BOO!!! OT: Halloween Shenanigans

I'll start

The best Halloween candy: almost anything that’s chocolate AND peanut butter

The worst Halloween candy: those nasty wax lips with the glop inside!

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: my mom dressed up like a tube of toothpaste one year she used a lamp shade for her hat/lid

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Charlie Brown of course! It’s the Great Pumpkin!!

Favorite Halloween music: Midnight Syndicate has some creepy instrumental only stuff that I’ve used in my classroom in the past. Scary enough to be scary, but not terrifying.

Season’s readings: I found a copy of Dracula for 99¢ today, I forgot how long that book is!

We’re not dressing up this year.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Oct 18, 2011 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

I have some Midnight Syndicate stuff

It’s really good and we use it as part of our haunted house.

So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.

by Goofus on Oct 18, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I see they’ve discovered that they can make those damned Reeses’ Christmas trees in the shape of pumpkins. It’s a good thing they sell them in boxes of six so I can get just enough to wolf down in one sitting.

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"That one's on me."- Madison Bumgarner

by natteringnabob on Oct 18, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Don’t forget the jug of milk.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Oct 18, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes yes yes.

I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.

by TheLetter2 on Oct 19, 2011 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Mr. Merope says his best costume was his kindergarten costume. His dad’s store had a promo display for beer and part of the display was a largish cardboard beer can, large enough for a five year to wear.
So he went to school dressed as a beer can!

Good gravy, these days that’d be an automatic CPS referral.

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Oct 21, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: Gummy candy.
The worst Halloween candy: Whatever may taste like black licorice.
Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: A Giants player!
Favorite Halloween movie/special: Simpsons Halloween specials.

Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
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by jhiat00 on Oct 18, 2011 2:41 PM PDT reply actions

Candy corn is the worst candy independent of the time of year.

I’m thinking about watching through the Phantasm movies on of these upcoming days. Been a while.

This year I’ll be dressed as poorly disguised Clark Kent. I think the Superman character is dumb and boring but I think the idea of putting on thick glasses to hide your identity is hilarious. Adding snaps to an old dress shirt, adding a "press card’ to a fedora, kind of lame Superman long sleeve shirt and throwing on the hipster glasses are the main ingredients to the costume. Should be dumb!

by chilibean_3 on Oct 18, 2011 2:43 PM PDT reply actions

Candy corn is the best! It’s one of my favorite parts of Halloween.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU (AGAIN) [now with theme song]

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by can of corn on Oct 18, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

As in, Mask of the Phantasm?

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Oct 19, 2011 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Phantasm

by chilibean_3 on Oct 19, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions

hopes crushed

Once more, coming to you by proxy.

by howtheyscored on Oct 20, 2011 6:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I’ve watched Mask of the Phantasm within the last year.

by chilibean_3 on Oct 20, 2011 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: Reese’s cups, but they’re good anytime.

The worst Halloween candy: Mary Janes (the orange-and-black, wax paper-wrapped balls of gunk). They are awful.

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: In 2005, I fabricated a U.S. Constitution costume made of big sheets of foam, covered in fabric. On the fabric I transcribed portions of the Constitution.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Favorite Halloween music: “Go Cubs Go”

Season’s readings: I don’t typically read Halloween-themed books. But I guess a good one would be Howliday Inn. I loved that series as a kid.

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? This year, I’m going as a member of the Tennessee Smokies.

I’m here to kick ass and drink sweet tea, and dammit, I’m all out of sweet tea.

by TheLetter2 on Oct 18, 2011 2:45 PM PDT reply actions

That book series was a crackup. Bunnicula!

"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.

-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler

by Alex_Lewis on Oct 19, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, TL2.

Of COURSE you went as the Consitution.

Was anyone ever so pure of heart?

Pics or it didn’t happen.

Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster

by SituationalLefty on Oct 20, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm a Halloween nut

The best Halloween candy: Butterfinger

The worst Halloween candy: Candy Corn

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: A guy I used to work with made a Popemobile out of painted cardboard and celophane. He was dressed as the pope and inside the celofane “booth” and it had a little dummy in the driver’s seat, tires, etc. The whole thing fit over him and was powered by his legs. He walked around the office building all day waiving his little hankie from inside the popemobile.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Can’t pick one.

Favorite Halloween music: Bach Toccata and Fuge (Orignial “Phantom of the Opera”)

Season’s readings: Um.

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? Vampire

So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.

by Goofus on Oct 18, 2011 2:45 PM PDT reply actions

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? Vampire

With lots of glitter?

by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Oct 18, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup/KitKats

The worst Halloween candy: Candy Corn

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: Fully lit Tron Suit

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Ummm either Charlie Brown, or Hocus Pocus

Favorite Halloween music: There is music?

Season’s readings: NO TRESPASSING/NO SOLICITORS

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? I will either be dressed as a 26 year old male who is home alone handing out candy to no one, or dressed as a boy scout. Maybe I will put on a cape. Nothing says “classy halloween” like a nice cape.

Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
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by scout6 on Oct 18, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions

This time, remember to wear something under the cape, okay?

"If it's weird, you know it's probably Wilson's." - Matt Cain

by EliminateMe on Oct 18, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: snickers

The worst Halloween candy: Those things that look like peanuts that are squared off on one side and that taste like styrofoam. Or candy corn.

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: Best hubby & I have worn in recent years was Adam (him) and Jamie (me) from the Mythbusters.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Great Pumpkin

Favorite Halloween music: “Headless Horseman” as sung by Thurl Ravenscroft

Season’s readings: various books by Chris Moore

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? I don’t think so, but if I did, I might go as Walter White.

Just play a Brandon or two, come on!

by Tortured on Oct 18, 2011 3:16 PM PDT reply actions

"Headless Horseman" as sung by Thurl Ravenscroft

ooooh I want to change my vote.

Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter

by scout6 on Oct 18, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Thurl was the man!

I’ll take “Grim Grinning Ghosts” any old day all damn day

So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.

by Goofus on Oct 19, 2011 6:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Love the Mythbusters costume idea. Awesome.

COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!

Fathaigh go mbuaimid!

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Job 1:14-15

by bigboneded on Oct 18, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: frozen Milky Way

The worst Halloween candy: Smartee’s

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: Leatherface. My buddy made me a mask of stitched together latex skin panels, I had a bloody apron, and a Fisher-Price chainsaw.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: The Roseanne Halloween shows

Favorite Halloween music: The Misfits and Samhain

Season’s readings: I guess, Stephen King stuff

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? Yes…Hogwarts professor. Nobody specific. My 9 y.o. is HP in Quidditch gear.

COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!

Fathaigh go mbuaimid!

Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .

Job 1:14-15

by bigboneded on Oct 18, 2011 3:21 PM PDT reply actions

I fucking LOVE candy corn and candy pumpkins.

So far it’s 4-1 against with the lone dissenting vote being cast by the Gentleman from Alaska.

COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!

Fathaigh go mbuaimid!

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Job 1:14-15

by bigboneded on Oct 18, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t like those things either. I mean I like them in a way that’s like “Ooooh those candy corn tasting pumpkins are in the stores!!! That means this nasty 109˚ summer is almost over !!! YaY!!!” but they taste nasty!!!

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Oct 18, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I like them because they are sweet and vanilla-y.

Like I like my women?

COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!

Fathaigh go mbuaimid!

Proud adoptive Father of Joe Panik. 2011 NWL MVP .

Job 1:14-15

by bigboneded on Oct 18, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh yeah – those Roseanne shows.

Fantastic!

Are they on in syndication?

Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster

by SituationalLefty on Oct 20, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Goofus' Halloween Theme Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUnO4gK_56g

So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.

by Goofus on Oct 18, 2011 3:49 PM PDT reply actions

The best Halloween candy: Anything with Peanut Butter and Chocolate

The worst Halloween candy: Candy Corn

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: A guy I knew in college had a full set of Boba Fett’s armor that was very impressive! A couple years ago my wife and I dressed up as Batman and Catwoman that was a pretty fun Halloween.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin

Favorite Halloween music: Ghostbusters Theme Song

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? I will be wearing a Soviet Army Officers uniform I bought at a thrift store when I was working in Turkmenistan recently. My wife will be dressed up as beautiful Japanese Audrey Hepburn and my young son will be dressed up as an Ewok.

"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry

by calgiants86 on Oct 18, 2011 6:35 PM PDT reply actions

Fixed

A couple years ago my wife and I dressed up as Batman and Catwoman, respectively, that was a pretty fun Halloween.

So I guess this means the Phillies making it past the 1st round of the 2010 post season was a fluke.

by Goofus on Oct 19, 2011 6:21 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL

"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry

by calgiants86 on Oct 19, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Poorly worded on my part…

"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ~ Gaylord Perry

by calgiants86 on Oct 19, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: Kit Kat!

The worst Halloween candy: everything that’s not chocolate.

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: For a while this last decade all my friends would dress up as each other. This was not prompted, we just did it for like five years straight. Anyway, one year I dressed up as one of my pregnant musician friends and jumped up onstage with (a different friends’) band and played tambourine for their last song and then “gave birth” at the end of the song. Two days later, my friend gave birth. I have a pic around somewhere with my pregnant friend and me.

Favorite Halloween movie/special: “Charlie Brown, if you got an invitation, it was a mistake. There were two lists, Charlie Brown: one to invite, and one not to invite. You must have been put on the wrong list.”

Favorite Halloween music: “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”

Season’s readings: ???

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? NOPE.

Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.

by satyricrash on Oct 18, 2011 8:12 PM PDT reply actions

Best Candy: Almond Joy/Skittles
Worst? Laffy Taffy

Me and a few friends are dressing up this year as the German Beerfest Team. My mom will be so proud.

Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"

by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 18, 2011 9:31 PM PDT reply actions

Best Halloween candy: Butterfingers of course!
Worst Halloween candy: Noone
Best costume Iv’e ever seen: When I was about six I saw a clown costume and when the guy pressed a button the eyes would shoot at you. It scared the shit out of me.
Favorite Halloween Movie/special: Halloween of course!
Favorite Halloween music: Ummmm…. I’ll just play some Grateful Dead.
Season’s readings: Looking into reading some Stephen King
I’m dressing up as…. JERRY GARCIA. I have a fro and all I need is a fake beard, sunglasses, and a black shirt!

Rally Jerry!
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by greekfro on Oct 19, 2011 6:10 PM PDT reply actions

Giants dugout stores might have a fake beard or two …

Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.

TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.

by Merope on Oct 19, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think there are any in Sacramento

I could go to Evangeline’s for one and borrow some sunglasses from my dad.

Rally Jerry!
Greekfro: One who takes a curiously long time to reply to a comment
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by greekfro on Oct 19, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions

when the guy pressed a button the eyes would shoot at you

Yeah, but I bet it was a bitch having to retrieve them each time.

Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter

by scout6 on Oct 20, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions

The best Halloween candy: when we playdd poker w/our candy loot back in the day, snickers were worth the most. So, snickers

The worst Halloween candy: dumb peppermint things were the ante

Best costume you’ve ever seen or worn: In college, the costume I received the most love for was Jay and Silent Bob. I was silent bob, and I didn’t speak all night. My buddy and I stood outside a liquor store in Isla Vista (santa barbara) all night and posed for pics w/the world. I recommend it!

Favorite Halloween movie/special: Ralph loves Lisa

Favorite Halloween music: Monster Mash (see above)

Season’s readings: school stuff

And finally… are you dressing up this year and if so… as what? Nada. But my g/f looks like America Ferrera, so I wanted to dress her and her friend up as Ugly Betty characters.

by GameSix on Oct 21, 2011 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

A buddy of mine was Rod Beck once, and drinking cervezas even w/a fake Rod Beck is surreal and awesome.

by GameSix on Oct 21, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh man

I’m considering going to Isla Vista for Halloween, but I’ve heard ridiculous things.

Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"

by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 22, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

After my first year there in 2001, they brought in flood lights, cops on horseback, set up a drunk tank in downtown, etc…and still the streets are filled. I’d recommend it for ages 16-21.

by GameSix on Oct 24, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions