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So tonight's the night for gnomes, fairies and ?? Someone should have forwarned me when I bought this house adjacent to the local elementary school. Everytime it quiets down, I figure the little people have gone back to the cave where they belong. Then another wave decends. I swear they hide around the corner and orchestrate manuevers.

Was debating what to offer tonight. First choice was pickled herring on salt teen crackers, next year will be miniature carrots or celery with peanut butter & raisens. This year the old stand-by snickers or butterfinger won out ~ "Just one or I'll call the cops". Snickers seem to be a crowd favorite in this neighborhood. Pretty mothers sheperding children are a crowd favorite in this household. This was my old dog's favorite holiday, beating Christmas by a ton. He thought the little people were all coming to see him and scratch his head. The kids all say "Thank You", met by "You're welcome, wait...what's the trick? Give that back"

A Safe Night to All.........

jh

We had one, count em, one. Granted we went out for dinner But still!! And it happens to be the guy (with his kids) who works at the local PO that lives two doors down and noticed our address when Kim was mailing something. I think he's excited to make a friend... I was bumbed. My viking outfit is HOT!

I live on a dead end street and it was pretty quiet....

So we went out to eat.... woo hoo...
exactly 2 adult princesses (can you say high maintenance?)
1 Elvis in Black leather
A teenage female elvis impersonater
1 preteen batman
and the topper..... fat bloated Elvis in a star trek costume....

Dinner was good.

some kids stoped by my house.. I asked the kids if they were old enough to drink beer or smoke cigs. They all said no... I said move along nothing here for you then.

New high here 14.
We just sat at the end of the driveway and threw candy at the neighbors house.
We did dress Charlotte up in a pickle coustme that got good reviews.

Ah Yes! I remember all those Halloween nights when I was but a wee tike!!!

BUT, when I was little we were soooooo poor that my parents couldn't afford to buy a store-bought costume for me, so my Mom used to take a brick of charcoal and make it look like I had a 5-day growth of beard. She then would take an old white sheet, cut a big hole in it, and I'd stick my head through it.

I also remember about half way though the night getting really tired of walking up to people's doors and having them ask, "And what are you supposed to be, little boy?"

By that time I'd answer 'em with..."Well, I'm SUPPOSED to be DONE BY NOW, Sport! Can you move your a$$ a little FASTER with that friggin' candy there SLOWPOKE! I'm SUPPOSED to be home by 8:30, D*MN IT!!!"

When I was a teenager, Mom went out and asked me and my brothers to deal with all the lovely little children trick or treating. Well, we ran out of candy and being the young teens that we were knew the potential dire consequences of not having any treats. Hmmm? What to do? What to do? Well, we discovered that bullion cubes are nicely wrapped like little caramels. Ahh Hah! Problem solved. The little kiddies got gifts and we were not cleaning dried eggs off our windows. My Mom found out about it at a PTA meeting when one of the other mother's that lived on our street was telling stories about inspecting her kid's candy. I don't know how but some how my Mom figured out immediately who the culprits were. Ahh! Mysteries.

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I don't know how but some how my Mom figured out immediately who the culprits were. Ahh! Mysteries.

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After seeing that manatee post, I'll bet you've always been one of the usual suspects .

I think we had 1 this year but I didn't hear the door! LOL so make that 0 candy handed out. I have always been known as the scary guy in the haunted house by the kids here. That was before Wendy. But I still get no trick or treaters.

I used to do that. We lived in a neighborhood shaped like the letter P, so people used to drive in there and park along the road because there was NO thru traffic, road full of kids, etc. We could do 2 or 3 laps if you had a good costume.

I live in an old 1870's Victorain mansion on the main street in our town. We had over 450 kids and parents come through our house, which we open up each year. They line up outside to come through. Imagine the Adam's Family house and you can pretty much imagine what our place looks like.

I had exactly 2. When I opened the door they said "Trick or Treat Grandpa"

I dressed as Superman (actually a pretty cool costume) and took the kids out. I think most of the parents got a kick out of seeing me standing in a classic S-man pose.

We get a lot of kids come in from the city next to us. I gues our streets are safer.

We had no visitors, and so I must glom down a l l l l l l l the left over candy. Candy is like crack to me.

Mwuh huh huh huh ha!

Got Insulin?

Word must have spread fast in my neighborhood, because after the first kid whose "sister was at home sick with the flu" got a few extra pieces, they all seemed to have sick sisters.

Next year I'm joining the 4 guys I saw herding about 20 kids while smoking cigars and pulling a pony keg in a little red wagon.

When my daughter was young I would wait on the street with the pillowcase and send her to the door with the 'little plastic pumpkin' that was empty. She would trick or treat and when they saw she was empty, said "poor girl, have some candy' and throw in a handful. Back at the street we would dump in the pillowcase and continue to the next house. Made out like bandits!

And let me guess, Pokey. She's now 23, weighs 347lbs, and is in constant need of the services of a good periodontist...right?!

Well we only got two kids t or ting at our new house (must be the graveyard across the street scaring them away heh heh), a wee pony and a vampire . a handful of candy each and me an my 18yo son made out like bandits
"I dressed as Superman (actually a pretty cool costume) and took the kids out. I think most of the parents got a kick out of seeing me standing in a classic S-man pose."
i,m thinkin that" kick" was more to do with seeing a grown man wearing blue pantyhose with red drawers over top
............sorry could resist

Hey! Leave Brad alone, Gordie!!!

I think you're just jealous that the Man of Steel doesn't fight for..Truth, Justice and the CANADIAN way!!!

(eh?!)

Here is a picture (drawing) of my old mansion. Very creepy right now with all the blood red spotlights I have uplighting the structure.

Not quite Dwight, pushing 22 at 125 lbs and teeth still in good shape for a 'corn fed' honey, as for me? too late now for modeling school

PS: did get some good candy though! Lasts all year!

Very cool. I lived in Worcester when I first got my bike, I probably rode by there a few times

How old are you? If you are my age, maybe you remember Randy's Cycles in Boylston. He was a Triumph, BSA, Norton, Benelli, Rickman, Carrabella, Cotton, and many others dealer.
Gone for some 20+ years now, but I have very fond memories
of him letting me ride those bikes around the lot.

It was where the Red Knights began:
Red Knights

I'm 30, but I only lived in Worcester for 7 years, 5 of which were college...