what does everyone else do for halloween?
is it even a big deal outside of the united states?
i get to experience it again, albeit vicariously, through my children, although it won't be as fun this year as my youngest son announced he now LIKES snickers bars and i will have the avenue of enjoyment shut down.
my oldest son (almost 5) is going as the hulk, as are just about all the boys in his preschool class.
his younger brother (just turned 4) is showing some imagination and going as charlie brown in "the great pumpkin." he gathered a bunch of stones for his halloween candy bag and has been practicing saying "i got a rock" for a couple of days.
they have a thing at preschool and will trick or treat tonight, or at 4 p.m. as trick or treating now ends at night fall.
what are you going to do?
i get to experience it again, albeit vicariously, through my children, although it won't be as fun this year as my youngest son announced he now LIKES snickers bars and i will have the avenue of enjoyment shut down.
my oldest son (almost 5) is going as the hulk, as are just about all the boys in his preschool class.
his younger brother (just turned 4) is showing some imagination and going as charlie brown in "the great pumpkin." he gathered a bunch of stones for his halloween candy bag and has been practicing saying "i got a rock" for a couple of days.
they have a thing at preschool and will trick or treat tonight, or at 4 p.m. as trick or treating now ends at night fall.
what are you going to do?
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My wife and I will be going round a friends house for Chinese take out. ALthough that's not 'till later, so I guess we'll be fending off the local kids with chocolate
Dave.
Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar
i get to experience it again, albeit vicariously, through my children, although it won't be as fun this year as my youngest son announced he now LIKES snickers bars and i will have the avenue of enjoyment shut down.
I heard on the radio this morning that a survey indicated that 90% of parents steal their own kids' Halloween candy.
Heck yah. I'd do it. It has two direct benefits: you don't have to pay for it at the market, and your kid is less likely to be a complete spastic (for weeks on end, depending on the size of the loot) who doesn't do their homework when told.
As for traditions, last year I opened the door, dimmed the lights and played some of those creepy / sicko tracks from the FightClub soundtrack. Then I just sat in the door and stared. If you want to creep someone out, you have to give the appearance that you're not *trying* to creep them out.
This year I probably won't do that though my neighbor deserves an earfull, the beyotch. Truth be told, that was half the reason I did what I did. To annoy the crap out of my neighbor who usually plays their surround-sound set at obnoxious volume levels every night. It worked too. She was gone within 10 minutes. Left the candy at her door and drove off with her kid.
Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar
his younger brother (just turned 4) is showing some imagination and going as charlie brown in "the great pumpkin." he gathered a bunch of stones for his halloween candy bag and has been practicing saying "i got a rock" for a couple of days.?
That's awesome!
Originally posted by BRussell
I heard on the radio this morning that a survey indicated that 90% of parents steal their own kids' Halloween candy.
no i think they meant we steal 90% of their halloween candy.
actually what i do is, halloween day, they can eat whatever they want, then i throw it in a big bowl and they get one piece if they finish their meal.
I love Isla Vista.
When I was a weeb it laddie we used tae dress up as ghaists and ghoulies wi' auld pieces o' sacking and whisky crates and go roond the doors asking for oranges or peanuts and we were verra grateful for whitever we got - unlike noo whaur these wee heilots demand at least a fiver ($675) withoot even doing onything apart frae chap at the door! Refusal tae transact said small fortune guarantees a boxfu' o' fireworks through the letterbox in the wee, sma' hoors.
I jist hope they havnae seen the light frae my laptop's screen noo, through the curtains. Must awa' and be wheesht again...
I'd like to go to Castro tonight but without a costume it wouldnt be as cool. Plus, I have to be up at 5:30 tomorrow morning
back in my day, halloween was really great. one of the best days of the year. i'd meet the gang, we'd hit a bodega for a few dozen eggs, and a pharmacy for some shaving cream, then we'd wreck everyone, particularly cabs, who came near us. there are lots of blind spots on some streets, so cabbies wouldn't even know where it was coming from until they'd driven away. individual delivery men, with their pizzas and bikes, don't really have much of a chance against a mob of 20. and, after all that fun thinned out, i would get tremendous amounts of candy. enough to live on for the week. then i'd eat all my little sister's. then whatever was left that mom had bought for trick-or-treaters (she always bought a lot).
now, i don't know what i'm gonna do exactly. on the one hand, i could really go for some candy. but i dont think people will be very appreciative of an inebriated drunk stumbling around infront of their door, asking for candy. and i know i'm going to get ripped tonight. i'm too old to participate in the all the fun halloween activities. and i dont have any kids i could chaperone on their candy searches, so i guess i'll have to just pay for my candy.
this weekend is gonna be great though. halloween and marathon sunday (SUNday SUNDAY). i'll probably drink enough beer to put some kids through college.
Tricks or sweets.... The audience and Doc. Gibbs and the band was funny.
BWAAAHA HA HA HA HA Boo.
Fellows
Originally posted by bunge
I like peanut M&Ms.
i'll save you the brown ones
We pretty much ignored it. Had one person come to the door. We were too lazy to get up, and they left.
I wonder what the Celts, and non-green faced witches think about this?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!