Happy Hallowee HEY AREN'T YOU A LITTLE OLD?
November 1, 2006 7:30 PM Subscribe
Adult Trick-or-Treaters. Seriously... wtf.
Ok, I need some internet perspective as to whether I'm crossing the line into curmudgeonly peevishness or if this is, indeed, god damn annoying.
You see, every year I get a bunch of Trick or Treaters who are grown adults. With little or no costume. And this happens to drive me up the wall.
This year included some fourty year old guy with a mask who jogged up to the door and held out his hands (no fucking BAG even), a woman in jeans and a tshirt with her kid sleeping on her shoulder and TWO bags (lady, if the kid is asleep then you don't actually have a reason for being out T-a-Ting anymore. Plus, you brought your OWN bag?), and two separate uncostumed moms who held out their own bags after their group of kids got candy.
Am I missing an important facet to the Halloween experience that nobody bothered to tell me? Should I also be out there in flip flops and a Slayer shirt shaking down my neighbors? Or is it not unreasonable to consider this obnoxious?
And note, I'm not complaining about the gruff teenagers with no costume and a plastic grocery bag who walk up, grunt when you give them something, and then walk away. Sullen teenagers are always entertaining in my book.
Ok, I need some internet perspective as to whether I'm crossing the line into curmudgeonly peevishness or if this is, indeed, god damn annoying.
You see, every year I get a bunch of Trick or Treaters who are grown adults. With little or no costume. And this happens to drive me up the wall.
This year included some fourty year old guy with a mask who jogged up to the door and held out his hands (no fucking BAG even), a woman in jeans and a tshirt with her kid sleeping on her shoulder and TWO bags (lady, if the kid is asleep then you don't actually have a reason for being out T-a-Ting anymore. Plus, you brought your OWN bag?), and two separate uncostumed moms who held out their own bags after their group of kids got candy.
Am I missing an important facet to the Halloween experience that nobody bothered to tell me? Should I also be out there in flip flops and a Slayer shirt shaking down my neighbors? Or is it not unreasonable to consider this obnoxious?
And note, I'm not complaining about the gruff teenagers with no costume and a plastic grocery bag who walk up, grunt when you give them something, and then walk away. Sullen teenagers are always entertaining in my book.
This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm not seeing a question anywhere in this rant.
I can't answer your question except to say I had the same experience this year. Maybe I'm old too. Maybe older; the un-costumed surly teens don't amuse me, they piss me off. In my day we had to make an effort, gol dern it!
(shakes cane and mutters, writes cranky letter to the complaints page of the local paper)
posted by bink at 7:36 PM on November 1, 2006
(shakes cane and mutters, writes cranky letter to the complaints page of the local paper)
posted by bink at 7:36 PM on November 1, 2006
Serve the UNCOSTUMED ADULTS up a nice "trick" and slam the goddam door in their face.
Treats require some effort. Otherwise Walgreens has Tootsie rolls for sale.
posted by ernie at 7:44 PM on November 1, 2006
Treats require some effort. Otherwise Walgreens has Tootsie rolls for sale.
posted by ernie at 7:44 PM on November 1, 2006
I don't know whether you live in an urban area or not, but when we lived in the city, we used to get homeless trick-or-treaters. Sad but true. Any chance that's what was happening to you last night?
posted by notcomputersavvy06 at 7:48 PM on November 1, 2006
posted by notcomputersavvy06 at 7:48 PM on November 1, 2006
Response by poster: Definitely not homeless. Just cheerless seeming adults who don't even look you in the eye. I'm honestly perplexed in addition to being annoyed, but I guess the question is inappropriate for the site so I'll figure out the deal somewhere else.
posted by BruceL at 7:50 PM on November 1, 2006
posted by BruceL at 7:50 PM on November 1, 2006
For this reason I worked until 10pm last night. I get nearly as many surly teens and random weirdo adults (without kids) as actual youngsters in costumes in my neighborhood. Adults (and teens for Christ's sake) can go buy their own candy.
Also, the adults/teens tend to show late, even after 10 at night! Last night I followed ernie's advice told them to get lost and served them up a nice piece of door in their face.
posted by sablazo at 7:54 PM on November 1, 2006
Also, the adults/teens tend to show late, even after 10 at night! Last night I followed ernie's advice told them to get lost and served them up a nice piece of door in their face.
posted by sablazo at 7:54 PM on November 1, 2006
Next year, have a can of old soup ready to give the old-timers...
posted by sdrawkcab at 7:55 PM on November 1, 2006
posted by sdrawkcab at 7:55 PM on November 1, 2006
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posted by limeonaire at 7:33 PM on November 1, 2006