It was and still is amazing.

October 13, 2010 8:40 AM

This classic Halloween comment by np312 gets new life as a comic on flickr. via reddit.
posted by 2bucksplus to MetaFilter-Related at 8:40 AM (24 comments total)

That's funny, that docpop is not our docpops, right?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:44 AM on October 13, 2010

crosses off door for halloween post.
posted by clavdivs at 8:52 AM on October 13, 2010

I could swear this had been linked here before... aha!
posted by kmz at 8:53 AM on October 13, 2010

I have done this (on the inspiration of the original comment) and it is amazing. Bonus points for spotting trick-or-treaters a little way off as you are going door to door, and setting up shop in front of them on the sidewalk. They loved it and we had a blast.
posted by heyforfour at 9:05 AM on October 13, 2010 [8 favorites]

Double, double toil and trouble.
posted by exogenous at 9:05 AM on October 13, 2010

Ah great, I've made a double post. Well maybe someone can draw the face I'm making right now.
posted by 2bucksplus at 9:06 AM on October 13, 2010

WELCOME TO ECHO VALLEY
posted by Smart Dalek at 9:06 AM on October 13, 2010

You doubled a mathowie post though. Points!
posted by JanetLand at 9:11 AM on October 13, 2010

It deserves a re-post this time of year!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:19 AM on October 13, 2010

jessamyn, sorry I'm not the same person as docpops. I'm a MeFi reader, but rarely sign in to comment.
posted by docpop at 10:56 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

I'm not the same person as docpops

You should be him for Halloween. An "s" is pretty easy to make.
posted by octobersurprise at 11:02 AM on October 13, 2010

Or I could just tape an "s" onto my chest, like Supermans!
posted by docpop at 11:05 AM on October 13, 2010

Or Shellboy
posted by Jofus at 11:14 AM on October 13, 2010

Or Shellboy

Defender of ruthless Dutch supermajor oil conglomerates?
posted by kmz at 11:36 AM on October 13, 2010

Ah great, I've made a double post.

It was and still is amazing.
posted by Elmore at 12:59 PM on October 13, 2010

That and the comic could be sidebarred, they're so good.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:49 PM on October 13, 2010

I love that story and that comic! I did see them when they were posted before, but it perked up my day to see them again.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 4:17 PM on October 13, 2010

I remember reading that comment when it was made, and crying howling with laughter at the idea. I never did manage to convince anyone around here to go as a door for Halloween, but I honestly send that comment to anyone who needs a crash course in what Halloween should be. That comment is a gem.

* note: Halloween isn't really celebrated here in Sweden but the building I live in does it now. Fun!
posted by dabitch at 4:40 PM on October 13, 2010

How does only one building celebrate Halloween? It sounds absolutely precious.
posted by amanda at 5:37 PM on October 13, 2010

You should be him for Halloween. An "s" is pretty easy to make.

Also, you should chastize any fat people you meet.
posted by Slap*Happy at 8:27 PM on October 13, 2010

Ha! Police station. We could do that.

Our building has 90 apartments, so it's more like a block. The kids run across the common yard and start doorknocking at six, meet up in the middle to compare candy-scores. It's pretty cute.
posted by dabitch at 4:15 AM on October 14, 2010

I hadn't seen the original comment or the comic, so thanks for posting!
posted by MsMolly at 7:58 AM on October 14, 2010

This is about as famous as I'm ever going to get. Thanks for the posting, never saw the comic the first time around!
posted by np312 at 12:27 PM on October 14, 2010 [1 favorite]

Halloween isn't really celebrated here in Sweden

This state of affairs displeases me greatly. I can only hope your efforts to bring Halloween to Sweden some day reach far and wide. I'll check in in about fifteen years to see how things are going. Deal?
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 11:55 PM on October 15, 2010