British Halloween

The NY Times has an uncharacteristically hilarious article about how many Britons are unhappy about one of our recent cultural exports---the celebration of Halloween. No matter how you feel about cultural imperialism, you have to admit that it's pretty funny that according to one poll, 58% of homeowners will hide in the back of their house with all the lights turned off in order to avoid marauding bands of sugar-high children. The best line? In the effort to dissuade trick-or-treaters one person said “I’ve thought about removing the cover from my doorbell so they electrocute themselves.” Wow, it makes me feel lucky that the worst I ever had to worry about were razorblades. Read about it.