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Halloween things, it's that time again.
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Mountain-high though the difficulties appear, terrible and gloomy though all things seem, they are but Mâyâ.
Fear not — it is banished. Crush it, and it vanishes. Stamp upon it, and it dies. Vivekananda  
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
10-05-2024, 01:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-05-2024, 01:07 AM by Thumpalumpacus.)
Halloween things, it's that time again. The song's forty+ years old, and so prescient all the same.
On hiatus.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
(10-16-2024, 01:20 AM)brewerb Wrote:(10-16-2024, 01:17 AM)Alan V Wrote: Yeah, but was it really the scare?!? 
![[Image: Bastard-Signature.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/cXb21FT/Bastard-Signature.jpg) (10-16-2024, 02:29 AM)TheGentlemanBastard Wrote:(10-16-2024, 01:20 AM)brewerb Wrote: Just peed myself. I'll take the fifth.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
On hiatus.
I might carve a pumpkin with a cat face (I have a couple downloaded images) just for neighborhood reasons. Other than that, I don't care about the holiday.
You can't win, you can't break even, and you can't get out of the game!
From today's paper...
"Australians will spend on average around $93 per person this year and overall about $450 million will come from Halloween spending across multiple categories." Meanwhile, the Victorian state government is investing $56.4 million to expand the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, allowing it to continue to meet increasing demand through the expansion of acute paediatric beds and emergency department services. —I'm pleased to see that my fellow Victorians can easily and appropriately decide on where their money should be spent most wisely. I'm a creationist; I believe that man created God.
 (10-31-2024, 12:24 AM)SYZ Wrote: From today's paper... Paediatric beds -- for obesity!
I am not fire-wood!
It's a good excuse to watch the shining again I suppose.
(10-31-2024, 09:51 PM)Speedfreak Wrote: It's a good excuse to watch the shining again I suppose. We always watch Rocky Horror Picture Show. ![[Image: 411a903b7d46e0ef965e17f0795b2e05.jpg]](https://www.rockantenne.de/media/cache/3/version/5377/154914_rocky_horror_picture_show_20th_century_fox_neu_1200x630-1-v1.jpg/411a903b7d46e0ef965e17f0795b2e05.jpg)
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
I'll be watching a different horror show. Thursday Night Football with the New York Jets.
Mountain-high though the difficulties appear, terrible and gloomy though all things seem, they are but Mâyâ.
Fear not — it is banished. Crush it, and it vanishes. Stamp upon it, and it dies. Vivekananda (10-31-2024, 10:34 PM)pattylt Wrote:(10-31-2024, 10:32 PM)brewerb Wrote: We always watch Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
Happy Halloween! Been in a long drought (southeast Texas) so rain was needed but...terrible timing for thunderstorms but mostly clear in prime trick or treats time, early evening. Nice to have the community get out and interact.
11-01-2024, 04:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-01-2024, 04:16 AM by Thumpalumpacus.)
Halloween things, it's that time again.
On hiatus.
Not one little fucker came to our house tonight.....and in fact, I didn't hear anyone out on the streets at all. Perhaps that has become passe?
11-01-2024, 11:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-01-2024, 11:29 AM by Gwaithmir.
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Halloween things, it's that time again.
I don't know if people in this area have fallen on hard times or if they've lost their enthusiasm for Halloween. Over the past few weeks, I've noticed a dearth of Halloween decorations in front of people's houses. They don't have even a few pumpkins on their front porches, although my brother said it's just the opposite in his neighborhood. Anyway, Halloween passed without incident at my house. Next time I go to the supermarket, they'll be selling 20-pound bags of candy at half-price.
“I expect to pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” (Etienne De Grellet)
We've had younger families move into the hood in the past couple of years. From the sound of it the kids were enjoying themselves. Fortunately they knew to stay off my lawn.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
Trick or treaters are decreasing in numbers. Many businesses, churches and schools have parties and Trunk or Treat events where the kids are safely supervised and get as much candy as they did walking the blocks.
We had about 80 kids come to the house. Compared to past years, that’s a decrease of about %50 except for the pandemic year where we only got 20 kids. Safety and supervision seem to be causing it. Helicopter parents are still a thing. The teens still seem to come over in big numbers since they are at that “I’m independent of my parents” age.
EIGHTY kids Patty?
Seriously? Tell me you meant eight. 
I'm a creationist; I believe that man created God.
Well that's Halloween done now time for all the Christmas crap in the shops.
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