Happy Halloween 2008 - Give the Devil his due . . .

I noticed, on this the greatest of all hollidays, not one person here has started a Happy Halloween thread - so here it is:

Happy Halloween!

Some here may poo-poo such stuff, and if you do, don't be alarmed. The Yoruban tribes have an interesting view of the devil. When Catholic missionaries arrived and set up shop among them, they noticed that the Yorubans would give just a passing "yeah god," but pay big tribute to the devil - parades, ceremonies, etc. - all for the devil. Now, as you can imagine, the good missionaries were horrified by this and asked them why they celebrate the devil, but not god. A Yoruban explained, "because god will love us if we don't celebrate him - he'll love us even if we blaspheme him. But the devil is a selfish, jealous fellow; its best to keep him happy."

And with that, I am giving the devil his due.

Now, to YOUR homework:

If you are dressing up, take a picture, and post it to this thread. I will later on tonight, but it will be several hours before I'm dressed and have the trick-or-treating done. Now - get to it. You have liquid latex and fake blood to buy so you can slather that slop on, take a pictue, and show us your goodies (the candy you got, perverts).

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!