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Nov 3Liked by Norman T. Leonard

I love how you guys are the kids - you make a nice Pugsley. I enjoy watching the families who dress up together. This year I got a nice pic of the cast of Wizard of Oz. The little girl was adorable as Dorothy. When I was a kid, my parents never went with us -- but that was before selling children on the dark web was a thing.

I don't know about the West coast, but this year in my NYC borough--which I'll lovingly refer to as "The Gateway to Hell" to protect its anonymity--all the man-boys in a five block radius came out in costume and it was concerning.

I had a 5'10" 250lb Winnie the Pooh who was lamenting to his companions about lectures and other academia issues. If you're "auditing" a class... you're too old. Then there were two terrifying guys, both 6'2" and dressed as The Insane Clown Posse's nightmare. They truly were scary. One carried a baseball bat and the other a sledgehammer -- I'm pretty sure they were planning some big-boy B&E later. So I said what any small female would, "Hey little boys, want some candy". I figure I'd get on their good side. Hopefully if they get caught their Dum Dum lollipops aren't traced back to me.

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A 5'10" 250lb Winnie the Pooh?! That's the stuff of nightmares. Probably how somebody got the idea for that terrible horror movie take on Pooh Bear.

Also, I love that you gave the ICP knock-offs a couple of Dum Dums. The not-so-subtle subtext is delicious. ;)

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