Christopher R Taylor Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 I mean it literally has but not as common as some might fear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Sigh. READ THE ARTICLE. It has not occurred. There have been plenty of false reports and other scares, and an equal number of eventual retractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauntlet Posted October 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 When I was a kid everyone was panicked that they would put razors in your candy bars, never happened but the news went crazy on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 The only hazard that befell us on Halloween was when bigger kids would prey on smaller kids who were out late, stealing their loot after roughing them up a bit. Oh, and the Halloween evening when it dropped 4 inches of snow on the trickertreeters ... the only non-trace snowfall that autumn/winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 There are two cases that come to mind with the pearl-clutching about doctored candy. 1964: Helen Pfiel 1974: Ronald Clark O’Bryan No drugs, just out and out poison (though Pfiel claims hers was a 'joke', O'Bryan did it for the insurance on his own child) mattingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Cygnia said: There are two cases that come to mind with the pearl-clutching about doctored candy. 1964: Helen Pfiel 1974: Ronald Clark O’Bryan No drugs, just out and out poison (though Pfiel claims hers was a 'joke', O'Bryan did it for the insurance on his own child) Both mentioned specifically in the Snopes article. Pfiel - she distributed inedible (and non-wanted) items, including rat poison "buttons". Clearly marked as such...and she told those she was giving the items to what they were. She was charged, plead guilty, etc. O'Bryan - didn't distribute to kids other than his own. While horrific, his case wasn't about some crackpot distributing tainted Halloween candy - it was about a crackpot looking to kill his own son and collect insurance (using Halloween as a backdrop/scapegoat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Simon said: Sigh. READ THE ARTICLE. It has not occurred. There have been plenty of false reports and other scares, and an equal number of eventual retractions. Simon, your Snopes article is dated November 1st....2000. CRT posted one from 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Just now, unclevlad said: Simon, your Snopes article is dated November 1st....2000. CRT posted one from 2018. Yes, and it continues the same hysteria as all previous, because people seem to enjoy gravitating to unsubstantiated "urban legends" and respond to events as if they were true. I would also comment on Fox News as a reliable source, but that belongs in another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Lawnmower Boy and Dr. MID-Nite 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Gauntlet and Starlord 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauntlet Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 That something that you actually built or just a picture you found? Look great either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 For my daughter's last (probably) Halloween she is going as a ghostbuster and I am being forced to walk with her as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 I read once about some frat guys who dressed up as little old ladies and carried a door around. They'd knock on the homeowner's door and, when they homeowner opened it, the frat guys would open their own door, gush over the "costume" the homeowner was wearing, and give the homeowner candy, as if the homeowner was trick-or-treating. Just the idea of it cracked me up. DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 LOL Snopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Gauntlet said: That something that you actually built or just a picture you found? Look great either way. Found, on an NFL fanblog of all things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 16 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: I read once about some frat guys who dressed up as little old ladies and carried a door around. They'd knock on the homeowner's door and, when they homeowner opened it, the frat guys would open their own door, gush over the "costume" the homeowner was wearing, and give the homeowner candy, as if the homeowner was trick-or-treating. Just the idea of it cracked me up. Ternaugh, Tom Cowan, Cancer and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 My in-laws right now have a package of 30 full-sized candy bars for the nieces/nephews/grand nephew waiting for Halloween. wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gauntlet Posted October 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 OHHHH! You are TRUELY EVIL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 16, 2023 Report Share Posted October 16, 2023 Spoilered for Just In case... Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 8:17 AM, Simon said: Since I just finished the test fitting...minor adjustments needed to the upper ab plate and the ammo chain is not in the pic due to a slight issue with failed glue on the mount. The blaster cannon will not be making a public appearance (at the specific request of the local police)...for the best -- I built it for strength, so it's not terribly light...and extremely cumbersome. Boba MacFett? Simon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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