Did YOU check your kid's halloween candy?

[Tranquilis]

No offense, but back in my day, anyone who gave out pennies or nickles was the lamest of the lame.

After the toothpicks, we didn’t care. Still don’t.

[Lateralus]

*Originally posted by bluecrayola *
**I checked for Mary Janes and butterscotch candies. Both are poisonous tasting. **

Pardon my ignorance, but, what the hell is Mary Jane?

[Neidhart]

When I was a kid, we didn’t know anybody in the neighborhood (still don’t, as a matter of fact), so if I hadn’t accepted candy from strangers I’d have had no fun at all on Halloween.

I did get a popcorn ball once, but could only eat one bite as it was neither salted nor buttered.

[obfusciatrist]

*Originally posted by Jophiel *
**

But the point is moot, I don’t/won’t have kids, and if I did, they wouldn’t trick-or-treat. I hated it when I was a kid, I’m not going to subject them to it

Really? Go back to Russia, you communist! Actually, I didn’t know any kids hated the holiday, but to each their own. Hopefully, you’d let them do it if they wanted to, though.**

Well, I won’t be having any, but if I did and they really wanted to, I suppose I would let them.

But really, is there anything worse than being forced to dress like an idiot so you can wander the neighborhood begging for handouts like a homeless person? All so you can end up with more candy than you will ever eat and 40% of which are some disgusting thing (candy corn, cherry or watermelon flavors, etc.) you wouldn’t want to eat even if you could possibly consume everything in the bag.

As soon as I could, I convinced my mom to let me go to my grandparents house where I would “help” hand out candy. “Help” meaning I sat in the basement reading a book or watching TV.