Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 09, 2019
Transcript:
annual handy candy halloween treat giving guide pikachu: i'm a pokemon! how trite! he gets a circus peanut. kid: i'm a harry potter knock-off! gary blotter that's more like it! give him some genetically-engineered candycorn. girl: i'm a big goiter! give her some quinine. ghost 1: i'm a ghost! unimaginative and hazardous. give him one pez, tops. ghost 2: i'm an at-risk child of divorce, poor child-care & slack school standards whose self-destruc-tive impulses lead me to dangerous costume choices. scary! give him some ritalin.
I’d have to stock up on those gifts to follow this advice. Don’t normally keep any Ritalin on hand….