Happy hollow weenie!

[Retroboy]

...said the confused sailor with a problem.

Howdja celebrate? How many kids did you get willing to trade tooth-rotting catalysts for not torching your car? Is it getting calmer as time passes are you just as psycho around your parts as always?

-- Retro

[Tiresias]

I went on a pubcrawl last night, nothing really too lazy/broke/embarrassed for costumes :/

[tyrion]

Personally I dressed my son as a spider and ate cake at his play group this morning.

Thankfully I avoided the trick or treaters this evening as I was locked in a secure building with security guards on duty with the toffees.

As for burning cars I grew out of that weeks ago.

[Avatar 720]

Nothing, halloween's fun for a while, but in the end it's just the same thing over and over and it gets very boring, so im the guy who eats whatevers left at the end :)

[the_sidewinder]

I carved myself a

http://tn1-1.pv.deviantart.com/fs20/150/f/2007/294/2/c/Love__WCC_by_jayzyro.png

[Sir Plasma]

excellent, sidewinder!

I lurked in a pickup truck trying to startle passing kids. The 'hood seems desolate this year, though.

[Starblade]

I'll be handing out candy, watching the occasional monster movie on TV, and eating whatever candy I decide I don't want to give out. Speaking of which, I could go for some chocolate right about now.

[SubakuGaara]

anyone over the age of 10 who dresses up for halloween is a loser. that is my stance and I'm sticking to it.

[Retroboy]

/me quietly and sadly takes off vampire cape that was used at door to get squeals of delight from cute little kiddie trick-or-treaters...

[Ammon Ra]

Nothing. I don't even know when exactly Halloween supposedly happens.

It's surprising how a celebration that's supposed to remember and cherish the dead turned into children running around pleading for teeth-rotting-catalysts, as retro exquisitely put it, when in the hands of capitalists. :p

[Shaitan]

It totally depends on your reasons for dressing up. I almost did for a halloween party, does that make everyone there a loser?

I'm taking time to relax after a bunch of philosophy papers, and catching up on more readings. I haven't done anything for halloween in years.

[Guilliman]

I played (and still am) Dwarf Fortress >.<

Halloween never was big until 3-4 years ago here, I never really experienced it as a kid where I live, tho now it's becoming very popular. Tho, I wont do anything for it anyway, not alone thats boring :p.

Maybe in a few years, if I go live with my girlfriend, she likes to dress up and all. Together it can prove to be fun times at Halloween, but currently I wont bother.

[Cable]

I hosed my garden path as the air turned frosty.

[Caesar]

I'm working.

[AceRimmer]

I was at a friend's house for the evening.

I don't honestly understand what the occasion is even for, in fact, even if it has any relevance to us Australians. But kids seem to enjoy it so I won't stop them :p

/me shuffles off to troll some other thread

[Exsus]

I have an Armband with the Inquisition I on it and a Hand sized notebook that i made look bloody and glued the inquisition I on again.

[Locutus]

I'm spending the night watching Andromeda and wondering why the heck they let strangely dressed little kids into the dorm...

[MaD_hAmiSh]

Doing calculus, lots of calculus.

It IS pretty scary though.

[Paladin]

Sitting sadly with a bowl full of candy because noone came to my door :(

[Sir Plasma]

I am now full of leftover Mars Bars. Night everyone! Have a happy... November?

[Cable]

Were they too scared Paladin?

[Troubleshooter]

Took the kids Trick or Treating, carved WoW WoW Wubzy into my pumpkin (it rules) and ate some candy. All in all, a good one... except every single person thought my youngest was a boy. How is a pumpkin outfit in any way masculine?

@Paladin : Dont sweat it.. because of how our house faces the road, we practically have to roll out a red carpet to attract victims, er... kids.

[Question]

Halloween is not celebrated in Singapore.

Well technically it is, some clubs and stuff usually holds parties, but...its not a HOLIDAY.

[Kapyrna]

I had work 'til seven at a toy store, where it was deathly quiet with all the spoiled rotten kids out hunting in my neighborhood , then I got home and handed out candy to said spoiled rotten kids. Yay for rich snobby parents.

[Mullertime]

Think I'll play Dungeon Keeper...

Yes, it's 2.40 am for me, and I have lectures tomorrow from 10-4, but I think I'll play a few games, just for Halloween purposes.

Got meself a large Halloween party at the Student Union bar tomorrow (It's being done tomorrow, because the bar closes at 12 on wednesdays, but stays open until 2 on Thursdays). I've got my scythe all prepared and blood-stained. Jus need some black body-paint...

@Paladin
More for you!
Better for you to stuff your face with it, than some twerp-in-a-cape, who doesn't really deserve any of your candy, essentially blackmailing you to give them sweets.

[Salamander]

I don't think I have ever seen anyone even dress up for halloween in Adelaide, let alone going to people's houses. I spent the day playing Dwarf Fortress, which I will probably do again today aswell.

[Paladin]

Muller: Halloween was my favorite holiday as a kid. Getting sanction to dress up and play pretend (Since my mother HATED that sort of play, and wouldn't allow me any other time of the year... Stuck my costumes away in the closet for the rest of the year on the basis of wanting to keep them in good condition for next year, as if there was ever a year where they still fit... And I'd get in trouble if I got them down again during the year... grrrr) was a huge deal to me. Running around after dark, pretending to be a vampire or wizard or whatever that year happened to be was a major highlight to me.

Since I'm now a grownup, getting to see the little ones having their fun and see their faces light up when I give out big handfuls of candy (I always stock up a huge amount so that I can give each kid a bunch, not just one little mini-hershey's or whatever) is the only way I get to participate.

So it's rather depressing to me when nobody comes.

But what can I do... I live in a second floor apartment and people can't always figure out how to get to my door...

[Hoag's Object]

anyone over the age of 10 who dresses up for halloween is a loser. that is my stance and I'm sticking to it.

Bet your the life and soul of any party.

Dressing up is fun, especially if you really make an effort, are orginal and go with friends. Dressing up as the guys from a Clockwork Orange is not fucking original, stop it for christs sake. As was said in Buffy, Haloween is the only time of the year one can become someone else. A theme that was demonstrated by my use of masks.

I played beer pong with some friends, but not enough to get absolutley shitfaced, a nice buzz if you will. Throughout this period we had little 7 year olds trick or treating. We are poor students so all we could give them was instant noodles and salt and vinegar crisps, the dissapointment in their faces was pretty depressing. Then I went to the Student nightclub type thing (UEA WAterfront represent!) with 2 of my mates as Splicers from Bioshock. Creepy ass venetian masks, suits, white shirt and boe tie. Had a blast, the pretty girls commenting on the quality of my cotume, as well as the guy who I genuinley creeped out by moving my head like a bird and saying 'Jesus loves me this I know' were both huge ego boosters.

It was great fun, and I eagerly await the facebook photo's tomorrow.

[General Nuke Em]

In lecture, now in my dorm room.

[Mullertime]

@Paladin

Stick a sign on your window saying "I have much candy! Go to [insert directions here]" ;)

At uni, me and my mate want to put up a sign saying "This is SPARTA!", in the window, in fake-blood.

Of course, I can understand ur enjoyment as seeing other people happy. I know what you mean. Though I myself have never really felt it, I can understand the fun of seeing kids enjoying a holiday/event, and essentially getting involved in the holiday, and in way... becoming a kid again.
I'm just a cynical bastard, I'm afraid.

So please take my previous post with a sprinkle of sarcasm and cynisism :) and I hope u get either a few late-comers or many next year

@Hoag's Object
Dressing up is fun, especially if you really make an effort, are orginal and go with friends
ABSOLUTELY!
Just out of interest, is a Dark Angel original enough?

[Kapyrna]

You have a W40K Dark Angel costume!? Awesome! Originality is moot with that kind of get up!

[Dark Angel N00b]

I think he meant a biblical angel, but dark.

But either is cool!

[Retroboy]

Also, Pally, there's nothing saying you can't go downstairs and set up a chair and folding table and take a good book to read for an hour or two. :)

I usually find the best kids are in the 5-to-7 year old range, although the parents that care enough to costume up their 3-year-olds are often a huge bit of fun because their kids look so funny as they figure out what the hell to do.

I had a couple 12-year-olds with snarky attitude, though. One actually gave me some full-of-herself lip and really exasperated me because she asked a question about my hallowe'en decorations (a red floodlight mounted inside a cobwebbed 4' plastic playhouse in our lobby that gives it a bright and spooky glow), I answered it, and then she insulted it with a "whatever" sort of reply. I told her as she walked away "You know, it's for the little kids to enjoy. Maybe you're just too old to be trick-or-treating?". But shortly after, a 6 year old saw it and jumped up and down smiling and saying "I remember this from last year!", and made my night.

Also, I played this loudly on the speakers occasionally. It's awesome for setting the mood -
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o
[Retrowife plays it on the piano sometimes and I sit there and just smile.]

Retrotyke #1, who's 7, was an absolute delight all evening as she bounced around the house in her black cat costume. Retrotyke #2 went as a tree frog thanks to a customized green jumper, some cardboard cutouts stuck to gloves and boots for webbed toes, and two ping-pong balls for eyes. And we had 131 kids (I count so I'll know how much candy to buy next year). All-in-all, a good bit of fun.

-- Retro

[Kirjava]

I feel pretty bad about the whole affair- I was so shattered after work yesterday that I basically flopped and sat on the bed playing BioShock all night, until I got up, had dinner and watcher Heroes. We didn't get any kiddies at the door, although that may have been something to do with the "Warning: Paedophile" sign I hung up [nb. not true]. I think there's meant to be some sort of party in town tonight that I'm meant to be going to. Not sure how up for it I am, but if I go, I've been inspired by whoever it was that mentioned it to try going as a Splicer- thanks for the idea!

[Retroboy]

I learned a long time ago that when you get invited to a party, you GO. It could turn out to be a hellaciously good time that you otherwise would have missed, or it could turn out to be a dud. If the latter, you can always leave early. :)

-- Retro

P.S. THE AWESOME
http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/halloween.html

Hallowe'en Bioshock costumes. Very well done!

-- Retro

[boolybooly]

I got 11 healthy fruit bars from Waitrose supermarket and distributed them all with glee to various callers aged between 5 and 17 ! Most with parents hovering nervously in the background.

I advertised by putting a shrivelled pumpkin head in my window (last years hollowed out pumpkin left to dry).

Made one slip up though as I could not resist eating the last banana and date fruit bar and then a lone trick or treater turned up and I had to apologise for having run out of goodies.

Also 'forgot' (read couldnt be bothered) to shave and I am not sure who was most startled when I opened the door as I suspect I looked a bit less like a fashionably unshaven footballer and a bit more like a vagrant of no fixed abode who had lucked out finding an empty house to doss down in ;)

Poor Paladin, better luck next year, maybe need to advertise your wares, or organise a Halloween party so that people will have an excuse to lean out the window and shout kind invitations at passers by.

[El Russo]

I went to bed. Very, very early. God I feel old... But next year I plan to raid Pally for all the sweets he has!

[Noble]

anyone over the age of 10 who dresses up for halloween is a loser. that is my stance and I'm sticking to it.

Clearly you've never been to college Halloween parties where girls dress up as Princess Leia (Jabba's Palace Version), Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin, and best of all The Dark Pheonix. I assure you, no one lost that night. ;)

[Ira Aduro]

Howdja celebrate? How many kids did you get willing to trade tooth-rotting catalysts for not torching your car? Is it getting calmer as time passes are you just as psycho around your parts as always?

The influx of tricker-or-treaters was drastically down this year. I celebrated Halloween a week ago with a costume party. Last night I listened to my girlfriend practice Chopin, Mozart, and a modern composer I didn't much care for, for her graduate recital. Oh, and I helped myself to a some of the leftover candy. I love Halloween.

[Gorb]

We had no real trick or treaters, being a university. What we did have was a load of (really, really) drunk students in horrifically cheap costumes staggering around campus.

Man, it was a good night :)

[ZellFish]

I modified my vehicle. NEW LIGHTS FTW!

pic -

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/AmonSemper06/100_0197.jpg

[Hoag's Object]

Just out of interest, is a Dark Angel original enough?

A 40k costume is one that will really only work if everyone gets the reference. Its not ideal to have to keep explaining it all the time. Thats why the splicer costumes worked, because even if people hadn't played Bioshock, they would still work as costumes. I should be able to share some photos presently.

[Avatar 720]

Happy All Saints Day everyone :)

[Ammon Ra]

Retro: That illustrated Classic videos are downright wicked and send chills down my spine, especially with the current sound setup i have :D

[Mr.Popo]

I dressed up as The Dude and went to a party. 'Twas a good evening.

Although the hangover is making me regret it.

[Hoag's Object]

The success in a night out is directly proportional in how much you want to die the day after.

[Mr.Popo]

:beer:

Easily the best part of the night was the irresponsible amount of slutty cops, cheerleaders and cowgirls.

[Kapyrna]

Popo, that phenomenon intrigues me...

Why do girls have the compulsion to dress up like that? I don't get it.

[Yogo]

Why do girls have the compulsion to dress up like that? I don't get it.

Because they can get away with it without being judged as slutty.

[Starblade]

Ha, I gave out candies with my headcrab hat on. I'd have put on a white shirt and covered it with paint for blood, but amazingly I don't have one. And one person thought it was a spider, but oh well.

I saw a couple funny costumes, though. One guy came dressed up as a washing machine, and another just took apart a pumpkin, and taped/glued the pieces onto himself. He was even holding a pumpkin mustache up to his face. Best costume I saw all day.

I ended up with 3-4 bags of candy left, though, even after giving out fistfuls to everyone. Oh well, more for me. :D

[CommodoreKitty]

Very few people came to my house last night, and the majority of those who did happened to be over fifteeen. I don't think it is very big in my area. Where my father lives it is much bigger, but here it is kind of bleh.

I take the candy from my brothers and sister when they get back every year, so I do not need to myself.

[SubakuGaara]

Because they can get away with it without being judged as slutty.

What? Girls have a latent desire to be slutty, but wish to avoid the negative judgement?

[Hoag's Object]

Okay, heres some photos from last night:

Heres me contemplating the finer points of Beer Pong (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc279/HoagObject/sdsw.jpg)

Genuinley creepy (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc279/HoagObject/ruoiruweoruowe.jpg)

Scaring kids at the bus stop (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc279/HoagObject/n285402637_1616138_2707.jpg)

I had fun, roll on next year, we're I shall either be going as Ray Charles or someone else that gives me the excuse to wear a bowtie again.

Retro, that Splicer costume with the brown waistcoat looks absolutley perfect, the rest I'm not too sold on but hell its original, they put the effort in and theres a group of them so in my criteria they rock. The Big Daddie and little sister is awesome as well, I can imagine that trick or treating in that would be fun

[Chip]

Halloween seems to have been canceld around my streets, then again each year every where in my town seems to get less and less interested in Halloween.

But last year the only Halloween related thing that happend was this crazy old lady's house got egged......but then again that probably had nothing to do with it being Halloween :p

[Master Chief]

I played the special Halloween Living Dead playlist in Halo 3. 6 hours of nonstop-zombie killing Infection action. It was totally awesome.

[Mullertime]

I think he meant a biblical angel, but dark
Correct. That's the one :)

Blue torso, sparkly wings and a blood-stained scythe. I initially had a hand covered in blood (To mimic 40K Eldar Avatar, and become the bloody-handed archangel of death)

However, despite the attention I got from several women who wanted pictures with me(YES!!!!! :D), the best costume of the night was my mate's:
A Transformer
It was absolutely awesome. He attached several crates to himself, and he was able to crouch down and become a lorry near-perfectly! :) Awesome costume!

@Hoag
Very, very stylish. I like :)

@Sabaku
What? Girls have a latent desire to be slutty, but wish to avoid the negative judgement?
No. What they have is a desire for attention from the opposite sex (We all do)
Dressing and acting slutty at a party generates attention from many, many blokes. So they do it
However, they cannto do that sorta stuff in real life, because they get labelled as sluts: Thus: negative reputation
At parties, it's a different game, and they can blame alcohol, so it's generally socially acceptable to do so.

[Hoag's Object]

Muller, in that case it is cool. Because Paradise Lost is the epitomy of cool.

Trannsformer cotumes are inherently funny, if their done well they lok awesome but if their just someone wearing a box with 'OPTIMUS PRIME' written on it is equally cool.