The Cellar Image of the Day

OK, now all parents please leave this thread, now.
As a matter of fact, all adults please leave this thread.

Are they gone, kids? Yes? Good.
Now I want to set ya straight, and I wouldn’t bullshit ya, ‘cause were bestest friends, right?
Cool, now Hallowe’en is coming up and that’s the big candy score, so ya gotta be prepared.
I know I know, Christmas and Easter there’s a lot of candy around, but the big people are in control.
Hallowe’en is different, you get to control how much candy you can grab for your own, no sharesies.
First thing is, ya probably won’t be able to make trips. Nope, one shot is all you’ll get, make it count.
That means your swag stash has gotta be the best.

Lookie here...

Now over at myscienceproject they did this all scientifical...

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In designing our experiment, we wanted to account for the typical assortment of candies you might receive while trick-or-treating. Unless you live in a really upscale neighborhood, it’s not likely that you’re going to come home with a bag full of chocolate bars. Halloween candy can be roughly divided into three categories: “premium” (fun-sized candy bars), “meh” (chewy boxed candies like Milk Duds), and “bottom of the barrel” (hard candy, gumballs, Dum Dum pops). We weren’t so concerned with the quality of the candy as we were interested in its density and volume; a mini Baby Ruth bar, for example, is heavier relative to volume than a box of malt balls. For that reason, we tried to recreate a representative variety of treats, with about equal amounts (by weight) of top, middle, and lower tier candies.

As we loaded each receptacle, we mixed the candies and tossed them in by the handful, rather than just dumping in bag after bag. This was to give the pieces a natural “loft” and spatial distribution.

Oh and kids go to your Dads pants hanging over the chair and get out his wallet. Tell us what the pretty raised numbers on the nice plastic cards are.

Wait, wait, wait... The largest container holds the most candy? That is shocking information!

It's how much more, that naive kiddies have to be taught.

The one that surprised me was the standard paper grocery bag held more than the 5 gallon bucket. I'd have bet money the other way.

When I was a kid, my brother and sisters always used pillow cases to hold our candy.

Also back then on October 30, we called it "beggars night" and we
did haul in a lot of candy that night as well. Probably the reason we thought of using pillow cases!

Edit: I just burst out laughing at Slothboy's reply. It made me recall
a story my father told me once: During one Halloween, he started to run out of candy. So at that point,
he would put one piece of candy in a kids bag, kinda like hiding it, and then when he put it in the bag,
he would thump it, so the kid thought he was getting a large treat!

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Originally Posted by Char*Pntr

@Char*Pntr... It was called "mischief night" up home.

@Spuck... Man, that's dangerous. Your brother could have gotten steamed like a clam.

Don't forget pillowcases can double as leprechaun catchers too, then you'll have some lucky charms, to sprinkle your candy on. Remember, the angel said you can't eat too much sugar.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It's how much more, that naive kiddies have to be taught.

The one that surprised me was the standard paper grocery bag held more than the 5 gallon bucket. I'd have bet money the other way.

I admit to stretching a trip wire between two trees at ankle height to trip the little moochers and get them to spill their candy. In the morning, I usually get a nice haul, myself!

And I pass out Flavor-Ice these days. Unfrozen. Cheaper than candy and the kids seem to like it as I get more than one repeat customer.