(07-05-2021, 03:34 PM)r0tzbua Wrote: My favourite person from Quebec (next to Celine Dion) @enigmatic
Sam Torenson probably takes after myself in his feelings for Halloween. Call me a fuddy duddy, lame, or even crazy but to me Halloween is a trash holiday at best. It used to be fun for children but over time more and more adults have taken away most of the holiday. Start with how almost every female costume has become the “sexy” version and move right into the fact that adults now give away shots and beers when it really should be about handing out candy to children trying to have fun. My best guess is Sam would spend the night at the gym just trying to avoid most of the holiday. He doesn’t mind a good costume party for adults but really hates the fact that adults have taken over the children’s portion of the holiday itself. If he was to head out to a costume party, a hot costume this year that seems to be pretty easy to put together would be one of the characters from Among Us. He would probably pick Blue to represent his Philadelphia Liberty and would for sure use the Viking hat. Most would expect the cheesehead from his home state of Wisconsin but he would be a hard pass on ever wearing or owning a cheesehead.
Halloween for me has always been the same as most kids in the states, halloween movies, trick or treating, candy haunted houses and all that. But once I got serious with football that started to change. In high school I would forego parties and drinking in favor of watching film. This helped me out tremendously as I was able to break almost every school rushing record en route to back to back state championships. College was a bit more wild. I didnt try as hard as I should have. I felt like i had enough. I went out drinkin on halloween and ended up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Once i was released and finished suspension I played the last game of the season that year, my freshman year. Ive never been hit so many times, or as hard as i was that game. That was the only game ive ever played in my career where I had more carries than yards. Ive since quit drinking and halloween is a traditional halloween movie followed by some film and an early night's sleep for me now. Not going to catch me slacking again. I will never have a horrible game like that again.Halloween night will forever haint me but i will play better because of it. Ive got championships on my mind and i wont let a little halloween drinking binge ruin it for me.
Silverbacks receiver Jackson Kingston is not a fan of Halloween. This is because he knows he is scary good and that's all the scares he can handle for the holiday. However, Kingston's favorite part of Halloween is the candy, as Jackson has a bit of a sweet tooth himself. Thus, Jackson Kingston spends his night staying in his house by himself and eating as much candy as possible. What type of candy you ask? Well, his favorites are Skittles and Kit-Kats. He appreciates the chocolatey wafers of the Kit Kats and how they balance with the sweet flavor of the Skittles. Kingston also enjoys giving out candy to many different children who trick or treat in his neighborhood. He always makes sure to give everyone King Sized candy because he is a professional athlete and he holds himself to the highest standard even when it comes to giving out treats for the holiday.
However, other players in the league are terrified of Kingston on Halloween. This is because team practices occur on the day, and defenders are required to watch film to prepare for their future opponents. Watching Kingston dominate opposing cornerbacks through a masterful display of finesse, raw athleticism, and ball skills can make any defensive coordinator tremble.
Oh Halloween, the most wonderful time of the year! Sincerely my favorite holiday and one the Wraiths are just the perfect team to be with on this occasion. Team mates will participate in scaring each other all year around, sometimes taking it too far which is just far enough in the spooky capitol of the world, and it just gets kicked up a notch during the spooky times. Halloween props are all over the locker room, fake blood is everywhere. Candy is all over the place, meals during practice are replaced by doctored up food made to look disgusting and scary, I've had jello organs and bat cookies every meal this month while doing team exercises, this will never get old to me. Back when I was a kid my parents had our house featured in the local newspaper every year. Hundreds of people showed up to our house for trick or treat every year and we had a stable of around twenty people who regularly volunteered tod rest up and scare the neighborhood children. I can still remember my dad dressing up and taking his chainsaw, with the chain safely removed, and chasing kids up and down the street. We all had a blast, Halloween is my favorite time of the year, because it brings back so many great memories, I'm glad I get to continue my families spooky legacy in Yellowknife.
Magnus is not as big a fan of Halloween as his agent is to be honest, but he will celebrate the holiday the old fashioned way by leaving a light on for trick or treaters who come through the neighborhood. He has a reputation around the area for giving out monstrous amounts of candy. Although he does have a requirement that people come up with genuine work put into their presentation. Whether that means a kid clearly created their own costume, their parents made an elaborate outfit for them, or even just a teenager coming through with a clever response he enjoys seeing people put effort into enjoying the holiday. Those who do get rewarded sometimes with an entire box of king size candy bars.
The team tradition is a bit different and one that Magnus has difficulty joining on account of his surprising size. You may ask how they have trouble accommodating a large man and not a polar bear, but I assure you there is a reason for that. One of the leading connections the New Orleans Second Line has is the trumpet skeleton and every year a few members of the team get dressed up in skeleton costumes to doot the doots as part of a parade. Just about every member of the team has participated at least once, however Magnus has managed to make it around this requirement by sending his agent in his stead. Her terrific trumpeting performance and surprisingly real skeletal look has made sure that the higher ups on the team look the other way for Magnus. Code: Word Count: 264
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