Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for December 08, 2013
December 07, 2013
December 09, 2013
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Caption: nancy By Guy Gilchrist. Nancy: What are you doing, OONA GOOSEPIMPLE? Oona: I'm "Christmas trick-or-treating"! I do it every year! Nancy: That's CRAZY, Oona! Oona: WHY? Families are trimming their trees with candy canes, popcorn balls...'Tis the season--for SWEETS! Oona and Nancy: CHRISTMAS TRICK-OR-TREAT!!
blunebottle almost 11 years ago
She’s onto something……….
Kim Metzger Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Hey, if Linus can wait for the Great Pumpkin every year …
paha_siga almost 11 years ago
The pagana tradition in Latvia WAS “gypsies” running around the neighbourhood dressed up, singing and acting and getting stuff… sure, singing requires a little bit more effort than just shouting “trick or treat”, but still.
jrankin1959 almost 11 years ago
As Niels Bohr (Danish physicist) would put it: Your theory is crazy, Oona, but crazy enough to work.
gcarlson almost 11 years ago
Christmas Caroling (aka Wassailing) started like trick or treating, with an ale punch (wassail) or figgy pudding (see “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”) as typical treats.In the same line is the Cajun tradition “Coureurs de Mardi Gras” in which young men on horseback would go from farm to farm collecting gumbo ingredients, then everybody would get together for gumbo and dancing.
Guilty Bystander almost 11 years ago
“Christmas season” starts at Halloween now, anyway…this isn’t as odd at it might seem.
rgcviper almost 11 years ago
Hallowmas? Christmawe’en?
RedSamRackham almost 11 years ago
Hey! Who are those 2 masked girls in the Santa suits? I never even got to thank them …
brklnbern almost 11 years ago
Good old American greed.
ColonelClaus almost 11 years ago
@SusanNewmanYea, but ya oughta see the bullies!
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
Now if they can also combine Thanksgiving with it, maybe they can get some turkey to go along with the candy and the popcorn balls.
jrankin1959 almost 11 years ago
So, what’s New Year’s — the mustard?