What really scares the bajeezus out of kids is the thought of getting a box of raisins or a whole wheat cupcake with carob frosting.
It has gotten to the point where I have to take my boy out on Mischief Night just so he can have some fun. Bought some extra shaving cream, Lava soap and toilet paper today.
"A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed
or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed
in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish." -GKC
It has gotten to the point where I have to
take my boy out on Mischief Night just so he can have some fun. Bought
some extra shaving cream, Lava soap and toilet paper today.
It's so nice to see adults encouraging vandalism in their children. You must be so proud.
I can see that it would be better if I spent my time encouraging a sense of humor in adults.
"Do not enjoy yourself. Enjoy dances and theaters and joy-rides and
champagne and oysters; enjoy jazz and cocktails and night-clubs if you
can enjoy nothing better; enjoy bigamy and burglary and any crime in
the calendar, in preference to the other alternative; but never learn
to enjoy yourself." -GKC
Good to know that humor is not going fully out the same door as liberty! I better clarify before Free Stinker and badwatercountryguy send DHHS after my children - I WAS JOKING! Sure, Lava was the soap of choice for windows when I was young, but that was last century and we now border the totalitarian society in which that sort of childish behavior is not tolerated anymore, especially from children.
No matter that we only targeted the biggest a-holes in the neighborhood who probably deserved to be pulling TP out of their trees and scraping soap off their car windows - You remember - those humorless members of the neighborhood who would steal your football if it went into their yard, or look smugly down their noses at you if you made a joke about taking your kids out on Mischief Night... You know the type.
"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can
go against it." -GKC
My wife and I were discussing this issue today on the way home from the store. I asked her why she did not get any of the mini reeses cups. She said they were not individually sealed and that kids would not eat them.
Maybe I am naive having grown up in a small town, but WTF? I know it happens from times to times, but we are just scared in this country. This is similiar to child abductions. We hear more about them with the 24 hour news cycle, but kid abductions have been pretty flat for the last 30 years and the vast majority are from family members. This is just a non-issue.
I never went trick or treating as a kid. We had other ways of having fun on the holiday.
In any case, the bad halloween candy thing is a myth. If occurs now, it would probably be because someone was inspired by this paranoia-fueled urban legend.
A guy living down the street from my parents was lacing bubble gum with 'window-pane style' LSD. It was nearly impossible to detect, but, several parents in the neighborhood handed samples over to detectives the next day. Several other kids and their parents spent a long night that night in the ER. This was early '70's. It happens. Maybe not so much because people are being vigilant, but, it happens...
"...you know, you could make more money as a butcher..." - FZ
"It definitely happens, but not as often as you'd think.- balboa"
Are you arguing just to be arguing or do you have some sort of insight into my brain that I am painfully unaware of?? Is there a purpose to your comments or do you have some proof that you'd like to share with the class? Jeez...
Hey Paul... i haven't done the research, but luckily the folks over at Snopes have been dealing with this legend for years. They've found no real case of Halloween Candy poisoning handed out (the closest to reality is the case of a mother poisoning her son's candy). Also, almost all the cases of "sharp objects" in candy are simple pranks from maladjusted older brothers and the like. I think there has been only one arrest for putting needles in snickers bars. This is just one of those myths that has a ton of traction and probably won't ever go away. Anyway, i'll let the masters do the real informin':
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What really scares kids...
October 25, 2008 - 15:27 ET by The DistributistWhat really scares the bajeezus out of kids is the thought of getting a box of raisins or a whole wheat cupcake with carob frosting.
It has gotten to the point where I have to take my boy out on Mischief Night just so he can have some fun. Bought some extra shaving cream, Lava soap and toilet paper today.
"A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed
or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed
in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish." -GKC
It's so nice to see adults encouraging vandalism in their kids
October 25, 2008 - 15:34 ET by Free StinkerIt has gotten to the point where I have to
take my boy out on Mischief Night just so he can have some fun. Bought
some extra shaving cream, Lava soap and toilet paper today.
It's so nice to see adults encouraging vandalism in their children. You must be so proud.
It would be better...
October 25, 2008 - 15:38 ET by The DistributistI can see that it would be better if I spent my time encouraging a sense of humor in adults.
"Do not enjoy yourself. Enjoy dances and theaters and joy-rides and
champagne and oysters; enjoy jazz and cocktails and night-clubs if you
can enjoy nothing better; enjoy bigamy and burglary and any crime in
the calendar, in preference to the other alternative; but never learn
to enjoy yourself." -GKC
Destruction and/or defacing
October 25, 2008 - 15:48 ET by Free StinkerDestruction and/or defacing of private property. That's just so hillarious.
I can see we conservatives need to do a better job of explaining personal resonsibility and property rights . . . for starters.
Did...
October 25, 2008 - 15:54 ET by The DistributistDid Joy Behar sneak in here with her pet McGruff the Crime Dog?
"He is a sane man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in
his head." -GKC
No, but since you're a fan,
October 25, 2008 - 16:02 ET by Free StinkerNo, but since you're a fan, we'll let you know if we see her.
Free, Lava soap, loaded with abrasives, pumice, = vandalism...
October 25, 2008 - 17:04 ET by upcountrywaterWow soaping ones windows, same as SMASHING THEM.
the entitlement distrobutnist is ONE sick lib.
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Really dont want it bred
October 25, 2008 - 15:45 ET by Dan The Man 2Really dont want it bred out stinker. The halloween just isnt the same these days. Ahh fond memories of TP a house and cleanining it up afterwards.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
distrub...
October 25, 2008 - 18:45 ET by Paul GI get it...I think its funny but ur right...but then I get hammered here cuz I think Family Guy is funny...lol
Gracias, Paul G
October 25, 2008 - 21:27 ET by The DistributistGood to know that humor is not going fully out the same door as liberty! I better clarify before Free Stinker and badwatercountryguy send DHHS after my children - I WAS JOKING! Sure, Lava was the soap of choice for windows when I was young, but that was last century and we now border the totalitarian society in which that sort of childish behavior is not tolerated anymore, especially from children.
No matter that we only targeted the biggest a-holes in the neighborhood who probably deserved to be pulling TP out of their trees and scraping soap off their car windows - You remember - those humorless members of the neighborhood who would steal your football if it went into their yard, or look smugly down their noses at you if you made a joke about taking your kids out on Mischief Night... You know the type.
"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can
go against it." -GKC
TheDis, HA HA HA, Using soap with ABRASIVES IN IT
October 27, 2008 - 13:41 ET by upcountrywaterTypical ENTITLEMENT distributer...Soaping windows with soap, is a prank.... SOAPING WINDOWS, CAR FINISHES, WITH LAVA SOAP IS VANDALISM!!
Scratched glass needs to be REPLACED... Car finishes need buffing, or re-painting..
With this TWISTED "logic" ARSON IS A JOKE TOO, right!!
ha haha I was "just joking", sez, thedistrubitTOme, socialist...TYPICAL ENTITLEMENT KOOK!
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Small Town Values
October 25, 2008 - 16:12 ET by kdoliverMy wife and I were discussing this issue today on the way home from the store. I asked her why she did not get any of the mini reeses cups. She said they were not individually sealed and that kids would not eat them.
Maybe I am naive having grown up in a small town, but WTF? I know it happens from times to times, but we are just scared in this country. This is similiar to child abductions. We hear more about them with the 24 hour news cycle, but kid abductions have been pretty flat for the last 30 years and the vast majority are from family members. This is just a non-issue.
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I never went trick or
October 25, 2008 - 16:34 ET by soulpileI never went trick or treating as a kid. We had other ways of having fun on the holiday.
In any case, the bad halloween candy thing is a myth. If occurs now, it would probably be because someone was inspired by this paranoia-fueled urban legend.
Sorry, but, I've seen it in my neighborhood...
October 25, 2008 - 16:55 ET by bloolooA guy living down the street from my parents was lacing bubble gum with 'window-pane style' LSD. It was nearly impossible to detect, but, several parents in the neighborhood handed samples over to detectives the next day. Several other kids and their parents spent a long night that night in the ER. This was early '70's. It happens. Maybe not so much because people are being vigilant, but, it happens...
"...you know, you could make more money as a butcher..." - FZ
It definitely happens, but
October 25, 2008 - 17:49 ET by balboaIt definitely happens, but not as often as you'd think.
LOVED Halloween, still like it. Love "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."
Ok, bal... just how often DO I think it happens?
October 25, 2008 - 17:57 ET by blooloo"It definitely happens, but not as often as you'd think.- balboa"
Are you arguing just to be arguing or do you have some sort of insight into my brain that I am painfully unaware of?? Is there a purpose to your comments or do you have some proof that you'd like to share with the class? Jeez...
Blooloo, really wasn't
October 25, 2008 - 19:21 ET by balboaBlooloo, really wasn't talking to you in any way.
Statistically insignificant
October 25, 2008 - 17:52 ET by TjexciteStatistically insignificant.
One has a better chance of getting Melamine chocolate from China than anything put in from some nutbar down the street.
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Never trust your children
October 25, 2008 - 18:44 ET by Dan The Man 2Never trust your children to statistics.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Thanks Dan...
October 25, 2008 - 19:03 ET by bloolooThat's exactly the point I was trying to make above. There's a reason it doesn't happen much these days. People are being vigilant!
REAL
October 25, 2008 - 18:10 ET by paulnashtnCan anyone dig up a REAL story that turned out to be true of where this really happened -- not just some "I know about" "I heard somewhere",ect.,ect,.
What I know for fact is that last year of 14 reporting cities that offered free x-ray screening, not 1 tainted product turned up.
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Yeah, this is a pervasive Urban Legend
October 26, 2008 - 23:17 ET by BosTarusHey Paul... i haven't done the research, but luckily the folks over at Snopes have been dealing with this legend for years. They've found no real case of Halloween Candy poisoning handed out (the closest to reality is the case of a mother poisoning her son's candy). Also, almost all the cases of "sharp objects" in candy are simple pranks from maladjusted older brothers and the like. I think there has been only one arrest for putting needles in snickers bars. This is just one of those myths that has a ton of traction and probably won't ever go away. Anyway, i'll let the masters do the real informin':
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The scariest candy is ...
October 25, 2008 - 18:15 ET by EDTgetting Obama as president. He is that juicy looking Snickers bar with shredded glass on the inside.
CHAT !!!
October 26, 2008 - 02:34 ET by MrShyFor night owls
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I have
October 27, 2008 - 08:40 ET by NorthCoastera friend who 's mother found a razor blade in her candy after she cut her lip on it.