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Default Who needs Halloween?

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
>