The Halloween Thread!

[nikki.]

So, yes, I'm late. But, I'm sure you all did something awesome for Halloween, and dressed up to do the awesome thing/things, and that's what I'm interested in!

 

I was late, unfortunately, but since it's All Saint's Day, I decided to dress up as both the Appleton sisters and marry a band member from Oasis. If you have a better costume than that, post it here, so we may all "ooh" and "aah" over them!

 

(P.S. I was in no way forced to start this thread.)

[Ephesos]

I did nothing interesting for Halloween, unfortunately.

 

However, I did go see Rocky Horror last weekend (for the first time in a theater), and I was in costume, so I guess that counts. And no, there are no pictures. You're welcome.

[Callie]

I did homework and played some Civilization IV.

 

A bunch of my friends dressed as shirtless firemen with mustaches. They tried to persuade me to join but I didn't give in...

[Randomizer]

I stayed home and played some Eschalon: Book 2 and wandered through Fathamurk.

[Dantius]

Halloween is far less important that the events going on today, and yet I seriously doubt that there will be a thread on that event, and I furthermore will hedge my bets by not even mentioning the name of the event to which I am referring to to avoid upsetting anyone.

 

That said, I handed out candy. I was sure it was my favorite type of candy to insure that when I inevitably had some left over, I would actually enjoy it instead of just giving all the rest to the first person who came after 7:00 and calling it a night.

[Tyranicus]

Originally Posted By: Ephesos

I did nothing interesting for Halloween, unfortunately.

However, I did go see Rocky Horror last weekend (for the first time in a theater), and I was in costume, so I guess that counts. And no, there are no pictures. You're welcome.

Which character did you dress up as?

[Mistb0rn]

We don't celebrate halloween, but our family stayed up until midnight on the 31st to write our first words for NaNoWriMo.

Yeah, we've totally got 5 novels in the making. And that's more exciting than candy any day, if you ask me.

[Dikiyoba]

I wore the dorkiest, laziest costume imaginable and wandered around looking at decorations. Somehow, despite not trick-or-treating, I ended up with candy.

 

Dikiyoba also saw a javelina, so that was exciting.

[In Half Now]

Didn't anything special for Halloween, of course. Made up make-up and produced some clothes to wear for my little sister though, who insisted she get to go candy-trekking with her friends. We almost didn't, because the majority of the day me and mother were at her parents' place, wondering what needs to be done for a funeral, since grandfather had passed away during the night. So that was a kind of a tiring day. :\

[Dintiradan]

Wish we could welcome you back under happier circumstances, Riibu.

 

I spent Reformation Day hiding in my basement, with all the lights off upstairs, so no costumed hooligans would come knocking at my door demanding my precious, precious candy. But seriously now: everyone in my house is too old to go door-to-door asking for candy handouts, and there are very few young families living on our street, so I think there were only several groups of ruffians at our door.

 

On a side note: what's the standard "Give us candy or else" expression people use? Here it's usually "Trick or Treat!", but years ago you'd have the occasional "Hallowe'en Apples!" From what I can tell, the expression is limited to Western Canada. Of course, as kids we preferred the extended "Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat! Not too big! Not too small! Just the size of Montreal!"

[A less presumptuous name.]

I worked. And it sucked. People are stupid on Halloween. Then again, I made like, $70, so I can't complain. Then I went home and did my homework. Life is exciting.

[inni]

Trick or Treating, I got more than a few looks though and this might be my last year . Lots of great costumes though, most notable would be a car decorated to look like the van from ghost busters (fully equipped with a fake lisence plate taped over the real one ).

[Ephesos]

Originally Posted By: Tyranicus

Which character did you dress up as?

Riff Raff. I've definitely got the hair for it.

Also, I really wish I had the talent time to tackle NaNoWriMo...

[keira]

I dressed up as a fat nerd with no life. Oh, wait.

 

(6 miles out of town, no license == depressing Halloween)

[Acky]

I played Minecraft from 8AM to 9PM. Then I ate the candy we didn't put in the bowl.

 

Why from the stuff not put in the bowl you ask? Well, I got lazy and put it out in front of the door with a note that said "Take one please." Apparently someone disagreed with this. So they took the bowl and all at roughly 3PM.

 

It was a nice bowl too

[Alorael at Large]

Originally Posted By: Benjominy

We almost didn't, because the majority of the day me and mother were at her parents' place, wondering what needs to be done for a funeral, since grandfather had passed away during the night. So that was a kind of a tiring day. :\

Aw, I'm sorry. My uncle died just before Halloween, so I was with family making arrangements for the funeral as well. The children who came to the door were probably more frightened by crying adults than by any Halloween standard.

—Alorael, who supposes he should remember this and make a grown-up fear costume next year.

[nikki.]

Originally Posted By: Ephesos

Originally Posted By: Tyranicus

Which character did you dress up as?

Riff Raff. I've definitely got the hair for it.

Janet is by far the best character to dress up as. Yes, there are photographs somewhere, but it was several years ago, and so far they have managed to avoid being digitised.

[Dikiyoba]

Originally Posted By: Ackrovan

Why from the stuff not put in the bowl you ask? Well, I got lazy and put it out in front of the door with a note that said "Take one please." Apparently someone disagreed with this. So they took the bowl and all at roughly 3PM.

That sucks. Dikiyoba's family has done that lots of times and never had anything like that happen. (Of course, it probably helps that we have a dog who barks whenever anyone approaches.)

[RCCCL]

I was a Viking, was going to go trick or treating, but didn't end up doing so.

[Dikiyoba]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

On a side note: what's the standard "Give us candy or else" expression people use? Here it's usually "Trick or Treat!", but years ago you'd have the occasional "Hallowe'en Apples!" From what I can tell, the expression is limited to Western Canada. Of course, as kids we preferred the extended "Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat! Not too big! Not too small! Just the size of Montreal!"

I've only heard "Trick or treat" or, in the case of the really young kids who are still intimidated by strangers, "...". I've heard the feet version as a joke, but for obvious reasons it ends at "Give me something good to eat!"

Dikiyoba.

[RCCCL]

The Smell my feet version I remember ended with "if you don't, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear."

[The Mystic]

Yeah, I've heard that one too. Fortunately, I didn't hear it this year. I did, however, have a three-year-old yell "Trick-Treeeet!"

 

Anyway, here's how my Halloween went:

 

I worked for a few hours in the morning and afternoon at a local pizza place.

 

Then, for the umpteenth year in a row, I got stuck with the job of passing out candy. I don't really mind; I like kids (never finished one, though... ). Besides, I managed to steal a few pieces of candy (from the bowl, obviously) during slow periods.

 

Hmmm....Now that I think on it, maybe that candy was the reason the following day was a bit surreal for me....

[In Half Now]

Thank you for the condolences.

[Matanbuchus]

Schoolwork & Civ V. Also set up a NaNo-project, which I've now pretty much given up on already.

[Dintiradan]

(Why can't they have NoNoWriMo in the summer?)

[Matanbuchus]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

(Why can't they have NoNoWriMo in the summer?)

Word.

[Enraged Slith]

I sat around and avoided my feelings. Then I ate a little candy.

[Alorael at Large]

Every month but November is No Novel Writing Month.

 

—Alorael, who believes publishers have, in fact, instituted a policy of accepting no manuscripts from American writers after December 5 or before November 20.

[Dintiradan]

Originally Posted By: Alorael

Every month but November is No Novel Writing Month.

(Gah!)

[Tirien]

Dressed up as a member of the spanish inquisition, would ring a doorbell, when someone answered, I would yell "Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!", then run off. It was worth not getting any candy. Then agian, i doubt i would have been able to get any since the beard makes me look about 8 years older...

[Synergy]

I carved a pumpkin as goofily as possible, with a friend and her grand-daughter. It has blueberry pupils, a slice of beet for a tongue sticking out, and parsley hair. It's sitting on a stump by the front door. I will enjoy watching it rot into oblivion over the next month.

 

-S-

[Artemis~]

I stayed inside like a loser and handed out candy. I've never been trick or treating before,and it seems pretty silly to me.

 

I loved hearing little kids say "Twick owr Tweet!" in their bunny costumes. Priceless, man.

[Student of Trinity]

This is why staying inside handing out candy isn't losing at all. The little kids are awesome. They have no idea what this is all about, they're clearly kind of alarmed by the whole thing (as any rational being would be), but they obviously figure that if total strangers will give them candy, they'll do whatever it takes.

 

Hallowe'en is this total pagan thing, which the Christian church brazenly co-opted, by staging a pretty unnecessary festival on the next day. But that's an example of why I'm a Christian. Those ancient Christians believed they were really right — and therefore had no problem whatever in recognizing that sometimes other people were right, too. To me there actually seems to be something spiritually profound about little kids at Hallowe'en. Frightening things are really about candy — that's not the whole truth, but it's a truth.

[La paix]

I (cross-)dressed as Octomom. (Is it too late for mocking the media of last year?)

 

Guys, lipstick is annoying!

[Ephesos]

Originally Posted By: Fractal

I (cross-)dressed as Octomom. (Is it too late for mocking the media of last year?)

It's never too late to mock that particular individual. Did you get octopus arms into that costume somehow?