I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict myself
from eating it.

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.

So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When someone
comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused and I
tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason I
should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as soon as
they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh, but most
will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've bought for
the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out what
I've collected.

Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't understand, but
then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?

So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other reason
than that it is quite funny

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
>I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
>myself
> from eating it.
>
> 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.
>
> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> someone
> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused
> and I
> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason
> I
> should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as
> soon as
> they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh,
> but most
> will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've
> bought for
> the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out
> what
> I've collected.
>
> Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
> understand, but
> then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>
> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> reason
> than that it is quite funny

sounds like way too much effort. I just hide with all the lights out. Like
every other night.

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
>>myself
>> from eating it.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
>> someone
>> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused
>> and I
>> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no
>> reason I
>> should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as
>> soon as
>> they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh,
>> but most
>> will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've
>> bought for
>> the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out
>> what
>> I've collected.
>>
>> Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
>> understand, but
>> then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>>
>> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
>> reason
>> than that it is quite funny
>
> sounds like way too much effort. I just hide with all the lights out.
> Like every other night.

LOL, there ya go!

Cheri

On Oct 12, 11:05*pm, "Pico Rico" > wrote:
> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> >myself
> > from eating it.
>
> > 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.
>
> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> > someone
> > comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused
> > and I
> > tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason
> > I
> > should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as
> > soon as
> > they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh,
> > but most
> > will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've
> > bought for
> > the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out
> > what
> > I've collected.
>
> > Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
> > understand, but
> > then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>
> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> > reason
> > than that it is quite funny
>
> sounds like way too much effort. *I just hide with all the lights out. *Like
> every other night.

I give the little buggers dollar pancakes or sliced salami.

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote
> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> reason
> than that it is quite funny

We go out to dinner.

You are an adult. Buy your own candy.

"Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" > wrote:
> I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to
> restrict myself
> from eating it.
>
> 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.
>
> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat.
> When someone
> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
> confused and I
> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no
> reason I
> should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as
> soon as
> they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some
> laugh, but most
> will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've
> bought for
> the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give
> out what
> I've collected.
>
> Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
> understand, but
> then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>
> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no
> other reason
> than that it is quite funny
>

In article
>,
Ranée @ Arabian Knits > wrote:

> You are an adult. Buy your own candy.
>
> "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" > wrote:
> > I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> > myself from eating it.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> > someone comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
> > confused and I tell them that because I have to stay home to give them
> > candy is no reason I should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I
> > tell them that as soon as they give me some candy, I will give them candy.
> > Some balk, some laugh, but most will put some candy in my ToT bag and then
> > I give them the candy I've bought for the occasion. The upside is that if I
> > run out of my candy I can give out what I've collected.
> >
> > Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't understand,
> > but then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
> >
> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> > reason than that it is quite funny
> >

half of those that ring the doors are "adults" with their own money

It is a lot of effort but no pay. I mean you just make yourself tired of explaining your reverse ToT. Although this is a nice idea if you like to make someone balk at you all the time haha!

In article >,
haleymcadams1 > wrote:

> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no
> > other reason
> > than that it is quite funny
>
> It is a lot of effort but no pay. I mean you just make yourself tired of
> explaining your reverse ToT. Although this is a nice idea if you like to
> make someone balk at you all the time haha!

no more so that oh and awing about their costumes. in any event humor is
priceless

On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:28:47 -0700, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:

> I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict myself
> from eating it.
>
> 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.
>
> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When someone
> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused and I
> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason I
> should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as soon as
> they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh, but most
> will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've bought for
> the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out what
> I've collected.
>
> Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't understand, but
> then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>
> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other reason
> than that it is quite funny

how would you feel if the kids demanded to go out and get drunk on new
year's eve?

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:28:47 -0700, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
>
> > I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> > myself from eating it.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> > someone comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
> > confused and I tell them that because I have to stay home to give them
> > candy is no reason I should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I
> > tell them that as soon as they give me some candy, I will give them candy.
> > Some balk, some laugh, but most will put some candy in my ToT bag and then
> > I give them the candy I've bought for the occasion. The upside is that if I
> > run out of my candy I can give out what I've collected.
> >
> > Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't understand,
> > but then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
> >
> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> > reason than that it is quite funny
>
> how would you feel if the kids demanded to go out and get drunk on new year's
> eve?
>
> your pal, blake

don't they already do that?

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.

"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

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:46:05 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> I don't want to see Christmas decorations in October.

I AGREE! I hate that. I want to enjoy Fall, winter is long enough as
it is and an artificially long xmas season just extends it.

It's bad enough when the xmas season starts at the beginning of
November - but one year they started it in August here. By the time
October was done, I was done with xmas. Couldn't wait for it to be
over... and I usually like that time of year.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 10/13/2011 3:06 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> 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.

I know this thread is a little old, but I'm still catching up. What I
like Halloween for is all the "scary" movies. Some have really been
gory, but scary? Nope but funny. Tonight I'm watching some 1964 movie
that HAD to be featured on MST3K because it's just hilarious! The
monster is a mix of old vacuum cleaner parts and a big carpet remnant.
The moral of the story seems to be that if you're making out in a car or
in the woods you're going to have to climb into the gullet of the
monster and be eaten. It even has a goofy narrator.

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
>I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
>myself
> from eating it.
>
> 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.
>
> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> someone
> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused
> and I
> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason
> I
> should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I tell them that as
> soon as
> they give me some candy, I will give them candy. Some balk, some laugh,
> but most
> will put some candy in my ToT bag and then I give them the candy I've
> bought for
> the occasion. The upside is that if I run out of my candy I can give out
> what
> I've collected.
>
> Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
> understand, but
> then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>
> So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> reason
> than that it is quite funny

The purpose of Halloween is for humans to control the overpopulation of
Peeps each year.

In article >, "Kswck" >
wrote:

> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> >myself
> > from eating it.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> > someone comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
> > confused and I tell them that because I have to stay home to give them
> > candy is no reason I should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused I
> > tell them that as soon as they give me some candy, I will give them candy.
> > Some balk, some laugh, but most will put some candy in my ToT bag and then
> > I give them the candy I've bought for the occasion. The upside is that if I
> > run out of my candy I can give out what I've collected.
> >
> > Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't understand,
> > but then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
> >
> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no other
> > reason than that it is quite funny
>
> The purpose of Halloween is for humans to control the overpopulation of Peeps
> each year.

which my practice does

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Kswck"
> >
> wrote:
>
>> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
>> >myself
>> > from eating it.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
>> > someone comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
>> > confused and I tell them that because I have to stay home to give them
>> > candy is no reason I should be deprived of the same joy. Still confused
>> > I
>> > tell them that as soon as they give me some candy, I will give them
>> > candy.
>> > Some balk, some laugh, but most will put some candy in my ToT bag and
>> > then
>> > I give them the candy I've bought for the occasion. The upside is that
>> > if I
>> > run out of my candy I can give out what I've collected.
>> >
>> > Of course I don't do this to the ultra-minnies as they wouldn't
>> > understand,
>> > but then again, what do they really understand about Halloween anyway?
>> >
>> > So I urge all of you to practice Reverse Trick or Treat...if for no
>> > other
>> > reason than that it is quite funny
>>
>> The purpose of Halloween is for humans to control the overpopulation of
>> Peeps
>> each year.
>
> which my practice does

mine too

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> myself
> from eating it.
>
> 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.
>
> So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> someone
> comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look confused
> and I
> tell them that because I have to stay home to give them candy is no reason
> I
> should be deprived of the same joy.
(snippage)
>
Cute post. You still have kids that come trick-or-treating? I didn't know
parents let kids do that anymore. I wasted a lot of money in the 80's and
90's on candy and no one was out trick-or-treating. (I took it to work; it
got eaten.) Instead, schools organized costume parties. Parents were
afraid to let their kids go door-to-door. You sure couldn't offer a child a
homemade treats like candied or caramel apples or brownies like back in the
1960's. Oh no, they might have razor blades or needles in them! I remember
a hospital in Memphis offering its ex-ray facilities for parents to scan the
treats their kids got. How sad is that? It only takes a few idiots to ruin
what used to be just good fun.

Jill

On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:16:17 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> You still have kids that come trick-or-treating? I didn't know
> parents let kids do that anymore.

Oh, yes! We get 200ish trick r treaters every year.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I like candy as much as the next person, even though I have to restrict
> > myself from eating it.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > So for the last few years I have practiced Reverse Trick or Treat. When
> > someone comes to my door, before they can say ToT, I say it. They look
> > confused and I tell them that because I have to stay home to give them
> > candy is no reason I should be deprived of the same joy.
> (snippage)
> >
> Cute post. You still have kids that come trick-or-treating? I didn't know
> parents let kids do that anymore. I wasted a lot of money in the 80's and
> 90's on candy and no one was out trick-or-treating. (I took it to work; it
> got eaten.) Instead, schools organized costume parties. Parents were afraid
> to let their kids go door-to-door. You sure couldn't offer a child a
> homemade treats like candied or caramel apples or brownies like back in the
> 1960's. Oh no, they might have razor blades or needles in them! I remember
> a hospital in Memphis offering its ex-ray facilities for parents to scan the
> treats their kids got. How sad is that? It only takes a few idiots to ruin
> what used to be just good fun.
>
> Jill

still get some, even when I turn out the porch light and park the car to block
the doorway. get lots of teenagers. I suppose in the name of protecting all of
the black cats in the neighborhood, I really should give them candy so they
don't do anything more stupid than teepee a house or two