Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween Newstalkers!
Do you do anything special to celebrate this glorious day? Now that my kids are all grown up and out of the house, I don't have to buy costumes, rush around the house getting dinner on the table, then getting them out the door so they can extort the neighbors for candy. I miss those days.
My daughter is having a Halloween party and Mr G and I are going as a priest and a nun. I thought we should put name tags on our costumes that say "K's Mom" and "K's Dad". We might still do that. I know it will get a laugh out of her.
I probably won't get any extortionists on this holiest of all nights because I have a 300 foot driveway and it's a bit scary in the dark. But I'll buy a bag of my favorite candy, leave the porch light on and hope for the best.
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I have to make a pot of chili for tomorrow because tomorrow is our annual Chili Fest at work. We have a sign up sheet and I hadn't put my name down because I didn't want to "commit". A co-worker came by and asked if I was bringing chili because he always looks forward to mine. I said yeah, but I didn't my name down because I didn't want to commit, but just for you, A, I will put my name down and make a commitment.
you got my recipe for gringo chili? EZPZ to make. goes great with cornread muffins that have thinly sliced bits of green chiles mixed in the batter.
I don't think I have your recipe. I'm making chicken chili which involves cooked chicken and opening cans. I make the simplest chili in the world
chicken? wtf? mine is simpler. send me a PN and I'll give the recipe to you. I won't post it here because I don't want any teabags or thumpers to have it and claim it as their own. I already regret disclosing the chiles in the cornbread option.
CAn I just throw all the ingredients in a crockpot, turn it on, then walk away? I'm getting cooked chicken that needs no other prep
yup. standing over a stove longer than 10 minutes makes me go psycho.
Is your recipe on NT?
no, it's a secret recipe I only give to friends. it cures the common cold and installs the song ring of fire earworm in your head for the entire next day.
sounds like a chile I had once upon a time
BEST cornbread recipe EVER~! And EZPZ to make. [Love the "EZPZ" and I'm going to use it all the time because I get so damned exhausted typing 'easy peasy'. Too many strokes ... heh heh heh.]
Mexican Corn Bread
2 - packages of corn bread mix [8-1/2 oz]
1 - medium onion chopped
2 - cups [8 oz] grated cheddar cheese
1 - can [14-3/4 oz] creamed corn
1-1/2 - cups [12 oz] of sour cream
4 - eggs beaten
1 - can [4 oz.] chopped green chilis
1/3 - cup vegetable oil
In bowl, combine corn bread mix and onion; combine remaining ingredients; add to the cornbread mixture until just moistened. Pour into a buttered 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish; bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until light brown and the edges pull away from side of pan. Refrigerate leftovers. [What fuckin' leftovers?]
If we were having a party here, I'd make that and I'd bring a salted caramel cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory.
yikes. potential killer dutch oven
We're going to a party tonight. I live in a retirement community so there are no kids trick or treating. Well, there are some 60-year-old kids around, myself included at 70 plus.
We decorated our neighbor's walker as a ''Muscle Car''....
That I have to see
Here ya go, Trout.
I love it! If I have to use my walker again, I'm gonna trick it out, too1
Friggin' hilarious
That's hilarious! Have fun! Happy Halloween Kavika!
All it needs is one of these...
What would you use an engine like that for?
RC jets. I saw a quarter scale F-14 with two of these engines fly at an air show... Very impressive.
1/4 scale F-14? That I would love to see. Does it require a pilot or is it a drone?
Wish granted!
They are remotely controlled, no license required to the best of my knowledge.
That is so awesome! Thanks, Mr Frost!
Anything for you Sunshine..
I can see this being used as a prank.
We get a Chucky doll, put him in the pilot's seat then send it flying around a park at low level.
LOL, that would be great.
That was very impressive.
The perfect landing was awesome.
That's great! I had one old guy in a walker tell me that "party in my pants" didn't mean what it used to mean for him. Now it means he sharted and his wife knows to get the washing machine going.
Maybe it is scaring it's own tits. Did you ever think of that?
"Maybe it is scaring it's own tits."
Looks more like it just came out of the anesthesia (metaphorically out of the shell) and reacted to what it saw.....................After the breast augmentation..............
Very cool, and with huge boobs too, very nice.. LOL
Why ... thank you.
Mr. Frost,. . . you and those "boobies." (Smile!)
Jerry The King Lawler once added a word to further explore the lexicon (see Debra)
"Puppies" Too much? Okay?
Happy Halloween
Don't lose your head tonight or get bite by the walking dead
The last picture in your array is my absolute favorite, lib. [And we know why ... ]
Just what litty witty squirrel needs when a hawk or cat prowls about! How would a predator react to that 'thang'?
Good to see you back CB. How goes the wildfire threat in your region?
Swell! I came out like a peach! We were so apprehensive with the power outages all around, but on our on little 'island' of energy! I am grateful, but sorry and sad for those who have power loss still and are suffering fire damages. I actually when looking for a transistor radio during this "promised" power outage and they were all sold out. Still, on my "to do" list. I will likely order one from Radio Shack online and have it delivered (a nice one) just in case. Although, it's November 1—can rain be far away?
I loved your description of your way of life. Fantastic, you say?
That's a relief to read. Thanks for updating me/us!
Ya know, life always has big divots in the road, but always put your best foot forward, use common sense and be willing to work your ass off, so yes, life is fantastic now. Did we suffer some very hard lessons along our way, hell yes, but we're good. I'm sure we are both on our last twenty, but I don't regret a thing and don't worry where it ends except I do hope I go first in our end as I know I will die of a broken heart if my hubby goes first. But he would too, so there's that. I wouldn't want him any more miserable than I'd be either. Meantime, we both take every day as a gift and damn lucky we've had this time trying to take in every minute left. How quickly a lifetime passes though. Seems like yesterday our kids were babies and our sole purpose was working for their betterment. They are grown now, repeating the same human evolutionary growth patterns.
It never really bothers me, for the mind is 'fresh' and alert. But then, my 'ageless' skin is hard-pressed on changing into something excessively dry and somewhat crinkling. Blah and horrors!
My native Grandmother passed at 89. Hardly had a wrinkle. If I'm lucky!! I do have her complexion. She said her trick was she only used water to wash her face. So far her trick works. She didn't wear makeup either and I only wear lipstick. I hate makeup. Wore enough it back when it actually looked good to wear cocktail eyes.
I'll tell you though, my hands look 20 years older than my face. I don't really care though. They're hard working hands and always have been. I probably could have used gloves more, but I'd rather be straight hands on. My doctor told me a few weeks ago that I look very good for my age. I don't know about that but everyone around me looked to be 60ish and they were fairly wrinkled.
What's bothers me mostly is the poor quality of sleep I have been getting for years now. I think it is what is aging me the most. I simply am too physically exhausted (internally) to hold it all 'up'! LOL!
The first photo looks the Addams Family house, fourth one down looks like Norman Bates' house, and the last photo looks like Lady in Black's house.
Did I pass the quiz?
Go big or go home, I say. I'm glad to see you two are going with what you know.
A guy I used to go out with had an expression 'If you're going to go bear, go grizzly'
Nobody asked me what best I'm hoping for....
....unless it's because you know me....
I'll bite! What best are you hoping for, my dearest Trout G'?
No beasties conning me out of my Reese's
The only thing missing is "Tish! I love it when you speak French, cara mia!!" [Although cara mia is Italian. He should have said 'mon cheri.']
Oui, oui, mon cheri! Je t'aime tout ce halloween!
HA!-Tween
I thought Gomez was Spanish?
Raul Julia was hands down the best Gomez.
He was. He is greatly missed because he was a great actor
Best Gomez ever. Perfecto! He is who I see when I think of the Addams Family franchise. Also, if anyone ever wondered where I acquired it, I got and to this day use the singular expression: " Disturbing ." From, Wednesday Addams of the Addams Family movie.
Although I did not know he was gone from us, he is greatly missed and now on Halloween I must update my memories and place him in his lot!
He died a few years ago I just can't remember of what. He was relatively young
I was just reading (at a fast clip) about on Wikipedia and it looks like it was stomach cancer or complications from it.
Dog to the do, m'love. John Astin was hands down the best Gomez EVER. Spank yourself for thinking anything else.
That really sucks
You guys go ahead and argue over who was the best Gomez
My heart will always belong to Hermann Munster aka Fred Gwynne
I have to totally agree with John Astin! But Raul was excellent and fun too. The face of the Addams is definitely Astin and the original cast in my mind.
Raul Julia danced the Mamushka ! And Sister I've got footage:
The Mamushka!
Sister and Mr. Frost this, Mamushka , is for you!
Now dear Sister compare THAT to that which goes for a dance scene with Astin sitting down and 'tied up' in his lines! (A little friendly competition can hurt us can it Sister?)
Sister! Now you know I meant "can't hurt us can it. . . .?"
Curses on the timer-ween!
So how was the beasties vs. the Reese's rumble? And the chili? Inquiring minds want to know!
No beasties so now I have this giant bag of Reese's/Kit Kats I have to eat myself and we will have the final verdict on the chili at lunch today.
I bought a big bag of Reese's too just in case a beastie or two showed up. (Yeah, right!) Damn, no beaties so I'm going to have to devour some Reese's myself. There goes the stable blood sugar I've worked so hard at maintaining all year. The sugar free ones taste like crap. Damn Halloween candy! Those candy makers get us every year. Life is too short for celery sticks alone, though.
I'm not ready for chili quite yet. Usually make a pot for Superbowl Sunday.
Twix here. But I think my son has finished off one bag.
The love of kids! I remember it well. Ya know, I've never really been a fan of twix, but no matter. I rarely eat sweets, but there is something about this time of the year. We went on a 2 week road trip down the western seaboard recently. One day while shopping I ran across the candy aisle (which I try to avoid like the plague) but looking for sugar-free treats for hubby. I came across Ghirardelli dark chocolate salted caramel center squares and thought, ahh on vacay, indulge yourself silly! So I did. Holy shit that is good stuff for not being the most premium candy. I have a feeling I'm not going to forget they exist very easily. I'm not into running to wear off the calories anymore and I don't want to be. I'm at the age now, it doesn't matter anymore to me to be healthier than a horse, but I do try to maintain healthy eating habits as much as reasonably possible just to keep the pipeline from clogging. My love for Martini's and Tequila shots with beer cause enough damage, I'm sure.
Glad to hear your tornado watch ended and you're safe!
Colder than a witches tit in a brass bra overnight here!
averages 97 every day here until that front brought those tornados to Dallas.
then we dropped into 44 nights with 70 days.
Another front just came trough and dropped us to 29 last night.
Wow, where are you? We had a 30 degree flip here in western WA state.
Send rain,. . . please. I, we, are ready for it about now!
DFW
I don't know how I missed that, duh! You already said Dallas. *skaking my head. Sorry about that.
You guys have suffered some horrendous extremes. Like the mega firestorms abrupting everywhere on the planet these days, I don't see you'll be free from the extremes any time soon either. Ahh, butt dontcha know, mankind has no impact whatsoever!
I've been reading articles about people that want to move Halloween to the weekend or are complaining because the weather is going to be crappy tonight so it should be postponed until tomorrow night...here it's supposed to rain and high winds start around 8.
We were "working parents" and we still found time to take our son trick or treating
My son trick or treated no matter the weather....there were years when it was snowing and that didn't stop us.
What the f... is up with people these days...are kids going to melt in the rain?
Let kids be kids for crying out loud
I know what you mean. The weather finally cleared up here but it's gonna be chilly tonight. At least the little beasties won't sweat to death like my kids did.
We used to trick or treat in all kinds of weather and so did my kids
Agreed. I remember ToT'ing in a snow flurry a lot of times (Northern Indiana as a young'n) AND the rain. Here, weather guys are concerned because we could see some storms and wind later on. That I agree with.........to an extent but there are scattered neighborhoods that have already switched "the night" for trick or treating. Some Friday, some Saturday. And it is going to be chilly as the low those nights are going to be in the thirties. Hell, with them doing that, there will probably be some stringers that even give it a shot on Sunday.
We are actually lucky this year, not a cloud in the sky, but damn chilly out there. It almost ALWAYS rains on Halloween here.
we'd spend the week before creating elaborate unique costumes, then it would snow on halloween. we'd have to wear winter coats, ruining our costumes, to go go trick or treating. out would come the sheets to wear over our winter wear and the entire neighborhood would look like a fucking klan rally.
The poor kids in your town are gonna have to dig out their parkas and snow boots for tonite
crime scene tape and a chalk outline of a body on my front porch saves me $50 every year
There are some that believe they're such victims they carry their own body outline chalk.
Well I think urban legend for awhile lead to helicopter parenting. Razor blades in candy type shit. That never happened. Today, I'm not so sure I wouldn't be ten times the helicopter Mom with the real crazy shit going on.
There was a time in America when going to school, movies, malls, bars, concerts, etc wasn't a threat. Now it's an every day fucking occurrence.
Happy Halloween! Doing nothing in particular except staying in, reading by the woodfire. So rural, no kiddies darnit! Somehow, sugar free candy isn't quite as fun as raiding a bag of Reese's! 🤪
I wish I could go fishing Trout! Happy fishing! Today, we are winterizing the RV, boat and moving new stock of wood into the woodshed. Winter cold is coming on fast in my neck. At least no more mowing is necessary. Last year we had 3-4 feet of snow for several months. It is a trick to keep a path cleared for our mini Aussie. I usually try to tarp an area off the deck, lay down straw for her but last year the snow fall made that impossible to keep up with, so kept shoveling a path so she could get to the carport. Hopefully not as much snow this year but there is something totally awesome about being snowbound.
I wouldn't mind being snow bound if I had a fireplace.
Mr G just took our camper in to get it winterized yesterday. Next fishing trip is in May when we fish for rainbow trout. We just went camping 2 weekends ago where we fished for anything we could catch
I have a wood stove, best investment ever.
That would be better than a fireplace and easier to install. I've been trying to talk Mr Giggles into putting one in
They are handy. Mine puts out too much heat, usually have the windows open even if it's in the low teens outside.
My grandpap had one and I used to sit as close to it as I could get. Everybody else was complaining it was too hot but not me
We just had ours installed last spring. Loving it. Nothing more soothing than the heat of the woodfire. It was not cheap (5K) but the best investment to date. Our power is underground so it's rare we suffer longterm outages. I go into great pain during low pressure season. It really helps soothe my bones and now we have a backup when the grid goes down during the next civil war when Trump is removed.
We can even cook on it. Have all the wood resources we need surrounding us.
Pictures or it's not true.
Oh wait. Stove. Nevermind then.
A
for YOUR thoughts, CB!
Uh, well not so much from me.. I'm much more eclectic in taste than Norman Rockwell style but yep, life is good in my neck of the woods. I cannot complain. Norwegian, Native American, Fish Art. We are kindred souls of the Salmon. That's hubby and me. Not quite as rustic as I'd love to be really. I'd give anything to build a traditional long house and have more time for home and garden but I'm still a working woman and so I'm still on the run more than I wish I was, at times any way. Then again, I love my career too and doubt I'll ever really retire.
I do have a few Norman Rockwell platinum ingots buried somewhere in my safe, but that's about as close as that gets. I appreciate his art but it's a time gone past and he left out such a big part of real America, behesting to just one culture of it.
Halloween, one of the best and most fun times of the year. It should be declared a national holiday like Thanksgiving or Xmas.
Halloween is supposed to be about the unseen. That is what it was originated for. Ghosts, unseen forces, the realm of the dead, " 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed."
What is there to this existence that we cannot see, or explain? Does the supernatural exist in reality? But even if it is only in the imagination, doesn't it have worth in making life more interesting?
In recent decades Halloween has become more about monsters and serial killers and Star wars characters and so on than about ghosts and goblins and witchcraft. 'Horror' movies usually involve a bloodbath . I like the old ways better.
HEY!, Get out of my house and STAAY OFF A DA FRONT LAWN !!!!!!!
Oh dear gawd. I know a guy just like that.
he's the guy that had to clean burnt bags of dog shit off his porch the next day
We have nine 18 pound guard ducks that protect the front of the house from solicitors, strangers and sadly,
delivery people.
Fedex & Amazon figure out creative places to leave packages then send me a picture of where they left a package.
Of course the ducks are just ducks.
They shit while they are eating, drinking, fighting or sleeping
and the biggest ones sleep up against the storm door,
so the jokes still on me,
What the......that's two words I am pretty sure I will never see together again in my lifetime. But then I have a 22 pound guard cat, not known for defending anything but his litter box and his food but he did beat the piss out of my neighbors "yap yap mini dog" a while back.
Holy duck! Lol. Thats one way! Ducks can definitely be good guards. I'll stick with my mini yapper. I couldn't handle the duck poop but I bet they're quite entertaining.
What's especially odd is that they crossed that threshhold into your actual porch! I've never seen a duck or ducks crowd around a front door before, especially when the porch is recessed like that. How'd you do that?? Do they say "is that corn in your pocket, or are you just glad to see us"?
holy shit. can they even get airborne?
my cat Rosie used to kick the shit out of rabbits, squirrels, and ankle biters. she was the original bitch kitty and only paid attention to me with nonstop meowing whenever I was on the laptop or phone.
Stubby chased a 100 pound lab out of the yard one day. Then another day he thought he was a squirrel and tried to jump from branch to branch. The only things he jumps on now is my lap and his cat tower.
the females have no problem.
the males really have to be horny to take flight and chase the girl(s)
While the boys stay low and follow the streets back to the lake, the girls swoop right over the houses easily.
They are also one of the few roosting ducks, they have impressive talons to grip branches etc.
some woman came to my door with her 2 small-ish dogs on leashes. Rosie puffed her fur up to twice her size and made a beeline for the door in full attack mode I caught her in waist high mid-leap over the threshold while the woman yanked on both leashes and freaked out. potential kitty carnage avoided. she would have shredded both those yappers to bits.
the wild ducks here would barely make a meal for one. all quack and feathers.
I would have loved to seen that. Especially you catching Rosie mid-leap
When I was little, we had the meanest cat in the world, second to his mama. He chased off the neighbor's Siberian husky. It only ventured into our yard once.
His mama was just as mean, but she was sneaky. She'd lure you in by rubbing against your legs and purring, then she'd purr as you scratched her ears...
and then...
flay you to ribbons.
She was my grandpa's cat, and he would laugh sadistically at anybody who fell for her feline wiles.
Funniest three sentences I've seen in a long time! Second only to Freewill's kitten/brother story. Funniest story from Freewill, who has tons of HILARIOUS stories! I know I have that cat story of Freewill's somewhere in my computer.
Thanks, ma'am.
It wasn't quite so funny on the business end of Bootsie's claws. She died years ago, but the whole family still remembers her, with a chuckle and a shudder.
No, that’s not a fiery jack-o’-lantern
. It’s the Sun!
Our @ NASASun Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this ultraviolet image in 2014, showing active regions on our home star. # Halloween19
NASA needs to stop showing off
I love NASA, but I'm sure there has to be a few NASholes in there.
No kidding, they have all the cool toys.
Hate the outfits. Too bulky. And the shoes ... !
But I love their purses!
Totally cool!
Trump's face as seen with the Ghostbuster's equipment.
Just about how I feel right now, "all bones" without the speed! Need heat and coffee! Me-me ween to you Ender!
This is nature for you...somewhere in Britain
That tree will be keeping me up at night for a while. Creepy as hell.
Is that creepy growth natural?
Yes
Devil tree, Othello Tunnels in Hope, British Columbia.
It's freaky but compelling. I could spend 1/2 a day there just examining that growth
It fears my chainsaw.
LOL....
Me too! Quite interesting! Looks spooky!
I don't think it does. I think it will grab your chainsaw and chase you with it.
"Devil Tree." Uh-huh. I see now! (Smile.)
You cannot beat Tim Curry - awesome.
I have this little guy on WoW.
He dances, jumps up and down and plays air guitar.
Who is that hunk? And, what a 'frame'!!! Sooo! That is what my knee-cap looks like! (An actual 'cap'. I've been having so consistent pain under that thing lately!)
To all my fellow Cretins:
Happy Halloween, be safe, have fun!
Not a big fan of Elfman, but this is still pretty damn cool.
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a really good production number. Well done!
If you are looking for a creepy movie for Halloween, try "The Witch". Fantastic "natural light" movie. Crikey, even the trailer is creepy AF.
On the rare occasion that it didn't rain on Halloween, when I was a kid some of my best memories were heading out for candy, in the dark with lots of fog. Very atmospheric, good times.
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your comment is off-topic
Only happy comments here. Nobody forced you to come to MY seed and make a ridiculous statement
thumper punt, 3 points, yay!
awww... you know how much I love it when you send the killjoys ass over elbows out of here
kids in costume going door to door collecting candy... sacrilege /s
That statement is just as ignorant and misinformed as Heartland American's statements about Halloween.
I know, right? What little heathens! Lol
Fascinating.
TiG, is it just me or do certain religions seem to suck the fun out of everything?
President Trump is a fiendish liar and commits true military ("thank you for your service" ) patriots to utter mockery. And, you want to talk about being 'costumed' for the death as evil? You do realize that some things in life are just good and old-fashioned fun?!
Some people like to make up rules to control others. Unfortunately people accept these rules from self-proclaimed authorities and in result we have religions and cults where critical thinking is suppressed and power is handed to those in control. Fun and control do not work well together.
This is true TiG.
Halloween next year is on a Saturday. So we heathens can have more fun worshipping the devil without having to worry about going to work or getting our kids off to school the next day. We'll be able to get up to all sorts of evil.
Our annual Halloween costume party is tonight. We will be celebrating with all sorts of local 'heathens' (most of them Christian) while worshiping skeletons, ghouls, swamp creatures, witches, goblins, ghosts and all sorts of strange scary things. We do not have anything satanic to speak of so I guess we better up our game for next year so that we celebrate Halloween properly. \s
Ooh, have fun. Will the demonic swamp creature you built be in attendance?
He will. Here he is with his 2019 look.
He likes to greet the guests.
Your house definitely looks like the place to be for Halloween.
Love the skeleton sitting on the roof. Haha
That was done by creating a rectangle out of 1/2" PVC (painted black). The skeleton's butt is attached to one end of the rectangle and its feet are attached at the corners of the opposite side of the rectangle. It holds up to heavy wind and you cannot see the base given the black roof so it actually does look like the skeleton is sitting upright on the roof. The magic of PVC, paint and mono filament.
( You can buy these at your local 'satanic' supply depot. )
In this case a true problem is not with world religions, acceptance of "ancient points of view," or diverse lifestyles. It is with those persons who can not accept and abide alternately good choices made by others. In the case of the commenter in question. I "get" his version of being sold out to a life of Jesus Christ while in the Earth. What I do not understand is this need to chastise people who are not members of his faith 'network.' For surely, there are people in the body of Christian faith (and teachings) who are not agreed on the larger points of what is this or that. Even so far as to multiple techniques of what is required to be "saved" by God for God's purposes in eternity.
Why should the commenter mess with outsiders, at times like this?
It reminds me of that scene in Nightmare On Elm Street where Freddie Krueger's arms elongate to threaten the girl!
Something like this! It's the stuff nightmares are made of!
Thumpers! Talk about what's evil.
Believe me, it isn't just you!
Thank you Robin. It makes one wonder though: have those who decry Halloween as evil or satanic ever dressed up in costumes and/or gone trick or treating? I noticed HA dodged that particular question when it was posed to him.
I can't wait now. Let the "evil" mayhem fun begin, Lol
Not only do I see dead people, but I see Reverend Henry Kane from Poltergeist II in some of their souls.
*singin', God is in his holy temmmmple!
👹
He is really awesome! Nice place!
Thanks for that professional assessment.
Haha! Yep, you know I spy houses.
Sold 2 last week, 2 more under contract yesterday. I'm hoping to simmer down a bit more here but 5 new listings coming up. No rest for the wicked, they say. I always wondered who the hell are THEY anyway!
It's a good thing really, many campaigns to help fund this year. I'll rest when I die.
I will be having my traditional Halloween dinner tonight:
3 hard boiled eggs diced into a large bowl of Chilli.
yikes. if your sheets aren't beige now, they will be tomorrow.
Indeed, I usually doctor it a bit more with some diced raw onion and some cheese. Guaranteed to give ya a severe case of swamp ass.
does the mrs. just fall asleep or temporarily asphyxiate due to oxygen deprivation?
She died about a year ago. Not joking.
my sincerest apologies and condolences. I did not know.
It's ok. No worries.
Oh no, that's sad to hear Mr. Frost! I never knew this either. Sincerest condolences. This must be a very hard time to get through. Sending many hugs. Glad you're here with friends who do care in spite of the medium.
Oh no. My heart hurts for you. Ow.
Condolences.
Our date's off.
Ok.
Mr G and I are going as a priest and a nun.
We'll expect photos.
a pregnant nun would be hilarious
I have thought of that
A friend sent me a pic of her young adult daughter dressed as a pumpkin and her boyfriend had orange stuff all around his mouth while wearing a t-shirt that said "PETER PETER". Too fuckin' funny ... !
that's clever
Enjoy your day folks.
And a little Halloween story as told with................candy. Enjoy!
that was good, Jim
I agree. Cute.
Thank you both. Wish I had created it................I laughed hard
Love it! Had to swipe it.
Ha ! I swiped it from Loretta Kemsley !
Thats funny! Even better! Hats off to Loretta!
💖🎉
I miss her already. She was here for such a short time.
she probably has her hands full with those wild fires
Happy Halloween to you as well Giggles!
Ohhhhhh! Picture purrrrrrrfect! 🥰
Awww...what a cutie pie!
Too cute, Raven!
Those are adorable, cobalt. The little Super Kitteh is priceless!.
Priceless! You're making me so miss kitties!
After our last big guy Uncle Torvald 23 lb Abby left us from Leukemia which has been about 20 years now, I swore off kitties entirely. He really was Garfield hilarious. The coolest cat around. He loved playing our piano in the early morning hours when he wanted to wake us to go out. If that didn't get our attention he'd jump on my hubby's head.
Had 27 cats at one time. Most were barn cats butt it did get out of hand. Still, everyone had a name and I can still name them all. I can only say I went through a phase as I never could stand to think about there being homeless kitties so I took in anyone and every ones.
Is it bad getting stoned and answering the door for the trick or treaters...
The costumes crack me up.
Well your post cracked me up!
I'll tell you what didn't though. I'm still scratching my head and thought about it again today with some of the creepy memes. One day a few weeks ago, there was a statue type witch display at home depot. It was fairly tall. As I walked by, I noticed the father was holding what appeared to be his son (who looked to be about 4ish) up to the witch's head holding a toy chain saw pretending to cut the witch's head off which it did have painted blood running down. How the hell can that be healthy mentally for any child? I don't know if the chainsaw went with the display or what --but that whole scene was frightening to me as a Mom and Grammy. Sometimes I worry this goes way too far.
I would have thought that was strange too. Times like that I think...wtf...then wish I was recording. Haha
I guess I am desensitized. The only horror movies that can scare me now are the more physiological thrillers. Just gore is blah.
One time my uncle sat on the porch (in a rocking chair) in costume. Would remain completely still. Kids would stop and talk about whether he was real or not. Finally one of them would walk up and get close enough for him to grab their arm. Freaked the hell out of some.
Another time he lay in a makeshift coffin, jumped up.
I like your Uncle! Sounds like my father in law, may he RIP.
I'm not into gore, psycho thrillers, scary movies, zombies or any of that shit. Of course you can't watch a movie today that doesn't have some element of gore, butt! I always thought it crazy to do things that invite negative feelings. It's much more fun feeling groovy. I was never into chasing adrenalin rushes. Well, unless its seeing Neil Young play Hurricane on Old Black live during a monsoon!
You mean some people don't???
There were a few determined trick-or-treaters out this evening. We're under a tornado watch. Just as I got home, the skies opened up. I hope all the kids got under shelter before it hit.
We had rain all day yesterday. It was clear today but the temp dropped to about 55.
Cold for us. Haha
The last 2 days have been rainy and warm, but we have a cold front moving through. That's bringing high winds and about a 25-30 degree drop in temps. So most kids skipped trick-or-treat, and towns here wouldn't postpone. Some folks are a bit pissed off.
They use to do it in our mall. The kids would walk around it. Don't know if they do that anymore though.
We've got thunderstorms and tornado warnings. It was 80 degrees at 8PM.
Our town isn't big enough to have an indoor mall - just a few strip malls. There was a Halloween celebration on the town square Saturday, and some groups had trunk-or-treats.
We got our first frost last night. Had to scrape ice off my windshield this morning. This is unusual for Central Arkansas
No frost here, but it did get cold, and we had rain and wind most of the night.
We have the occasional late October snow, so it's not terribly unusual for it to be cold here on Halloween. But this temp change was abrupt. It was 75 when I was driving home last night, and it's probably in the 40s right now.
When it's warm like that in the fall and winter that's when we get tornadoes
Same here spring through fall, but not so much in winter.
So I kept my ears open, listening for any change in the wind last night, ready to head for the basement if needed. They called off our tornado watch around 10.
WTF?
How cum you guys haven't posted any pics of fearful leader?
Here are some Trumpkins.
Yep, he's the ultimate orange pumpkin shit for brains, that's for sure!
I know Halloween is over but this is funny and I had to share
Hey! What's wrong with black licorice?!
Where should I start?
I'd say it's an acquired taste, but I've always loved black licorice.
It no longer loves me, though, so I have to limit how much I eat.
My grandpap loved it so I would always get him a bag every year for Christmas
How do you feel about Jagermeister? A Jager shot will keep you from jonesing black licorice.
I've never had Jagermeister. But if original Nyquil didn't put me off licorice, I'm not sure anything will.
It's a potion of some kind. (Smile.) Take too much and you're FEEL sorry!
Oh that import Austrailian black is amazing! I too stand up for black licorice! I like red too but something about that anise kicks butt. I am madly in love with Ouzo too but it kicks my butt too much and it always tastes like more.
Yeah, once you've had Australian licorice, you'll never eat Twizzlers again, for sure.
You know it Sister!
Time to push a pin into this cushion: Belated monsters and screams to y'all! Bye-bye! All Cemetery Caskets Must Be Shut By Sundown!
Rocky Horror Time Warp
Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official Video)
Jackson at his best! What he turned himself into was hard to witness.
I was on another thread just now reading and adding about a significant warrior and came over here to your comment. . . It made me tear up a little bit. Because Michael was not really happy with his life as it was. I know he said he changed his skin color due to a skin disease, but the added nose and chin enhancements were sort of a dead give-away as to something much deeper going on. He had the proverbial, "everything" and still the joy of being 'whole' escaped him.
It reminds me of something I heard about the great actor, Dudley Moore of the movie, "Arthur" and the song fame, Arthur's Theme,. . . I wasn't going to post the song but it is so beautiful and brings back the movie vividly to me. I can't help myself.
Christopher Cross - Authur's Theme- lyric video
Dudley Moore, it was said was sensitive all his life about his height. I never noticed his stature in this movie, because his outrageous and gregarious laughter coupled with a 'tragic' portrayal of a wealthy drunk kept it real for me. Well, in Michael's case, he once gave an interview where he pointed out that one time he met a fan (at some point) and the fan was not impressed by his facial features (She said he was ugly.) and the effect was lasting, I guess.
I just saw the Scariest Halloween thing tonight, driving back from the store I passed the Mormon Church and there were people in the parking lot playing with light sabers. Mormon Jedi are scary.
My son and I each needed to buy a birthday gift, so we just got back from the mall. They're already decorated for Christmas, and playing carols.
That's scary.
Har! Now that is hilarious! I probably just gave you a first vote up from me. Double Har!