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#9364 - 10/30/00 06:36 AM Words to mark Halloween
Wordsmith member Registered: 03/12/00 Posts: 121	October 31 marks Halloween, the day when fear is celebrated in many parts of the world. On this day, many people wear strange costumes, make-up, or masks that are supposed to cause dread in others. But one doesn't need to buy exotic paraphernalia, for words--arranged properly--are simply enough to inspire fright. Consider The Monkey's Paw, a short story from English writer W.W. Jacobs http://www.advsys.co.uk/homepages/chris/shortstr/paw.html. This little tale also serves as a good reminder of the old adage, just in time for Christmas: Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. -Anu
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#9365 - 10/30/00 09:03 AM Re: Words to mark Halloween
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	I read The Monkey's Paw WAY back in school--the memory still gives me the shivers. Goes to show how times have changed, I guess--my daughter was completely unfazed by it, nor did the original movie 'Psycho' scare her in the least. Kids are exposed to so much more today than in the past.
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#9366 - 10/30/00 09:43 AM Re: Words to mark Halloween
shanks old hand Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 1004 Loc: London, UK	I had to play the part of the clerk in our school play at our Annual Day, and getting on stage was much scarier than anything in the story itself...
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#9367 - 10/30/00 02:24 PM Re: Words to mark Halloween
maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757	Kids are exposed to so much more today than in the past see new thread: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=7374&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5
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