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Kids liked it. Moms liked it. Gave some candy along with it.
Nobody gonna remember the fun sized snickers guy but they will remember the potato house.

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 months ago

Samwise would have been an appropriate costume for handing them out.

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 7 points 3 months ago

Second breakfast is gonna be epic tomorrow morning

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like, cooked? Or a just a potato? Both are fine, just trying to understand!

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 15 points 3 months ago

Raw Idaho goodness

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I gave out razor blades. Not like hidden in the candy. I said 'hey kids, razor blades!' and then I threw the blades in the air and the kids tried to catch them. The kids who didn't bleed out loved it and I think they'll always remember me as the razor blade house guy.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

Next year try syringes with needles for even bigger turnout.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We do the same but with loaded guns.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

How nice! Kids would have a lot of fun shooting water at each other

[–] nnullzz@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We did this last year and were super surprised how many kids picked a potato over candy. They definitely got a kick out of it.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

They already have infinite candy in their bucket, but they still have a potato-shaped void in their souls.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is this a trend? A guy in my writing meetup said he was going to do this, but I'd be a bit surprised if he was on Lemmy.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I saw a post a year or two ago talking about it -on reddit I think - so may have spread out from there

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

At this rate potates will eclipse candy as the most popular trick or treating food by 2035

[–] statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

7-8 years ago I was handing out candy at a friend's house while they took their kids out. 3 boys in zoot suits with suitcases instead of bags showed up and asked for potatoes.

I gave them each one from the pantry and they went nuts. When my friends returned with the kids, they told me they'd overheard the kids talking up the potato house.

I know it's unlikely, but part of me wants to be responsible for the trend.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

Because of the snap thing some folks have been giving ramen noodles and canned goods and such as an additional option in my area.