Comments on: On Halloween http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/ One doesn't *become* a Southern lady. You either are, or you're not. No amount of acclimation will make up for a lack of upbringing based on bare feet, good manners, and the mastery of puddling rather than sweating. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ALF http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1626 ALF Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:38:02 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1626 That's so sad! We got 10 very cute, very polite trick or treaters. Too bad I bought enough candy for 10,000... That’s so sad! We got 10 very cute, very polite trick or treaters. Too bad I bought enough candy for 10,000…

]]> By: Laurel http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1622 Laurel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:44:30 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1622 Hi--I clicked over from The Good Kind of Dorky! Everyone is reporting disappointing numbers of mooching teenage trick or treaters! Makes me slightly less jealous that I live in a kid-free apartment building... we didn't even buy candy. Hi–I clicked over from The Good Kind of Dorky!

Everyone is reporting disappointing numbers of mooching teenage trick or treaters! Makes me slightly less jealous that I live in a kid-free apartment building… we didn’t even buy candy.

]]> By: Kamen http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1620 Kamen Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:18:31 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1620 Ha, we used to live on Ellwood, a couple of times actually. Yep, we went to church for ye ole' Fall Fest, but RCC does it up right for the little ones. Ha, we used to live on Ellwood, a couple of times actually.

Yep, we went to church for ye ole’ Fall Fest, but RCC does it up right for the little ones.

]]> By: John http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1618 John Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:28:34 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1618 We had nary a treater. Last year, the lone visitor was a 14-year-old kid in street clothes at 9:00 -- I gave him all three pounds of mini candy bars we had. His eyes bugged out of his head, and I imagined he scampered off cackling. I'm sort of surprised he didn't come by tonight... We had nary a treater. Last year, the lone visitor was a 14-year-old kid in street clothes at 9:00 — I gave him all three pounds of mini candy bars we had. His eyes bugged out of his head, and I imagined he scampered off cackling. I’m sort of surprised he didn’t come by tonight…

]]> By: Sarah http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1615 Sarah Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:30:31 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1615 We must live oh so close together because we decided not to do halloween for the same reasons. In fact, when I heard trick or treaters outside (ones that sounded like high schoolers) I went so far as to cut off the living room light because I thought it might shine outside. This just makes me sad because one of my childhood dreams of being an adult was getting to pass out candy to little kids and have spooky music playing in the background. Someday... We must live oh so close together because we decided not to do halloween for the same reasons. In fact, when I heard trick or treaters outside (ones that sounded like high schoolers) I went so far as to cut off the living room light because I thought it might shine outside. This just makes me sad because one of my childhood dreams of being an adult was getting to pass out candy to little kids and have spooky music playing in the background. Someday…

]]> By: RA http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1614 RA Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:24:19 +0000 http://madeinrichmond.net/on-halloween/#comment-1614 Tonight, we only got one intruder into our no-candy night. It involved pounding on the door and yells of "WHERE'S THE CANDY?" So endearing. I don't regret the decision not to hand out candy at all, even if it was the very first thing we did in the neighborhood as new homeowners. The nostalgia has been replaced by cold cynicism. Tonight, we only got one intruder into our no-candy night. It involved pounding on the door and yells of “WHERE’S THE CANDY?” So endearing. I don’t regret the decision not to hand out candy at all, even if it was the very first thing we did in the neighborhood as new homeowners. The nostalgia has been replaced by cold cynicism.

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