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Your worst Halloween?
pickenup
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Sitting here reflecting on past Halloweens, I was just wondering about the rest of you.
Some people do not remember every Halloween, They are pretty much the same. Get a costume on, go out, get a lot of candy, sick the next day.
But what was the worst Halloween you ever had? Some big kid take all your candy after you worked all night to get it? Froze your tail off because you could not wear a coat over the costum? Got a story?
Mine must have been when I was 9 or 10. My mom was visiting one of her friends that day. It was getting later and later and still no mom. Afraid that I would miss out on the best candy night of the YEAR, I took it upon myself to "walk" to her friends house. (it did not take all that long to get there, in a car) Even though it was quite a distance, I was sure that I knew the way. So, with the bravado of youth, off I went.
Lets just say that, what seems like a short distance in a car, is not the same, when one is walking. I did not go far enough down one road, turned too soon, got lost. (did you see that one coming?) Ended up at an ice cream store. He called the local men in blue. Back in those days the police did not take you into custody and charge your parents for a lost child. (as long as they could find the parents)
I am not sure how they found mom, but an ice cream cone or 2 or 6 later, she showed up. It was WELL after dark by then. Man was she pi$$ed. There was no trick or treating that night.
Come to think of it, that was the last time I remember going out on Halloween night, until I was much MUCH older. Hmmmmm...........
The gene pool needs chlorine.
Some people do not remember every Halloween, They are pretty much the same. Get a costume on, go out, get a lot of candy, sick the next day.
But what was the worst Halloween you ever had? Some big kid take all your candy after you worked all night to get it? Froze your tail off because you could not wear a coat over the costum? Got a story?
Mine must have been when I was 9 or 10. My mom was visiting one of her friends that day. It was getting later and later and still no mom. Afraid that I would miss out on the best candy night of the YEAR, I took it upon myself to "walk" to her friends house. (it did not take all that long to get there, in a car) Even though it was quite a distance, I was sure that I knew the way. So, with the bravado of youth, off I went.
Lets just say that, what seems like a short distance in a car, is not the same, when one is walking. I did not go far enough down one road, turned too soon, got lost. (did you see that one coming?) Ended up at an ice cream store. He called the local men in blue. Back in those days the police did not take you into custody and charge your parents for a lost child. (as long as they could find the parents)
I am not sure how they found mom, but an ice cream cone or 2 or 6 later, she showed up. It was WELL after dark by then. Man was she pi$$ed. There was no trick or treating that night.
Come to think of it, that was the last time I remember going out on Halloween night, until I was much MUCH older. Hmmmmm...........
The gene pool needs chlorine.
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Ain't that right Blackie??
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
Was at my brothers house for a party, wife and I drove home about 10 pm. Got into the driveway, The truck is gone sliding glass window smashed The Gun cabinet was pryed open(now a safe), 1911 Gov. issue was gone, .44 ruger black hawk was gone and .44 redhawk was gone. They did not take any long guns. Turned out was 4 escaped Cons out of the youth athority
that did it.
Did get the truck back after 4 days, and my 1911 (wheeeew) after 6 months. The other guns were never recovered. The good part was AAA home owners Ins. replaced everything (Including a new 1911 colt) with no questions asked.
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It gets worse. My older brothers once told me that when I was very young, just after she left, a neighboring farmer brought us boys over some home made ice cream,(pa..I really did type ice cream), anyway, they say that when I took a bite I spit it out because I thought it was hot....I wasn't very familiar with those things. Anyway, I later vowed, when I got old and had kids, that I would never allow them to miss everything that I had and I kept my word. Now, you should have tears falling......so, in conclusion, the moral of the story is, you can't have a bad Halloween if you've never had one.....[:D][:D][:D]
but I am glad your doing it for your kids [:D]
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The other was when I was twenty and in college Halloween was on a Saturday and a fraternity brother was married in the evening. I was his best man and we were over a half hour late driving to the church in an my older VW what with all the kids and parents in the streets. We got a rousing applause when we finally got to the church but the bride's Mom ma
y still be angry at me over that night.
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i'll also add the best halloween was when i was just out of school, for few years me and the guys would get together an go * hunting,anyways one year my friend brought his dads old dodge car...we decided that would be ideal to go hunting in because there was seven of us going..well we decided we need to run to town and get something to drink amd eat well
low and behold the kids in town had taken some pretty big pumpkins and set them in the middle of mainstreet [}:)][}:)] well we took a pass down main street and turned the car around all looked at each other and smiled
i put the car to the floor and hit all them pumpkins at about 50 mph, man there was chunks of pumpkin and pumpkin gut flying everywhere[:D][:D] we then got back to hunting, we never seen one * all night and man we took that car where you would'nt dare drive a 4wd pickup lol ....we didnt ever get to take the car hunting ever again,my friends dad was pissed the next morning when he seen the car pumpkin chunks all over it corn,sunflower stalks and sudangrass stuck in every place a stalk could get rammed into it.
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My son is 16 and went trick-or-treating with some friends his age. They got a lot of candy. He went as Shaggy from Scooby Doo, taking advantage of the fact that he already resembles the character. All he had to do was let his chin whiskers grow, put on a t-shirt and go.
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