society of fashion officially allows after Memorial Day (it can be anything! Doesn't necessarily have to relate to fashion!) with the hashtag #PocketFreak for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!