A trick-or-treater brought me to tears.. yep....I gave him two suckers ...he said he only needed One because he wanted the other to go to another kid.. Who couldn't love that?
Beautiful
Happy Halloween to you Lee!!! :-)
Last night, we offered Candy and Fruit. Guess what? We ran out of fruit first and we're left with a big bucket of candy. We were proud!
I bought a bag of fun size m and m's and Snickers...ate it all up way before Halloween. Also got grandson several organic, responsibly-sourced ingredient candy bars...like 6 bucks eat, for his treat...went crazy and ate all of those. Bought more of the expensive ones for grandson and some smaller sized candies for Halloween visitors. Ate them. Bought them all again, expensive organic chocolate for grandson and switched to Skittles, which I absolutely cannot stand...how they smell or how they taste....for the Halloween visitors. This time I made it until Halloween. We had about 12 visitors, which is a good amount for us, especially given it was rainy. So...unloaded most of the Skittles and got grandson his high-class candy bars. Assuming this info doesn't travel past FHO site...lol.
Hope everyone had a happy Halloween. I love watching the little ones (and bigger ones too...I mean, if a teenager chooses to dress up silly and have a good time beggin' for candy...let them enjoy what's left of childhood) come around proudly decked out for the occasion.
Now I just gotta figure out how to get rid of those leftover skittles...lol.
Edited by - groundhogpeggy on 11/01/2024 05:08:54
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Originally posted by groundhogpeggyI bought a bag of fun size m and m's and Snickers...ate it all up way before Halloween. Also got grandson several organic, responsibly-sourced ingredient candy bars...like 6 bucks eat, for his treat...went crazy and ate all of those. Bought more of the expensive ones for grandson and some smaller sized candies for Halloween visitors. Ate them. Bought them all again, expensive organic chocolate for grandson and switched to Skittles, which I absolutely cannot stand...how they smell or how they taste....for the Halloween visitors. This time I made it until Halloween. We had about 12 visitors, which is a good amount for us, especially given it was rainy. So...unloaded most of the Skittles and got grandson his high-class candy bars. Assuming this info doesn't travel past FHO site...lol.
Hope everyone had a happy Halloween. I love watching the little ones (and bigger ones too...I mean, if a teenager chooses to dress up silly and have a good time beggin' for candy...let them enjoy what's left of childhood) come around proudly decked out for the occasion.
Now I just gotta figure out how to get rid of those leftover skittles...lol.
My wife and I discussed the older kids dressing up.. Many hadn't had a chance to go out during Covid and now they get a chance while being older.. The bigger difference is that when we were kids we'd never think of going out only with an adult along!! Times, they are changing.
Totally agree with the teenagers thing... There were a few last night and they were super sweet. That's all that mattered to us. They took the time to dress up, they approached saying "trick or treat" and left with "Happy Halloween" and "Thank you"
Hopeful for our youth
Around here, it's the custom to ask the kids for a joke before you give them candy. I kind of like it - it's entertaining for one thing, and it implies that the kid has to do a little something in exchange for free loot. An example: Why couldn't the skeleton go the the prom? He had no-body to dance with. They're all dorky like that. :) Good times.
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Originally posted by EarwormAround here, it's the custom to ask the kids for a joke before you give them candy. I kind of like it - it's entertaining for one thing, and it implies that the kid has to do a little something in exchange for free loot. An example: Why couldn't the skeleton go the the prom? He had no-body to dance with. They're all dorky like that. :) Good times.
Hahaha!
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Originally posted by EarwormAround here, it's the custom to ask the kids for a joke before you give them candy. I kind of like it - it's entertaining for one thing, and it implies that the kid has to do a little something in exchange for free loot. An example: Why couldn't the skeleton go the the prom? He had no-body to dance with. They're all dorky like that. :) Good times.
My favorite is, "Hey, I can tell when you'll celebrate your birthday next year...and I've never been wrong...Now, let me think (thinking)...Ok, I"ve got it. Next year you'll celebrate your birthday........in 2025!!!! "
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Originally posted by TuneWeaverquote:
Originally posted by EarwormAround here, it's the custom to ask the kids for a joke before you give them candy. I kind of like it - it's entertaining for one thing, and it implies that the kid has to do a little something in exchange for free loot. An example: Why couldn't the skeleton go the the prom? He had no-body to dance with. They're all dorky like that. :) Good times.
My favorite is, "Hey, I can tell when you'll celebrate your birthday next year...and I've never been wrong...Now, let me think (thinking)...Ok, I"ve got it. Next year you'll celebrate your birthday........in 2025!!!! "
Well I see you have mind-reading down - that's awesome. In this case I think the best ones are Halloween-themed:
How can you tell when a vampire has a cold? He starts coffin.
Back in my day, the "little something" that kids did to earn their treat was to refrain from vandalizing your house and property - i.e. the "trick" part of the equation ... !
They used to soap your windows or "tic-tack" your front door with feed corn...lol.
Our grandson has always loved making costumes and trick or treating...he's never eaten the stuff...there is a place you can donate the candy to be sent to overseas troops. He does that...he just loves the whole trick or treat ritual without eating the candy. I always give him the kind he will eat...which costs a fortune...lol. Anyway...not sure why or what every trick or treater's situation would be...if they go through the trouble of dressing up and holding their bag open...I give 'em whatever I've got to give...it's all in fun. Nothing wrong with a holiday of just fun...of course...hoping they don't resort to the "tricks."
Halloween in NYC in my youth was definitely more hooligan. Local supermarkets refused to sell a dozen eggs to anyone under 21. Scroll forward, my family loves to do stuff to the house for it. One year I hooked up a remote speaker to a voice octavizer and hid it in the bushes at our driveway. "GET OUT NOW!!" in a devils voice scared even some teenagers. My youngest likes to hide in a big pile of leaves and jump out as the kids are leaving. Good fun!
One year I set up an amp and all of my pedals (all of them, I don't remember how many) and made wild scary sounds with my guitar as a backdrop. Super fun. I recall there were 3 different delay pedals, one analog, one with something like 36/72 seconds of delay depending on whether you pushed the double/half button. Mostly made noises that sounded like aliens, ghosts and spaceships.
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Originally posted by ChickenManOne year I set up an amp and all of my pedals (all of them, I don't remember how many) and made wild scary sounds with my guitar as a backdrop. Super fun. I recall there were 3 different delay pedals, one analog, one with something like 36/72 seconds of delay depending on whether you pushed the double/half button. Mostly made noises that sounded like aliens, ghosts and spaceships.
You've half-convinced me to search down my wah-wah pedal. In any case, thanks to my wife, a Strat and amp are permanent fixtures in our living room.
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Originally posted by Earwormquote:
Originally posted by TuneWeaverquote:
Originally posted by EarwormAround here, it's the custom to ask the kids for a joke before you give them candy. I kind of like it - it's entertaining for one thing, and it implies that the kid has to do a little something in exchange for free loot. An example: Why couldn't the skeleton go the the prom? He had no-body to dance with. They're all dorky like that. :) Good times.
My favorite is, "Hey, I can tell when you'll celebrate your birthday next year...and I've never been wrong...Now, let me think (thinking)...Ok, I"ve got it. Next year you'll celebrate your birthday........in 2025!!!! "
Well I see you have mind-reading down - that's awesome. In this case I think the best ones are Halloween-themed:
How can you tell when a vampire has a cold? He starts coffin.
hahaha :-D
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