"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
...
> Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
>>
>> But what I hate is that Halloween should be an universal holiday, a
>> holiday for
>> everyone to collect as much candy as they can...but the kids have taken
>> over a
>> perfectly good holiday.
>
> Celebrate Halloween! And Thanksgiving too! The Christmas decorations
> already come out much too early and they need competition to keep them
> from coming out earlier still next year.


Isn't it nuts? Retailers try to push the holidays back earlier every year.
I realize they need to make a buck, but it's annoying. I don't want to see
Christmas decorations in October.

Jill