# Free candy that doesn't come from a guy in a panel van: A Halloween MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 31, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244 "2016-10-31T10:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/41 "2016-10-31T22:35:02Z")
Mom and I are part of the church choir, so yesterday we stayed after church, had a sandwich lunch, and did a special 90-minute after-church choir practice in preparation for the Christmas cantata. We started out separating the men from the women before bringing them together and doing all 4 parts at once. Choir got out much earlier than expected, which was good because Mom, Alex, Alex-offspring and I had plans. We went into Chesapeake to hear the Tidewater Guitar Quartet play. They were wonderful. I especially liked their selections from “West Side Story”. Afterwards, we hit up a nice Thai place for dinner. It had been too long since I’d had a good Pad Thai. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/42 "2016-10-31T23:05:57Z")
Blerf! It’s only a Halloween MMP if half the posts trail off because the doorbe… ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/43 "2016-10-31T23:33:22Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Mom and I are part of the church choir, so yesterday we stayed after church, had a sandwich lunch, and did a special 90-minute after-church choir practice in preparation for the Christmas cantata. \It’s not even Thanksgiving yet.\ ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/44 "2016-10-31T23:45:52Z")
Welcome home, **Moooom**. If anyone asks, uhhh…we used coasters. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/45 "2016-10-31T23:51:08Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Welcome home, **Moooom**. If anyone asks, uhhh…we used coasters. It was amazin’ to see how far they went when we shot 'em out of that cannon. Ummm… I mean we sat our drinks on them like good boys and girls the whole time **MOOOOOOM**. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/46 "2016-10-31T23:51:15Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Mom and I are part of the church choir, so yesterday we stayed after church, had a sandwich lunch, and did a special 90-minute after-church choir practice in preparation for the Christmas cantata. We started out separating the men from the women before bringing them together and doing all 4 parts at once. > > Choir got out much earlier than expected, which was good because Mom, Alex, Alex-offspring and I had plans. We went into Chesapeake to hear the Tidewater Guitar Quartet play. They were wonderful. I especially liked their selections from “West Side Story”. > > Afterwards, we hit up a nice Thai place for dinner. It had been too long since I’d had a good Pad Thai. I’m in the mixed choir for the December [del]heathen[/del] humanist meet up. The theme of one medley is _Happy_. I’ll solo on the third verse of \*Don’t Worry, Be Happy \*. It also includes _So Happy Together_ and the Pentatonics’ _Happy_. TThe other song is _Solstice_. I’m having to learn both alto and tenor parts, as we always have an imbalance of men and women and I can do either. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/47 "2016-10-31T23:56:12Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Welcome home, **Moooom**. If anyone asks, uhhh…we used coasters. What does it mean, “coasters”? ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/48 "2016-11-01T00:48:12Z")
Coasters [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBr2bgAbcM&list=RDAbBr2bgAbcM#t=40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBr2bgAbcM&list=RDAbBr2bgAbcM#t=40) ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/49 "2016-11-01T01:11:10Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > is that the kitty that you rescued that you thought youd have to rehome a while back? No. I had adopted a cat back in April and he just wouldn’t adjust. I had him for 6 months and he was still hiding. There were days I could pet him, then he’d go back to running and hiding from me. It was always a step forward, then a step back. After he started peeing on my clothes and ripping up the carpet… I just don’t think he was ever going to be happy here. I took him back to the shelter, it’s a no kill shelter. Then I got a new cat who is the opposite of the first one. This cat is super friendly, bold, and curious. He came right in and made himself at home. He’s a really nice cat, as **Sunny** says, he lets me do a lot to him that other cats probably wouldn’t tolerate. **Sunny** my niece and her boys are taking over my son’s old bedroom in my mother’s house. They do need the space, but all along my mother has been telling me she is keeping his room as it is and there was no hurry to get the stuff out. Now I feel like it has been sprung on me. The other thing that pissed me off is that I never hear from my niece and then she calls me and jumps right in with no hello, no how are you, just when are you coming to get all this stuff because I need the room and can we just throw everything out? And they probably will throw a bunch of stuff out and the deny it. They act like they can just call me up and I’m supposed to stop everything I am doing and drive 2+ hours to get there because\*\*\* NOW\*\*\* they want the room cleaned out. F’ them! My fault I should have gone and gotten it sooner. My mother will tell me it’s okay to take my time, but she is probably bitching to everybody else about it being there. Sorry, don’t mean to bitch, but I get tired of her back stabbing, sneaky bullshit. It’s why I never want to go there - I really have a hard time dealing with her. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/50 "2016-11-01T02:07:47Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Oh shit! > ::Hurriedly puts coaster under drink:: > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > pssst! _language_ Does this mean we have to stop farting and scratching ourselves as well? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/51 "2016-11-01T02:10:14Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What does it mean, “coasters”? > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Coasters > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBr2bgAbcM&list=RDAbBr2bgAbcM#t=40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbBr2bgAbcM&list=RDAbBr2bgAbcM#t=40) Silly lady [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kOHIIEOam_8/maxresdefault.jpg "Knoebels Phoenix POV Wooden Roller Coaster Onride Amusement Park Elysburg PA HD 1080p") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOHIIEOam_8) ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/52 "2016-11-01T02:24:45Z")
No, this is silly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxEZ0kLQ38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxEZ0kLQ38) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/53 "2016-11-01T02:49:40Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Does this mean we have to stop farting and scratching ourselves as well? It would be well advised, depending upon the type of [surgery](http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/31/woman-seriously-burnt-after-her-fart-started-a-fire-in-the-middle-of-surgery-6225848/) one is undergoing. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/54 "2016-11-01T02:51:13Z")
Well, for the 11th consecutive year I bought way to much candy and have to make the decision of (1) throwing it away or (2) eating it myself. I’ll probably keep the KitKat bars and toss the Milky Way bars. Only about 20-25 kids, down from previous years. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/55 "2016-11-01T03:14:13Z")
Busy at work tonight, and juding by the scent on a large portion of my customers, they were buying candy to celebrate “Halloweed”😉 [quote=“kopek, post:51, topic:770244”] Silly lady [/QUOTE] OOOOOOOO > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > No, this is silly > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxEZ0kLQ38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxEZ0kLQ38) No, [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2ViNJFZC8) is silly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/56 "2016-11-01T03:46:47Z")
No ToTers tonight. ☹ I’ll take the chawklit and stickers to one of my cow-orkers for his 7 year old daughter and 5 year old granddaughter. 😃 Tomorrow, I have an eye appointment with the pro in Nashville, so I can sleep an extra hour. I should be out around lunch, so I’ll go down the street to either my one of my favorite Vietnamese places or the rockin’ cumpling place (the two best Vietnamese restaurants, the rockin’ dumpling place and the big international supermarket are all in the same shopping center 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/57 "2016-11-01T09:39:12Z")
Up, cffeinated, and sheveled. Hockey after work.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/58 "2016-11-01T10:11:31Z")
Happy Toosday! It’s friggin’ cold outside. We had to turn the heat on last night. I’m up way too early. No _Columbo_ though, as the hallmark channel started Christmas movies 24/7 over the weekend. Today is some irk, some cooking, some cleaning, SSDD ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/59 "2016-11-01T10:28:00Z")
Commercials or not, all I want is someone showing RHPS to include the UNCUT Superheroes (last song before the credits). Is that too much to ask? also, Blurf! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244/60 "2016-11-01T11:08:44Z")
Good morning - such as it is. I slept like the dead last night, which I needed, and it was a pleasure to shower and not have a shower curtain sticking to whatever body part happened to touch it. Last night, \*\*FCD \*\*cut the sleeves off an old sweatshirt for Higgs to keep her from scratching herself raw. It looks a bit goofy, but it seems to be helping, so yay. Ziva crawled on top of me in bed last night to get skritches - in fact, both cats were really needy and clingy. Higgs was just glad to be home. And I have a pile of stuff awaiting my attention, so back to the grind. Happy Tuesday!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-candy-that-doesnt-come-from-a-guy-in-a-panel-van-a-halloween-mmp/770244.md?page=4)