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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Words to mark Halloween #9364 10/30/2000 11:36 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 142 Wordsmith member Wordsmith member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 142 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Words to mark Halloween #9365 10/30/2000 2:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Words to mark Halloween #9366 10/30/2000 2:43 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 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... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Words to mark Halloween #9367 10/30/2000 7:24 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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