Here, bloody here! You should try the politely explaining bit with three great danes not only barking like mad, but also trying to shove you out of the doorway so they can personally greet the intruder. Fun. And of course, rather than taking a hint, the child has to stand there staring at the dogs. But seriously, you're right. When I was young enough to trick-or-treat, the rule was that you only went to the houses with the porch lamp on. The other houses a)didn't have candy or b)had scary old people that would yell at you for being on their porch.
Of course, I do have my own private stash of tootsie-rolls, but I'm not sharing. *shifty eyes*
I'm trying not to laugh at the mental image, there. Darwin was bad enough; I can't picture trying to hold back something as big as a Great Dane, never mind THREE Great Danes!
I'm jealous we got candy bars and everything and havn't seen a single tricker treater. Well it is sad it wasn't even a cute little munchin at the door.
Ooooh. So you dressed your house up as a non-house, turned off all the lights and they still came?
(sigh) Sure, you don't have to give out candy if you don't want to, especially not if you have had no-show years, but you're an X-men fan! Can you really blame a costumed freak for hoping?
Oh, I usually do pick up candy, despite the no-shows. But there's been so much other stuff going on that it just kept slipping my mind. I figured we were safe being without decorations and the unlit porch light.
The porchlight thing wasn't a rule for us when I was a kid. As I remember, if the porchlight wasn't on but the lights inside were, we'd ring the doorbell, wait a bit, and if no one answered we'd leave. Every year there were several houses without the porchlight that were cheerily giving out candy. Just don't answer the door ^^ (which doesn't solve the barking problem, I know.)
I've always wanted trick or treaters to come somewhere I live. My house in California has a long driveway with gates, and now I live in an apartment. No trick or treaters! D:
Now, see, I always remembered the porch light rule, and usually, if we went to a non-lit house, they had scary, cranky old people who'd scold us for bothering them. I happened to be in the kitchen making dinner when she came to the door and couldn't leave the stove -- so after ringing the doorbell? She knocked. Meanwhile, my dog is going berserk. *sigh*
We only had one tonight, though -- so many no-show years. Blargh. :\
Well, I would've just not answered the door, but I'm pretty sure she could see me inside. Our kitchen is right at the front of the house, and you can totally see it from the front windows. I happened to be in the middle of making dinner at the time, too. *eyeroll*
The thing that kind of annoyed me was that she rang the doorbell and THEN knocked. Meanwhile, Darwin was barking and growling like a hound of hell, and... yeah.
But she was the only Trick or Treater last night. So either the other ones were smart enough not to go to the house with no porchlight, or things were just slow in our neighborhood.
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Of course, I do have my own private stash of tootsie-rolls, but I'm not sharing. *shifty eyes*
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(sigh) Sure, you don't have to give out candy if you don't want to, especially not if you have had no-show years, but you're an X-men fan! Can you really blame a costumed freak for hoping?
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Evidently I was wrong!
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I've always wanted trick or treaters to come somewhere I live. My house in California has a long driveway with gates, and now I live in an apartment. No trick or treaters! D:
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We only had one tonight, though -- so many no-show years. Blargh. :\
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The thing that kind of annoyed me was that she rang the doorbell and THEN knocked. Meanwhile, Darwin was barking and growling like a hound of hell, and... yeah.
But she was the only Trick or Treater last night. So either the other ones were smart enough not to go to the house with no porchlight, or things were just slow in our neighborhood.
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