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Let's get ready for Halloween- prizes given for best costume! (to be determined later)
I'll start- I want to be Superwoman, not to fight off bad guys, but because I have been so busy lately, I feel like I am spinning the way she did- she would click her wrist bands together & spin (to get her powers?? )
Although, I am trying to convince Jim I AM Superwoman! So far, he's not buying it.
Maybe I should put on the costume?!? LOL
thelma313
10-29-2009, 02:19 PM
My dearest Mare, you are talking about Wonder Woman. She was one of my favourite heroines as a child, along with all of the Charlie's Angels and The Bionic Woman. Wonder Woman drove around in an invisible plane! It was so cool.
I don't know what I want to be for virtual Halloween. I will give it some thought... but I find this thread entertaining and fun. Good idea, Mare! Can I have a virtual trick or treat now? Preferably chocolate, thanks.
I stand corrected! You're right- WONDER WOMAN! (geez, you'd think I'd get my own thread right!LOL)
You do deserve a special chocolate for helping me; but, the rule is you have to show up in a costume & then request a treat.
handinhand
10-29-2009, 03:21 PM
Well, I am a witch this Halloween. I wore orange and black socks up to my knees. A black skirt and a black Halloween sweater. I put a real fun sticker on my face of a black spider in a web. My hat was the best. Tall black hat with green streamers . Painted my finger nails black. Had some ladies over for lunch and a best hat doorprize. It was so fun. I just love Halloween.... I sure hope I'm a good witch in my next life and not the bad one???? Linda
brooksea
10-29-2009, 04:42 PM
Trick or treat!!! :twisted:
hopingforcure
10-29-2009, 09:01 PM
What a cute idea. So funny, love the pictures so far. I am thinking my kitty is a great Halloween picture so he is y Happy Halloween. I had to mention something on the old show thing. I told my son about the six million dollar man, and he said wow that is not that much... Too funny
BarryG
10-29-2009, 09:09 PM
Ok CJ, you get some candy for your Halloween Mona
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/PicForMyNewsletterNov22003chicagoHALLOWE ENCANDY.jpg
brooksea
10-29-2009, 10:01 PM
Grandpa! I love Reese's!
I forget how to upload pics in a post! I'm sending you candy corn!
I'm ALWAYS a pirate wench, as its the only costume I own. And I don't know where my hat is, so I may not even be that this year! Ernie got a sweatshirt that says "little monster" it has dinosaur type spikes going up the back and on the hood. Hopefully this link to picture works (I am so tired!)
http://www.alsforums.com/forum/members/rose-albums-ernie-dog-picture1295-ernie-hallowween.html
I ate every single Whoppers package ~malted milk balls ~ out of the candy we bought for the trick or treaters (sigh)
KeeKer
10-29-2009, 10:10 PM
I think I've finally gotten the hang of this avatar thing! Yeah me! Guess who I am? I always wanted to be mysterious,dark,and gorgeous! Only bought my candy today. Shorter time for having to resist! Trick or Treat!:)
BarryG
10-29-2009, 10:26 PM
Rose, glad you're back for Halloween. Here's some candy for Ernie, great costume.
http://images.birthdayinabox.com/BIABViewLarger/BoneCandy.jpg
GlenBrittle
10-29-2009, 10:27 PM
OK ... do you like my evil grin ?
Morticia ... awesome.
CJ ... dont lose your head over this ...
BarryG
10-29-2009, 10:40 PM
'I always wanted to be mysterious,dark,and gorgeous!"
Morticia, you are, you ARE! Here's some candy for you.
http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4575850/73597-main_Full.jpg
peter57
10-29-2009, 10:46 PM
Its good to see every one getting in to the Halloween swing.
Its not really big over here though,
cheers and have a great night:)
Peter
KeeKer
10-29-2009, 11:12 PM
Thanks Grandpa! You sweet talker you!;) Come on Peter you can dress up here anyways! Start a new fad down under!Glen, where did you find that picture? Totally awesome! Dude!
Colleen
BarryG
10-29-2009, 11:17 PM
Glen, we know that you only have a virtual evil grin and that your real grin is wicked. nasty and doesn't glow in the dark. Here's some thing to help your teeth.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zLVJerNm_LQ/SQt-_B90fRI/AAAAAAAAAKc/yqzn2PMNK2Q/s400/HalloweenCandy-NurseHatchetsGummyBodyParts.jpg
BarryG
10-30-2009, 12:03 AM
Here is a very special Halloween bouquet for our very own Wonder Woman. Thanks for the fun idea mare!
http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FNR/Y32U/FMMD0XZH/FNRY32UFMMD0XZH.MEDIUM.jpg
Zaphoon
10-30-2009, 12:21 AM
Wyatt wants to join in the competition with his monkey costume!
thelma313
10-30-2009, 06:45 AM
Trick or treat! I'm Wednesday Adams! Do I get a treat?
Barry, you are so generous with your candy... hint hint... and I love your costume!
Colleen, I love your costume too. We're related.
CJ and Glen, your costumes are really scary!
Hoping, your Kitty is purrfect!
Yay! Halloween!
Thanks, Barry! I wouldn't have even noticed that they were nerds!
Thanks for "giving out the candy" to all the trick or treaters!
Everybody looks great so far; let's get some more to join in the fun!
Kim-
Wyatt looks adorable; he will most certainly win for cutest!
thelma313
10-30-2009, 08:16 AM
Yes my vote for cutest is for Wyatt! What a CUTIE!
Wyatt is just the cutest thing I've laid my eyes on in a long time! What a doll!
KeeKer
10-30-2009, 10:50 AM
Too cute! I'm getting a toothache just looking at him.
BarryG
10-30-2009, 11:51 AM
Here is a special little candy house for Wyatt, a sweet treat for a sweet kid.
http://images.replacements.com/images/images5/china/C/department_56_snow_village_halloween_no_ box_P0000241245S0208T2.jpg
BarryG
10-30-2009, 11:56 AM
And a Friday treat for Wednesday! This mask pop kinda looks like me when I get up in the morning. :shock::shock:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2943379729_f25bc23c6b_b.jpg
BarryG
10-30-2009, 12:01 PM
In case anyone else wants to give out some candy here's how.
Go to Google, put in Halloween Candy, change it from web to images, select the image that you want, select "see full size image" and then copy the url for the image (the web address at the top of your browser), go back to the forum post and click on the "insert image" icon (third from the right) and paste the image url in and voila!
The only thing to watch out for is the image size, too big and you will have a huge picture to deal with. Anything under 50k is probably good.
Your friendly candy dispenser :twisted::twisted:
Barry
brooksea
10-30-2009, 01:25 PM
Love everyone's "costumes!" And Wyatt is the CUTEST!
Zaphoon
10-30-2009, 01:32 PM
I added a few more pictures of him in a new album on my profile page. There are some photos of him with his pal, Bruiser.
some of the cast of the not quite famous follies players (Halloween style)
http://s421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/dstormewr/holiday/?action=view¤t=halloweenfolliesplayers.jpg
click to enlarge
KeeKer
10-30-2009, 04:02 PM
OK, you've got to tell me who is who. Never mind, quick guys what color are the girls eyes?
Zaphoon
10-30-2009, 04:12 PM
A rainbow of treats here for my forum friends!
http://go635254.s3.amazonaws.com/ecochildsplay/files/2008/10/candyrainbow.jpg
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 04:37 PM
Reddish Brown. It was a lot of work to find em '
BarryG
10-30-2009, 04:39 PM
You keep catching me Colleen, I did notice a spectacular set of foot warmers though! :shock:
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 04:45 PM
A picture is worth a word or two ....
peter57
10-30-2009, 04:48 PM
ok i will join in
Happy Halloween to all
(its cricket season here, thus the bat)
cheers:)
Peter
BarryG
10-30-2009, 04:48 PM
Ooookay Glen, I am sure it is worth a word but not sure which one :???:
BarryG
10-30-2009, 04:50 PM
Nice bat Peter, here are some goodies for you
http://blog.couponmountain.com/uploads/2008/10/halloween-candy.jpg
peter57
10-30-2009, 05:09 PM
Thanks Barry, i might just save them for when kids come and visit, wont taste too good with beer, then again nothing ventured nothing gained:smile:
ok
(its cricket season here, thus the bat)
cheers:)
Peter
How very clever :wink:
Barry, I saw that same photo of the candy corns in shot glasses.
Trick or Treat needs to get here soon! all of the m&ms are gone now too 8-)
Glen, I've actually found that to be quite true ~ even "leg" men. AND for all you leg men out there, I thought you'd enjoy my special Halloween avatar:p Short shorts and a uniform, what more could you dream for?
thelma313
10-30-2009, 06:10 PM
Count Barry, thank you so much for the Mask Pop! I absolutely LOVE it... it looks so tasty and I am sure you are as handsome as you always are, even first thing in the morning!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FORUM FRIENDS!
BethU
10-30-2009, 06:20 PM
I'll try this image thing again. I want some of those treats, Barry.
I will be in Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, attire. My favorite comic book heroine ever.
http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=23954
Opps ... still didn't work. I don't know how to resize someone else's url, and we can't paste in images from our computers, only urls.
So back to the avatar ....
BarryG
10-30-2009, 06:53 PM
Hi Beth, here is some special candy just for you,
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/halloween-candy07/40.jpg
http://zspennycandy.com/zscandymix.jpg
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3723103/2/istockphoto_3723103-wax-candy-bottles.jpg
BarryG
10-30-2009, 07:50 PM
Way to go Rose!
Here is a little more candy for Glen, I have been saving it but what the heck, maybe he can get the girls to turn around :lol::lol:
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/nasty-candy1.jpg
Zaphoon
10-30-2009, 07:59 PM
Shucks! I wonder what I did wrong with trying to get my picture of candy in the post!
BarryG
10-30-2009, 08:12 PM
It is tricky and took me a while to figure it out but if you copy the url of the image you want and then paste it into the insert image popup window at the top of the posting window it does work.
thelma313
10-30-2009, 08:52 PM
Here is some Halloween candy for all of you! Happy Halloween, Spooky Forum Friends!
thelma313
10-30-2009, 08:54 PM
You can also right click on the full size image and save it to your desktop. Then attach it to your message like you would with one of your own photos by selecting the attachment feature in the advanced message format.
shelleynshaggy
10-30-2009, 09:01 PM
This is from Ruthie' 1st halloween - kinda a double costume!
KeeKer
10-30-2009, 09:24 PM
How cute! Keep trying Beth want to see your picture!
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 09:44 PM
OH Rose, those wax bottles full of sweet liquid.
That is a sweet childhood memory.
We had a school bus that would stop at a candy store on the way home on fridays.
Rosella , ever been to Morin Heights ?
Glen
Glen, I grew up in Miami, and my grandparents lived near a little mom & pop store. My granddaddy would walk there every morning and get his newspaper. He never wanted it delivered, it was his routine. Sometimes he would bring back donuts (he called them "sinkers") ~ chocolate iced cake donuts, to be precise. My brother and I would walk there just for the wax bottles, and fire balls, Sweet tarts too, but the main attraction was the wax syrupy stuff. I can still remember exactly where the candy rack was in the store.
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 09:56 PM
Oh yes .
Remember the jaw-breakers, cherry balls, mint leaves, licorice babies, and the paper strips with all of those sugar drops on them.
Yes , 50 cents and you had enough candy to make you sick.
Double Bubble was a penny a piece back then.
Glen
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 09:57 PM
Speaking of which , has anyone tried to chew gum lately ?
Did you drown ? I am sure I looked like CUJO the last time I chewed gum.
I got out of the habit of chewing gum years ago (doesn't really mix with the flight attendant image) but I tried some recently and it kept trying to fall out of the corners of my mouth, like it was getting away from me or something. I'll bet I can't blow bubbles anymore either:-(..... Probably my legs are really distracting you tonight, aren't they? Yes, I sure can fill out a uniform. LOL. Just in case you can't really make out my special costume avatar, here's a better look: (PS, I actually located "Nurse Rose", but I'm having too much fun with this cutie)
shelleynshaggy
10-30-2009, 10:17 PM
Way to go Rose!
Here is a little more candy for Glen, I have been saving it but what the heck, maybe he can get the girls to turn around :lol::lol:
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/nasty-candy1.jpg
Mikayla got one of these in a treat bag!!
GlenBrittle
10-30-2009, 10:21 PM
I thought so Rose , but was waiting for others to comment. Wasnt that one of the Village People ?
Zaphoon
10-30-2009, 11:50 PM
When I was a kid, there was a drug store (pharmacy) in the neighborhood that had a penny candy counter (all glass) and a coke machine with 10oz bottles of coke for a dime.
One of my favorite pieces of candy to buy was the red licorice whip. You could also buy small bottles of pure concentrate cinnamon oil with which to make cinnamon toothpicks.
This was also the store my mom use to come home from with a box wrapped in brown paper. The specially wrapped box always wound up in the hall closet next to the bathroom. When opened, it contained pads of some sort. I could never get the logic of having the box wrapped if all you were going to do was unwrap it when you got home but then, I was just a kid.
P.S. I don't think they wrap the boxes anymore!
Zaphoon
(too much wine in the glass)
thelma313
10-31-2009, 07:06 AM
Rosella , ever been to Morin Heights ?
Glen, I have been to Morin Heights and it is beautiful up there but I was there for work-- I used to work at Quebec's TV music station (think French MuchMusic or MTV) and we went to Morin Heights to interview a French pop star at a recording studio up there (it's also where the Police recorded Ghost in the Machine which I thought was really exciting.) Anyway all that to say, that I did enjoy the scenery but I didn't really get to spend any quality time there.
Have you been to Morin Heights?
GlenBrittle
10-31-2009, 07:53 AM
Yes I have. A few times.
I went to public school there for 7 years. I manage to drive up there every couple of years just to see the changes.
Glen
DgtofTNfan
10-31-2009, 12:18 PM
You guys are a riot.
Katie is going as our pet bat, Screech. So I guess my costume will be pet bat owner.
I need to get busy making new bat ears though, she wore it last week to her school party and then Ruby at the ears.
Ruby :: Screech picture by Danabrger - Photobucket
Happy Halloween!
Dana
BarryG
10-31-2009, 12:34 PM
Holy Ruby, Batgirl! Great costume Dana and Katie, here is some candy for you :twisted::twisted:
http://ecofrenzy.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/halloween-candy.jpg
DgtofTNfan
10-31-2009, 12:34 PM
Thanks Barry!
BarryG
10-31-2009, 02:41 PM
Happy Halloween Everyone! Stay safe and watch out for this guy.
http://cdn.davesdaily.com/pictures/777-giant-pumpkin.jpg
BethU
10-31-2009, 02:48 PM
g r e a t e s t j a c k - o - l a n t e r n e v e r !!!
GlenBrittle
10-31-2009, 02:49 PM
Barry ,
Thats kewl !
Glen
KeeKer
10-31-2009, 04:20 PM
No real jack o'lanterns here. Pumpkin shortage! Have to use a fake one!Gasp!!! :p First year ever for that!
GlenBrittle
10-31-2009, 05:09 PM
No pumpkins ?
Must be Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater's fault. See, Barry has a photo as evidence.
Glen
Ernie has been helping answer the door, and, (this should tell you something) I've had a few parents ask me if that was "Ernie" apparently he's got a reputation! And, as to his pose for the first picture, what can I say, he has no modesty!
About the no pumpkins, well, we have pumpkins, two cinderella and two traditional, but we also have slugs, which have been a real bane this year. They've chewed big holes in my decorative kale. But anyway, tonight, some of the trick or treaters saw there were slugs on the pumpkins, and they were just fascinated, the slugs almost upstaged the candy.
BarryG
10-31-2009, 07:00 PM
Candy slugs! How yummy!
Actually, Barry.... beer is a good trap for slugs, but I think we'd need a tanker to get rid of them all! The other day my one son said he was going to go pour the slugs another beer, he pours some in the bowl ~ mind you, its a little before noon on a Sunday ~ and he says, what the hell, takes a big slug of it (get it???) and then looks at me, and asks: aren't carbonated beverages easier 8) for me to swallow? So I polished the rest off. 8)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY !!!!!
Hope all your little ones have a great time. After Christmas, this was my kids favorite holiday.
Big shout out to Barry for dispensing to the "trick or treaters"; and to everyone else who contributed to tooth decay!
Looks like little Wyatt won the cutest award, and his prize will leave him with a year long sugar high!
Rose, you leave the guys with a different kind of high (?) !!!
And to those with the "Adams Family" theme; you really have your finger on the pulse of what is hip & happenin'! Just read in the New York Times that a new musical, "The Adams Family", will open on Broadway in March, starring Nathan Lane & Bebe Neurwith!
Should be a hit with those two!!!
(I have no connection with this production- Al, JoelC, Hoping, David!!! LOL)
Al, maybe next year you can try another costume- 6yrs. in a row as a fireman?
Everyone knows who you are by now!!! LOL Hugs to our fearless leader!!!
