If dogs could talk, I have a feeling they would have a lot to say about the stupid outfits people dress them in. Especially when it comes to Easter. Something along the lines of, “WTF? If you wanted a freaking bunny, then you should have bought a freaking bunny. I’m a DOG.”

But they can’t, so people keep on shoving on the bunny ears and forcing their poor pooches to pose for the camera. And, based on what we see below, the pups aren’t happy. In fact, we’re pretty damn sure they got into the Easter candy the minute after these photos were taken and ate enough Cadbury Eggs to take their poor, puppy lives.

Still, the pics are fun to look at, no? Get your fill of Suicidal Easter Dogs (and an angry ferrett) below.

[Photos courtesy of these dogs' crazy owners on Flickr.]

It’s true Easter should probably be about religion, and Jesus, and morning mass and whatnot, but I love Easter for a different reason. … it is one of the only holidays that is all the fun and none of the work.

First of all, Easter usually involves a little miracle called brunch also known as the magical union of breakfast and lunch. I always enjoy the meshing of meals. Most of the time that means popcorn for dinner or leftover pizza for breakfast, but brunch is different. Brunch picked the best meals of the day to incorporate croissants and cold cuts, spinach quiche, fruit salad, and bagels – pretty much a spread from heaven. I also enjoy any meal that makes drinking before noon classy instead of trashy (hello mimosas).  

Food in general is a large part of my appreciation for Easter. Not only is there always a good morning smorgasbord, or a big family dinner but it is a holiday known for candy. Anyone with a sweet tooth will agree that Easter is right up there with Halloween on the candy front, except you don’t have to wear anything embarrassing to get it. Jelly beans, solid chocolate rabbits, and peeps will all be waiting patiently for you in a pretty pink basket come Sunday morning. Let me emphasize that: candy will be waiting for you when you wake up. How can you argue with that?

And after you recover from your sugar coma, there tends to be some kind of group activity. Sometimes this is corny and irritating, but most of the time it will result in cash: i.e  the Easter egg hunt. Anytime someone wants to hide five dollar bills (hell, even quarters are welcome) in little colorful plastic eggs, I will trek around my living room in my pajamas shame free. Some people are brave enough to use real hard boiled eggs, but not my family. And omehow my mother inevitably forgets where she hid at least three Easter eggs, resulting in an exciting find sometime in July.

This happens Every. Single. Year.

Even if you can’t make it home for brunch and Easter egg hunts, there’s still plenty of Easter to enjoy. Easter falls conveniently on one of the few good spring days – just past the rainy season, but before the heat arrives. It’s that first weekend when you can get away with a sundress and flip flops, light jackets and sunglasses. Take advantage of the long weekend off from classes and kick off the end of the semester out on the quad.

Whatever you’re doing, start enjoying spring and have a happy Easter!

All my Jewish peeps out there know that Passover is a time where you have to hold your head up high and say, “Sure, my non-Jewish friends get to eat Peeps and Reese’s peanut butter cup eggs (where the PB to chocolate ratio is so. much. better.), but, hey, I get all those fake desserts that taste like crap yet still make me fat AND constipated. Mazel Tov to ME!” So glad we wandered in the desert for this.

Passover is a time where we must get creative in the kitchen. Top Chef has nothing on me after 8 days of no bread. So, being that I’ve been a Passover Jew since I left the womb, I will share with you my 5 best tips for surviving the Big P.

1) Don’t think of it as an “OMG WTF am I supposed to do without bread?!” sitch. Instead, think of it as a week long cleanse and use it as a time to detox; stick to salads, fruits, proteins, almonds, sweet potatoes and dark chocolate (K for P of course). All of those foods will keep you fuller longer and after a day of really craving the carbs you will feel a whole lot better anyways. Besides, its not like matzoh satisfies that carb craving, anyway.

2) Two Words: Matzoh. Pizza. It never gets old. It always tastes good. Load that bad tasting piece of matzo with sauce, cheese and a ton of veggies (the more fiber with that matzo the better – trust me) and you will forget how much you hated this holiday in the first place.

3) It’s the one time of year you can get kosher marshmallows and I looove to stock up. My favorite Passover sweet treat from childhood: take 4 large marshmallows, stick them in the microwave till they start to get really big, then pull them out of the microwave while still hot and put some chocolate chips on top so they melt right away. Amazingness. Great on top of ice cream too!

4) Manischewitz wine. Freshman year we got a FABULOUS game of Kosher for Passover wine pong going. Yes, the hangover was a biznatch and my teeth felt like they were rotting from all that sweet wine, but it was f-u-n. Just be advised: red wine is a little more noticeable on shirts than beer when that ping pong ball makes the wine splatter everywhere, so I’d avoid wearing white.

5) Plan ahead. Nothing is worse than coming home late night and watching your non-jewish friends delve into their Dominos and Easter baskets and you’ve got those icky jelly candies and chocolate covered jelly rings. Thank you for that, Moses. Stock your fridge up with some Temp-Tee (only the BEST creamcheese around) some cheese and pizza sauce, some Passover chocolate, marshmallows and the like. Throw some (all) on a piece of matzo, stick it in the microwave and you’ve got yourself a mish-mash on matzoh!