Good One Jan Smiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan" <[email protected]> To: "Cc" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:53 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] 13 Things Your Trick Or Treater Won't Tell You
> > 13 Things Your Trick Or Treater Won't Tell you > 1. Old people are either very generous or give you one peanut. There is > no in-between. > > 2. The cuter our costumes, the more candy we get. > > 3. Good loot: Tootsie Rolls, Kit Kats, nerds, Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers, > Starbursts, Skittles, Snickers, and Whoppers. Bad loot: toothbrushes. > > 4. Pillowcases hold twice as much as plastic grocery bags and three > times as much as plastic orange pumpkins. > > 5. Don't get stuck behind the little kids at the door. They take forever > to decide. > > 6. Handing out candy is like serving wine at a party. People serve the > good stuff first and save the not-so-good stuff for later. The longer > you stay out on Halloween night, the worse the candy gets. > > 7. Lots of decorations in the front yard means good candy. They spend a > lot on Halloween. > > 8. If a group of children gathers at the door, sometimes it's best to be > in front so you won't have to wait, but sometimes it's better to be the > last one: you might get two pieces of candy for being patient. > > 9. It's always better to choose your candy than to have someone else > choose it for you. > > 10. When parents chaperone, moms say "Be careful and remember your > manners." Dads say "Wha'dya get?" > > 11. Know your shortcuts. Slide through hedges, jump over gutters, and > dodge strollers. And run, do not walk. > > 12. Dads stay out later than moms. > > 13. Do not show your teacher what you have in your lunch bag the day > after Halloween. Otherwise he might point to his "Official Halloween > Candy Taste Tester" button and ask for all your Reese's Peanut Butter > Cups. > > > > > Reader's Digest November 2009 > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
