Stop trying to come up with a clever Halloween costume and just slap on some lingerie and bunny ears.

A new survey found that your best bet at finding love this Halloween is . . . wearing a skanky costume.

71% of men say they’d be interested in meeting and potentially dating someone wearing a super sexy costume.

And 51% would be interested in a woman in a funny costume. But only 5% say they’d be attracted to someone wearing a SCARY costume.

The survey also found 66% of single men and women think Halloween is a great time to find someone to date.

Career Builder just released its annual list of the craziest excuses people have used for calling in sick to work. Here are the top ten . . .

1. A guy claimed his grandmother poisoned him with ham.

2. An employee said they couldn’t make it in, because they were stuck under their bed.

3. A guy’s sandwich fell on the floor, and he broke his arm trying to catch it.

4. A guy claimed the universe was telling him he needed a day off.

5. A guy’s wife caught him cheating, and he had to get all his stuff out of a dumpster.

6. A woman said she was brushing her hair, and poked herself in the eye.

7. A guy couldn’t come to work, because his wife put all of his underwear in the wash.

8. A guy was too embarrassed to come in, because the food he’d made for an employee potluck didn’t turn out well.

9. A woman said she had to go to the beach, because she needed more vitamin D.

10. A woman said she couldn’t come in, because her cat was stuck in her dashboard.

The survey also found that 38% of us have called in sick this year when we actually felt fine, which is up from 28% last year.

Looking for an idea for your Halloween Pumpkin? Maybe some of these will help… Or not!

Well this math doesn’t quite add up . . . but the self-centered, delusional logic behind it sure does.

A new study found 81% of people believe they’re the most productive person in their office. That means four out of five of your coworkers are walking around thinking THEY’RE the best employee in the company.

Here are a few more results from the study . . .

89% of people say there are unnecessary distractions at work. The top four are useless meetings, excessive emails, unexpected phone calls, and their boss micromanaging them.

33% of people take a half hour lunch break . . . 26% take a full hour . . . and 13% don’t take one at all.

And more than half of people have held out on going to the bathroom to hit a deadline in the past week.

Chapman University in California asked people what they’re most afraid of. There were 88 choices . . . here are five most common fears.

Government corruption . . . cyber terrorism . . . companies tracking your personal info . . . terrorist attacks . . . and the government tracking your personal info. But some of the other stuff we’re afraid of is way more entertaining.

Snakes . . . 33% of people are afraid.

A robot taking your job, 29%.

Public speaking, 28%.

Heights, 27%.

Needles, 19%.

Spontaneously dropping dead, 17%.

People making fun of your weight, 11%.

Ghosts, 10%.

Zombies, 9%.

Clowns, 7%.

People making fun of how you dress, 4%.

We’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news: If you make a batch of caramel apples this Halloween, they might try to kill you. The good news: The only way to stop their murderous ways is to gorge on them immediately.

Seven people died last year from a Listeria outbreak caused by caramel apples. So the University of Wisconsin has been studying them to try to figure out WHY they’re good breeding grounds for bacteria.

They found that dipping an apple in hot caramel doesn’t kill all the bacteria on its skin. In fact, it adds a nice insulated layer for bacteria to grow and multiply. It’s especially bad if the apples are kept refrigerated for a long time after they’re made.

Bacteria can also form around the stick you shoved into the apple if they get enough time.

So . . . don’t give them the time. The scientists say if you wash your apples really well before you dip them in caramel, and then eat them within a few days, you’ll probably be safe from Listeria. Once they sit for weeks or longer, they enter the danger zone.

Of course, if you’re really worried about it, you should avoid caramel and candy apples altogether. After all, there ARE plenty of other ways to get diabetes-worthy amounts of sugar into your body at Halloween.

A new survey found the most popular Halloween candy in each state. And you might think, “Isn’t every candy Halloween candy? So it’s just the most popular candy in each state?” And the answer is . . . sort of.

Because five states picked candy that you really only eat around Halloween . . . candy corn came in first in Oregon, Wyoming, Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. No other candy won that many states.

But Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups got the most votes overall. Although they’re only number one in two states . . . Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, and Butterfinger were the only three that got votes from all 50 states.

The most random result is West Virginia . . . they picked Oreos as their favorite candy. Get it together, guys.

But the biggest surprise is probably Arizona . . . people there picked Toblerone. Who knew they were so fancy?

The Internet is making your brain sooooo lazy.

A new survey found HALF of Americans don’t even bother trying to remember information or facts anymore . . . we just instantly hop on Google and look it up.

And then . . . 29% of us immediately forget what we found.

The survey also found our phones are wrecking our ability to remember people’s numbers. Less than half of people know their significant other’s phone number now, and 29% don’t know their kids’ numbers.

And finally, 40% of people say their phone, quote, “contains everything they need to know.”

A paramedic in a dress that costs thousands of dollars is still a paramedic at the core.

Sarah Ray is a paramedic from Clarksville, Tennessee, and got married last Saturday. But while she and her new husband were driving to the reception, she got a call that her grandparents and father had gotten into a CAR accident.

So Sarah immediately sped to the scene and started helping . . . even though she was in her wedding dress.

It turns out someone had run a red light and crashed into her father and grandparents. Fortunately they all survived, although her grandma wound up with some bumps and bruises.

Sarah and her husband eventually made it to their reception . . . and her grandparents are back home in Indiana recovering.

What little things make a bad day better? I mean, besides cat videos.

A new survey found 90% of people think it’s the LITTLE things that can make a bad day better. Here are the top 10 . . .

1. Doing a good deed for someone.

2. Having a stranger do a random act of kindness for you.

3. Finding a bargain.

4. Getting a spontaneous hug.

5. Getting a compliment from a stranger.

6. A car stopping so you can cross the street.

7. Being greeted by your pet.

8. Getting a handwritten letter.

9. Hearing a good song on the radio.

10. A stranger saying hello.