-> On 26 Sep 06  12:42:44, Maurice Kinal got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: That time of year   
      
    DC> I wish the US Thanksgiving was earlier.  Late November really    
    DC> isn't correct.     
      
    MK> With global warming it might be more accurate in the near future.    
    MK> When I was a kid I thought October was late for it but it seems more   
    MK> appropriate now.  Mind you it has totally lost it's original meaning   
    MK> and function.  No?    
      
   Not quite the same.  The date was chosen per Lincoln.  It really    
   isn't the Harvest Festival that it appears to be.     
      
    DC> What if I try to guess how many pounds you gain over those days?     
      
    MK> It used to be worse.  I haven't bothered with it since moving out here   
    MK> seeing there aren't any kids around here at that time of year.  Quite   
    MK> a few up the road to the north of here but they tend to stick to their   
    MK> local neighbourhood which is probably just as well.  Works for me.    
      
   Trick or Treating has been pretty much legislated out of existance.     
      
   It used to be a lot of fun when I was a kid.  Even as a young    
   adult, it was fun and still safe.     
      
      
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