Halloween Trick

[GenesForLife]

what bastards, shoot the morons, brainwashing children is NOT on... I'd sue the effing bastards

[GenesForLife]

The stupidest thing about that comic was the fact the two were "standing" when the skeleton gets left behind!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You could always get Zilla to visit.

I need to get to College Park anyway.

[Ian]

Oztraylyans don't go trick-or-treating?

Pity that. It's great fun for kids! I don't think it teaches kids that begging is okay at all; it's a once-a-year holiday, and kids know not to bother with houses that aren't lit up. And it certainly doesn't "indoctrinate" children into anything. Kids get to pick out fun or spooky characters and dress up as them once a year. My twins were Minnie Mouse and a train engineer. It was really cute.

It's also fun for adults who like to decorate the house and see the local neighborhood kids dressed up in costumes when we hand out candy. And houses who don't participate simply leave their porch lights off for a couple hours (if they're even home); nobody labels them sticks in the mud.

And personally, Halloween was even more fun for me when I was a single adult than when I was a kid. Now that's a fun night to go out to a nightclub. Costumes are great conversation starters. And if I may quote the movie Mean Girls: "Halloween is the one night a year that a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it."

Anyway, as for what I'm going to do about my neighbor down the street, I'll have a decision on that tonight after I get home.

[lsdetroit]

if your neighbor's have kids i would try giving them cult pamphlets, the weirdest you can find. if you are confronted while doing so kill them with kindness. if that doesnt work there is always the classic egging of the house. or u could put 10 boxes of instant mashed potatoes on their lawn so the next time it rains their yard looks like giant popped zit.

[Rum]

if your neighbor's have kids i would try giving them cult pamphlets, the weirdest you can find. if you are confronted while doing so kill them with kindness. if that doesnt work there is always the classic egging of the house. or u could put 10 boxes of instant mashed potatoes on their lawn so the next time it rains their yard looks like giant popped zit.

U haz the numbah of ds beastie!

[Xamonas Chegwé]

One night, write "Hail Satan - Lord Of This World" on his lawn in herbicide.

[AshtonBlack]

One night, write "Hail Satan - Lord Of This World" on his lawn in herbicide.

Easier would be "666" and a pentagram. Try to get the reaction on tape.... youtube is calling.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

One night, write "Hail Satan - Lord Of This World" on his lawn in herbicide.

Easier would be "666" and a pentagram. Try to get the reaction on tape.... youtube is calling.

And lawn fertiliser works just as well.

[charlou]

One night, write "Hail Satan - Lord Of This World" on his lawn in herbicide.

hehehe

Anyway, as for what I'm going to do about my neighbor down the street, I'll have a decision on that tonight after I get home.

[recursive prophet]

I'd say you're way ahead of these folks and therefore shouldn't consider getting even with them. It could lead to escalation for one thing. Never confront the ignorant unless it is unavoidable. They will "drag you down to their level and beat you with experience every time."

[BrettA]

One night, write "Hail Satan - Lord Of This World" on his lawn in herbicide.

And lawn fertiliser works just as well.

Fertiliser works better - any 'message' stays around for years, there's less real justification to replant and likely less environmental collateral damage...

[Ian]

Recursive Prophet is right that direct confrontation won't do much with these people. Besides, I'm not much of a confrontational person. The Mrs and I decided to send the cartoons back in their mailbox with a strongly-worded anonymous letter stating that this sort of thing directed towards small children is not acceptable in the neighborhood, and that we won't tolerate seeing it again. I imagine this house has already gotten a few complaints from other parents. Evangelical loonies are the exception rather than the rule in suburban Maryland (a big reason why I'll never move to the Deep South or the Heartland).

However, my wife really liked the idea of using herbicide to imprint a pentagram on their lawn. That course of action has been reserved for future use. :twisted: