Well, It's Bible Belt Halloween or PI Halloween. This country's nuts!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Tomorrow's Halloween!

It's supposed to be a great fun time for kids, but US "adults" have managed to fuck up another perfectly good thing. Usually, it's one faction or another, now it's both.

Here in the south, the fundies still cry SATANISM! I heard this morning, that areas in the NW are moving it not to offend Wiccans...

IT'S AN OLD FRIKKING HOLIDAY GOD DAMN IT! THERE'S NO REAL MEANING TO IT ANYMORE OTHER THAN GIVING KIDS CANDY!

Damn, now, I'm going to have to eat all those Reese's Peanut Butter Cups by myself.

</end rant>

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Giving away free candy to kids is SATANIC!!!!!!!

LOL

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. Now, if we charged them for tthe candy at a respectable profit, it would

be Godly.

[jdj]

16. that is so funny.

and so true.

[flygal]

25. OMG - good one

I lived in the south for a while - the more jewelry and make-up you wore, the more "Godly" you were. All about the $$$$.

[SoCalDem]

26. I'm a cheapo lazy person.. I don't give out candy anymore

We do not have that many kids in our neighborhood, and I don't think I want to even bother with it.:)

I will huddle in the back of the house,,with lights out..:)

sorry goblins..get your mini snickers next door :)

[tanyev]

3. Yeah, if they want candy

they should just go out and get a job instead of asking for handouts.

[dweller]

4. yeah, well we grew up in a time

"when it was better for good people to dress up and pretend to be evil, than it was for evil people to pretend to be good."


Garrison Keillor, tonite on PHC. And you know he was referring to *moron and crew.

dp

[karlrschneider]

11. I heard that line, it was GREAT!

:D
(I hate these short 'kick' posts when other people do it. But when I do, it's okay.) :evilgrin:

[dweller]

13. yaknow, karlshneider,

anytime i get a response, it's okay by me . . .

:hi:

dp

[kiahzero]

5. Not quite.

http://www.witchvox.com/holidays/samhain/1031_samhain_history.html

[Kukesa]

6. Here in SW Ohio we had Halloween tonight

instead of tomorrow, because tomorrow is Sunday (doncha know) and Sunday is for God. Halloween is Satanic and we can't have all those little ghosts and goblins begging for candy on Sunday, now can we?

I'm going to have to eat all those Butterfingers by myself, too.

[DuaneBidoux]

9. This does not encourage me that Ohio could go blue

[Kukesa]

15. We're fighting for every vote; we really are. n/t

[Philostopher]

24. Did they do it in Cinci, too?

Shrub's doing a big whoop-de-do at Great American Ballpark tomorrow, there were people sniffling about having to make a decision whether to go and adore His Highness or take their kids out for Beggars' Night. Gee, that's a tough call -- which pagan celebration will they partake in?

[Chescher]

7. What a joke.

Isn't it amazing how seemingly (a'hem) normal adults can wreck something meant to be amusing for a kid. LOL

I mean, please, they surely took candy as kids... so I guess this means they'll be rotting in hell for it? And what? They want to protect their kids from rotting in hell, too?? All under the guise of God.

Interesting that they are sometimes the very same way about social programs that they, too, benefited from when they were young. But they can't possibly reach into those pockets and help find ways to fund what their children might potentially need, just because it goes against the word of God. Boneheads.

I bastardized your rant with my rant-ette, B_... but I'm with you... Hell, it's just Halloween . And crap, now I"m going to have to eat all the M&Ms by myself. ((will definitely need milk))

[Maple]

8. Your history classes

are sadly lacking in facts, which give rise to this kind of nonsense.

Halloween has nothing to do with 'Satan' or witches or goblins or anything else like that.

Mind you, it has nothing to do with kids going door to door and getting candy either. Sheesh.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

17. We know that, dearie...

The original slowly grew into the celebration for kids where, IMHO, it belongs. Lighten up.

[ThoughtCriminal]

10. Fundy kids only allowed to worship Satan on Saturday

:evilfrown:

[carolinalady]

12. here in south east north carolina we addressed it

by not addressing it all it was officially in the paper as unclear whether trick or treating would be sat or sun so my kids and i drove around our closest neighborhoods to make sure we did not miss it!

[toddaa]

14. Des Moines, IA has always done it a night early

Well, we've always done it this way for the past 45 years or so. Check this out and tell me we aren't nutty in central Iowa.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/ENT/41007010/1001/NEWS&template=printart

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

18. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

Pilgrims.


LOL. I gotta love that one!

[Ivan Sputnik]

19. Apparently it does have real meaning

if it's bending people out of shape like this. So it's OK to be "Satanic" as long as you don't do it on a Sunday?

[Behind the Aegis]

20. little heathens

Some showed up at my door tonight and rang the bell, even though the porch light is NOT on! I was in my office and my partner was on the couch, but couldn't get his pants buttoned fast enough (he was relaxing!). I told him if one more rang the bell I would put up a sign that read: "Halloween is on SUNDAY! IF you are too religious to trick-or-treat tomorrow night, you shouldn't be out TONIGHT!" Only one more family tramped though my yard, but the could see me glaring through my office window (I have a blind slat open so I can catch the asshat who stole my Kerry sign), they moved on! :)

If this holiday is sacrilegious on Sunday, it is sacrilegious EVERY day! As a witch, I could care less what they think about my holiday, but I will sure as Hell not switch nights to convince them and disrespect my own holiday!

</end rant>

[Kimber Scott]

21. I say we let the south secede!

LOL! Just kidding.

Happy Halloween!

[Walt Starr]

22. Sorry, but there is meaning to it besides the kids meaning

As a Wiccan, I find it an incredibly important Holy Day.

That said, the images of witch costumes do not offend me and the celerations of children on this Holy Day have nothing to do with my religion.

I'll give out candy and will be dressing as a pirate tomorrow. Later, I'll observe the religious significance in private.

[mitchum]

23. I told all of the kids who came by tonight to come back on Sunday...

since that is Halloween. I will have candy for them then. It's not my fault their parents are religous nuts who sent them out tonight.