KnockBack, Episode 139: Halloween
Added 2020-10-08 16:01:02 +0000 UTCThere are a few holidays each year that attract near-ubiquitous participation -- think New Years Eve and the like -- but there's one such day that's especially strange: Halloween. The last day of each October is 24 hours dedicated to monsters, ghosts, and other scares... and lots of candy and peculiar costumes, too. As children, of course, Halloween takes on an extra-special dimension, but as we get older, so too does the holiday change around us. One minute you're shoving Reese's Pieces into your pillowcase; the next minute you're hunting down your neighbor's kids with eggs and shaving cream. Such is the case in western societies around the world as autumn begins to set in. So let's recollect our fondest memories of this bizarre holiday that's one part pagan, one part modern. Just make sure to check your apples for razor blades before you take a bite...
Comments
Hey Guys, KnockBack just puts a smile on my face like no other piece of content. This episode was no exception. Also, spare a thought for the poor Halloween loving Europeans. I'll get the door shut in my face if I we're to trick or treat with my kids in the Netherlands. Cheers, Pete
Pete
2020-10-26 14:51:07 +0000 UTCI was gonna say... sounds totally made up.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-16 15:49:53 +0000 UTCRazor blade thing is absolutely a myth. There's no documented cases of it ever happening. I got curious a few years ago after watching Halloween 2, which has a brief scene with a kid with a razor in his mouth and wondered if it ever really happened
Nate McKinney
2020-10-15 01:59:35 +0000 UTCWell now you have!
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-13 05:31:55 +0000 UTCColin, got mad Orel White vibes. Hearing Dagan talking about growing up and Halloween made me think of Stranger Things throughout most of this. I’ve never heard that hot dog story. 😄
NeO JD
2020-10-13 02:35:03 +0000 UTCAlso, I meant to delete the part about satanic panic. I wrote that an hour and a half in not expecting you to come back to satanic panic a 3rd and then a 4th time.
Henry Maxwell
2020-10-13 02:22:33 +0000 UTCWhat did you think happens at the adult skanky parties?
Henry Maxwell
2020-10-12 23:21:00 +0000 UTCI don't know what Cuffing Season is, and I don't want to know.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-12 22:58:40 +0000 UTCHappy Cuffing season gentlemen. I agree that it is the best month, and it's also my birthday month. I just turned 30 on the 5th. Glad to reminisce with you two in listening to this episode. I'm surprised I didn't hear you two mention satanic panic for being the reason for the rumors gaining ground in the '80s. Also in Atlanta, certain neighborhoods would do Trick or Treating the night before Halloween because Halloween proper was the night for all the adult and skanky parties.
Henry Maxwell
2020-10-11 23:07:41 +0000 UTCLove me some peanut butter.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:57:24 +0000 UTCHe loved that car.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:57:14 +0000 UTCI have no input.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:57:08 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:57:02 +0000 UTCYou know what, you're right.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:55 +0000 UTCThank you for listening!
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:49 +0000 UTCYeah, he didn't get it. Hahaha.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:42 +0000 UTCYou guys shot it down, not me.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:33 +0000 UTCThanks!
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:28 +0000 UTCIndeed.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:24 +0000 UTCI'm sorry, no. =\
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:19 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:14 +0000 UTCWe blow things up in America every day.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:56:09 +0000 UTCHahaha. I don't know if this episode delivers.
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:55:44 +0000 UTCHope you enjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2020-10-11 21:55:26 +0000 UTCI thought the joke was pretty funny hahaha
BigArty
2020-10-11 01:16:51 +0000 UTCHuge shoutout to Reese’s Cups. Literally everything they make is good. Shoutout to peanut butter too, just in general.
Brandon Soto
2020-10-10 02:44:33 +0000 UTCDamn, my brother also had/has a scion TC. Dagan must have watched Tokyo drift hahaha.
Kenneth Oms
2020-10-09 16:42:48 +0000 UTCTwizzlers the same tier as apples?! I'm offended =P
Monterey Jack
2020-10-09 03:25:46 +0000 UTC*Indisputable Ranking of Halloween Treats* GOD Tier: TWIX, Snickers, Peanut M&M's A-Tier: Reese's PB Cups, Chocolate M&M's B-Tier: Crunch Bar, Almond Joy, Kit Kat, Hershey's Kisses C-Tier: Candy Corns, 3 Musketeers, Tootsie Roll, Skittles, Butterfinger, Heath Bar, Whoppers, Milk Duds SHIT Tier: Licorice, Twizzlers, Fruit Roll Ups, Lollipops, Dots, Apples, all actual fruit
Douglas Morreale
2020-10-09 02:27:38 +0000 UTCEvery year as an adult, starting in college, I turned off all the lights, put the TV on Mute & played video games! Thankfully there were no outward facing windows where one could see the TV screen was on. Go away, loud, smelly random kids! Bahh!!
Douglas Morreale
2020-10-09 02:20:26 +0000 UTCColin, you’re an adult. Buy a biker scout outfit. My buddy has a strong trooper outfit and loves it
Andrew
2020-10-09 00:37:24 +0000 UTCGreat stuff as always guys. Been catching up on my knockback back-catalogue and the episodes have been a nice break from the sacred symbols stuff. Keep up the great work! Declan
Declan H
2020-10-08 22:37:15 +0000 UTCDid the packed bowl joke go right over Dagans head or was he offended by it? Lol
Adam Barnes
2020-10-08 20:20:53 +0000 UTCThank you for shooting down Avatar the Last Airbender again Colin.
Guns vs Kittens
2020-10-08 19:29:31 +0000 UTCGreat episode guys!
Douglas Coffin
2020-10-08 19:01:46 +0000 UTCBoo berry season
GameSimp
2020-10-08 19:00:19 +0000 UTCCan Dagan be my brother too, he just makes everything better.
Kenny C
2020-10-08 18:25:01 +0000 UTCDagan is a scholar and god damn gentlemen. I’ll fight anyone that wants to argue that.
John Fazio
2020-10-08 18:21:40 +0000 UTCHaven't listened yet, but did you guys blow shit up with fireworks or is that a Canadian thing?
BM
2020-10-08 17:29:40 +0000 UTCI’m praying for some killer Uncle Mike stories
Thomas Torres
2020-10-08 16:05:44 +0000 UTCCan't wait to listen to this one! I was hoping you two would have some good Halloween stories!
Joseph Buck
2020-10-08 16:03:14 +0000 UTC
