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Zoomie
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October 31, 2016
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Hallowe'en Traditions

I consider this forum a community as much as a support site for all things VR and Oculus.
Today is Hallowe'en so I wanted to share (and hear) what everyone does to celebrate the occasion!

I  watch Sleepy Hollow every year.  I have watched it every year, without fail, since 2000.
I have a Garden Zombie named Fred.  He spends ~360 days a year in our back garden but he gets to be the centerpiece of our Hallowe'en decorations.  I don't leave him in the front yard because I worry someone is going to steal or damage him.

I have a Borderlands Loot Chest (the big red chests in the game) that I got from ThinkGeek.  It makes a perfect candy bowl and I use a yellow glow stick to light up the inside.  Kids who recognize it from Borderlands get a second pull from the chest.  One kid asked for Legendary loot and I gave him a full sized candy bar.

Our dogs wear plastic collars that look like heavy iron chains.  They sit outside and play with all the kids who Trick or Treat.  I think it might be their favourite day of the year.

So what do the rest of you do to celebrate All Hallow's Eve?


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ZoomieAuthor
Up and Coming
November 1, 2016

I had somewhere around 100 kids at my door last night.  Our neighbours went out trick or treating with their kids so they left several bowls of candy on their porch.  You see all sides of humanity when faced with free bowls of candy.  What amazed me was that parents were often worse than the kids when it came to taking more than a fair share. 

The highlight of the night came when one little guy asked me what the sign on the door said.  I replied "It says if you take more than 2 pieces of candy, they release the zombies" 

He looked at me with eyes wide, full of concern and said "I took 3, what do I do?".

I looked shocked and said "RUN!!!!"  

His parents had a laugh and followed after him. 

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DaftnDirect
Honored Contributor
November 1, 2016

I live in a village so people look like it's Hallowe'en all year round.. what with the in-breading

also the kids have learned not to knock on my door on account of what happened last year, I'm not prepared to talk about it

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