Spamage

[wordinista]

Dear Little Child Who Just Rang My Doorbell and Got The Bejesus Scared Out Of You By My Patchwork Cujo,

Uh, did I miss something, or did they change the whole "Only Trick or Treat at the Houses Where Porch Lights Are ON" rule?  I'm sorry, but there have been too many Halloweens where I have spent a small mint on candy, only to have it gone un-trick-or-treated.  Or whatever.  Please do not look at me like I am the Grinch that stole your Fun-Sized Snickers when I tell you as politely as I can, while my dog is barking like a moron in the background, that we aren't doing candy this year.  THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY.

Also, what was that costume?  A demonic pirate cheerleader?  Bzuh? 

Grouchily yours,
Bunneh

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

Well, I spent last night refusing to respond to the doorbell either. In my case that was to save the kiddies from getting an earful from me on the subject of Halloween. It is not and - despite what the morons at AOL insisted in putting in my events calendar yesterday - never has been a UK celebration. Unless someone moved my town to the USA (perish the thought!) last night, why were they ringing my doorbell?

Anyway, with everything you've had to deal with recently, I'm sure buying sweets for neighbourhood kids was the last thing on your mind. Let the little buggers see it as a life-lesson, is all I can say.

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

*snickers* Well, I don't think I can really blame UK kiddies for finding appeal in the concept of dressing up and getting free candy. But I take your point.

There are a few things that kind of make Halloween a "meh" holiday for me, and a large part of it is weather-related. It's still so warm down here, and for me, Halloween was the epitome of autumn. So it's hard to get into the right frame of mind. The same thing goes for Christmas, actually. It's very hard to get into that mindset when it's eighty degrees out. (Actually, and maybe it's a result of having read "A Christmas Carol" too many times, but I would love to someday spend Christmas in England.)