It's almost that day again...

...That magical day when we throw together a last minute costume and go door-to-door begging for whatever we can get, mostly candy. What? Adults don't get to go trick-or-treating? Who made up this rule? Obviously somebody who doesn't like free candy or the opportunity to be totally creative and act like a 4 year old once a year.
If you're like me and still a kid at heart, or have the mentality of a 6 year old like I also happen to have, then I have some simple rules for you to follow to help all of you "grown-ups" avoid the odd looks, the slammed doors or the ever annoying "Aren't you a little too old for this type of thing?" speech.

1. Try to have at least some form of Halloween costume on. Even if all you are wearing is a t-shirt with some catchy Halloween saying or print on it, it still shows that you are making some effort to celebrate the holiday and are not just out to mooch on little kids' candy.
   
2. Don't do this alone. How creepy does it look when a grown man is out on his own on Halloween, trick-or-treating around all those little kids? Yeah... So, for your own safety and well-being, don't trick-or-treat alone.
   
3. Don't travel in large groups of "grown-ups". Try to have at least 1 child per every 2 "grown-ups" in your group, not to exceed a total of 6 "grown-up" trick-or-treaters. When you have more than 6, people start to realize you are just using the kids as a flimsy pretext to get at the free candy. Two or three "grown-ups", depending on their age range, can sometimes get away with the trick-or-treating on their own, especially if they are young and cute enough.
   

I hope that these simple rules can help you achieve the ultimate Halloween payload this year and keep you out of jail and unregistered as a sex offender for at least another 4 to 6 months.

Happy Hunting!