If you are not a virgin, you are too old to trick or treat.

Quote: Doc

For the fourth year in a row, we had no trick-or-treaters at all. Our condo development has relatively few children, and the configuration would make it a bit difficult for a group of kids to go door to door other than in their own building.

Nevertheless, the possibility that we might have kids come by, combined with the Boy Scouts' admonition to "Be Prepared", means that we always have to stock up on candy and later consume it ourselves. :-)

I HEAR THAT! For the first time in .......ever, I bought two 48 count boxes of granola bars. That's the only thing I can mostly keep out of. Had I known in advance, I would have given a whole box to each of the 2 halloweeners that came by.

Quote: dm

Are you then saying your sex life left lots of time to study math and probability?

What math nerd can't say that?

Tell me about it. I could have been trick-or-treating up until the age of 26, which not coincidentally, is the year AFTER I graduated from my post-graduate studies. There weren't many women in Astronomy and Physics.

we had zero trick or treaters last night in our apartment complex. i dont get it. wouldnt it make more sense trick or treating in apartment complexes? like you can hit up a lot of places in a short amount of time. didnt even open the bags of candy so guess we will return it today. i dont care much for sweets and my dads a diabetic.

No trick-or-treaters for me (I live in a high rise) but I did help friends distribute about 48 bags-worth of mini candy bars at their house. They live in a Chicago neighborhood that's a magnet for trick-or-treating for some reason.

It was pretty fun, sitting on the front porch, drinking wine, and yelling "Happy Halloween" about a million times. Best moment was when a kid, maybe four years old, came up wearing a thick wig. When we asked him who he was (meaning who he was supposed to be) he said, "I'm Chris!" His mom had to tell us he was actually supposed to be Blagojevich. Poor kid, probably couldn't even pronouce it.

Next year I'm totally doing trivia.

each apartment building in our complex is 2 stories high with 8 apartments in each building with the entrance to each apartment on the outside so its not like going into a highrise so i dont really understand why there were no trick or treaters.

Gave out 170 cups of candy to the children and 46 cups of high octane hot chocolate to the adults. Last year was 125 cups of candy and 75 frozen Margaritas. Too chilly this year for frozen drinks, so the blender was replaced by the crock pot.

I do like the virgin rule. Maybe instead of the sign the points "children" to the candy table and "adults" to the booze table, I should label the sign "<--- virgins" and "non-virgins --->".

Quote: Doc

We have multiple, always-stocked candy bowls around the place -- mints, Lindt Truffles, etc. -- and have to reload frequently. Halloween just gives an excuse to add to the variety. Last night, a bag of mini-Snickers was on hand, just in case, and went right to the freezer to be prepped for maximum enjoyment! (You have seen photos of me, haven't you?)

Where do you live? I would like to come by and introduce myself to your bowls. Do you keep nestle crunch on hand?

Quote: dm

Not nearly as mean as them molesters. I saw it as a hit, you saw it as a miss.

I have to side with Nareed. Mr. V came off like a dick in that post. Nothing funny about a pedophile or an abused child.

Quote: Scotty71

I have to side with Nareed. Mr. V came off like a dick in that post. Nothing funny about a pedophile or an abused child.

Nothing funny about the flawed statement by the OP.

What about people who are NOT virgins, due to the actions of others, against their wishes?

Who is this elitist OP who deigns to tell them they are unworthy
to ritualistically beg strangers for candy?

Isn't that just heaping insult onto indignity and trauma?

Bad form, that.

I only used the "priest butt-bangs altar boy" example because it is so common.

It could just as easily be a girl whose Wicked Uncle Earnie has been sexually molesting / having intercourse with her since age 7.

My point: trick or treating should NOT just be for "virgins."

It should be for "kids" ... all kids.