Serious Question

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:00 am

If adult trick-or-treating was a socially accepted and recognized thing, would you do it?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:02 am

I never did Trick or Treating as a kid to begin with, so no . .

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:14 am

I'm with Stahlseele with that one. Trick-or-Treating is a sufficiently American thing that it just wasn't done at all over here when I were a kid.

I still feel that over here we should swap Halloween and Easter around because they're tied to Autumn/Fall and Spring respectively.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:19 am

Probably.

I have just as much fun handing out candy (one year, I had this big rubber mallet I'd found in the shed and told kids they had to take a lick from it first. No, I never hit anyone).

nockermensch · Post by **nockermensch** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:09 am

Koumei wrote:I'm with Stahlseele with that one. Trick-or-Treating is a sufficiently American thing that it just wasn't done at all over here when I were a kid.

I still feel that over here we should swap Halloween and Easter around because they're tied to Autumn/Fall and Spring respectively.

What about the poor suckers who have to dress in fur-trimmed Santa costumes during what is for us the hottest time of the year?

Grek · Post by **Grek** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:58 am

I'd do it.

erik · Post by **erik** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:38 am

Probably. Though then who would stay home to hand out the candies?

As it is when I go out trick or treating with my kids and my wife is in charge of the fort, there are some adults in costume with their kids. I've been in costume with my kids before when trick or treating. So that kind of counts (though I did not ask for candy myself) maybe?

K · Post by K » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:40 am

I've trick or treated for limes in my early 20s, but I was very drunk at the time.

This behavior is more allowable the more hot women you have with you at the time. With 3+ hot women, you can basically do anything.

shau · Post by **shau** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:45 am

I'd do it as well.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:38 am

I actually considered the other day, just for an instant, trying to round up some of my other grown friends to go trick or treating and see how it turned out.

Surgo · Post by **Surgo** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:43 am

Yeah, I'd do it. I'm actually kind of sad that I can't anymore.

Count Arioch the 28th · Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:08 am

I'm one of the people that hands out full bars on halloween. You bet I'd be out there doing it again!

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:12 am

I figured out who should hand out the candy- bars. Hell, bars, clubs, adult stores... anywhere kids can't go that would be open anyway.

Count Arioch the 28th · Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:26 am

I misread Prak's post, and now want to go Trick or Treating in Hell.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:32 am

The hosts would all have cooler costumes. I mean, it's kind of hard to beat shit like Andromalius.

Post by **fbmf** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:32 am

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:I'm one of the people that hands out full bars on halloween. You bet I'd be out there doing it again!

Having tossed back a shot or two with you back in the day, I had to re read this post a few times before I got that you meant full sized candy bars.

Game On,
fbmf

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:40 pm

I take my girls trick-or-treating each year. For the first three years, I only had one kid, and each year, I'd dress up in something themed to match her costume. So, aside from carrying my own bag for candy, I was pretty much there.

So, if the question is: if it were socially acceptable for me to get free candy for doing what I already do, would I take it, my answer is "yes".

Wiseman · Post by **Wiseman** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:00 pm

Basically yes. Free candy is always a plus.

OgreBattle · Post by **OgreBattle** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:19 pm

I'd rather go to a friend's party, or a bar. Don't really like candy much though.

If people handed out beef jerky though I'd be all over it.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:47 pm

Oh well, yes, i guess it is true:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCPv4EVi0Hc

K · Post by K » Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:23 am

If you are escorting children, then no candy for you. Bad form.

Count Arioch the 28th · Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:29 am

K wrote:If you are escorting children, then no candy for you. Bad form.

If you are escorting children while Trick or Treating in late 90's-early 00's Virginia, you're pretty much going to get candy whether you want it or not.

TiaC · Post by **TiaC** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:29 am

K wrote:If you are escorting children, then no candy for you. Bad form.

What if you dress up as a child who is dressing up for halloween?

Chamomile · Post by **Chamomile** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:57 am

When I was 20 (about two years ago), my parents asked me to escort my younger brother for trick-or-treating. He was old enough that making new friends around the new neighborhood they'd moved into recently-ish wasn't happening because he had his established circles and was keeping in touch through school/facebook, but still young enough to trick-or-treat. I didn't really think he needed an escort, but I'm not his parents, so I agreed. Every house we came to I'd stand a couple of feet back to try and let people know that I'm just making sure the kid isn't ambushed by any of those drug dealing serial child rapist cannibals who are apparently lurking around every corner in suburban America. When people offered candy to me anyway, I'd explain that I was just escorting the kid around and didn't even have a bag. After the third time or so they insisted I take some candy, I realized my only options were to take it or to walk away while they were still trying to give it to me, and taking it seemed less rude.

ishy · Post by **ishy** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:08 am

Koumei wrote:I'm with Stahlseele with that one. Trick-or-Treating is a sufficiently American thing that it just wasn't done at all over here when I were a kid.

I still feel that over here we should swap Halloween and Easter around because they're tied to Autumn/Fall and Spring respectively.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u0RQkj3Tic