I have two. First, Watership Down. My mom thought it would be cute, because bunnies. It was a blood filled nightmare.

I refuse to be the fun police.

Wearing a costume at my door at any age? You get candy.
Not wearing a costume but walking kids? You get candy.
Don’t say “trick or treat” and just hold out a bag? You get candy.
Obviously young adult, but not causing mischief? You get candy.
Obviously adult with no costume or kids out trick…

I agree with everything you said, but none more that this:

The Gutenberg Project is one of the few non-work websites I can access at my job, so I’ve been re-visiting some old friends there.

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says “You want a drink?” The horse says, “I think not,” and promptly vanishes.

Man, I’m sorry, but that just sounds really fuckin’ hot.

easier to copy and paste what I wrote: