The New Hobbit Hole

[Corin Stormhands]

Hey, wait a minute - my "Posts" list say this thread has 37242 posts and that I was replied to at post 37976.

Yeah, I noticed that. There are still gremlins in the works.

At my small Christian college we did a "House of Screams" for the fall festival one year. Half the campus loved it. Half the campus spent their time trying to convince us why it was the wrong thing to do.

I put it pretty much in the same category as fantasy and science fiction. Yeah, I know there are "other" meanings, but I don't think the Great Pumpkin is a major threat to me and my family.

Still, your dad has strong beliefs and it sounds as if your family has dealt with it well.

I do have a problem with some Christians who celebrate "Fall Festivals" and say "come in costume, but nothing scary." To me, that's just Halloween in drag. A few years ago in our previous church, the invitation told kids to come as your favorite Bible or Disney character...

...So we're thinking Rahab the Harlot...the Witch of Endor...Cruella de Vil...

Some people just don't think things through. Knowing you, I'm fairly certain your family does think it through.

[Corin Stormhands]

Hey, they got the "stop paying for terrorists" thread out of the Hole!

I think they were busy yesterday so they didn't see the pings. Last night I hit "abuse." That must've got their attention.

[JenB]

Yeah, any time you have one of those "Bible Harvest Fest" things some kid will come as Satan. We just feel it's best to avoid the whole thing.

We never did Santa, either. Oddly enough we've never felt deprived over either.

[carton253]

Because I'm going into Counter-Terrorism Intelligence as a career.

[JenB]

Oh. Well then. If you ever meet a terrorist, will you shoot him for me?

[Overtaxed]

Grumble, grumble, grumble.....buy your own candy....welfare spooks.

Halloween Scrooge

[2Jedismom]

I agree with Jen...if you are going to do it...do it. If you are against it, ignore it all together. All my friends prance off to their fall festivals like they are so much better than I am. Fooey.

(I have been known to use fall festivals unmercilessly, however...especially if they are serving hotdogs. Bringing up young hobbits takes a lot of provender!)

[JenB]

Marry Christmas to you, too!

[Corin Stormhands]

Oddly enough we've never felt deprived over either.

That's because you have real parents who know what is important.

[carton253]

Gladly... that's why I'm doing the Arabic and Hebrew language studies. Of course, I've just gotten started in College (going back after years in corporate America) so who knows where I'm going to end up. But, right now, I hope to be a Counter Terrorism Analysist.

[Overtaxed]

Grumble, grumble, grumble......bah humbug! I'm an Easter person.

[carton253]

At the performing arts studio I work at, I'm the only one who doesn't do the halloween parties. Don't believe in halloween. The kids have never asked me why I don't.

[JenB]

Yes. Schoolwork is important, the best new toys are not. We never had Nintendo or fancy radio cars - of course when I was little we couldn't afford them. But we had a computer, because Dad worked from home sometimes, since I was 8, and I grew up knowing how to use it. And we read...

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?

[JenB]

Are we sneaking?