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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 05:59 PM
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Have halloween decorations been getting lamer with time?
I've been looking at my neighbors, and it seems halloween decorations have been getting more childish. More cartoony. All the usual suspects only with big goofy, friendly smiles, tacky purple and green color schemes, and so on. It's like people make halloween decorations so they don't frighten little kids, but I bet even little kids feel their intelligence insulted by some of this stuff. What's wrong with genuinely ghoulish decorations? I'm not saying R-rated, John Carpenter, 80's death metal ghoulish. But can't they put just a little effort into making it at least a little creepy? Maybe Ub Iwerks Skeleton Dance creepy if there are kids about?
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 06:02 PM
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1. yep...
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 06:10 PM
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2. The inflatables are the worst
Just Plain Tacky!!!
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 06:13 PM
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3. My neighbor has one I like.
Giant frickin' spider on his RV. But yeah, most of them suck.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 07:01 PM
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4. Some great vintage Halloween decorations!









My little sister wore this costume one year
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 07:23 PM
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5. Oops.
Edited on Tue Oct-28-08 07:23 PM by ocelot
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 07:24 PM
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6. There are all those stupid inflatables now.
Edited on Tue Oct-28-08 07:24 PM by ocelot
And when they aren't inflated they just flop on the lawn like a giant used condom. Tacky.
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