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- vault, on 10/29/2007, -5/+26Enough with the green ***** already! Getting a "reusable" candy bag isn't going to do a whole hell of a lot to reduce your oh-so-important carbon footprint anyway. And giving children organic chocolate or "fruit leather" (whatever the hell that is) is only going to get your house TP'd...and you'd deserve it for giving out such a crappy treat.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -9/+25oh, God... GO AWAY HIPPIES!!!
- Cannon13, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Giving out crap like fruit bars and pencils is a great way to get your house egged. Awesome advice.
- bullsfan03, on 10/16/2007, -1/+14When I was young and I got an apple on halloween it made me want to hurt something
- fenixconnektion, on 10/16/2007, -0/+10"After trick or treating, bring a separate bag for your kids to pick up the inevitable candy wrappers left by less-savvy munchkins."
Worst parents ever. - davidryal, on 10/16/2007, -1/+10halloween is a pretty consumptive holiday in the first place, and trying to green it seems to go against kids' expectations... what kid wants to get a fruit leather? well, besides me..
- masterm1nd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Wait, you pooled the pennies together, and then you stole the eggs?
- kgrandia, on 10/10/2007, -4/+11Good digg. Maybe my daughter can go as Al Gore this year!
- kete00, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Oops...I thought this would be tips to help me with my Incredible Hulk costume.
- AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6We threw out things not wrapped. Like apples. When getting food from strangers, who knows what could be injected into a something not factory-sealed?
- vault, on 10/10/2007, -4/+10Yeah, the world is going to run out of food one day if we don't start using organic chocolate on Halloween. Take a bath, you ecomarxist hippy.
- DiggzDE, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Are you freaking kidding me?
- masterm1nd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6That would be funny. You could fly her around the world in a private jet and charge people "living" taxes at the door.
- spudnic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5"How to suck the fun out of Halloween" would have been a more accurate headline.
- Smight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5We always gave those apples back, along with some cruelty free farm fresh eggs.
- AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4She'll be the scariest kid on the block.
- jdoe562, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I always love getting pencils and toothpaste on Halloween!
- nymphetamine, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Sometimes when you're a kid, you don't really think things through.
- iamr00t, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yeah, when the poor kids are bending down to pick up wrappers they'll be an easier target to get egged by other kids.
- chiller2002, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Handing out treats for trick-or-treaters? They’ll get enough conventional candy from your other neighbors. Try healthier alternatives (for both kids and the planet) like honey sticks, fruit leather, granola bars, organic chocolate, or boxes of raisins. Avoid food altogether and give pencils, erasers, mini toothpastes, soy crayons, or stickers.
^^^ Reason why kids still say "TRICK or TREAT"... You have a choice, give the kid a REAL treat, or face being tricked---but *maybe* you can encourage the kids to use organic eggs that came in recycled cardboard instead of Styrofoam cartons, either way, eggs stain and are a pain in the ass to clean up. - ADVIZR, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4If they were stingy, they would've had their lights out, a sign on the door, or simply not answered the door. Did it ever occur to you that those people might've actually thought that they weren't being "stingy." It's stories like this, even when I was a kid, that made me hate the attitudes of some other kids and their sense of entitlement or willingness to cause harm to other people's property. Of course, such acts tend to damage more than property; they can damage people mentally (if only temporarily). But you were a kid and you don't care if another feels sorrow, right?
For all you knew/know, those people handing out pennies and nickels were really nice people. Even if they were "bad people", the certainly made some effort. Regardless, they didn't deserve to be the target of vandalism. When I was a kid (in the 80s), I remember an older lady handing out a nickel to us each. Yes, it was a paltry sum in comparison to /some/ candy. Anyway, that was the first time I encountered someone giving money. She was a really sweet, caring person. Did I complain? No, of course not. Even as a kid I had the good sense that, for all I knew, that act to her was generous. We all have a relative understanding of what is and isn't generous. The point is that it doesn't matter and it's nothing to be proud of that one would go so far as to cause damage and, perhaps, a blow to the friendly nature of other people, especially to those who give /something/. Kids like that are not deserving of anything but some lessons in ethics and empathy. - ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I'm pretty sure there are brands that have almost no sugar added to them.
- katrayun, on 10/29/2007, -2/+5Most fruit leathers that you buy at a natural foods store don't have added sugar, and the natural sugar they contain is minimal in comparison with a candy bar.
- Manachuboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Good grief. When will the environment obsessives get that trying to put a green angle on things that really don't warrant one only desensitizes people to what would be a good message if it weren't rammed down our throats at every opportunity? I mean, I'm all for taking care of the planet but the concept of a 'green Halloween' just made me want to gouge my own eyes out with a fork in fury at the sheer ridiculousness of it all!
- ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Get her to go as his son...
- ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Step 6. Go as Luigi.
- AriaStar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2They were doing it on purpose. My parents were friends of the people, but didn't like that they always did things like that thinking it was funny. My parents stopped being friends with them when they found out about the source of their income.
- whataboutdave, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Exactly. There is nothing efficient about fun size candy bars, one-time use costumes, and overprotective parents letting their car idle as they wait for their brood.
- Juaquin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So those are the a-holes who handed out raisins or erasers or other *****.
- JoeVerrone, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2When I was little I went trick or treating with a group of friends and we got to a house that gave out tiny kids toothbrushes. We threw them back at the house once we got to the sidewalk.
- Rsulliv1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Why would you have to pool your money to steal eggs from your parent's house?
Egging people like that is a dick move, egg ***** teachers or cop cars like regular kids. - CanTheSpam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ridiculous. I can't believe the amount of positive comments from the sight's readers. How come there aren't that many groupies hanging around my blog?
- masterm1nd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Am I drunk.
- masterm1nd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1No, I think he means vehicle.
- dogstylee, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I love how these up-themselves 'green' pricks think that using a recyclable bag will somehow offset, for example, China's powerplant building program. I read a fact recently that stated if the UK were to have 0% carbon emissions, China would make it up for us in 2 days...
- ADVIZR, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Ah, fair enough. It just made me recall some of the things people (including friends) did in the past. Don't mind the diatribe.
- AriaStar, on 10/29/2007, -3/+4That's the non-trademarked name for a Fruit Roll-Up. I don't see how all the sugar in those things makes them any better or more "green" than a candy bar. What, because of the word "fruit"?
- TripcodeMel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They're onto something with the plastic pumpkins, at least. Seriously, those things suck ass. A good pillowcase holds at /least/ five times as much candy.
- AuburnTigers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1hahaha I haven't laughed this hard at a comment on Digg in a long time, well said. I'm sick of the green crap too. It doesn't make even a little difference.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1they taste like ***** too
- mattcoady, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"1. Use reusable candy-collecting bags. Simple, easy, and ensures that your large stash of candy won’t end up all over the street from a less-than-durable plastic bag. Avoid those plastic pumpkins, too. They’re made of petroleum, and you can only use them once a year."
Any smart kid brings a pillow case. Those plastic pumpkins don't hold ***** and I've never seen a "less-than-durable" plastic bag break under the weight of candy. Also, these are the bags you've got lying around from when you last bought groceries, so they are being reused. Completely a moot point, move along nothing to see here.
"2. Handing out treats for trick-or-treaters? They’ll get enough conventional candy from your other neighbors. Try healthier alternatives (for both kids and the planet) like honey sticks, fruit leather, granola bars, organic chocolate, or boxes of raisins. Avoid food altogether and give pencils, erasers, mini toothpastes, soy crayons, or stickers."
Luckily each child will be wearing a mask so you won't see their disappointment when you drop a tube of Colgate into their sack. Also, how do you feel about scraping eggs off your windows in the morning.
"3. Don’t drive your kids around. I’m amazed at how many kids’ parents (even in Missouri’s mild October weather) drive them around the neighborhood. Part of the fun of trick or treating when I was young was the thrill of walking around the neighborhood at night. Save the gas and get your fill of the night air."
Also a moot point. Unless you're kids are really young, they're off with a group of friends.
"4. DIY your costumes. Avoid the plastic and vinyl monstrosities at the discount store and create your own from things at your house or secondhand stores. Your costumes will cost less, look better, and your kid won’t be one of seventeen Dora the Explorers or Thomas the Tank Engines you run into."
Yea, I did this one year. My mom cheaped out and I went as a ***** scarecrow. That was the first and last time I went in a home made costume. Making your own costume leaves you with one of the following options: ***** scarecrow, ***** mummy, ***** zombie, or ***** ghost (think charlie brown holloween).
"5. Use trick-or-treating as an opportunity for stewardship. After trick or treating, bring a separate bag for your kids to pick up the inevitable candy wrappers left by less-savvy munchkins."
NERD! - mattcoady, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You missed the reply by about 100 pixels. Aim a little higher next time.
- abid786, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2By car you mean truck (SUV).
- spudnic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1The only problem we have in the west with food production is over-production.
Food isn't a finite resource. - iamr00t, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Do they make organic shaving cream that comes in a biodegradable can?
- dallascows, on 10/22/2007, -0/+0You egg my house punk and ill make you eat the rest of the carton
- dallascows, on 10/22/2007, -0/+0You spoiled brats. Thanks for letting me know how you feel. Hopefully, no one will give you anything. If I thought people in my neighborhood acted like some of you I would tell others of how they felt, and to stop until your attitude shapes up.
- mawcdc, on 10/19/2007, -0/+0How absurd to suggest that people give kids fruit, we should relish the fact that we have astronomical amounts of obese children in our country. We should teach them to consume with abandon on holidays, because Hallmark dictates our traditions. Please reiterate to children everywhere that their efforts to take care of the environment are futile and that one person can't make a difference. As adults you should encourage kids to vandalize the homes of neighbors because the free gift they gave you wasn't cool enough. As a parent, I really hope my kid becomes one of the "up-themselves green pricks who think that using a recyclable bag will somehow offset, for example".......all of the damage some of these other people have done to the earth and sadly instilled in their next generation.
- dallascows, on 10/22/2007, -0/+0They were trying to give you a hint. Maybe your breath stunk. I assume you want a mouth full of cavities
- Avor, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2They taste like crap. Might as well give them "crap leather".
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