And over 75 years ago.

I saw that on wikipedia! I have to admit I have difficulty filing him with all the females with blown up lips & faces (maybe I’m clueless about male plastic surgery), but it surely is funny.

Notable examples of Mar-a-Lago face:

Matt Gaetz
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Karoline Leavitt
Laura Loomer
Kristi Noem
Lauren Sánchez
Ivanka Trump
Lara Trump
Melania Trump

Smith? Just to clarify that:

Representative Adam Smith—the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee

The appification of law enforcement -

Not just MS though, right?

“who has joy, let them hide it”

My Finnish friend told me that this proverb explains everything about this people’s psyche.

Definitely a dad joke, and the daughters reaction is appropriate.

Really? Two days later, you make a top level comment that ends in “sigh” without checking how the discussion developed meanwhile? …sigh…

I looked that up because of this post; prices seem to be back to normal.

According to this he wasn’t exaggerating. Tricks, pranks, theft and vandalism used to be the default; candy and organised parties were introduced later to placate the rowdies.

It used to!

That’s the impression I’m getting overall. From the presumably USian comments - for those that got Halloween via the US, it probably never was.

The video tells an amazing story (starts about 6min in, ends at about 16min in). Apparently Halloween as it was in the 19th century was a mix of traditions from different cultures, partly even the result of culture clash. And the introduction of candy in the early 20th century was aimed at placating the little rowdies, invented by ladies that remind me of the temperance movement.

In light of that we should celebrate kids that still cling to the old ways!

Seriously though, most cultures have traditions of at least one day per year where mischief is allowed, and I like it.

Bonus, from the video:

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In some ways money is actually better than candy.

I’m not sure I’m catching your drift. What sort of verification? And how does verification (whatever type) “turn into propaganda”?

The necktie cutting as I know it is a Karneval thing, specifically the Thursday before Karneval, called Weiberfasnacht (“Wives’/women’s carnival”).

Shit, you’re right (same in Cologne). But I seem to remember something similar from Walpurgisnacht; women being in control, somewhat.

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That makes sense actually. I guess I got lucky to get visited by very friendly kids despite having no decorations at all. There didn’t seem to be many about anyhow.

they came back

Yeah this was part of my question, thanks for confirming. OTOH which adult would refuse to give out candy if they knew that’s the consequence. Maybe it was a gamble.

Oh, I thought it was the kids that are supposed to trick the adults?

You turned it around. Nice. OTOH I love to make kids happy. OTOH I knew the single group that came to my house last night and I know they’re plenty capable of mischief and I wish we still had traditions that really allow for that.

Sounds like something you’d do at Walpurgisnacht. I remember women actually carrying scissors to cut off men’s … neckties or other parts of clothing. Or nighttime carnival where we’d just make infernal noise throughout the city center.

I miss the mischief.

The way you describe it, Southern Germany or Austria or Switzerland?