Tag: Halloween

Halloween used to be fun before everything got so weird

October 24, 2019 Charles Biggs

Back when I was growing up in the 1960s, Halloween was a fun time for kids. Now it’s bizarre and dangerous. When we dressed up like a ghost, we just cut a few eye holes in an old sheet and draped it over our heads. Occasionally, someone would have their mom use makeup so they…

Double Bubble Gum tops Oklahoma Halloween list

October 10, 2019

Best and worst candy is listed Double Bubble Gum is the favorite Halloween candy in Oklahoma. That subjective conclusion comes from a national survey from CandyStore.com. Snickers came in second and Skittles was third in Oklahoma. In Texas and Kansas, Reese’s Cups were tops. Arkansas went for Skittles. Colorado chose Twix. Louisiana picked Lemonheads. Milky…

Halloween used to be fun but now it has become weird

October 25, 2018 Charles Biggs

Our culture has become too weird and spooky to enjoy a costume party on Halloween. The last one I went to was almost 25 years ago. Our office had a party and about 30 people showed up. It wasn’t too bad back then but the secretary who hosted the party turned her stereo up full…