Klyd, you and Mr. Babe would definitely get along well. His favorite thing to do on Halloween was to dress in a rubber mask, work boots, jeans and a flannel shirt. Then he would sit perfectly still by the front door with a big bowl of candy. Most kids weren't sure if he was a mannequin or not. Boys (mostly) would get brave and start boasting about stealing all the candy as they approached him. The minute their hands went into the bowl, he would stand up and say, "Would you like some candy?" and they would run shrieking into the night.
It was amazing how the kids fell for it three years in a row.
Wow! My old roomate did the same thing, except the second year we made a dummy in the same outfit that sat there and a few kids remembered so when they walked up all cocky because they knew the joke, my roomate stepped up behind them from behind the bushes. It was hilarious. Halloween is my favorite holiday.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
