That's when you invoke the "Trick" part of "Trick or Treat"
Yeah, we're building a race of frog-people. It's a good time
Xander ,'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
omnis_audis - Oct 31, 2012 3:57:41 pm PDT #22146 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Liese S. - Oct 31, 2012 3:59:06 pm PDT #22147 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I got candy from the little general store even though I wasn't dressed up. The other dude there suggested for my costume concept, "serial killer," on the premise that they look like everybody else.
le nubian - Oct 31, 2012 4:01:02 pm PDT #22148 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
That child is just so cute. What you might want to do is suggest to the mom to send a pic to the Oval Office. I know Michelle or Barack would get a kick out of that.
Atropa - Oct 31, 2012 4:17:20 pm PDT #22149 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just spent 15 minutes in the office bathroom cleaning blood off of myself and changing clothes, because I didn't want to be a messy vampire when we went to the theatre tonight. Which is why I had two bags of stuff with me when I came into work tonight.
Lee - Oct 31, 2012 4:24:40 pm PDT #22150 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am still wearing my costume from work because I don't want to change until I can shower and I don't want to shower and miss trick or treaters (I have a lot of candy.)
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2012 4:29:47 pm PDT #22151 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Someone remind me to put a sign up next year, "If you're not wearing a costume don't ring the doorbell. No, your school sweatshirt is not a costume."
My neighborhood's average income is fairly low, so while I do kind of give the stinkeye to kids not in costumes, I have no idea what their family's financial circumstances are. And it's Halloween. They just want to go out and get candy like everyone else. So I don't really begrudge a mini Snickers to a kid who's not wearing a costume.
sj - Oct 31, 2012 4:32:33 pm PDT #22152 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Teppy, I see your point, but I really don't think that was the case in most of these circumstances (they were very nicely dressed, just not in costume). And a lot of these kids were too old to really be trick or treating imho.
sj - Oct 31, 2012 4:39:03 pm PDT #22153 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They were playing Christmas music at Target today. I happened to be pushing my niece around in her stroller at the time, so I started telling her in a sing song voice that Target was trying to give her auntie a nervous breakdown; she was very amused by this.
le nubian - Oct 31, 2012 4:40:11 pm PDT #22154 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
They were playing Christmas music at Target today.
This would make me homicidal.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2012 4:44:12 pm PDT #22155 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, I wasn't criticizing you! I'm sorry; I am so stoned on migraine meds right now that I wouldn't be surprised if the dog started talking. So I'm probably not saying stuff as well as I could right now.
I know there are definitely kids who *could* wear a costume but don't make the effort, but then still go scam candy, and that annoys me. And there are plenty of middle-class families in my neighborhood, so some of the kids not in costumes could have just been lazy and scamming candy.