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Today's topics:

* alternatives to Halloween candy? - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/e9f28cf509dd4cc3?hl=en
* Cold Cathode Lighting - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9524789e3c1d3ecf?hl=en
* B & J's schweddy balls on sale! - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9cc62946c96f5d89?hl=en
* Streaming Video on TV - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/8e1fa9f36e7092be?hl=en

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TOPIC: alternatives to Halloween candy?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/e9f28cf509dd4cc3?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 21 2011 9:03 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike

On Oct 20, 7:21 pm, Ohioguy <n...@none.net> wrote:
>    I've been trying to think of something other than candy to give out
> this Halloween.  Last year I tried a few comic books along with the
> candy.  I've been toying with the idea of slim jims, or something like that.
>
>    Anyone have any thoughts, or suggestions on what you have tried?
>
>                                                     Thanks!

Cigarettes? One year I gave the kiddies smokes. " Line up!", I say, "
Menthol to the right, regulars to my left!" Thing is, they kept coming
back, days later. Sometimes with their parents.

One of my favorite Halloween pranks is to go to the supermarket and
buy a big bag of apples and a box of razor blades. The looks from the
people are priceless.

Another good trick is to get a pair of sticky gloves those
footballers wear. Pretend to give candy, sticking your hand in the
brats' bags you can come up with several candies and they will be none
the wiser. I've heard of good luck also with candy on a string.

But seriously, there are many subsitutes for candy. Apples, granola,
vitamins, toothbrushes, combs, cans of soup, gift cards with donations
to various charities, poker chips, playing cards with dirty pictures,
foodstamps, beer, cans of compressed air, meat, floppy discs,
firecrackers, non-recylables, condoms and mothballs.

My favorite is religous tracts. Tell them, this is more valuable than
candy, as you hand out each relgous tract. Give them a sincere "Good
bless", as the walk away. Google religous tracts, you can find them
for as little as $0.02 each.

I remember once, as a youngster who was just about out-growing Trick
or Treat, going to the drunk down the end of the block. He answers the
door and after a hearty "Tick O'Treat" from me, he asks, "Kid, you got
room in that bag for a pizza and a six-pack of beer?" "Do I? Sure
Mister!" He then leaned forward and "Blarrrrrfff!!!" he throws up in
my bag. He got the flaming bag of dog shit for years.

If you're too cheap to give out candy just put out a sign that says a
sex offender lives there and is not allowed to answer the door. Works
for me.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 22 2011 7:57 pm
From: Shawn Hirn

In article <4ea0d727$0$14006$882e7ee2@usenet-news.net>,
Ohioguy <none@none.net> wrote:

> I've been trying to think of something other than candy to give out
> this Halloween. Last year I tried a few comic books along with the
> candy. I've been toying with the idea of slim jims, or something like that.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts, or suggestions on what you have tried?

My parents give out quarters.

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TOPIC: Cold Cathode Lighting
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9524789e3c1d3ecf?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 22 2011 3:34 am
From: j

On 10/21/2011 11:55 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
> j wrote:
>
>> I'm still looking for a reliable dimmable bulb that has some energy efficiency.
>
> LEDs are that in spades. Price can still be a problem tho.

I have two issues with LEDs beyond price. I need a non directional
light, and I need something more like a 75W equivalent. Most all of the
LEDs I've seen so far don't do that. The heat sinks tend to move them
into into floods.

It's just a single fixture I need bulbed up, I'd post a link to it but
it looks IKEA has discontinued. It is spherical though, and needs to be
evenly lit.

I suppose a halogen is my interim solution.

Jeff

>
>> I see that are some cold cathodes out now:
>
>> http://www.bulbs.com/espec.aspx?ID=13936
>
>> Any experience with these, or any other suggestions?
>
> LEDs
>
>> The last "dimmable" CFL I bought only lasted a week!
>
>

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TOPIC: B & J's schweddy balls on sale!
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9cc62946c96f5d89?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 22 2011 8:51 am
From: "Mr. K"

Ben & Jerrys new ice cream flavor, Schweddy Balls. The flavor is a
homage to an old Saturday Night Live skit featuring Alec Baldwin as
bakery owner Pete Schweddy.
& visit;

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8400028&
rss=rss-ktrk-article-8400028
--
Karma, What a concept!

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TOPIC: Streaming Video on TV
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/8e1fa9f36e7092be?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 22 2011 7:59 pm
From: Stan Horwitz

In article <j7eq20$8mh$1@news.albasani.net>, j <mung_me@att.net> wrote:

> I'd like to watch, actually my girlfriend would, some of the multitude
> of online video on the TV instead of the laptop.
>
> Any experience or recommendations?
>
> Jeff

Get yourself a Roku box. They are available on Amazon.com for a modest
price. You also need home wifi service.

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