2026-10-27 13:26 UTC
This is your annual reminder that it used to be a cherished Halloween tradition for kids to fill socks with flour and run around whacking strangers with them
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Replies (4)
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-10-27 19:39
@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io Heck, *Christmas* used to be like that!
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@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 2026-10-27 13:27
"In response to this increasingly dangerous pranking, cities across the country tried to move Halloween indoors under adult supervision and recast it as a holiday for younger kids. By the middle of the century, politicians got involved." https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/sock-of-flour-halloween-prank/
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@ellenor2000@mastodon.top 2026-10-27 13:41
@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io Did they never consider celiac disease? #lang_en
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@ShiitakeToast@beige.party 2026-10-27 17:23
@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io let’s bring this back!!!!!