# My wife did a great job decorating for Halloween... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801 "2007-10-31T23:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/1 "2007-10-31T23:31:52Z")
and no one has rang our bell yet. I feel bad. She went all out. Fog machine. Life-size mummy and witch with glowees and sound, spiders, tombstones, and whatnot. Problem is this is our fist Halloween here, and we live in a smallish neighborhood out in the sticks. All the houses are well off the street and hidden by trees. The privacy is great most of the time, but not conducive to trick or treating. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/2 "2007-11-01T00:07:49Z")
That’s too bad. Post some pics, we’ll ooh and aah. ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/3 "2007-11-01T00:09:17Z")
I would love to oooohhhhh and ahhhhhhh! I’ve been told I’m really good at it! I can’t wait to see the pics. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/4 "2007-11-01T00:09:56Z")
Hang on! ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/5 "2007-11-01T00:19:30Z")
Ok, I’m new to Flickr, but here it goes: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1810592545/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1810592545/) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1811437524/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1811437524/) and my little guy… cause I couldn’t resist [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1810592743/](http://www.flickr.com/photos/16979723@N07/1810592743/) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/6 "2007-11-01T00:26:36Z")
Awww…Superbaby is _adorable_. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/7 "2007-11-01T00:27:55Z")
Oooh! Aaah! Seriously – very cool! And your son is adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/8 "2007-11-01T00:31:00Z")
Thanks. You guys are the best. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/9 "2007-11-01T00:35:54Z")
Ditto what they said. I love the spider looming on the lintel. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/10 "2007-11-01T00:36:35Z")
[QUOTE=Southern Yankee] no one has rang our bell yet [/QUOTE] Damn, brother. Start eating grits, and you’ll practically be a native. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/11 "2007-11-01T00:37:39Z")
That look fantastic, **Southern Yankee**! You tell your wife that she did a _great_ job with decorating, and those people that didn’t show up at your door are just SOL, because they missed a _REAL_ treat! ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/12 "2007-11-01T00:40:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **KneadToKnow** > > Damn, brother. Start eating grits, and you’ll practically be a native. I do love me some grits. But are you saying it’s not an uncommon situation? Because in our last neighborhood (in Charlotte) Halloween was HUGE. The whole neighborhood was out and about and it was awesome. We’re in Union County now and the houses are much further apart. We barely ever see our neighbors. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/13 "2007-11-01T00:42:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by\*\* nonacetone\*\* > > That look fantastic, Southern Yankee! > You tell your wife that she did a great job with decorating, and those people that didn’t show up at your door are just SOL, because they missed a REAL treat! I sure will. I brought her home some flowers after work tonight to tell her how much I loved the fact she went all out for the kids like that. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/14 "2007-11-01T00:43:37Z")
Oh, no. I was commenting on your very Southern conjugation of the verb _to ring_. 🙂 You’ve gone native, **Southern Yankee**. Must be all that clean air out in Union Co. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/15 "2007-11-01T00:45:27Z")
Ok, you just made me snort. Guess I’m gettin’ comfy down here. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/16 "2007-11-01T00:45:52Z")
Whoa, I’m calling your wife to decorate my house/barn next year. Excellent job! And Superbaby is adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/17 "2007-11-01T00:59:54Z")
Wow! She did a great job with the decorations. I love the pile of bones in the grave yard. I have to agree with **twickster** about superbaby…He is adorable! She definitely deserves a really big OOOHHHHHHHHH AAAHHHHHHHHH ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/18 "2007-11-01T01:02:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Shryn King** > > OOOHHHHHHHHH > AAAHHHHHHHHH They’re right, you ARE good at that! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/19 "2007-11-01T01:14:13Z")
Nice job. I like the shroud on the mummy, nice touch. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801/20 "2007-11-01T01:25:12Z")
You know, I’m not all that into halloween, and clearly an adult, but I’d LOVE to trick or treat there! Great job… all the right stuff! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-did-a-great-job-decorating-for-halloween/424801.md?page=2)