Are there anymore people out there that leave a large bowl or bag full of candy on their doorstep for the kids at Halloween? I doubt it seriously. When I was a kid we had begun to take advantage of the situation. I think most folks, by that time, decided any honor system was an exercise in futility. Too bad...
The last house that I ever "pillaged" belonged to a man that owned some burger joints in the area. Now really, what's a bowl of candy to this guy? Besides, I spent my allowance money at his burger joints regularly so I didn't think it was a real issue by helping myself to the entire bowl of delectable delights.
I liked this guy though and his family-especially his younger daughter. In the mid to late 70's he would put out a large plastic bowl of candy for his patrons at his burger restaurants. It was placed inside on a counter.
I stopped by a couple of days before Halloween one year, and I noticed him (the owner) standing behind the counter. I hadn't seen him in a dozen or so years so I thought I'd mosey on over (I rarely mosey) and speak to him. As I got closer he grabbed the bowl of candy from the counter and began to laugh loudly.
I smiled and said something like, "You knew after all of these years?" He affirmed his answer with a nod. I think it was at that point I clearly articulated the word "shit". All of those years I felt a little guilty for ripping off that bowl of candy when I should have felt stupid! He got the last laugh. Literally!
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I hope you didn't buy a burger from him then!
When we are young we think we are so darned smart. You nailed it here...stupid is a much better description. Bwahahahahahaha.
Have a terrific day Don. :)
The honor system?! Yeah, right, at houses that were giving away fruit, maybe. We would circle back to do the block a number of times though! Good times. For me and my dentist!
I never ran across the "big bowl" in my early years of trick-or-treating... We've never put one out as "adults" either... I think it was all about seeing the little ones in their costumes (than and now)... but I have to say, Don, these kids that come to the door these day, as tall as I am with their school clothes on (some with a hint of facial hair) and their pillow cases... they just piss me off... click, click, rack... that's the light switch going off and the door lock going on (shotgun owners will know the rack sound)... damn kids anyway!
What? Not me!!! I would never take advantage of the two elderly couples on our block that left huge bowls of candy on their doorstep becuase they had already gone to bed. And I would never circle around the block time-and-time again and fill my bag until their bowls were depleted. And then, on my final visit, ring their door bell and run away with hopes they would restock their supply. Nope, not me!!!
thinkinfyou: I don't remember whether I did or not, but I've eaten there many times since. Not recently but in the past 30 years. I don't even remember what I did with all of that candy.
Sandee: I know. That guy had me nailed all along and I didn't have a clue. It was cool that he never told my parents. Thank God!
nonamedufus: I was the same way. I remember it all to well. Sure was fun though!
Tattoo Jim: My 12ga. pump makes an uncanny sound. I'm sure you're familiar with it. It's like pot in that even though you've never smelled/heard one, you would know the odor/sound.
Me-Me King: ...and we thought that was bad! I guess for those times it was.
I was in a store the other day where a young guy was contemplating leaving a bowl of candy out for the kids to take from on the honor system.
I said, "The candy will be gone. So will the BOWL."
But it's nice to still see the optimism of youth, ya know. :)
Jenn: Hahaha. Yeah. Exactly! Hehehehe...
BUSTED! LOL!
Lin: Wide Open!!!
I only knew one family who did that when I was growing up, it was usually the kind of candy that no one wanted like Smartees or individual Life Savers, I think they may have also had home made popcorn balls which everyone was sure was filled with razor blades inside. They always had "candy", if that's what you could call it, left over.
Well at least you weren't that asshole kid who knocked down the littler kids to steal their candy!
Or were you....
:p
We did that last year with the whole 'Take ONE' thing.
Bowl was empty in 15 minutes.
This year we're doing the same things except filling the bowl with razor blades and shards of glass.
Happy Halloween!
Jen: I hated those damned homemade candies. Especially popcorn balls. The better for you the least I liked it.
The Offended Blogger: Nope. I never was the bullying type although I was always bigger than 95% of my buddies and classmates.
Moooooog35: Good idea! Chances are by the time the cops show up the neighborhood will have been cleared of kids because they will all be in an emergency room. Just a chance they take.
I used to leave bowls of apples and double-edge blades so the kids could make their own weapons of discreet destruction and bring them home to mom and dad.
Did I ever tell you about the worm casings they use as filler in Big Macs?
People never get any smarter. Or interesting.
Doctor Faustroll: I'd love to hear more about the worm casings. I never eat fast food burgers and crap like that. I reserve my taste buds for rat shit and pizzas.
You all Suck!
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