Tricks or treats?

Nixxxed · #1 10-27-2005, 06:37 PM

How are you celebrating Halloween? Costume parties? Trick-or-treating? Playing tricks on your neighbors?

I'll be carving pumpkins with my nephew on Saturday, in preparation for his school's "Fall Festival" Sunday afternoon. I don't think I'll actually make the festival, however - I have a costume party on Saturday night, and I don't plan to be conscious on Sunday if I can help it.

On Monday, I'll be decorating the yard (with MY pumpkins), and will spend the evening passing out treats to the neighborhood kids. And maybe a few tricks too.

A friend of mine in Houston told me about this great prank he used to play on kids, and I might try it. You hook up an air compressor, hide it behind some hay bales or appropriate decoration, then run the air hose down your shirt sleeve. Put the air nozzle in whatever hand you hold the candy bag - it must be something that hangs down from your hand - and when the goblins reach into the bag for their treat, you press the nozzle. Of course, you get a horrifying loud hiss, and a puff of air that I'm told is sure to startle just about anyone.

And no, I would never do such a thing to really little kids. I'm thinking more of those "I'm so cool in my goth makeup" teenagers that seem to overrun our area every year.

Any other trick ideas?

catinthedark · #2 10-27-2005, 06:46 PM

I'll be working. No trick or treating at my house.

Nixxxed · #3 10-27-2005, 06:51 PM

Can you at least wear a costume to work?

dissention · #4 10-27-2005, 06:51 PM

I'm going to a Halloween party on Saturday night and just plan on watching some scary movies on Halloween night because I have to teach class the next morning. Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid.

catinthedark · #5 10-27-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixxxed

Can you at least wear a costume to work?

Yeah, if someone pays me a million dollars!

Neal · #6 10-27-2005, 06:56 PM

I'll be drinking myself into oblivion Friday - Sunday (nothing unusual there) and Monday is the big annual Castro Street Halloween party in San Francisco.

I've rented a fabulous Batman costume that looks like it could have been used in one of the movies; it's that great!

Unfortunately it weighs about 300 pounds, as it's mostly rubber.

Nixxxed · #7 10-27-2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

I'm going to a Halloween party on Saturday night and just plan on watching some scary movies on Halloween night because I have to teach class the next morning. Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid.

Aw cummon - I KNOW you have some good trick ideas to share.

Nixxxed · #8 10-27-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal

I'll be drinking myself into oblivion Friday - Sunday (nothing unusual there) and Monday is the big annual Castro Street Halloween party in San Francisco.

I've rented a fabulous Batman costume that looks like it could have been used in one of the movies; it's that great!

Unfortunately it weighs about 300 pounds, as it's mostly rubber.

I hope it's one of the ones with the huge codpiece. And nipples.

HmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrubberBatmannipples

strandinthewind · #9 10-27-2005, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

I'm going to a Halloween party on Saturday night and just plan on watching some scary movies on Halloween night because I have to teach class the next morning. Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid.

Me too - BUT - I was supposed to haul it to New Orleans for the annual gala, which is not going on, though a smaller party is.

So, I am going out with a few friends and maybe I'll see Saw (

) on Mon.