Trick or Treat: 10 Random Questions for Halloween

[LynneSin]

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
   
2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
   
3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you
   
4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
   
5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
   
6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
   
7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
   
8. What is the one thing that scares you the most
   
9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween
   
10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
    

[KitchenWitch]

1. >>>

Yes
Witch
7
Nothing...rained and the bottom of my bag ripped, spilling all treats
No
12
No
Not being able to breathe
No
2 weeks

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Okay, I'll answer, even though this is obviously the politics of

personal destruction, as typically practiced by LIEbruls.

1. Yes

2. A pirate, I think; but I really don't know.

3. Maybe 2nd grade? I know I was allowed to go even without my older sister by 4th grade. I might have gone sans parents even as young as Kindergarten, since I had an older sister.

4. CIRCUS FUCKING PEANUTS!!!!!! Even worse than popcorn balls.

5. Yes.

6. 6th grade was probably my last time.

7. Yes. I stapled a bread bag to my shirt and went as a loaf of bread. And no, I didn't win. Even in grad school, most people don't get art.

8. That Christian Fundie shitbags will continue to destroy this country until we're pummeled back to the 10th century with feudal overlords and a corrupt church.

9. No.

10. I believe it took my niece and nephew their Christmas, and then their Easter, visits to finally finish it off.

[LynneSin]

3. My Answers

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?: Around 5
   
   
2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?: Cinderella - I had one of those cheesy plastic masks
   
   
3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you?: Probably at age 5. I had an older brother who I would go out with
   
   
4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat?: Candied Apples - my mother would make me throw them away
   
   
5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house?: Yes
   
   
6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)?: Probably around 13
   
   
7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize?: Yes - my father and I made up a Headless Man costume - it was really neat looking
   
   
8. What is the one thing that scares you the most?: Elevators
   
   
9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween?: Nope
   
   
10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?: Not long at all
    

[no name no slogan]

4. I'll bite

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Yes. My neighborhood was semi-rural, so we went out every year. WAY out sometimes-- like a mile or two, because our neighbors were so spread out.


2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
2 years old, I was a ghost. My mom put a pillowcase over my head and cut out two eyeholes.


3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you?
Actually, I don't my mom never went out with me. We were pretty safe in my neighborhood, so I was on my own (with friends) at age five or six.


4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat?
Probably those sugarless hard candies, back in the 1970s. Those were gross.


5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
Yes, but not on Halloween. Too many people around. However, we did squirt jack-o-lanters with gasoline-filled squirt guns. THAT was always exciting.


6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
Eleven. I was a mummy that year, and my costume kept on falling apart (home-made from a torn-up sheet).


7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
Three years ago, at work. I was Ozzy Osbourne. I had hair down to the middle of my back then, so I dyed it black for the day. I am also physically a lot like Ozzy, and can do his voice pretty well, too. And yes, I won first prize. :)


8. What is the one thing that scares you the most?
Ignorance. No question about that. Death doesn't scare me, nor does fear of bodily harm. People's ignorance of the world around them, though,... that scares me shitless.

9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween?
No. I'm in a small apartment in a small building and don't have room for decorations. Plus, it's a secured building so I doubt I'll get any trick-or-treaters. Although I will have my orange lava lamps on...

10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
What time is it?

[sundog]

16. ...

However, we did squirt jack-o-lanters with gasoline-filled squirt guns. THAT was always exciting.

:rofl:

[no name no slogan]

20. Good times, good times

we also used to soak tennis balls in gasoline, light them, and play soccer. Of course this was in the 1970s when most of us were also wearing polyster pants, too.

Yeah, buncha rocket scientists we were. Sometimes I think it's a miracle we even lived to adulthood. :silly:

[NYdemocrat089]

5. Answers:

Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?

Yes!

What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?

Hmmm...I can't remember. I was an Egyptian one year.

How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you

Probably 4th or 5th grade.

What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat

I hate those orange and black candies.

Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house

No...got egged once though.

How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)

15

Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize

Never won.

What is the one thing that scares you the most

Hmmm...the dark.


Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween

Yes...we have a jack o'lantern.

How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?

Months...I give up and give it to my parents.

[Chan790]

6. 10 Questions

1. Yes, grudgingly
2. I was a daisy.
3. Never
4. Fixodent
5. In college all 4 years. I also TPed a university van and an entire dormitory.
6. 14, house rule. Wasn't allowed out after age 14 on Halloween.
7. Alex from ACO. No prize.
8. My ex-girlfriend
9. No
10. All year, threw out remainder the following October 29th every year. I really have never liked sweets if you can't tell.

[WeRQ4U]

7. Here are mine.

1. Yes and No. I was allowed to go around our neighborhood and then they took me to friends and relatives' houses.

2. I believe my mother made a giant Tweety Bird costume for me... head and all.

3. I don't remember. It was, most likely, embarassingly late

4. Pencils.........fuckin' hated them.

5. Nope. Hated and Hate those people.

6. I went until I was in high school I think. Too old after that.

7. I won first prize as Dick Tracey in Junior High. My wife and I also entered the contest at my Law School as the Spartan Cheerleaders.

8. Spiders. Fucking hate them.

9. Yep. I take special care in my pumpkin carving. This year = Calvin and Hobbes.

10. A few days. I always ate mine VERY quickly.

[Shell Beau]

8. Okay

Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?

Yes

What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?

The first one that I remember was Casper the Friendly Ghost

How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you

Probably about 11 or 12

What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat

Those nasty peanut butter kisses

Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house

Hell yeah!! As a teen though, not a kid.

How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)

Probably 13

Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize

Nope

What is the one thing that scares you the most

Any realistic costume that resembles a scary movie

Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween

Not really, I do have a scarecrow in the front yard though

How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?

Probably a week, but I always had bunches of nasty candy left that I wouldn't eat

[tonkatoy57]

9. Boo

Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Yes

What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
My mom made a huge witches hat out of cardboard when I was about three or four. It covered me from head to toe.

How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you
Maybe 9 or 10. I had older brothers and sisters

What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
Swiss Miss

Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
Nope. Not a house. I did, however, egg a police car.

How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
12 or 13

Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
Nope

What is the one thing that scares you the most
cars

Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween
Yep. My wife is a holiday junkie

How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
We still have some.

[LeftyMom]

10. my answers

1. Yes
2. First ever I don't know. The first one I recall was Rainbow Brite.
3. 23. As a kid we always had a parent with us until we got too old to trick or treat.
4. Black licorice. :puke:
5. Yes, I did. Not on Halloween, we snuck out from my birthday sleepover and TP'd a friend's house.
6. eleven
7. No.
8. I am terrified of heights.
9. No. I was too busy to decorate this year.
10. My Dad always made us give it away because he thought sugar made my sister hyperactive.

[VelmaD]

11. Here ya go

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat? - Yup. I lived in the 1970s, well-integrated version of a Norman Rockwell painting. :)

2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore? - I think I was a clown.

3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you - probably about 10 or so, but even then we went with a big group of kids from the neighborhood

4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat - a toothbrush

5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house - I plead the 5th

6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids) - I think about 16, although the year I was 18 my little brother went out to hit our band director and some teachers' houses. I had a term-paper to write but I gave him a signed "affidavit" that he was authorized to collect candy for me. The teachers thought it was a hoot.

7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize - never entered and never won. I did take second place in a pumpkin decorating contest when I was in elementary school...my pumpkin was Laura Ingalls complete with yarn braids and a bonnet.

8. What is the one thing that scares you the most - rats

9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween - I live in an apartment so I help my best friend decorate the yard at her house instead. I have a 3 foot tall light up alien that we dress up every year. She has temporary custody.

10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween? - Depends on the year. If the weather was bad on Halloween and people really wanted to get rid of candy...it could last til xmas.

[ghostsofgiants]

12. Hooray for time wasers!

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Yes.

2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
I don't really remember so I'm going to lie and say a Ninja Turtle, haha. (Wasn't my firsst one, but it's the earliest one I remember.)

3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you
11, I think. Before that my cousin would usually take me out.

4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
Apples were always really lame.

5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
Alas, I did not. I did kinda get TPed myself though. The last time I went out trick-or-treating, my friend and I were walking back to his house, these dipshits drove by, threw a roll at me, hit my hand and made me drop my bag. It was pretty funny though, because I mean, how often do you hear about drive-by TPing?

6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
16 was the first year I didn't go out, because my friends forgot me. So I started handing out treats that year and never bothered with going out afterwards.

7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
Went to one Saturday night. We were dressed as the Ghostbusters (my three roommates and I), but we got there too late for eligibility, because one of my roommates got all whiney and didn't want to go down there early. He now admits that we had potential to at least place.

8. What is the one thing that scares you the most
I'm not easily scared. Losing my ability to see or hear are both pretty scary.

9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween
Yeah, usually. Not this year though, we were too cheap to buy decorations.

10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
THree or four weeks, maybe.

[redqueen]

13. Answers:

Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Yes!

What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
The first I remember is a vampire costume.

How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you?
Don't remember.

What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat?
Don't remember.

Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house?
No... I was a good girl.

How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)?
Don't remember.

Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize?
Nope.

What is the one thing that scares you the most?
Demons.

Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween?
Yes.

How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
A month or so.

[Fox Mulder]

14. Mulder's answers:

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Of course.

2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
I think I was a little devil...but I'm not sure. I'll have to ask my mom.

3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your
parents going along with you
Never. They were always with me.

4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
Pennies. Seriously. Who gives out pennies???

5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
Fuckin' right I did. I egged the chief of police's house on Halloween. The guy was a prick and he deserved it, though.

6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
12

7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
Never did.

8. What is the one thing that scares you the most
I'm not going to share that information. It could possibly be used against me someday. :P

9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween
No. I don't have any decorations.

10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
About two or so weeks.

[geniph]

15. 10 random answers

(albeit in the same order as your questions)

1. Yes
2. I don't remember the first, but the first one I remember (and isn't THAT a convoluted phrase) was a clown costume my mother made for me. I wore it for years.
3. Probably about seven. Nobody worried too much about that when I was little.
4. Lady down the street always made divinity and popcorn balls, which my mother always made me throw out, even though she was a sweet little old lady. My mother was paranoid before paranoid was cool.
5. TP, yes, but not for Halloween
6. Sixteen. Yes, 16. I was really little for my age.
7. Yes - I borrowed one of my sister's bellydance costumes (she was a professional dancer). I didn't win a prize, but I've never been hit on so much in my LIFE.
8. Republican control of Congress. Oops!
9. nope, not this year - I'm running for office, and I don't have time to decorate.
10. Usually about a week, if I hide it from my stepsons. This year, they're out of the house finally (HOORAY!) so it might last longer. If my stepsons knew where the bowl was, it'd disappear by November 1.

[Ramsey]

17. Hey ho, let's go

1. Yes.
2. I was a zebra (paper sack costume bascially)
3. Around 10 or 11
4. Rotten caramel apple
5. Yes and yes
6. 15 (but I would take my younger siblings and wait for them to go to the doors to get candy)
7. Yes, the zebra, and no
8. George W. Bush
9. I have a pumpkin carved with vampire bats and lit with a candle
10. Until the next year's Halloween!

[skygazer]

18. Interesting....

#1 Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?

Yes, but my mom had to inspect every last thing in the bag and throw out half of it because it was suspect. :eyes:

#2 What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?

I have no idea.

#3 How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you

Pretty young - I had older siblings so I'd go with them. Probably 8 or 9.

#4 What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat

I have no recollection of anything really bad.

#5 Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house

:evilgrin: Who hasn't?

#6 How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)

My friend and I went one year when we were about 14 - we put on sheets like ghosts and would ring the bell then kneel on the step so we looked short. It didnt' work very well.

#7 Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize

No

#8 What is the one thing that scares you the most

Nothing scares me.

#9 Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween

Yes, indeed!

#10 How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?

It was supposed to last until after Halloween?

[tigereye]

19. ok

I'm ready since the pumpkin is now lit and the boy is costumed!

Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat? yes

What was the first halloween costume you ever wore? Witch

How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you? 8 or 10?

What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat. bad popcorn balls

Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house. No, we used to throw field corn and make ratcheting sounds on windows with wooden spools. Sounds weird, but I grew up in the country.

How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids). 12?

Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize Yes. I made a spider costume out of cardboard and hangers and won the creativity prize in college.

What is the one thing that scares you the most. Bush and his ilk, actually. Or other really evil people.

Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween. Yes. Pumpkins, mums and signs.

How long did the halloween candy last after halloween? Usually my kid doesn't eat it all! And we send it to work.

[Mutley]

21. Alright!

1. Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
yes

2. What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
A witch. I wore that every year until I was ten and bought my own costume.

3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you
Seven or eight

4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
An apple. This lady in our neighborhood would only hand out fruit. I like apples enough, but who wants one for Halloween?!?

5. Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
Egg, yes. TP, no.

6. How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
I was 16 the last time I went

7. Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
Nope.

8. What is the one thing that scares you the most
Spiders.

9. Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween
Yes. We have a plug-in plastic pumpkin and red lights stung up.

10. How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?
About a week or two.

[CatBoreal]

22. My answers...

# Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?
Yes they did.

# What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?
I belive I was a clown.

# How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you
I was 9 or 10

# What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat
Toffee Kisses

# Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house
My own!

# How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)
15

# Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize
My clown costume at school one me first prize for my grade. I got a wand topped with a skull (had rinestone eyes) filled with chocolate pumpkins.

# What is the one thing that scares you the most
Missing out on important stuff.

# Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween

Probably, but I didn't get to decorate as much as I would like to this year.
# How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?

[trackfan]

23. Answers

1 Did your parents allow you to go out and trick-or-treat?

They went with us.

2 What was the first halloween costume you ever wore?

Either "hobo" or "Mark Anthony"

3. How old were you when you first when Trick-or-Treating without your parents going along with you

Didn't - see answer 1

4. What was the worst thing you ever got for a treat

Don't remember. A piece of bubble gum maybe.

5 Confess - did you ever TP or Egg a house

Nope

6 How old were you when you quit going out for trick-or-treating (excluding going out with your kids)

11

7 Did you ever enter a Halloween Costume Contest and what was your costume. Did you win a prize

Yes. I won several. I won as Mark Anthony, Hobo, runner up as Cossak, and Pope.

8 What is the one thing that scares you the most

Heights

9 Halloween decorations - could I tell from your front lawn/front door that you're celebrating halloween

Yeah, but barely this year

10 How long did the halloween candy last after halloween?

As a kid, MONTHS because you probably were not going to see candy again until Easter, so you had to stash it, and parcel it out to yourself to make it last as long as possible