# What is it about October 31 that makes people act like buttholes? (Mild) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201 "2008-10-30T03:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/21 "2008-10-30T14:29:38Z")
Watch out **Hippy Hollow**. There may be some kids on your lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/22 "2008-10-30T14:40:23Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Clicking on Amp’s second link caused my AV to register an intrusion alert. If you haven’t already found out. What’s that about then? The site appears to sell ads to people without vetting them properly–I get an anti-malware alert from the ad provider, not the site domain itself. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/23 "2008-10-30T14:54:49Z")
This is why I always hide my bodies right around Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/24 "2008-10-30T16:01:31Z")
Hide, hell. If I ever decided it was necessary to kill somebody and drive around with their bleeding body tied to the roof of my car, Halloween is the night I would do it. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/25 "2008-10-30T16:12:38Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Hide, hell. If I ever decided it was necessary to kill somebody and drive around with their bleeding body tied to the roof of my car, Halloween is the night I would do it. Think of all the compliments you’d get. “Oh, wow, it looks so real! That’s awesome! Where can I get one of those?” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/26 "2008-10-30T16:20:39Z")
The urge to post “Boo” in 72 point type was almost overwhelming. Remember, posting a link to that “stare at this until it screams at you” kind of image is a nearly-bannable offense. It’s not just Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/27 "2008-10-30T16:29:24Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > Holy shit, you actually fell for the foot sticking out of the trunk bit? Those things look so fake. Do you also believe people ride around with [baseballs or hockey pucks](http://www.soimmature.com/sub_pages/thumb_products_shatter.html) stuck in their windshields? Or with [bullet holes](http://www.bullet1.com/index.shtml) in their cars? Wow. That bullet holes website is the worst thing I’ve ever seen! Holy mackerel! Joe ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/28 "2008-10-30T16:49:03Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Wow. That bullet holes website is the worst thing I’ve ever seen! Holy mackerel! > > Joe Really? I checked it out just because of what you said. If this isn’t a whoosh, you have not been paying attention. The WORST thing you’ve ever seen? ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/29 "2008-10-30T16:58:33Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > It’s not making them act like buttholes. They are buttholes. This just gives them an excuse What an excellent summation. What drives me nuts is that there are religious drama queens who think that Halloween is a night for Satan worshipping and make a huge production out of not letting their kids trick-or-treat. Jeez - like anyone gives a crap. I wish to God they’d stop putting those stupid stories on the news. Only second to that are the teenagers who go around in regular clothes, then pound on your door when we don’t answer (the light is off - that means go away) demanding candy and yelling, “I know you’re in there!” Jackasses. I’d take the butthole pranksters mentioned in the OP any day. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/30 "2008-10-30T17:08:19Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Only second to that are the teenagers who go around in regular clothes, then pound on your door when we don’t answer (the light is off - that means go away) demanding candy and yelling, “I know you’re in there!” Jackasses. I’d take the butthole pranksters mentioned in the OP any day. Hand over the candy, old dude, or we egg your house back to the Stone Age! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/31 "2008-10-30T17:31:25Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Hide, hell. If I ever decided it was necessary to kill somebody and drive around with their bleeding body tied to the roof of my car, Halloween is the night I would do it. That’s what I meant to say; not so much “hide” as “move to the burial place.” Have the fake hand hanging out of your trunk for eleven months, so if a real one slips out, no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/32 "2008-10-30T18:09:30Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Really? I checked it out just because of what you said. If this isn’t a whoosh, you have not been paying attention. The WORST thing you’ve ever seen? Well, clearly, the Holocaust was worse. But yes, the jingoism, the eBay mentality - yes, it’s horrible! Joe ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/33 "2008-10-30T18:16:12Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > …it’s an excuse for women to dress like whores. 😕 And this is an argument AGAINST Halloween? Sounds more like a reason to extend the holiday year round. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/34 "2008-10-30T18:43:36Z")
I didn’t know there were Halloween Grinches! I agree with **Acid Lamp** , if I have to look at 3 months of light up reindeer and singing santas I want something cool to balance it out. And the trunk foot is the fakiest fake that ever faked. The ones I’ve seen don’t look remotely real. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/35 "2008-10-30T18:46:42Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > What drives me nuts is that there are religious drama queens who think that Halloween is a night for Satan worshipping I live with a former JW who still believes this. She’s getting better. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/36 "2008-10-30T21:24:11Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Well, clearly, the Holocaust was worse. > > But yes, the jingoism, the eBay mentality - yes, it’s horrible! > > Joe Ah, gotcha! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/37 "2008-10-30T22:12:10Z")
**Hippy Hollow** Why should we be penalized just because you can’t spot a fake foot? ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/38 "2008-10-30T22:12:18Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > It ain’t me. I have a hand sticking out of the trunk, and I live in North Carolina. > > The icing on the cake is that it’s right above a license plate that **clearly identifies me as a fireman and EMT.** > > (i’ll be taking it down after ToT tomorrow night.) That is awesome. Lends more “credibility” to driving around with appendages. I’m with all the Halloweenies here: it’s a fun time to goof off. And if any jackass teenagers come pounding on my door demanding candy I’ll release the hounds. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/39 "2008-10-30T22:16:34Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Look, I’m into Halloween as much as anyone. You clearly are not. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201/40 "2008-10-30T23:23:14Z")
As I type, there’s a gaggle of little girls across the street who are alternating screaming as loud as they possibly can (and I don’t mean normal play screams - they’re seeing if they can shriek up a lung), and then lying in the street pretending to be dead every time a car passes by. I see some discarded Halloween costumes on the lawn, so presumably they’re practicing up on their buttholery for tomorrow night. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201.md?page=3)