We've become a society that wears, chews, sips and inhales all-things pumpkin.
Whether you're for, against or still trying to figure out where you stand (hey, some people need all the facts first), there's no denying that the pumpkin spicification of pretty much everything is an issue that affects you a living and breathing human in fall 2014.
Last year during a kids-these-days rant, SNL's Drunk Uncle Bobby Moynihan asked (slurred) "Is that Amazon Prime Pumpkin Spiced?" as he made fun of trendy obsessions. Of course it was a funny exaggeration but I bet for a second a part of you was like, "I know it's fake but I'd probably buy it if it was real."
And you know what? That's pretty sick. Because it's Amazon Prime. And much like Four Loko, beef jerky, deodorant and thongs, there is really no need for it to taste, look or smell like artificial pumpkin. It makes no sense. Well, other than the fact that you'd buy it, love it and Instagram it with the hashtag #obsessed.
We are wearing, chewing, sipping and inhaling pumpkin. It's everywhere, and we're all on the verge of having pumpkin-spiced panic attacks.
Take a look below at the events, products and signs that show how pumpkin spiced our lives have become.
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1. Fall Has Been Replaced By Pumpkin Spice Season
When's the first day of autumn? Who knows and who cares? The season after summer officially begins when Starbucks starts serving Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
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2. Because A Pumpkin Fest Turned Into A Pumpkin Riot This Weekend
Clearly pumpkin provokes our strongest emotions.
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3. The Fact That This Exists
Because when you can't find pumpkin-spiced oreos or marshmallows this is closest thing to having pumpkin on your lips.
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4. The Fact That You Got Kind Of Excited When You Saw This
... and a little sad when you found out they weren't real.
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5. There's A Way To Have Pumpkin Spice In Your Mouth At All Times
Because let's face it: we can't drink pumpkin spice lattes and eat pumpkin flavored food all the time. That would be ridiculous.
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6. Someone Thought Your Hands Need To Be Pumpkiny, Too
Everything you touch from here on out will be pumpkin-spiced.
Photo: Buzzfeed
7. And Someone Else Wants You To Sweat Pumpkin
They're trying to turn us into pumpkins.
Photo: Etsy
8. There Doesn't Even Need To Be A Caption Saying It's A PSL
You just know.
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9. Because This Was A Hoax Far Too Many People Believed
... and wanted to believe.
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10. Because You Can Now Puff Pumpkin Spice
If you weren't already.
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11. Even Beef Jerky Jumped On The Bandwagon
Is nothing sacred anymore?
Photo: Thebestbeefjerky.org
12. We've Even Pumpkin-Spiced Our Children
Not the children!
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13. Because Orange Now Only Exists For Pumpkin-Spiced Things
And if something has orange packaging that's NOT pumpkin flavored? FALSE ADVERTISING!
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14. Getting Crunk Now Involves Pumpkin Spice
Caffeine, alcohol and pumpkin spice. That's what the kids are drinking these days.
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15. Because When You Can't Have Pumpkin Condoms, You Get This
Hey, there had to be a way to spice it up in the bedroom.
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16. The Fact That Even The M&M is Confused About Why These Exist
We don't know either, buddy.
Photo: Buzzfeed
17. The Fact That Weed-Infused Pumpkin 'Spice' Lattes Exist
Even stoners will take the time to spice it up.
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18. Because Even Though This Doesn't Exist, It Easily Could
... and you'd eat it every day.
Photo: elitedaily
19. Because Pumpkin Shampoo Exists
Because if it's pumpkin-flavored we may as well eat hair, too.
Photo: Amazon.com
20. The PSL Debate Is An ACTUAL Issue People Care About
Where do you stand?
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21. The Fact That Everything We've Mentioned Has Made You Drool
Even the pumpkin thong.
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