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Today's Question: Time for a campfire story! What is your favorite scary story? If it's not a familiar one to most, tell us the highlights . . . if you dare. My favorite scary story goes like this: My reflection blinked.
Hey, how did you get a picture of me?!?!?!
Bonus Question: If you could appear to others as anything for one day, what would it be? Something they didn't previously believe in.
Foodie Question: What's your "all-mine, hands-off!" Halloween candy? Caramels! And Smarties!
Have you ever bobbed for apples? How did it go? I don't believe that I have.
What's the lousiest (Halloween) treat you got as a kid? Licorice. Or Mary Janes.
Just for fun: If you have a favorite costume party or Halloween day memory, please tell us. Last year I dressed up as Doctor Who #4 (complete with 20' long scarf!), and three people got it! One person thought I was a homeless woman.
Just in case you're not familiar with Doctor who, that's him, not me.
Today in History:
1517 Protestant reformer Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
1820 New York author Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published
1864 Nevada admitted as the 36th US state
1913 Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the US
1920 Supreme Court upheld trademark violations for the Coca- Cola Company against the Koke Company of America
1923 1st of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia
1941 After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore sculpture completed
1999 Yachtsman Jesse Martin returned to Melbourne after 11 mos. circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop & unassisted
Today’s Word:
Hal·low·een [hal-uh-ween, -oh-een, hol-] noun
Shortening of all hallow eve/evening; hallow - middle English for holy; later "Eve of All Saints"
eve as in the day before All Saints Day, November 1st - as Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas;
last night of the year in the Celtic calendar, also called Old Year's Night
Today Is:
Halloween, aka All Hallow's Eve
Caramel Apple Day
Knock-Knock Jokes Day
Samhain, old Celtic end of harvest I will be celebrating with friends this coming Saturday night.
This Week Is:
Prescription Errors Awareness Week
Give Wildlife a Brake Week
Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
Today's Picture:
The picture today is courtesy of animalcrazy. Check out many more on her album. Thanks for sharing, AC! Awesome!
Whatever your plans, have a happy and safe Halloween! You too, bjh. And thanx for the spooky Qs. Have a frightfully good day everyone!
Today's Question: Time for a campfire story! What is your favorite scary story? If it's not a familiar one to most, tell us the highlights . . . if you dare.
I love The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I had a short story on a card that I read to the shorties up in the attic on Halloween night.
Bonus Question: If you could appear to others as anything for one day, what would it be?
A multi billionaire so I could give away a lot of money.
Foodie Question: What's your "all-mine, hands-off!" Halloween candy?
Oh so many but don't touch my Snickers. Have you ever bobbed for apples? How did it go?
No Never did. What's the lousiest (Halloween) treat you got as a kid?
Home made pop corn balls that weren't very good.
Just for fun: If you have a favorite costume party or Halloween day memory, please tell us.
One Halloween we had a malfunction with something in the attic and our then neighbor across the street told the boys a story of their first born that disappeared in the house named William. The next year we found a costume of "William" with red hair. There is a plumbing wall that goes down in the attic and John hid there with the costume on. I read the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the rocking chair started rocking. I called William and he stuck his head up but wouldn't come up. The shortie that I'm teaching to drive my car said. "William I'm your brother." We still laugh about that to this day. Fast forward a couple of years and Lucille took a picture up in the attic and a face appeared that looks just like William. It's a fun optical illusion and I showed it to the boys and they actually believed it was the spirit of their long lost brother. William makes an appearance from time to time on Halloween and I think this year he may come again.
Today in History: 1517 Protestant reformer Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
1820 New York author Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published
1864 Nevada admitted as the 36th US state
1913 Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the US
1920 Supreme Court upheld trademark violations for the Coca- Cola Company against the Koke Company of America
1923 1st of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia
1941 After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore sculpture completed
1999 Yachtsman Jesse Martin returned to Melbourne after 11 mos. circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop & unassisted
Today’s Word: Hal·low·een [hal-uh-ween, -oh-een, hol-] noun
Shortening of all hallow eve/evening; hallow - middle English for holy; later "Eve of All Saints"
eve as in the day before All Saints Day, November 1st - as Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas;
last night of the year in the Celtic calendar, also called Old Year's Night
Today Is: Halloween, aka All Hallow's Eve
Caramel Apple Day
Knock-Knock Jokes Day
Samhain, old Celtic end of harvest
This Week Is: Prescription Errors Awareness Week
Give Wildlife a Brake Week
Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
Today's Picture: The picture today is courtesy of animalcrazy. Check out many more on her album. Thanks for sharing, AC!
My pleasure and thanks for using it
Whatever your plans, have a happy and safe Halloween!
I'm still expecting at least 25 people but it could be a lot more with this weather.It's been raining for hours now The party is going to be great anyway
Today's Question: Time for a campfire story! What is your favorite scary story? I don't have a favorite one. If it's not a familiar one to most, tell us the highlights . . . if you dare.
Bonus Question: If you could appear to others as anything for one day, what would it be? Elvis Presley. No look-alike stuff, I mean look exactly like him. It would certainly make the papers and be all over the internet!!...lol.
Foodie Question: What's your "all-mine, hands-off!" Halloween candy? Snickers!!
Have you ever bobbed for apples? How did it go? No
What's the lousiest (Halloween) treat you got as a kid? Fruit of any kind, I wanted candy...lol.
Just for fun: If you have a favorite costume party or Halloween day memory, please tell us. I went to a Halloween costume party back in about 2000 or so that was really fun. Most of my good friends were there that night. We had a great time!
Today's Question:
Time for a campfire story! What is your favorite scary story?
If it's not a familiar one to most, tell us the highlights . . . if you dare. Mag Mike. Satx, and Nomad were sitting at a local pizzeria table during lunchtime, discussing some of the local urban legends.
"According to Mike, his friend Wit-Nit walked into the cemetery on a full moon night, and at the stroke of midnight the hand of a skeleton reached up out of the ground and grabbed his leg,"
"Yeah, whatever," Satx replied as he rolled his eyes.
"So, um, what happened then?" Satx stuttered as he stared at Mike with wide and fearful eyes.
"Well, they say that he was pulled down under the dirt and, trapped there, he died of suffocation," Mike answered, glancing back and forth at his two friends.
"Wow," Satx said as he broke a piece off his pizza and popped it into his mouth.
"Get real. That's one of the oldest stories told about Data City Cemetery. Everyone knows it's a bunch of baloney," Satx said, looking at Mike with disdain.
"Okay then. Tomorrow night is a full moon. I dare you to stick a knife in the ground at midnight and leave it there. We'll check in the morning to see if you really did it."Mike answered, matching Satx's look with a smirk.
"Fine," Satx said as he shoved his hand across the table. Satx reached over his plate, grasped Mike's hand firmly, and shook it. The deal was made.
The next night, Satx crept silently into the dark and foreboding cemetery. It was far spookier than he remembered it being during the day. Finally, he found a fresh grave plot that had recently been filled in. He quickly removed the jack-knife from his jacket pocket, and unfolded the blade. As he watched the moon's reflection dance over the silver blade, he realized that his hand was shaking.
Whatever...it's just a story, just do it he uttered.
Squatting down, he closed his eyes, and slammed the blade into the freshly packed earth. He waited a few moments.
Nothing. Phew he sighed...
He started to stand, but at that very moment something tugged on his jacket. He tried harder to stand up and realized that something had a firm grip on his jacket and was pulling him down toward the ground. His heart froze and he screamed at the top of his lungs until all of his breath was expelled, and he passed out.
The next morning, Mike and Nomad found him asleep by the grave. When they woke him, he started to tell the story, and then they all quickly looked down at his jacket where he'd been grabbed and pulled to the ground. Looking at each other Mike and Nomad burst into hysterical laughter. Satx just sat there staring at his jacket, not realizing it's corner was pinned to the ground by the blade that he, himself, had thrust through it.
Wit-nit, you forgot the scary ending of the story.. when all 3 guys went to Hooters for a meal... but that'll be in the sequel, City Data Horrors, Part II..
Today's Question: Time for a campfire story! What is your favorite scary story? If it's not a familiar one to most, tell us the highlights . . . if you dare.
I don't have a favorite.
Bonus Question: If you could appear to others as anything for one day, what would it be? Good question! I will have to think about it since I'm pretty happy with the way I am. What you see is what you get do to speak.
Foodie Question: What's your "all-mine, hands-off!" Halloween candy? I like any thing chocolate!
Have you ever bobbed for apples? How did it go? Yes, not well I got soaked. some boy thought it was funny to push my head under the water.
What's the lousiest (Halloween) treat you got as a kid? stale popcorn balls
Just for fun: If you have a favorite costume party or Halloween day memory, please tell us. I always had fun taking the children trick or treating.
Today in History: 1517 Protestant reformer Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
1820 New York author Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published
1864 Nevada admitted as the 36th US state
1913 Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the US
1920 Supreme Court upheld trademark violations for the Coca- Cola Company against the Koke Company of America
1923 1st of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia
1941 After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore sculpture completed
1999 Yachtsman Jesse Martin returned to Melbourne after 11 mos. circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop & unassisted
Today’s Word: Hal·low·een [hal-uh-ween, -oh-een, hol-] noun
Shortening of all hallow eve/evening; hallow - middle English for holy; later "Eve of All Saints"
eve as in the day before All Saints Day, November 1st - as Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas;
last night of the year in the Celtic calendar, also called Old Year's Night
Today Is: Halloween, aka All Hallow's Eve
Caramel Apple Day
Knock-Knock Jokes Day
Samhain, old Celtic end of harvest
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Bonus Question: 
Just for fun: 
The party is going to be great anyway
