Happy Halloween!

[Ymir's blood]

Happy Halloween!!!

:pumpkin: :wmummy:

[Socratoad]

:pumpkin: Yeppers Happy Halloween

I'm not doing anything unusual this year, just gonna walk up and down the streets dressed as myself ..... that always sends small children screaming and sobbing into their mother's arms.

Oh what fun :woohoo:

[Goliath]

Fuck it. I'm tired of being yelled at by you people.

[Dingfod]

:pumpkin: Yeppers Happy Halloween

I'm not doing anything unusual this year, just gonna walk up and down the streets dressed as myself ..... that always sends small children screaming and sobbing into their mother's arms.

Oh what fun :woohoo:You stole my idea. Phffft. :P

In the hotel lobby across the skywalk from my workplace about an hour ago, I saw some dude dressed as King Ahab of Israel, wearing a blue, gold and white striped robe and sandals. How do I know he was King Ahab? The young woman with him was dressed like a Jezebel. :D

[Socratoad]

:pumpkin: Yeppers Happy Halloween

I'm not doing anything unusual this year, just gonna walk up and down the streets dressed as myself ..... that always sends small children screaming and sobbing into their mother's arms.

Oh what fun :woohoo:You stole my idea. Phffft. :P

In the hotel lobby across the skywalk from my workplace about an hour ago, I saw some dude dressed as King Ahab of Israel, wearing a blue, gold and white striped robe and sandals. How do I know he was King Ahab? The young woman with him was dressed like a Jezebel. :D

Urgent telegram: Attention warrenly ..stop ... please send one dozen long-stemmed Jezebels to Toad .... stop ..... via UPS ....stop.

[wade-w]

I just hope that no trick or treaters come by my place. I can't afford to have anything for them :(

[Goliath]

I'm sorry if anfyone is offended by the first post I made in this thread. I'm so emotionally numb and worn that I honestly feel like I'm half-drunk right now.

this is not good.

[Socratoad]

I'm sorry if anfyone is offended by the first post I made in this thread. I'm so emotionally numb and worn that I honestly feel like I'm half-drunk right now.

this is not good.

WHAT?

[Goliath]

I'm sorry if anfyone is offended by the first post I made in this thread. I'm so emotionally numb and worn that I honestly feel like I'm half-drunk right now.

this is not good.

WHAT?

I'm not sure I know how to elaborate. I apologize for the joke I meant in my first post int his thread (yes, it was supposed to be a joke).

I apologize, okay!? Why do yoyu have to yell at me!?

[Dingfod]

Urgent telegram: Attention warrenly ..stop ... please send one dozen long-stemmed Jezebels to Toad .... stop ..... via UPS ....stop.You want I should cut some air holes in the box, or, in the spirit of Halloween, would you prefer them to be a little, let us say, stale?

[wade-w]

Goliath, I don't see how anyone could take your original post as an insult, nor have I seen anyone post anything that could possibly be construed as a negative reaction to that post. I'm pretty sure that Socratoad's "WHAT" was meant in a wondering tone, as in "What the hell is he talking about?"

[Goliath]

Goliath, I don't see how anyone could take your original post as an insult, nor have I seen anyone post anything that could possibly be construed as a negative reaction to that post. I'm pretty sure that Socratoad's "WHAT" was meant in a wondering tome, as in "What the hell is he talking about?"

Then why wasn't it a "What?" or a ":?"? Why all-caps?

[Dingfod]

I just hope that no trick or treaters come by my place. I can't afford to have anything for them :(Just turn off all the lights, the little goblins will probably go on down the street. Besides, tomorrow night's Halloween, not this evening.

The last time Halloween fell on Sunday, I was living in Utah. Some little kids came to the door. I told them to come back tomorrow, Halloween is tomorrow. The mother with them said "Huh?" I repeated what I said. They went away. I repeated that performance about 50 times that evening. Too bad. Halloween is the 31st, not the 30th, and for sure not the 29th. Mormons usually reserve Monday evenings for "Family Home Evening". When Halloween fell on Monday, the kids started coming around on Saturday again. Same deal. Too bad. I'm a mean old man, aren't I?

[Socratoad]

Goliath, I don't see how anyone could take your original post as an insult, nor have I seen anyone post anything that could possibly be construed as a negative reaction to that post. I'm pretty sure that Socratoad's "WHAT" was meant in a wondering tone, as in "What the hell is he talking about?"

Yes Goliath, quite the opposite to what you may have interpreted. My WHAT was/is meant to be a show of concern for what you may be feeling or thinking.

[Dingfod]

Why all-caps?BECAUSE HE FELT LIKE IT, JUST LIKE ME RIGHT NOW. TAKE A CHILL PILL GOLIATH. HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, PREFERABLY A STIFF DRINK.

[wade-w]

Besides, tomorrow night's Halloween, not this evening.


I know when it is, Warrenly. Still doesn't change anything.

[Socratoad]

Urgent telegram: Attention warrenly ..stop ... please send one dozen long-stemmed Jezebels to Toad .... stop ..... via UPS ....stop.You want I should cut some air holes in the box, or, in the spirit of Halloween, would you prefer them to be a little, let us say, stale?

Oh please cut little holes in the box I like my Jezebels fresh, the fresher the better.

[Goliath]

I'm sorry. I can'ts eem to do anything right.

I'm so emotionally numb that I feel as t hough I'm fairly buzzed right now. I don't know why I feel this wa y, but I do.

It's a good thing that I canwalk home from the office. I've been up nly about 12s ahoudr and I can't remember thel ast time I felththsi exhausted.

Goodnight.

[wade-w]

I'm sorry. I can'ts eem to do anything right.

I'm so emotionally numb that I feel as t hough I'm fairly buzzed right now. I don't know why I feel this wa y, but I do.

It's a good thing that I canwalk home from the office. I've been up nly about 12s ahoudr and I can't remember thel ast time I felththsi exhausted.

Goodnight.

Take care of yourself, Goliath.

[Socratoad]

G'night Goliath, for Dogs sake try and get some rest.

[Dingfod]

I like my Jezebels fresh, the fresher the better.She was a nice fresh one all right.

[viscousmemories]

:pumpkin: Happy Halloween! :ghost:

I haven't dressed in a costume since I was a kid, for a party or any other reason. Until a few years ago I never bought candy for trick or treaters, either. I would just turn off all the lights and hide or go out so I didn't have to. Both primarily because I thought I'd look ridiculous. I'm not a pillar of self-confidence even still, but I wouldn't be opposed to dressing up for a party now. And as I said I've passed out candy for the last few years so apparently I'm past the feeling that only old losers and/or married people stay home and pass out candy.

So is anyone going to a costume party or anything? :witchfly:

[Dingfod]

I'm dressing up as a Gas Controller and coming to work and pretending to be one, like I do every other day or night I'm "working".

[pescifish]

I flew cross country to trick or treat. :witchfly: I don't even have a costume :pirate:**, but I bet I'm still scary enough to qualify.
:spider: Now where's my damn candy?!
Happy :pumpkin: Halloween!


** Hehe... the patch is even on the correct eye!

[Dingfod]

I gotchur treat right here. :m_m: :cookie: :m_m: :cookie: :m_m: :cookie: :jack: :pumpkin:

How about a trick?
:headspin:

[JoeP]

My daughter and a bunch of friends went round the neighbourhood in their costumes (with some of the parents) and got a good haul. Some houses said "no! Halloween is tomorrow!" so she wants to go again tonight (which is OK; she understands it's bedtime straight afterwards for school tomorrow). Of course, those people might be dastardly curmudgeons who'll say "no, we've got nothing for you" tonight.

I did gate duty. We have a motorised wooden gate. The visiting kids ring the bell ... I wait for a few seconds, standing behind the far end of the gate ... then I open the gate a few feet ... the kids wait for someone to appear ... then one of them peeps in and I jump out :wmummy: (damn lazy, I wasn't in costume). Scaring satisfied :muahaha:, I then distribute sweets (aka candy).

[livius drusus]

I've never been trick or treating on account of them not doing Halloween in Italy when I was a girl, although I hear you bourgeois capitalist American satanist pigdogs with your "candy corn" and your "plastic Spiderman outfits" have infiltrated there too, now. Do they trick or treat in England? They have the best candies there. Cola fizzes beat M&Ms hand down.

Oh, and yes, Happy Halloween and all that. Rah rah. :dracula:

[wildernesse]

I like Halloween--we get about a half dozen kids, but we buy tons of candy. . . hmm, what will we do with the leftovers? Hmm. Heehee. This year we waited until too late to buy a pumpkin, so we bought some little luminaries with jackolantern faces on them.

I'm always so excited to have trick o treaters, that I have to refrain from taking pictures of them! Growing up, no one ever came to our house since we lived off the beaten track--well, a couple of kids who knew where my mom lived might come by (my mom was a elementary school principal). But that was still rare.

I hope that all the neighborhood kids didn't go trickotreating yesterday--I will be so sad.

[Socratoad]

Toad is gonna declare a special day that will be a day of protest against all overly commercialized "special" days throughout the year. There is enough land utilized for the production of orange orbs to be used for a fews hours one night to feed a good sized third world nation. Tomorrow morning all the little under-paid wage slaves at my local wallymart will be frenetically replacing tawdry Halloween crap with tawdry Christmas crap. At the very least this annual display at wallymart turns and churns my delicate stomach.
As if that is not sickening enough they will be assailing ears with carols within a few short days.

So sayeth Toad the curmudgeon


Happy Halloween everyone :chin: and ho ho fucking ho

[JoeP]

Do they trick or treat in England?Of course! I grew up assuming it was an English custom the Americans added pumpkins to. I will now go and research its history.

[JoeP]

The wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_or_treat) is short and has a slight air of uncertainty and incompleteness, but nevertheless is full of fascinating points. It confirms the practice originated in the British Isle and is still common there.

[Adora]

*twiddles thumbs*

We don't really celebrate it here. Some business groups try and exploit it, but we just don't really care. We have no spiritual connection to it, and it really doesn't have any other kind of meaning, so *shrugs*.

In my house, if we get any kids showing up at our door, they usually leave with rotten fruit. Heh, serves them right for not being good kids and studying for exams, which everyone has right now (being end-of-year and all).

[Ymir's blood]

I've always loved Halloween, as it always seemed to be the holiday of the weird and bizarre. In truth, I'd celebrate it year round if possible. Inside decorations almost never get taken down, actually. :pumpkin:

Now, I don't believe in ghosts or anything, but I've heard that this forum was built on the site of an old graveyard. Truth is, sometimes while browsing late at night, I've heard strange noises. Posts get rearranged when no one is looking and sometimes there are glimpses of someone or something lurking just out of sight... :eek:

[viscousmemories]

I guess I've been out of Michigan long enough. It didn't even occur to me to wonder how many buildings in Detroit would be torched last night. I haven't checked the news reports but for years there was a curfew in the city on the night before Halloween (Devil's Night) because arson became so prevalent - dozens of (almost always abandoned, I believe) buildings burned to the ground.

[Ymir's blood]

Another year has passed...

Happy Halloween!
:witchfly:

:grave: :grave: :grave: :grave: :grave: :grave:
:grave: :zombits: :haunted: :zombieglomp: :grave:
:grave: :spooksho: :grave: :undead: :gravedig: :grave:
:grave: :zombie: :grave: :zombieflomp: :grave: :grave:
:grave: :grave: :grave: :grave: :grave: :grave:

I AM the pumpkin king!
:skell: :pumpkin: :eviljack:

[Dingfod]

Merry All Hallow's Eve!

[Crumb]

Ack its an undead thread here to eat my brains! :zombieflomp:

[Petra]

Z went trick or treating with the Bishop's daughter and his wife. I was going to take them, but as I was leaving I got a bee sting in my foot and it's now all swollen and itchy. (I know, I know - wear shoes..)

Anyway, I had to laugh when A's mother dropped Z off. She said that they had had one old guy say that he didn't want to participate and wouldn't be contributing to the evening because he is a Christian and Halloween is the work of the devil. She was chuckling away about it, too; said that they just thanked him anyway, and wandered off again. She didn't tell him that she was the Bishop's wife. :giggle:


Other than that, Halloween doesn't really happen here. It falls pretty flat every year - it's not part of our culture or history, and it's totally the wrong time of year for it down here. I like Halloween, but in NZ it's just wrong place/wrong time. :shrug:

[pescifish]

:boo: Woohoo! The undead thread rising again! :eviljack:

Second year proves to me the best place to enjoy Halloween is in the oldest mountain range in the world, with fall colors, Ghost Trains and the unholy terror of unexpected lighting decor.

Zombie Up!
:witcharc:

[livius drusus]

Z went trick or treating with the Bishop's daughter and his wife.

Why does this sound so much like the opening line of long, raunchy joke?

Happy Halloween y'all.
:smskull:

[Legs]

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!!
:wmummy:

[livius drusus]

Very cool Google logo today.

http://www.google.com/logos/halloween05.gif

[Stormlight]

Happy Halloween to all of you!

:boo: :spooksho:

[curses]

Happy Halloweeeeeeen!
:catjack:

(I wanna see some pictures of your jack o lanterns, if you bothered to do one.)

[Ymir's blood]

I've always been intimidated by the idea of trying to carve a jack o'lantern. Making scarecrows from old clothes was a favorite part of my childhood, though it hasn't been done since then. All I got done this year was the voodoo doll, though there is still some hope the miniature Grim Reaper will be finished today. All that's left is to make a cowl for the robe (possible) and a scythe (unlikely today.)

[ManM]

Cola fizzes beat M&Ms hand down.
I know this is from last year and all, but... :glare:

[Sweetie]

I've always been intimidated by the idea of trying to carve a jack o'lantern.

Each of my girls made one last Monday. Unfortunately, they look kinda sickly. It's a good thing Halloween is tonight coz it's the absolute last day we can keep 'em.

[Sweetie]

I'm already planning my next year's costume, I'm going Roman. A Roman woman, white off the shoulder dress, gold piping. I looked for one this year but couldn't find so suppose I'll have to make one. If I start now I might have it done for next year. :giggles:

[Dingfod]

I've always been intimidated by the idea of trying to carve a jack o'lantern.If you do, don't try dumping the goup left over down the Insinkerator. My daughter and her boyfriend did that. They ended up getting building maintenance up to their apartment to unclog it.

[curses]

I've always been intimidated by the idea of trying to carve a jack o'lantern.
It's not that bad so long as you don't mind touching the slimy pumpkin innards. I did the one in my avatar in about an hour or so. (yeah, the lines aren't straight and he looks a bit sickly, but it was fun!) If you know how to make stencils in Photoshop, it's even better; the possiblilties are endless!

[Crumb]

I did the one in my avatar in about an hour or so
Wow! Great job minus. :1thumbup:

[Beth]

Happy Halloween, guys. Going trick-or-treating with the kiddies tonight. I don't know if I will wear a costume or not. My daughter will be a gothic bride, ala The Corpse Bride, my son, dunno, and I doubt I'll dress up.

[Sweetie]

:cryhome:

My daughter wanted to be a vampire this year. She looks terrible........good, but realistic/terrible.

I feel like I did when my husband cut my son's hair and accidentally pretty much shaved it bald. I cried, I couldn't look at him. :D

I have a good witch, a vampire, and Spider-Man.

[Ymir's blood]

I've always been intimidated by the idea of trying to carve a jack o'lantern.
It's not that bad so long as you don't mind touching the slimy pumpkin innards. I did the one in my avatar in about an hour or so. (yeah, the lines aren't straight and he looks a bit sickly, but it was fun!) If you know how to make stencils in Photoshop, it's even better; the possiblilties are endless!
The innards wouldn't bother me and anyway, I keep a pair of kitchen gloves around for use while spray painting. I will be sure to try and make make a jack o'lantern next year.

My 'costume' is just make up. I've been wearing the nail polish since pescifish and I went to the Ghost Train Festival on Saturday night. It almost seems I've spent more time repairing chips than it took to put on in the first place. I can't see how anyone could wear it all the time.

[curses]

My 'costume' is just make up. I've been wearing the nail polish since pescifish and I went to the Ghost Train Festival on Saturday night. It almost seems I've spent more time repairing chips than it took to put on in the first place. I can't see how anyone could wear it all the time.
Top coat is your friend ;) What is the Ghost Train Festival?

[Ymir's blood]

My 'costume' is just make up. I've been wearing the nail polish since pescifish and I went to the Ghost Train Festival on Saturday night. It almost seems I've spent more time repairing chips than it took to put on in the first place. I can't see how anyone could wear it all the time.
Top coat is your friend ;)
I used some, Most likely between cleaning up the living room and redecorating the bedroom this weekend, it got chipped off as well.


What is the Ghost Train Festival?
Tweetsie Railroad, a local Wild West theme park (don't ask why it's in the Appalachians) does a thing for Halloween that runs weekend nights in October. They have the locomotive painted up with skulls and redo the buildings around horror themes. There was a haunted house, a 3D maze and a cheezy skit that ripped off Young Frankenstein. It was pretty fun, except for the near freezing weather. Riding the train through the mountains at night was the best part.

[curses]

I used some, Most likely between cleaning up the living room and redecorating the bedroom this weekend, it got chipped off as well.
Yep, that'll do it. I guess that's why Lee Press On's were so popular in the 80s...

Tweetsie Railroad, a local Wild West theme park (don't ask why it's in the Appalachians) does a thing for Halloween that runs weekend nights in October. They have the locomotive painted up with skulls and redo the buildings around horror themes. There was a haunted house, a 3D maze and a cheezy skit that ripped off Young Frankenstein. It was pretty fun, except for the near freezing weather. Riding the train through the mountains at night was the best part.
That sounds like a lot of fun! Like, an insane amount of fun. They do it every year, I'm guessing? We have something similar involving the train, but the closest corn maze I know of is an hour away :(

(I usually skip the train thing here, it involves a laser show involving the Confederate Memorial (http://ngeorgia.com/attractions/stonemountaincarving.html). The people who attend are in 1. NASCAR gear, 2. Some form of Confederate flag attire, or 3. shirtless. It's not that so much as the fact that I don't put my hand over my heart and tear up at God Bless The USA. That's lynchin' material here :D )

[Plant Woman]

Happy Halloween and lots of Goblin treats until you are on such a sugar high you never come down!

I will be enabling sweet toothess tonight.

[Ensign Steve]

She said that they had had one old guy say that he didn't want to participate and wouldn't be contributing to the evening because he is a Christian and Halloween is the work of the devil. She was chuckling away about it, too; said that they just thanked him anyway, and wandered off again. She didn't tell him that she was the Bishop's wife. :giggle:


She showed amazing restraint. I would have been like, "Oh really? Do tell!" :innocent:

[Petra]

She showed amazing restraint. I would have been like, "Oh really? Do tell!" :innocent:

LOL. I think she was just happy to move the kids along with their trick or treating.

"A" was even dressed up in a devils' mask. Hehehe.


And Happy Hallween, you guys! :eviljack:

[Ymir's blood]

That sounds like a lot of fun! Like, an insane amount of fun.
It was fun, except for one annoying kid and some rather bubbly teens in the line for the haunted house. Well that and the cold. Next year I'm going to wear gloves and a warmer shirt.


They do it every year, I'm guessing? We have something similar involving the train, but the closest corn maze I know of is an hour away :(
Yes, it's every year. This was the first time I'd been.

(I usually skip the train thing here, it involves a laser show involving the Confederate Memorial (http://ngeorgia.com/attractions/stonemountaincarving.html). The people who attend are in 1. NASCAR gear, 2. Some form of Confederate flag attire, or 3. shirtless. It's not that so much as the fact that I don't put my hand over my heart and tear up at God Bless The USA. That's lynchin' material here :D )
That definitely sounds like something to avoid. Spooky Halloween fun is one thing but bigoted rednecks are real monsters.

[pescifish]

That sounds like a lot of fun! Like, an insane amount of fun.
It was fun, except for one annoying kid and some rather bubbly teens in the line for the haunted house. Well that and the cold. Next year I'm going to wear gloves and a warmer shirt. It was awesome fun, though I'm still disappointed I didn't have an opportunity for my blood curdling scream. :scream:

I was laughing from the fun most the night! Poor Ymir's blood had to deal with my terminal gimpiness -- I hadn't thought ahead to how visually stumped I'd be in the dark haunted mansion and I made a bit of an embarrassing confused, road block of a spectacle of myself. But I didn't fall over even once all night; hell, not even once all weekend. Success!

Ymir's blood's black polish is stunning. His hands are suited to it and we had a blast playing with other cosmetic items. I had had my nails done up with a sort of dark French manicure: black nail beds and blood red tips. I tried the black lipstick thing, which gave me a horrible fright every time I caught a glimpse in the mirror. :yikes:

The train ride in the dark, thick woods and the carved rock tunnels was a neat experience.

[curses]

It was awesome fun, though I'm still disappointed I didn't have an opportunity for my blood curdling scream. :scream:

Aww, you should have done one at the most inopportune time, then..:innocent:

I was laughing from the fun most the night!

:D I can imagine!

Ymir's blood's black polish is stunning. His hands are suited to it and we had a blast playing with other cosmetic items. I had had my nails done up with a sort of dark French manicure: black nail beds and blood red tips. I tried the black lipstick thing, which gave me a horrible fright every time I caught a glimpse in the mirror. :yikes:

Willing male + makeup = fun (well, it does in my book)

The train ride in the dark, thick woods and the carved rock tunnels was a neat experience.
:yup: I wish I didn't live in the city, that sounds like so much spooky fun!

[pescifish]

Willing male + makeup = fun (well, it does in my book) Definitely! Photos! (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/browseimages.php?c=3&userid=138)

[Ymir's blood]

What's This?!

Is it, could it be...

Halloween?

:witcharc: :wvz: :zombmask: :lilghost: :brew: :haunted: :boo: :wvp: :catjack: :eviljack::jack: :jacktheripper: :ghost3::eviljack::skell::capnjack::bbtt: :witchfly::shakebat::kissofdeath: :vampireglomp::vampire: :tomvamp: :coffin:

Happy Halloween!

[Shelli]

:zombcan:

[Crumb]

:zombieflomp:

I wish you a very vigilant Halloween. :zombits:

[SharonDee]

Come on, you little bastards! I only bought one bag of candy, my porch light has been on for an hour, where the fuck are ya?! I want to get rid of this shit!

:shakecane:

[wildernesse]

:yeahthat:

We have had no trick or treaters! And we live in town! There are children in the next apartment complex--I've seen them!

They have 20 more minutes before we turn our lights off and pig out.

[SharonDee]

Well, I exaggerated somewhat. I've had trick or treaters but their numbers have been small. I went a half hour between visits at one point.

Well, they have ten more minutes. Then the porch light goes off and I'll let my poor canines out of their crates.

[Legs]

HorseGirl Witch

http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/3/1/5/sunwitch.jpg


Our Porch
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A chubby squirrel in our back yard, seriously preparing for winter.
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Beautiful sunset tonight on a mild & dry Halloween :vibes:



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[Ymir's blood]

Oh noes! When you invite a Legs into your house, you lose all power over them! :ohnoes:

watching Lost Boys

[pescifish]

:spooksho:
Wow, memory lane Halloween in this thread!


Happy Halloween!
:ghostdance: