Annoyances

[IATA]

Maybe it's just me then.  I hate the way vinegar smells.  I'm even more annoyed that people think it cleans better than anything ever.

hate that excrement

[Badger]

People who don't let their kids participate in Halloween.

When I was in grade school I had a classmate whose mother told him their family doesn't celebrate Halloween because it's a Christian holiday, and they weren't Christian. lolwut

I have a coworker who doesn't let her kid do Halloween stuff because they didn't have it where she grew up and she thinks it's weird. I didn't probe further since I had just finished telling the above story mockingly and didn't want to make it more awkward.

[Johnny English]

she thinks it's weird.

She's not wrong.

[AlioTheFool]

What's weird about Halloween? People are ridiculous.

I just retweeted someone who said something along the lines of: "advice for when teens show up at your door trick-or-treating. The world is burning, just share the candy!"

I was at a Halloween party at my son's school Saturday. Many of us dressed up in costume, but some parents were all "Why would I dress in costume? I'm not a child." No. You're not. You're a miserable poopchute. Now please go stand in a corner while the rest of us enjoy ourselves.

[bojanglesman]

My kids have fun with it.  No one else gets hurt.  My kids don't get hurt (other than their blood sugar for a few hours).  People think too much sometimes.

[Johnny English]

What's weird about Halloween? People are ridiculous.

Try going door to door any of the 364 days of the year and ask if your kid can have some free stuff, and see what the reaction is.

Also kids, remember - don't talk to strangers, don't get in their cars and don't accept candy from them. Except on this one day of the year if you're dressed up as a Power Ranger, then it's absolutely fine.

Also, grown adults going to the pub in fancy dress. freak off, your desire to be the centre of attention is getting in the way of me watching whatever sport it is that I've gone to watch. Get the freak out of here.

Yeah, it's weird. In all sorts of ways.

[bojanglesman]

Try going door to door any of the 364 days of the year and ask if your kid can have some free stuff, and see what the reaction is.

Also kids, remember - don't talk to strangers, don't get in their cars and don't accept candy from them. Except on this one day of the year if you're dressed up as a Power Ranger, then it's absolutely fine.

Also, grown adults going to the pub in fancy dress. freak off, your desire to be the centre of attention is getting in the way of me watching whatever sport it is that I've gone to watch. Get the freak out of here.

Yeah, it's weird. In all sorts of ways.

It's weird, but fun. 

[Tommy]

Halloween is great. Those outfits women wear must be uncomfortable because it's the one time of year they're quicker to take them off for you.

[AlioTheFool]

Try going door to door any of the 364 days of the year and ask if your kid can have some free stuff, and see what the reaction is.

Also kids, remember - don't talk to strangers, don't get in their cars and don't accept candy from them. Except on this one day of the year if you're dressed up as a Power Ranger, then it's absolutely fine.

Also, grown adults going to the pub in fancy dress. freak off, your desire to be the centre of attention is getting in the way of me watching whatever sport it is that I've gone to watch. Get the freak out of here.

Yeah, it's weird. In all sorts of ways.

One day is set aside to go from door to door asking for free stuff. One day is set aside to eat all the dry-derriere turkey you can fit in your stomach. One day is set aside for a fat-derriere to come down your chimney and deliver presents to kids. I know. Shocking that we have these things called "holidays."

People going out in costume one night a year is cool. They're probably having a lot more fun than you.

It's not weird. You're a grouch.

[Johnny English]

One day is set aside to go from door to door asking for free stuff. One day is set aside to eat all the dry-derriere turkey you can fit in your stomach. One day is set aside for a fat-derriere to come down your chimney and deliver presents to kids. I know. Shocking that we have these things called "holidays."

Don't accept candy from strangers, except this one time.
Don't go asking for free stuff from people, except this one time.

Holidays are a time for us to take a break from the drudgery of every day life, not go out and do plainly stupid and irritating things. Why am I the poopchute if I don't buy candy for your kids? Also, Halloween isn't a holiday. It's this strange excuse for people to do really nonsensical and irritating things.

People going out in costume one night a year is cool. They're probably having a lot more fun than you.

Needing to put on a costume to have fun isn't normal behaviour. That's just freaking strange.

It's not weird. You're a grouch.

It's weird. You don't see it because you've grown up with it, but with the objective eye of an outsider, trust me. Really freaking weird.

[Tommy]

Needing to put on a costume to have fun isn't normal behaviour. That's just freaking strange.

Oh come on now. Halloween parties are great.

[Johnny English]

Oh come on now. Halloween parties are great.

All fancy dress parties are excrement and should be banned for anyone over the age of 12.

[Badger]

I was at a Halloween party at my son's school Saturday. Many of us dressed up in costume, but some parents were all "Why would I dress in costume? I'm not a child." No. You're not. You're a miserable poopchute. Now please go stand in a corner while the rest of us enjoy ourselves.

"Why is that guy dressed as Harley Quinn?"

[SixFeetDeep]

Try going door to door any of the 364 days of the year and ask if your kid can have some free stuff, and see what the reaction is.

Also kids, remember - don't talk to strangers, don't get in their cars and don't accept candy from them. Except on this one day of the year if you're dressed up as a Power Ranger, then it's absolutely fine.

Also, grown adults going to the pub in fancy dress. freak off, your desire to be the centre of attention is getting in the way of me watching whatever sport it is that I've gone to watch. Get the freak out of here.

Yeah, it's weird. In all sorts of ways.

So if you had a kid and they wanted to dress up on Halloween and go trick or treating, you’d tell them no because it’s weird? Most kids participate in Halloween so they would probably be viewed as the weird one by their friends.

[SixFeetDeep]

Right now I’m dressed up in a costume with the pizza, drinking some beers and handing out candy to little kids. Am I a loser? Yes, assuredly. But it’s harmless fun, reminds me of my childhood and IDGAF. Watching Halloween now and the stranger things finale later tonight.

Edit: my dog is wearing a costume that my pizza sewed. JE meltdown incoming in 3.... 2... 1...