TAG 5: Worst Trick or “Treats”

(TAG 5 is a top five list compiled by secret ballot, submitted by the four horsemen of TAG. An extremely complicated equation is used to calculate the polls. Ties broken by first-place votes and ballots appeared on. A new ballot is released every Monday. Most of the time TAG 5 is related to SGF, sometimes it is not. )

The cornerstone of Halloween is Trick or Treating. Notice, it’s not “Trick or Random Crap”, “Trick or 18th Century Hard Candy” or “Trick or Scripture”. It’s “Trick or Treat”. So give them something good to eat. Any effort is a good effort, because the only thing worst than the house with bad candy is the house with no candy. However, kids don’t believe in Trick or Treating moral victories – a good effort just isn’t good enough. This is the one night of the year when a kid’s recall is perfect. To this day I remember every one of my parent’s neighbors by their Halloween presentation. Do you want to be a bad memory?

To kick off our week of Halloween TAG 5s, TAGsgf.com looks at the “treats” you should keep to yourself. And don’t be the jerk who leaves the light off. If you’re going to be that reclusive, at least toss a bowl on the porch filled with Kit Kat and a “Please Take Only One” sign.

TAG 5

Four votes (as of 10/25/10)
Total points, first-place votes in parenthesis
1. Unwrapped Candy Corn – 10 (2)
2. Tootsie Roll – 8
3. Toothbrush – 7
4. Black Licorice – 6 (1)
5. Spider Ring – 6

Others receiving votes: Caramel – 5 (1), Whoppers – 4, Paper with Scripture – 3, Nickels – 3, Werther’s – 3, Mound’s – 2, Fruit – 2, Almond Joy.

Honorable Mention: Bookmarks, Cadbury Eggs

Halloween TAG 5s coming up this week:

Tuesday: Best Horror Movie Villains
Wednesday: Kid Costume Fails
Thursday: Worst Thriller Movie Remakes
Friday: Best Springfield Neighborhoods to Trick or Treat