{"id":1216,"date":"2009-10-07T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2009-10-07T23:25:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T23:25:00","slug":"are-you-too-old-for-trick-or-treating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1216","title":{"rendered":"Are You Too Old for Trick-or-Treating?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in a state government office today and saw my first office Halloween decorations. It’s coming. So read this Metafilter discussion about when you are too old for trick-or-treating<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lots of great comments, but don’t miss np312’s!<\/a> It’s the most creative Halloween “trick” I ever heard of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was in a state government office today and saw my first office Halloween decorations. It’s coming. So read this Metafilter discussion about when you are too old for trick-or-treating. Lots of great comments, but don’t miss np312’s! 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