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   EarlWash said, 21 days ago

   Keep that up, John, and you may be looking for a dentist…or maybe a weight loss clinic. Maybe both?

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   OpenWings said, 21 days ago

   Aww, Mike’s costume is really cute!! And Lawrence makes a great little Batman too, lol xD

   Gee, you’d think John could have gotten into the spirit of things, even just a little bit! Even a set of fake fangs, because he’s certainly doing more than his fair share of the chompin’!!!

   Btw, have a Happy Halloween everybody! :o))

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   mroberts88 said, 21 days ago

   I remember my dad doing that. Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe, there are little spooks about, and if you see any aliens sneaking about, dont call the cops, its little kids, but they will invade your yard to conquer your candy, or liberate you from your candy, depends on if they are friendly or not.

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   Gweedo Murray said, 21 days ago

   As long as dad stays away from the chocolates…

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   ladyfingers86 said, 21 days ago

   Dentists give the best treats!

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   ladyfingers86 said, 21 days ago

   EarlWash, John IS a dentist! Or was, he could be retired by now.

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   Lewreader said, 21 days ago

   Dad always said, “Don’t eat any of the candy until you get home and I check it out.” Yeah, right Dad.

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   WORDMAN33 said, 21 days ago

   I suppose dad has to check out all the good toys at Christmas too.

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   Macushlalondra said, 21 days ago

   Shame on you John eating the kids’ candy like that!

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    Susan001 said, 21 days ago

    I can’t believe what a JERK John is in these early strips!
    Was he modelled on Lynn’s ex?

    I hope he ends up with the biggest tummy ache in town!

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    pearlandpeach said, 21 days ago

    y’all are just reading to much real life into FBOFW - it is a cartoon and John is not a jerk.

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    3hourtour said, 21 days ago

    ..I always hated that stuff,too..

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    masnadies said, 21 days ago

    The kids get the wrapped stuff- unless they know someone well, most parents won’t give kids toffee apples or popcorn balls these days (or even in the 70s when I was a kid). He really is taking one for the team!

    Better than on another group I’m on where a woman said about 50% of the parents out there throw out most or ALL of their kids’ candy as soon as they get home, because it’s not good for them. One night, or even a week, of candy isn’t going to do any lasting harm.

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    FishStix said, 21 days ago

    A man has got to do his duty!

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    howtheduck said, 21 days ago

    The reason Lizzie is not trick-or-treating with them is because:

    a. John can’t eat the homemade treats for 3 kids. His limit is 2.

    b. She is too slow to keep with the boys, and John is too busy eating to carry her.

    c. This strip is reprinted from the first year of the comic strip, before Lizzie was old enough to walk.

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    Allan Claus said, 21 days ago

    John, you should just toss the ‘home made’ items away, don’t even trust them. That’s the way it was at OUR house (unless we REALLY knew the person, then it was ok to eat it [ie if Grandma made us special snack.]))

    Anyway, I need brains. If you can sit still I’ll only take a moment to eat yours :D

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    Doctor Toon said, 21 days ago

    When I was a kid, I lived a block over from a man who owned a bakery.
    He gave out yummy pastries every year, our parents all knew him and knew they were safe.

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    summerdog said, 21 days ago

    Where are their masks or face paint? The fun of Halloween (besides the candy) is changing your face.

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    cleokaya said, 21 days ago

    The best Halloween treat I got was from a man that had 4 big threatening looking dogs that ran free in his yard. The kid that I was trick or treating with was this man’s paperboy. He knew the dogs weren’t mean. The guy gave us two full sized candy bars each, plus a bottle of pop and a 50 cent piece each.

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    fbjsr said, 21 days ago

    Bad home made treats is an urban legend. Have any of you actualy ever found anything bad in one? Have you ever seen an article in the paper or on the news that showed something actualy found in them?. But no I never let my kids eat them either we threw them out.

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    Quaby said, 21 days ago

    There’s a little bit to the legend, fbjsr I remember watching the news when I was in High School in Texas, and razor blades in apples was popular. I remember seeing the xray image of it on TV. There was also the Candy Man….the guy who put cyanide in giant pixie sticks and gave the two tampered ones to his son and his son’s friend. He got death and dead he is.

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    fbjsr said, 21 days ago

    I have been searching and I can’t find anything anywhere about a kid injured by halloween treats (unless you count cavities) The razor blade was put in there by the guy who took it to be xrayed. Sort of like the needles in pepsi scare a few years ago. I find nothing about the Cany Man. Even if this did happen it was a person killing his own son and trying to make it look like some one else did it. Not somebody handing out intentionaly bad treats.

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    fbjsr said, 21 days ago

    Hey Quaby, where in Texas are you? I am in San Antonio. For you people in Colorado were its snowing already, it is going to be 75 here today and I am just fixing to head to the riverwalk for a margerita, sunshine and a little jazz music.

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    Doctor Toon said, 21 days ago

    fbjsr - We’ve already had a couple of good snow storms here in Northern Colorado.
    That’s OK by me, I love snow

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    lightenup said, 21 days ago

    Dentists need a dentist too, and I don’t think dentists give the best treats. My dad was a great dentist (he had fillings too… dentists can have sweet tooths), and one year he gave out toothbrushes.

    Happy Halloween, everyone!

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    JanCinVV said, 21 days ago

    I read an article a few years ago that said there has never been an instance of razor blades, poison or anything else bad found in Halloween treats that wasn’t put there by a member of the kid’s own family. Now THAT’S scary!

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    JanCinVV said, 21 days ago

    My husband just said it was probably a plot by the candy manufacturers to force us all into buying tons of candy every year. LOL He’s probably right.

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    fbjsr said, 21 days ago

    Two deaths were reported over the years. One ended up being a child who ate his uncles herion stash and the parents told the police that it was halloween candy to try to protect the uncle. The other was the “candy man” that Quaby mentioned but that was the dad trying to collect an insurance policey. One year a bunch of candy was found with metal shavings but that turned out to have came that way from the factory in China. What started the whole thing was a lady gave out inedable objects to kids she thought were to old. Brillo pads dog biscuits and such, she did not hide them in candy. BUT after saying that I still think the candy needs to be inspected and I would be very cautious with homemade treats.

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    summerdog said, 21 days ago

    I’ve always wanted to give out rocks.

    Poor Charlie Brown.

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    reese828 said, 21 days ago

    Pearlandpeach - amen! Too much parenting advice in the comments and not enough appreciation of the humor.

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    somebodyshort said, 20 days ago

    Had a good crowd tonight, Saw two great costumes, one was a skunk and the other was a little dragon. Looked home made and mom spent a lot of time.