tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post113077877404106384..comments2024-02-19T00:54:37.767-08:00Comments on The Columnist Manifesto: Lundi gras*Oscar Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1137167583697401572006-01-13T07:53:00.000-08:002006-01-13T07:53:00.000-08:00Christmas is just around the corner. No time to go...Christmas is just around the corner. No time to go to the mall...then do your shopping online. We sell everything that the mall sells. Shop today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1134859551691914502005-12-17T14:45:00.000-08:002005-12-17T14:45:00.000-08:00Hi Blogger, Out surfing for information on obese &...Hi Blogger, Out surfing for information on <A HREF="http://www.bestobesityinfo.com" REL="nofollow">obese</A> & happened upon your site. While Lundi gras* wasn't exactly spot on, it did strike a note with me. Thank you for the really good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1134460059936993572005-12-12T23:47:00.000-08:002005-12-12T23:47:00.000-08:00Hi Blogger, Out surfing for information on obesity...Hi Blogger, Out surfing for information on <A HREF="http://www.bestobesityinfo.com" REL="nofollow">obesity drugs</A> & happened upon your site. While Lundi gras* wasn't exactly spot on, it did strike a note with me. Thank you for the really good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130979962275987332005-11-02T17:06:00.000-08:002005-11-02T17:06:00.000-08:00PS: Kids who don't like getting stickers may decid...PS: Kids who don't like getting stickers may decide to adhere them to the door of the person who just gave them stickers.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130963535839250562005-11-02T12:32:00.000-08:002005-11-02T12:32:00.000-08:00On their parents' walls and furniture, anonymous. ...On their parents' walls and furniture, anonymous. Where else do you put stickers?Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130896744070124772005-11-01T17:59:00.000-08:002005-11-01T17:59:00.000-08:00I would be thrilled if people would give out non-c...I would be thrilled if people would give out non-candy items (I always end up throwing away half of what they bring home), and the kids wouldn't mind as long as they're items that are genuinely cool.<BR/><BR/>My kids love little party-favor toys like harmonicas, kaleidoscopes or magnifying glasses. They're cheap and don't last forever, but they're more fun than pencils or stickers. They come in multi-packs at Target or Party City, or you could go even cheaper and get the big pack of pinata-filler toys (these come with those funny-nose-and-glasses things, and who doesn't love those?).Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953014496460731876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130893267715635272005-11-01T17:01:00.000-08:002005-11-01T17:01:00.000-08:00I vote the trick route. I've been doing it for ye...I vote the trick route. I've been doing it for years. Broken pencils, plastic spoons, rubber bands, used erasers, or any of that stuff that ends up in a junk drawer. Heck, I even let the little beggars pick out what they want. And I don't know a parent of a five year old that wasn't snickering on sidewalk. However, I do have a back up of candy bars for the kids that are good sports. It it all about what is a treat for the kids. And I don't think Milky Ways are all that bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130883866204019472005-11-01T14:24:00.000-08:002005-11-01T14:24:00.000-08:00Warren P.K.: A good enough purpose, but the kids ...Warren P.K.: A good enough purpose, but the kids still don't understand. Though mixing them in with the candy probably makes it sweeter. It's a real bummer to get 5 pennies and that's it.<BR/><BR/>You could cash them in at the supermarket instead. They have those coin machines, and you probably have to go there occasionally anyway. I keep mine in a cup and take it in when it gets full. It's like free money.Sleep Goblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435775690231515934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130873553627077972005-11-01T11:32:00.000-08:002005-11-01T11:32:00.000-08:00Dear Sleep Goblin,You misunderstand my purpose in ...Dear Sleep Goblin,<BR/><BR/>You misunderstand my purpose in offering a liberal sprinkling of pennies. It is not to bring joy and consumer purchasing power to the children. Rather, it is to rid myself of the necessity of going to the bank to get rid of all the pennies accumulating in my home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130866274176322692005-11-01T09:31:00.000-08:002005-11-01T09:31:00.000-08:00The grocery store by my house sold big bags of rub...The grocery store by my house sold big bags of rubber halloween toys priced about the same as the candy -- rats, bats, wiggly skeletons, and suction cup spiders you can stick on windows. Unfortunately, we only got two trick-or-treaters, so we had all these leftover toys that we don't want (except for the suction cup spiders -- those have unlimited uses).d-dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523674494929331191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130864558344628382005-11-01T09:02:00.000-08:002005-11-01T09:02:00.000-08:00We went the CCFC route (mostly so I wouldn't eat a...We went the CCFC route (mostly so I wouldn't eat a bunch of candy I didn't really like anyway), but I don't know....this stuff will be in a landfill forever...maybe a little high-fructose corn syrup isn't so bad, one night a year. You can get small packs of raisins, animal crackers, nuts (oops, just remembered, some kids have allergies), but then there's the whole "that's not a treat" problem. One friend gave out packs of microwave popcorn she got on sale. But I suppose then there's a transfat problem. Crayons or markers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130858053121498462005-11-01T07:14:00.000-08:002005-11-01T07:14:00.000-08:00Stickers? Where will those kids put those sticke...Stickers? Where will those kids put those stickers when they see it's not candy they're getting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130817578076000102005-10-31T19:59:00.000-08:002005-10-31T19:59:00.000-08:00hand out the Chronicles of Prydain...it's better t...hand out the Chronicles of Prydain...it's better than chocolate...otherwise you wouldn't believe what the kids can do with tape these days..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130816124578742262005-10-31T19:35:00.000-08:002005-10-31T19:35:00.000-08:00I hated getting pennies for Halloween. Even a 5 y...I hated getting pennies for Halloween. Even a 5 year old is disappointed when they realize their handful of pennies won't buy them anything.Sleep Goblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435775690231515934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130808436897570992005-10-31T17:27:00.000-08:002005-10-31T17:27:00.000-08:00Stickers! Little kids love stickers, and the teen...Stickers! Little kids love stickers, and the teenagers who won't be impressed are too old to be trick-or-treating anyway.<BR/><BR/>I wish we'd given away stickers. Then we'd have leftovers to keep our own kids occupied on a rainy day, instead of leftovers that will make us all fat.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130799240474127902005-10-31T14:54:00.000-08:002005-10-31T14:54:00.000-08:00well i just came back from the market with a schiz...well i just came back from the market with a schizophrenic combination of bite-sized god awfuls, old fashioned caramels, and sugarless (!) gums, all to be accompanied by a liberal sprinkling of pennies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130796618241802492005-10-31T14:10:00.000-08:002005-10-31T14:10:00.000-08:00But what do I give, starting next year, for a trea...<I>But what do I give, starting next year, for a treat?</I><BR/><BR/>You always have the other option: trick.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130789803593278162005-10-31T12:16:00.000-08:002005-10-31T12:16:00.000-08:00Go to Willie Street Co-op and pick up some healthi...Go to Willie Street Co-op and pick up some healthier candies. Or something like Health Valley's Peanut Butter and Strawberry bars. Yum! (Made with no trans fatty acids.) People in your 'hood will understand. <BR/><BR/>Kids expect sweets on Halloween. If you don't want to participate, you can do the "lights out in the house" thing, but if you're handing out treats, I think you should hand out what kids regard as treats.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1130779202049226022005-10-31T09:20:00.000-08:002005-10-31T09:20:00.000-08:00you could try the CCFC (cheap crap from China) haw...you could try the CCFC (cheap crap from China) hawked by Oriental Trading Company -- our dentist uses them for silly prizes for children when they are their for their bianunual teeth cleaning.<BR/><BR/>Stuff like pencils and erasers shaped in halloween-appropriate shapes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com