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Topic: Did you celebrate Halloween in spite of everything?
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D.C. Colonist
Chimp with diapers
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posted 11-01-2001 10:39 PM
  
Well, Halloween has come and gone. With all these dire warnings about bioterrorism and more terrorist attacks, much discussion has been made. One poster on another site wrote: "You will be lucky to see a witch or a power ranger on the street Halloween night (hope you like candy because you won't be able to get rid of it)." However, I found that many people here in the DC area celebrated Halloween. They were a lot more careful of course, but they decided not to let their fear get the best of them. As for me, I spent Halloween night going to a meeting of a group I belong to (though I scored a bag of M&Ms from a parent handing out candy when I wished them Happy Halloween). And more than a few times, I saw kids and their parents out trick or treating. I'm sure they thought that one of their kids' fave holidays shouldn't be held hostage to fear. I also saw Tod Brownings' "Freaks" on TCM that week after hearing about it for years. Good Stuff. How about you? Did you spend all hallow's eve cooped up or did you send the fearmongers a raspberry by going out? |
Lord Destroyer
Monkey
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posted 11-01-2001 10:47 PM
I worked until 9:15 PM, then went home. There had been a minimum of trick-or-treaters, therefore a lot of leftover candy. Either the fearmongers hit hard here or the Jehovah's Witnesses had been working overtime, making sure nobody went out on Halloween. I heard of trick-or-treating at the malls, but I didn't care. Now to polish off those leftover M&M's.  I know for a fact Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate Halloween. I guess they don't like strangers coming up to their door and annoying them.  |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-02-2001 12:26 AM
I sure as hell did. I got off school early (9 pm instead of an half hour later) and when over to a friend's house where I caught the last few hours of a party. I also watched some of the original 1922 Nosferatu then watched the full moon.Then I came home and caught "House of Dark Shadows" and some of "The Vampire" on TCM. I would have watched AMC somewhat but their good stuff came on earlier. So, it was a better-than-usual All Hollows Eve. Not a terrorist thought entered my mind.  |
Withnail
Monkey
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posted 11-02-2001 12:37 AM
I was at work all bloody night. |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-02-2001 02:49 AM
Plus, I updated my website again with something I thought was fittingly Halloweenish and a bit obscure. Of course, I'm not sure if I should brag about writing it in one night, but that's for my editor to decide. |
Hello Newman 2001
Monkey
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posted 11-03-2001 10:49 AM
I watched The Shining and ate crackers. |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-03-2001 04:00 PM
What kind of crackers? |
Hello Newman 2001
Monkey
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posted 11-04-2001 08:41 AM
Crackerbread, they're called. With some cream cheese. Lovely. |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-04-2001 04:34 PM
Cream cheese? Sounds delicious but very fattening. |
Magpye
Monkey
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posted 11-05-2001 06:00 AM
After having to drop kick a couple of kids down
my steps
i then settled down to watch a brilliantly funny
film that was also full of inane violence, just the
way i like it, and it went under the name...
Guesthouse Paradiso.  |
Fiona Flambe
Chimp with diapers
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posted 11-05-2001 06:11 AM
Naaah, I torched a couple of trick or treating goblins...and flamed a few fairies...but apart from that, very quiet! |
Hello Newman 2001
Monkey
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posted 11-05-2001 06:56 AM
You like to burn things and stuff, Fiona. Tell me something - was it you that invented those settings on toasters that only serve to turn your bread into several molecules of charcoal?
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Fiona Flambe
Chimp with diapers
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posted 11-05-2001 07:25 AM
Nah...I originally invented Strawberry Pop Tarts as Incendiary Devices...  |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-05-2001 12:31 PM
Did someone say.....Paradiso?? |
Magpye
Monkey
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posted 11-06-2001 09:39 AM
Yeah why?? |
Widow
Monkey
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posted 11-06-2001 09:42 AM
You'd be suprised at the stuff Fiona has invented
definately make your eyes water Newman. |
Hello Newman 2001
Monkey
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posted 11-06-2001 02:59 PM
She invented onions?! |
Nick Zbu
ZooKeeper
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posted 11-06-2001 03:25 PM
Ah, Guesthouse Paradiso.....*drool* |
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