Overheard at the office this morning

Randy, in yellow polo with affixed Chiquita sticker: I wore my Halloween costume.
Deb: Stay away from Joe.[1]
Randy: I'm not going there. I'm just not.
Me: *goes there*

[1]Joe is a well-known banana fiend. Back when Deb and I both worked for him, we once teased him by surreptitiously leaving a banana on his desk every day for a month, until the last day when we left a whole bunch. He ate them, of course.

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Today's oldest trick-or-treater: about 40. In costume (great kilt, broadsword, boots) and with his toddler kids
Cutest: toddler-in-arms dressed as a bunny. "Are you a fierce bunny?" She shyly hid her face away. But when she and her grownup got back to the sidewalk, we heard her roar.
Runner-up: Little girl dressed as Piglet. Little brother lion behind her...holding Piglet's head.

After handing out the candy to the little monsters, ohari and I needed to get ready quickly to go to Jen's party. I was having a hard time thinking of a costume, but I said, "I've been considering piracy." Went upstairs, and ransacked the closet. First I got out a pair of burgundy corduroy pajama pants & put them on. Need stripy socks. Well, I'm already wearing stripy socks. They happen to be rainbow. Tie my pant legs up with random scarves from my vast collection. Steal a kilt shirt from Chris. Suede vest. Rainbow inkle belt from the three I made a few years ago. Pink-and-skulls do-rag.

I'm swishbuckling!