I almost forgot something that I need to do today, so no lengthy and detailed blogging this morning. Instead, a quick poll regarding Neil Gaiman's suggestion of giving kids scary books for Halloween:
Halloween is a classic holiday, which means you're bound by classical rules, and can only choose one item, not a quantum superposition of multiple options.
(I think he means giving scary books to kids you know or are related to, not handing them out to Trick-or-Treaters, but it's more amusing to picture it that way. Also, I am aware of the European roots of Halloween, so don't feel like you need to point out that it originated in Britain.)
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Scary stuff indeed! If we let our kids read, they may decide to not become fund managers, and then who would pay to abandon us in nursing homes?
Great idea if we can get cheap bags of fun-sized books.
Give'em books? Good Omens!
Is it wrong that I couldn't care less what Neil Gaiman thinks? Other than that if anything, his suggesting something makes me doubt that it could be a good idea.
Books are great, don't get me wrong. But, I wouldn't want a book as a substitute for candy any more than I'd want candy as a substitute for a book...
I am impressed that you know about Jack Chick, and disturbed that only one other person voted for it! The right one could scar a kid for life.