Are you ready for Halloween 2009?

[Mantle'sMutt]

I'll get some friends to go as Mysterians, I'll be the question mark?

[JDPNYY]

A) I'm pretty sure he was joking.
B) There's nothing sad about it even if it were true.
C) Halloween is fun!

Have you heard of a syllabus?

[Trish]

Have you heard of a syllabus?

AAAAHAAAHAAAHAAAAA!

[Bub]

A) I'm pretty sure he was joking.
B) There's nothing sad about it even if it were true.
C) Halloween is fun!

Yes, I was joking. Young children have no idea what a Pagan holiday is. They are having a great time, just like I did when I was a child.

[Bub]

I'll get some friends to go as Mysterians, I'll be the question mark?

Somebody needs to take your temperature.

[JDPNYY]

I don't live in NY. Can you read? I live in Alpharetta, GA and I was born in Chicago.

I'm glad you're leaving. We don't need people like you here spreading your diseased hate on the boards.

[Mantle'sMutt]

I don't live in NY. Can you read? I live in Alpharetta, GA and I was born in Chicago.

I'm glad you're leaving. We don't need people like you here spreading your diseased hate on the boards.

Dude's worse than me with the wrong threads.

[JDPNYY]

Dude's worse than me with the wrong threads.

I am so with you on that Pippy. I hate kids. F hate them. The people who live next door to us in Mini-Bostonland have 3 small children who love to run around their yard naked, screaming at the top of their lungs. The parents don't care and just let them do it. One time I caught one of these spawns of Satan in my yard and I yelled at the kid to get out of my yard before I threw a rock at it.

[JL25and3]

Somebody needs to take your temperature.

I think you're talking about the wrong song.

[JL25and3]

People who don't know bombshell jokes should just refrain from posting. I'm looking at you JL and Jlw.

I don't care about bombshell jokes as long as I can make Sam18 jokes.

[JDPNYY]

I think you're talking about the wrong song.

They still make that?! Wow. I remember that from back in the day. My dad drank it when I was young. Then on one of those "I Love the 80s" things they have on VH1, they were talking about it and the tagline was "All the sugar and twice the caffeine".

[Mantle'sMutt]

Somebody needs to take your temperature.

No good?

[JDPNYY]

Whoa there buddy. Take a pill and chillax, okay? You're getting a little overheated.

[JDPNYY]

I'm going to go buy a Starbucks later, methinks. I haven't had a frapp in like, a week.

[jlw1980]

Have you heard of a syllabus?

[jlw1980]

Yes, I was joking. Young children have no idea what a Pagan holiday is. They are having a great time, just like I did when I was a child.

Indeed, Bub. It actually has both Pagan (Samhain festival) and Christian (All Hallows/Saints Day) roots.

[machphantom]

My Greenman costume just arrived in the mail yesterday! Soooo pumped!

[JDPNYY]

My Greenman costume just arrived in the mail yesterday! Soooo pumped!

I don't look at numbers because to me, that doesn't always tell the whole story. Those players I mentioned were class acts who played hard for their respective teams. Some won championships, others didn't, but that didn't take away from the fact that most and more than likely all of them are in the HOF. Will Bonds get in the HOF? Probably, but that doesn't mean he's in the same caliber as some of the players there.

If he played for the Yankees, I'd still dislike him. A change in uniform doesn't mean a change in personality. He could be wearing a french maid's costume on the field and he'd still be a pompous ass to me.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

[machphantom]

He could be wearing a french maid's costume on the field and he'd still be a pompous ass to me.

I'm pretty sure if Bonds were wearing a french maid's costume on the field, it would only amplfy his assery.

[JDPNYY]

I'm pretty sure if Bonds were wearing a french maid's costume on the field, it would only amplfy his assery.

Barry Bonds has an ego the size of Texas. I give no credence to anything he says. The fact that he thinks he may even come close to Babe Ruth in terms of greatness is absurd. All Barry Bonds has done for baseball is prove that steroids help you hit home runs.

[machphantom]

Barry Bonds has an ego the size of Texas. I give no credence to anything he says. The fact that he thinks he may even come close to Babe Ruth in terms of greatness is absurd. All Barry Bonds has done for baseball is prove that steroids help you hit home runs.

And that Sammy Sosa guy? Fugghedaboutit.

[xenadanielle]

So! Is anyone dressed up at work or what not today? If so, please describe.

My colleague and fellow Yankee fan who sits next to me is wearing prison stripes with a little striped cap. I can see his Jeter T-shirt underneath though.

This freak on our team is dressed in a plush-y lion costume. Makes me wonder if he has some kind of "furry" fetish.

This infamous twigs-n-berries dude who was a Power Ranger a few years ago (very awful male camel toe) sits near us now so I may have to do a stalk-by...

Comments?

[JDPNYY]

So! Is anyone dressed up at work or what not today? If so, please describe.

My colleague and fellow Yankee fan who sits next to me is wearing prison stripes with a little striped cap. I can see his Jeter T-shirt underneath though.

This freak on our team is dressed in a plush-y lion costume. Makes me wonder if he has some kind of "furry" fetish.

This infamous twigs-n-berried dude who was a Power Ranger a few years ago (very awful male camel toe) sits near us now so I may have to do a stalk-by...

Comments?

Halloween is for children, and as I'm no longer a child, I don't even hand out candy. I turn out all the lights and shut the blinds so people think no one's home. I can't be bothered to sit at the front door for hours and just pass out candy.

[xenadanielle]

Halloween is for children, and as I'm no longer a child, I don't even hand out candy. I turn out all the lights and shut the blinds so people think no one's home. I can't be bothered to sit at the front door for hours and just pass out candy.

OK I didn't realize this was an anti thread. I did not want to start a new one and used our newly-functioning search function to locate this one....



You bring me to my next point, however...we recently moved to a neighborhood that seems like it will get a lot more TorT traffic than our old one. I'm not thrilled about having to be home most of the day tomorrow especially since the airblown grim-reaper-on-a-bike we have in our front yard is quite welcoming.

[JDPNYY]

OK I didn't realize this was an anti thread. I did not want to start a new one and used our newly-functioning search function to locate this one....



You bring me to my next point, however...we recently moved to a neighborhood that seems like it will get a lot more TorT traffic than our old one. I'm not thrilled about having to be home most of the day tomorrow especially since the airblown grim-reaper-on-a-bike we have in our front yard is quite welcoming.

I never went trick-or-treating. You know why? I grew up in a gang-infested neighborhood in Alpine, NJ. You didn't go out of doors parading around after dark. It wasn't smart. The cops would ride down the street telling everyone to get back inside.

[allybear]

OK I didn't realize this was an anti thread. I did not want to start a new one and used our newly-functioning search function to locate this one....



You bring me to my next point, however...we recently moved to a neighborhood that seems like it will get a lot more TorT traffic than our old one. I'm not thrilled about having to be home most of the day tomorrow especially since the airblown grim-reaper-on-a-bike we have in our front yard is quite welcoming.

I just leave a bucket of candy out and refill every so often - I can't keep opening the door with Bucky there - he has a breakdown every time someone knocks, so stopping people before they get to the house is a good thing.

Meanwhile...I won't be home during the day and it's been awhile since Halloween was on the weekend - JP asked me what time he should put the bucket out and I couldn't tell him - what do all of you recommend?

[JDPNYY]

I personally think grown adults dressing up in costumes is silly for Halloween.

[allybear]

I personally think grown adults dressing up in costumes is silly for Halloween.

Better one day a year than 365

[JDPNYY]

I didn't grow up in some suburban, idyllic wonderland where there were white picket fences and swingsets in every backyard. I grew up in Alpine, NJ, in a bad neighborhood and you know what......I'm not missing anything because I didn't go knocking on strangers' doors asking for chocolate.

[YankeeGalSC]

I'm dressing up as a devil (kind of vampy-like). We won't be home tomorrow night to hand out candy.

[xenadanielle]

I just leave a bucket of candy out and refill every so often - I can't keep opening the door with Bucky there - he has a breakdown every time someone knocks, so stopping people before they get to the house is a good thing.

Meanwhile...I won't be home during the day and it's been awhile since Halloween was on the weekend - JP asked me what time he should put the bucket out and I couldn't tell him - what do all of you recommend?

Ally, maybe 3-4-ish? Pretending it's like a school-day and that's the time the kids would be starting to go out???

[JDPNYY]

Of course this year will be particularly troublesome (and challenging) as the little kiddies will have no school that day. They'll be out begging in force all day long.

[ksison]

I didn't grow up in some suburban, idyllic wonderland where there were white picket fences and swingsets in every backyard. I grew up in Alpine, NJ, in a bad neighborhood and you know what......I'm not missing anything because I didn't go knocking on strangers' doors asking for chocolate.

lmao! CC moved to the hood in Alpine!

[xenadanielle]

What kind of candy did you all buy? I think I overdid it:

1. Giant variety bag of Reese's items
2. " " " " "of Kit Kat items
3. " " " " " Twizzlers items

[johnnyyankee]

I just leave a bucket of candy out and refill every so often - I can't keep opening the door with Bucky there - he has a breakdown every time someone knocks, so stopping people before they get to the house is a good thing.

Meanwhile...I won't be home during the day and it's been awhile since Halloween was on the weekend - JP asked me what time he should put the bucket out and I couldn't tell him - what do all of you recommend?

Doesn't the first kid that shows up empty the bucket into his own bag? Happens here every time.

[jeterdaman]

Doesn't the first kid that shows up empty the bucket into his own bag? Happens here every time.

When I was a kid, I would substitute the McDonalds Coupons I would get with a thank you note on it and when I would find a house with a bucket of candy, I would empty it out and leave the coupons with the note

[xenadanielle]

When I was a kid, I would substitute the McDonalds Coupons I would get with a thank you note on it and when I would find a house with a bucket of candy, I would empty it out and leave the coupons with the note

Awesome..

[johnnyyankee]

When I was a kid, I would substitute the McDonalds Coupons I would get with a thank you note on it and when I would find a house with a bucket of candy, I would empty it out and leave the coupons with the note

Am I hallucinating or did this just say that you left cans of beer? You changed it!! I know you did.

[allybear]

What kind of candy did you all buy? I think I overdid it:

1. Giant variety bag of Reese's items
2. " " " " "of Kit Kat items
3. " " " " " Twizzlers items

I got the giant Reese's variety bag and some regular Reese's and some mini Snickers & Milky Ways. JP loves Reese's and I can't stand Snickers or Milky Ways, so it should be good - he can have any leftovers and I won't be tempted!

[allybear]

Doesn't the first kid that shows up empty the bucket into his own bag? Happens here every time.

Not often - I think because we're even more in da hood than Alpine, NJ here ( ), a lot of times the parents go with the kids and prevent that. Or maybe the kids are just scared I'll sic Bucky on them.

[xenadanielle]

I think I just saw a girl here dressed as Amy Winehouse.

[JDPNYY]

I have ZERO desire to have to keep running to the front door to hand out candy.

If there's someone else home, I make them do it.


Unfortunately, I'll be the only one home as my family will be performing in a Tuba Quartet Concert.


Therefore, the porch light stays off.

[CoyoteYankee]

I have ZERO desire to have to keep running to the front door to hand out candy.

If there's someone else home, I make them do it.


Unfortunately, I'll be the only one home as my family will be performing in a Tuba Quartet Concert.


Therefore, the porch light stays off.

Bah humbug! Or some such similar expression for Halloween.

[johnnyyankee]

Bah humbug! Or some such similar expression for Halloween.

BOO Humbug?

[JDPNYY]

Bah humbug! Or some such similar expression for Halloween.

There are many, many, MANY other homes in my subdivision that will be handing out candy; missing out on our house will not scar the little kiddies for life.

[allybear]

There are many, many, MANY other homes in my subdivision that will be handing out candy; missing out on our house will not scar the little kiddies for life.

Quite possibly having to get candy from a person with that attitude would scar them worse. Or maybe listening to a tuba quarter. Anyway, congratulations on now living in a subdivision instead of the mean streets.

[allybear]

I think I just saw a girl here dressed as Amy Winehouse.

I want to work with you! What are the facilities guys dressed as?

[JDPNYY]

Quite possibly having to get candy from a person with that attitude would scar them worse. Or maybe listening to a tuba quarter. Anyway, congratulations on now living in a subdivision instead of the mean streets.

I act like no one's home, they don't bother me.

[xenadanielle]

I want to work with you! What are the facilities guys dressed as?

HA HA!!! I actually saw Chris the funny E-mail one, and his boss Steve the US Army vet, on my way in this morning--neither were dressed up!!! Boo!