This year is just flyin' by. Seems like just a few days ago I was watching 4th of July fireworks!  With Halloween on the approach, I got to thinking back to some of the crazy costumes I had when I was a kid. I think my very first one was like Charlie Brown when I was 5.  Throughout the years I was Darth Vader, a bum, a surgeon, Gene Simmons from Kiss, a vampire, & I knows there's more I'm forgetting.  Trick or Treat hours used to be 4-5 hrs. long.. from like 3-8. I would literally run from house to house during that whole time, & end up with like 2 full grocery bags by night's end. One of my classmates @ the reunion last weekend actually said "you used to throw the best Halloween parties!"  The weather too was NEVER predictable.  It was as warm as 75 degrees one night followed by severe thunderstorms, & back in like 1999 or 2000, Ripon cancelled Trick or Treating for the first time EVER due to 2" of slushy, wet snow. Most Halloweens though were "appropriate" as far as the weather was concerned, with overcast skies, lotsa wind, & a chill in the air.  What were some of the more memorable costumes ya'll had, or the most memorable Halloweens in general??
Here's some more humor received in today's email. A big thank you to Cougz for one of these jokes. 
An elderly couple, Margaret and Bert,
moved to Texas . Bert always wanted a
pair of authentic cowboy boots, so,
seeing some on sale, he bought them and
wore them home. Walking proudly, he
sauntered into the kitchen and said to
his wife, 'Notice anything different
about me?' Margaret looked him over.
'Nope. Frustrated, Bert stormed off
into the bathroom, undressed and walked
back into the kitchen completely naked
except for the boots. Again he asked
Margaret, a little louder this time,
'Notice anything different NOW? Margaret
looked up and exclaimed, 'Bert, what's
different? It's hanging down today, it
was hanging down yesterday, it'll be
hanging down again tomorrow!! Furious,
Bert yelled, 'AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S
HANGING DOWN, MARGARET? 'Nope',
she replied. 'IT'S HANGING DOWN, BECAUSE
IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!!
Without changing her expression, Margaret replied,
'Shoulda bought a hat, Bert.. shoulda bought a hat.' -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ole and Sven die in a snowmobiling accident, drunker than skunks, and go to Hell.
The Devil observes that they are really enjoying themselves.
He says to them 'Doesn't the heat and smoke bother you?
Ole replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve're from nordern Minnesooota, da land of snow an ice, an ve're yust happy fer a chance ta varm up a little bit, ya know.'
The devil decides that these two aren't miserable enough and turns up the heat even more. When he returns to the room of the two guys from Minnesota , the devil finds them in l ight jackets and hats, grilling Walleye and drinking beer.
The devil is astonished and exclaims, 'Everyone down here is in abject misery, and you two seem to be enjoying yourselves?'
Sven replies, 'Vell, ya know, ve don't git too much varm veather up dere at da Falls, so ve've yust got ta haff a fish fry vhen da veather's dis nice.'
The devil is absolutely furious. He can hardly see straight. Finally he comes up with the answer. The two guys love the heat because they have been cold all their lives. The devil decides to turn all the heat off in Hell. The next morning, the temperature is 60 below zero, icicles are hang ing everywhere, and people are shivering so bad that they are unable to wail, moan or gnash their teeth. The devil smiles and heads for the room with Ole and Sven. He gets there and finds them back in their parkas, bomber hats, and mittens. They are jumping up and down, cheering, yelling and screaming like mad men.
T he devil is dumbfounded, 'I don't understand, when I turn up the heat you're happy. Now its freezing cold and you're still happy. What is wrong with you two?'
They both look at the devil in surprise and say, 'Vell, don't ya know, if hell iss froze over, dat must mean da Vikings von da Super Bowl.'  
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A couple were 85 years old and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade. One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven. They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said, 'Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now.'
The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. 'Why, nothing,' Peter replied, 'remember, this is your reward in Heaven.' The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth. 'What are the greens fees?,' grumbled the old man. 'This is heaven,' St. Peter replied. 'You can play for free, every day.' Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages. 'Don't even ask,' said St. Peter to the man. This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy.' The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. 'Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods and the decaffeinated tea?,' he asked. That's the best part,' St. Peter replied. 'You can eat and drink as much as you like of whatever you like and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!' The old man pushed, 'No gym to work out at?' 'Not unless you want to,' was the answer. 'No testing my sugar or blood pressure or...'
'Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself.' The old man glared at his wife and said, 'You and your F@#%ING bran muffins. We could have been here ten years ago!!' 
Have a great weekend everyone!!  *HUGS & FOOTRUBS* ladies... *HIGH FIVES* gents..
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cOuNtRyGiRl816
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Oct 10 @ 9:29PM
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With Halloween on the approach, I got to thinking back to some of the crazy costumes I had when I was a kid.
I remember distinctly the year my mother made my brother, sister, and I go as the fruit of the loom gang. My sister and I wore clear trash bags with balloons. Mine were purple, hers were green, and my brother was the apple. It was soooo humiliating!!!
Fun Times!
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butterfly943
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Oct 10 @ 10:20PM
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I went as a cat..my hair was really long way down my back so i put it in ponytails then twisted them to look like ears  but the silly tail on the costume kept tripping me or coming between my legs  but it was all good cause we always filled up a pillow case  the problem was keeping the grownups out of it I think they had just as much fun as we did 
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Merchitown
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Oct 10 @ 11:29PM
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I wanted to Glinda, had the pink ballgown, the high-heels, the whole she-bang! It also happened to snow that year...BRR!
My favorite, was a gown my mother had, renaissance style, cut down to just about...there! It was my last Halloween in IN, and I have to say, I was smoking!  at thirteen!
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ShieldofHonor
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Oct 11 @ 1:47AM
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One year I had a costume of the Devil.
It was actually pretty good quality latex and I had a creepy outfit to go with the mask.
The kicker was that I wore it to a church Halloween party.
It went over like a fart in a diving helmet.
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ragtopcookie
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Oct 11 @ 4:34AM
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I work at the biggest hospital in the state......i have an award winning costume.....the grim reaper....put it together over a few seasons.....i use to walk the halls of the hospital not thinking of some of the patients on medication......and looking out their doors and windows as i walked by......i was told it was in bad taste......and here i thought it was halloween.....cookie
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UnicornLover1962
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Oct 11 @ 5:56AM
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i can remember one halloween, i covered my face in glow in the dark paint and was handing out candy to the kids. my brothers decided they wanted to go to the haunted house in town and i went with them. i had the foresight to wipe the paint off my face, or so i thought.
what i didn't know was i had gotten all but a thin line that surrounded my face and was glowing like the moon. the ticket taker told those inside and i was singled out for fun.
to say i had a frightening time is an understatement. my brothers enjoyed it fully cause they had seen the paint glowing and didn't tell me.
i wonder how they'd have liked it if jason with a chain saw had chased them through the maze....lol
my mom said i bolted out the back exit like satan was after me. and when she say the glowing paint, she started laughing and couldn't stop. after a few minutes i laughed too. i did have fun.
huggles
mel
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