Dave Griffey at Daffey Thoughts reminds us what the true significance of Halloween is:
We actually stock up on about 50/50 ration of Cheaapy McCheapface, but then mix it with The Trusty Provider and a dose of The Old Timer (we liked those butterscotch chews). It makes it look better and gives the impression of Trusty Provider without the cost.
I should mention I always keep very soft, easily melts-in-your-mouth type candies for the youngest toddlers and infants. Nothing like jawbreakers or chewy taffy for them. Otherwise we typically have enough to grab a handful and dump it in the kids’ bags.
My boys say there were two houses of legend in our part of the neighborhood when they were growing up. One house, cattycorner to our backyard and facing the street beside us, was the award winner. It was The Legend. Their house is the nicest around, and they handed out full size candy bars, Twix, Kit Kats, you name it. And they did it in handfuls. And second was our house, because we literally would dump a cup worth of candy into each bag (two cups if the kid was alone – I have a soft spot). Not bad if you think on it.
Though if I had it to do over again, I’d definitely go for The Spaz. Something about that made me laugh.
Go here to comment. We have two categories of candy: one for trick or treaters and one for us. Don’t judge me! Hey we have to do something since we no longer have small kids in house to share the Halloween loot with! There doesn’t seem to be as many trick or treaters now as there were two decades ago when our kids aged out of that wonderful period of childhood. More’s the pity.
The kids trick or treated this afternoon- they scored an assortment of Old Timer Cheapy McCheapface and Trusted Provider. And one lady gave them Christmas bonbon crackers, which I guess is in The Spaz category..?
Happy All Saints Day everyone.
We just leave a bowl on the front porch and go with the kids. We don’t get so many because they’re distracted by the Legend across the street. Our smaller kids are afraid of that house because you have to walk through a grave yard with strobe lights and get the candy from a butcher table. Happy Feast Day!
We have two categories of candy: one for trick or treaters and one for us.
As long as your not feeding youngsters Necco wafers. Griffey should be ashamed of himself.
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A few of these once a month cannot hurt too badly.
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You, sir, should be minding your A1C
Halloween…. Why dentists have nice cars.
Living as I do at t he top of a hill, behind a weighty 6-foot gate at the end of an unlit one-lane dirt road, I do not get trick or treaters. Nor, in the name of prudence, would I open the door if one did make it here. That being said, I would l I e to put in a good word for butterscotch candies and candy corn. Were it not for Stupud Diabetes, I would buy and hoard them for myself. BTW, a single candy corn impaled on each upper canine makes a quick and cheap vampire costume. Almost as much fun as the Candy Orange Slice Grin or sticking olives on the ends of your fingers at the Thanksgiving table. (I am told that I am a bad jnfluence on small children, as I actual urge the transmission of these behaviors to future generations.)
When our kids were still at home, we would pull out the old cauldron and tripod (yep, and I still have ’em) pull the fire pit around from the back patio and do hot spiced cider over a fire. On a table in back we’d have bottles with taped-over labels reading “Essence of Terror” and “Sinster Sauce” which were in fact Rum and Bourbon. If our visitors weren’t old enough to identify the cartoon those came from, then it was cider only.
My eldest brother lived in a subdivision filled with young families..1975 – 2022.
We would have [ Prison Chili ] pop and libations for those who would dare.
The mix of Old Timer – n – Trusty Provider would satisfy those lil’ goblins.
Auntie would do a Wisconsin favorite…jello shots…for parents who didn’t drive. We caught a couple of parents stopping by twice. What a hoot.
The past couple of years have taken a toll on the host. He is a great man and going through his golden moments.
One friend, 104 years old, used to tell me; Old age isn’t golden. It’s for the cat. -Ruth Benzel
Happy Hallowed eve TAC
They came in the rain, about two dozen. Last year we only had two. We gave out the good stuff. I was afraid that we would be eating Halloween candy till Christmas. The daughters gave out several. The dinosaur scared my daughter. It was a fun night.
Happy Halloween.
I’ve seen a lot of folks on the internet tonight badmouthing milk duds … It’s like I fell asleep and woke up in bizarro world!
I was referred to tonight as both the G.O.A.T. and a god. Guess I got the right stuff.
I heard a kid badmouthing Milk Duds tonight. I told him he was wrong. I think his sister grabbed some in defiance.