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- inactive, on 10/28/2008, -1/+137I have fond memories of being a child and being coerced into worshipping Satan on Halloween night. Nope, wait a second, I just dressed up and got candy. Whatever
- Herostratus, on 10/28/2008, -1/+59Last year only 2 people came trick or treating to our place. My roommate and I had decorated the yard and wore scary costumes to greet them in and stocked up on bags of the best goodies.
We felt totally ripped off. What is wrong with America today? - apastafarian, on 10/28/2008, -2/+58I loved Halloween as a kid, but I fear the holiday as I knew it is dying. We see fewer trick or treaters every year and fewer houses are being decorated. When I went out with my kids last year, maybe 1 out of 8 houses participated. We gave out so little candy, maybe 20 pieces total. We left a bowl full by the door when were out with the kids with a sign "help yourself", it wasn't touched. It makes me sad.
- wjappe, on 10/28/2008, -1/+42It seems some people are obsessed out of reading more than what something appears. Halloween is nothing more than collecting candy (a major interest for most kids) and the same for having a little fun. Most are not even thinking about being something they are not and it's something for them to do. The parents of little kids sometimes meet other adults that they would not normally meet and some people get a kick out of setting up a display on their front lawn. Of course there are some of the bigger kids that have to spoil it by vandalizing but it's not usually too bad. And that's about all I see in Halloween.
- Sudbuzz, on 10/28/2008, -1/+40Halloween caters to most childrens interests........dressing up in something you can't get away with any other time of year, and getting as much candy as you possably can. It's as simple as that. I don't think Satan crosses many peoples minds. Not mine at least.
- chocula78, on 10/29/2008, -0/+37My junior year in high school I bought a fake chainsaw and hockey mask, stuck the candy in a bowl on the front porch with a sign that read "Only the bravest should take more than one." When kids started shoveling the stuff into their bags I jumped out of the bushes and revved the saw, scarring the ***** out of them. Almost everyone took it in good fun. I wouldn't scare anyone who looked under 4. I think the kids got the biggest kick out of it.
Then a parent called the cops on me because her daughter cried. The cops showed up and just laughed and complimented me on the idea. Parents suck. - MorganMghee, on 10/29/2008, -2/+36Halloween began as a spiritual celebration to visit with and remember dead ancestors. Arrogant early Christian officials couldn't dampen the mostly pagan celebration, and when Christian conversion numbers were down they decided to "reform" the celebration and bring it into the Christian fold. After the fall of Rome, and the structure of civilization as we knew it, superstition and fear reigned. The celebration was once again out of favor as being associated with witches and demons (instead of grandma and old uncle marty). 1000 or so years later, we finally seem to get over it and take it for what it has become, a commercialized social gathering promoted to sell candy and other holiday items. But nothing stays the same, even if that means returning to the past. With the rise of the modern, grossly under informed 'orthodox Christian' has come the re-emergence of this closed minded stance that only goes to expose less than adequate education and a less than Christian sentiment.
- Daxx22, on 10/29/2008, -0/+34Fear of the "Pedos"
- john2kx, on 10/29/2008, -0/+33Screw you, buddy... I draw the line when the trick-or-treater is balding.
- doctechnical, on 10/28/2008, -2/+33Psudo - when you have to urinate as Root.
- Zegarek, on 10/29/2008, -1/+31I don't know what everyone's complaining about.
Part of the tradition of Halloween is to scare the Hell out of people with things that don't actually exist... It sounds like they're doing that pretty damn well to me.
Oh and also: Screw people that set age limits on who they give candy to. - cheezintern, on 10/29/2008, -2/+30Halloween is also a great reason for college aged girls to dress up as playboy bunnies or in some other scantily dressed costume and be appreciated for it. It's one of the best holidays of the year.
- Kayakityak, on 10/28/2008, -0/+27For some people it's the only time they talk to their neighbors.
- anagoge, on 10/29/2008, -7/+34Digg me up if you like girls in slutty devil outfits.
- trogdor282, on 10/29/2008, -0/+26If you're a kid it's all about candy. If you're an adult it's all about dressing like a prostitute and/or looking at people dressed like prostitutes. Oh and hard cider.
Just like Christmas: Don't want to buy a bunch of overpriced *****? THEN DON'T! - hdadeathly, on 10/29/2008, -0/+23My treat during Halloween is scaring small children.
There's nothing wrong with that. - sindex, on 10/29/2008, -0/+22I'm embarrassed I get this joke.
- xenuxenuts, on 10/29/2008, -4/+25Dear fundies, Satan worship is not real. There is no giant conspiracy. The only people who believe in Satan are Christians.
For example, your favorite target, atheists believe that when a person does a bad thing, they did it. An invisible almost-god didn't make them do it. Why? Because Satan is not real. - wjappe, on 10/28/2008, -1/+21Some people complain that the kids are begging, but most people including myself see no harm in letting them go out and have a good time.
- redcolumbine, on 10/29/2008, -0/+19I always thought the candy was in appreciation for the creativity of our costumes, and for making the grown-ups smile! I loved the decorations, silly or scary or elaborate. But I'm also old enough that I remember getting homemade cookies and popcorn balls and Rice Krispies treats...
- Bloodwine, on 10/29/2008, -0/+19what is up with pagan holidays and candy? Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. Pagans have a real sweet tooth!!
My pagan is a bit rusty, but Christmas's time-of-year was to overwrite the pagans Winter Solstice, correct? Easter is at the time of year to overwrite the pagans Fertility Festival or whatever. I wonder if that is where "hump like bunnies" comes from. - lovefarran, on 10/29/2008, -0/+18Halloween in my childhood neighborhood was that best day of the year. Everyone dressed up and created elaborate displays. One of my neighbors even dressed as Jason and stood on the roof of his house with a fake machete. Kids ran free, scared each other and basically had an unofficial block party.
It was amazing, but now Halloween is just for adults to get drunk at parties. It's not about the community coming together anymore. - Bloodwine, on 10/29/2008, -0/+16What about the bigger crime about modern Halloween? That is, where are all the freaking horror movies on TV? When I was younger October was a month of scary movies and TV.
SciFi channel seems to be the only channel giving it a shot. I take that back, ABC Family is going its part too. Overall, though, not a whole lot of Halloween-friendly TV. - chanop, on 10/29/2008, -0/+16What's your address?
- BoneheadFarker, on 10/29/2008, -0/+16I blame that more on over-bearing parents who freaked out over one guy putting a razor blade in an apple and now refuse to let their kids out on Halloween. Granted, the religious element hasn't helped the situation. But they aren't the sole contributers.
- Dumbledorito, on 10/29/2008, -0/+15We no longer give out candy at our house, and the adults are mostly to blame, though it manifests in not only them, but their kids.
Cars pull up like military troop transports, dumping candy-seekers out to raid every house on the block on one end, while the drivers circle to the other end of the street for pickup. Then there are the pre-teens and teens who dress in the same gangsta-wear they had on at school (if they went), claiming to be dressed as a "thug" or a "rapper."
Also in the mix are a lot of teens and even parents, usually with pillowcases for bags, claiming that they're "collecting for a sick kid/cousin/brother/whatever." And then there was the kid who just opened our door without ringing the bell and began shoveling candy into his sack from the bowl, showing confusion when we stopped him.
I do live in an urban area, and yeah, a lot of these people are from the areas of town I wouldn't want to be caught dead in at night, but they take out what fun there is in passing out candy to costumed young'uns. So for the past few years, we just turn off the lights and go out to eat, returning when the mobs have moved on. - WhiteMike87, on 10/29/2008, -1/+16The goal is to try and have them drop their candy while they are running away.
- scabbers, on 10/29/2008, -0/+14What are they worried about anyway? Have you seen the "satanists" on youtube? They're just dribbling retards.
- inactive, on 10/29/2008, -0/+14Well, technically, Christmas is just as "wicked, evil, and pagan" as halloween, so I don't see what all the fuss is about.
- ridelesteambolt, on 10/29/2008, -0/+14psudo = pseudo?
- dixonHill, on 10/29/2008, -0/+13Hmm....we had 250 kids at our door last year. Guess it depends on what neighbourhood you live in.
- lintmonkey, on 10/29/2008, -1/+13Parents don't want to see their children become dribbling retards.
- twignificant, on 10/29/2008, -0/+12I emphatically agree. I remember the first time we were given a pamphlet about converting to Christianity, instead of candy. Four of the five of us were regular church-goers ourselves, so we just turned, laughed, and gave them to our Hindu friend, Sathya, in front of the lady who gave them to us (Sathya was extremely good-humored about it).
I'll proclaim it loud and proud to everyone (and many of my dearest friends who think letting your child believe in Santa is the same as "lying" to them): IT'S OKAY TO PULL THE STICK OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN NOW AND THEN! - chocula78, on 10/29/2008, -0/+12I'm posting an ad on Craigslist for someone to loan me their kid so I can go trick or treating:
"Adult male in mid twenties seeks to entice young child with candy for front door costume play." - Bloodwine, on 10/29/2008, -3/+15blame the churches. They all have events at the churches so that little Johnny won't go out and get poisoned and/or raped.
I managed to trick-or-treat as a child without parent supervision and the worst thing that ever happened to me was developing a new cavity.
The very rare trick-or-treater that comes to my door has a parent standing right there with them. Kids aren't allowed to fend for themselves these days. - drexl, on 10/29/2008, -0/+12I remember having a good time on Halloween up until the whole "Satan Worship" thing started and I blame that on the Geraldo Rivera Satan Worship special that came out in the 80's. It was fear mongering and was on prime time during October.
I was raised in a Christian home and it sucked. The entire neighborhood all went to the same church and after Rivera did his song and dance, Halloween stopped being fun. The church started having a "Fall Festival" and it encouraged the parents (demanded) that the kids come and dress as biblical characters. I refused to dress up and was constantly being asked why I didn't participate by other kids. I remember telling the pastor of the church that the whole idea was a bunch of crap. I got in deep ***** over that. I was ten or eleven at the time and after that incident I made up my mind that I wanted nothing to do with church.
Basically I became an atheist over candy (and a whole lot of other ***** which I'm not going in to). - maximilen, on 10/29/2008, -0/+11Every college and high school girl has a once-a-year opportunity to let out their inner-hoebag to their heart's delight without fear of being labeled anything.
- Namco, on 10/29/2008, -2/+13"Hot" Halloween costumes for sale has been going on for awhile now, and they're pretty annoying. How they don't sell just a Witch or Clown costume anymore, but now it's "Hot Witch" and "Hot Clown" and Dominatrix at every Halloween display. And now that the kids are starting to wear them (because they're found in every Wal-Mart and Rite Aid now), it's finally hit the tipping point where there's a public outcry.
Anyway Yeah, Halloween sucks now. Go out and make your own costume, get ***** and eat candy till you puke and try to have a little fun. - meruru, on 10/29/2008, -1/+12That's not the churches fault, it's the parents who send the kids to the "safe" trick or treating alternatives.
- Samurai77, on 10/29/2008, -0/+10That's exactly what I wanted to say, Halloween in the only holiday where you go see your neighbors and say hello face to face, very much a good thing we should have more of.
Nobody but no body goes a wasiling any more (Caroling in layman's terms).
Anyone have Carolers? - stuffradio, on 10/29/2008, -0/+10"And then there was the kid who just opened our door without ringing the bell and began shoveling candy into his sack from the bowl, showing confusion when we stopped him."
LOL couldn't stop laughing at that one! - dondara, on 10/29/2008, -0/+10You're no fun
- barryiggins, on 10/29/2008, -0/+9your penis?
- drachemorder, on 10/29/2008, -1/+10"I remember the first time we were given a pamphlet about converting to Christianity, instead of candy."
Yeah, you know what, I'm about as fundamentalist as they come, but that's just plain mean. The kids who come to my door are getting candy. Lots of it. And hopefully a good scare too. They already know I'm a Jesus freak; I don't have to rub it in. - DrVic, on 10/29/2008, -0/+9Halloween is also awesome because girls dress like sluts.
- Bloodwine, on 10/29/2008, -1/+9True, but the churches shouldn't be enabling the paranoia and fear of the people.
What is worse is several of the local churches in my area put on "scary" shows Halloween night about what happens if you live a life of sin.
Give the kids one night, people. Let them go out and have some fun. - veriix, on 10/29/2008, -0/+8Yeah, I bet its his penis.
- jmuh, on 10/29/2008, -0/+7Well, there's a different take on it...
- veriix, on 10/29/2008, -0/+7I carol during Halloween and trick-or-treat during Christmas...my neighbors hate me.
- drexl, on 10/29/2008, -0/+7My dad used to hid in the shrubs by the side of the house and would chase the kids around the yard. He liked Halloween as much or more than me.
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