OCT 31 = DEC 25... 'Merry Treat!'

I just realized something. As someone who understands the bowels of computers I understand the difference between decimal and octal. But I never imagined that it had scary 'inner meanings'.

Consider this:

• Both Halloween and Xmas has weird people dressing up. Be it ghosts and goblins or santa suits and elfs. Adults look just as ridiculious.
  
• Both holidays require adults to go out and buy gifts, and pretty, colourful lights. (Of course on Halloween those lights blow up in the sky!)
  
• Both holidays require you to HIDE the gifts until the last possible moment, so not to spoil the surprise. That and prevent dad from playing with or eating the gifts.
  
• Both holidays have you wishing it was already over half way through the night. And then when done, wonder where the time went!
  
• Both holidays have kids begging that there is no coal in their stocking/sack
  
• Both holidays have annoyingly happy kids running around on sugar highs

Scary, isn't it? So when the next kid comes to the door, say 'Merry Treat' while holding a sickle and a bowl of candied egg-nog while you wear a ghouls mask with a Santa's hat. No one will know the difference. Except 'Olive' the other reindeer (aka: Fluffy with antlers), that used to laugh and call you names.

Happy holidays.