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Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

I took a relative trick or treating, but rather than be left out of the action, I went as the Grim Reaper, with a scythe (imitation, unfortunately) and full length robe that covered my feet so they couldn't tell how I was appearing to "float" instead of walk (of course, you know how I did it) Smile

Some older kids were really freaked out when we glided towards them, so it was all worth it.

What are your plans? Smile

Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Location: Washington, USA

ME that's awesome!!!! I was planning to go as a Dementor, with the same idea. I have the long robe, and a friend was going to do makeup on my hands and face, but I'm not going out this year, too ill.

wondercheese

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 166 Location: Toronto, Canada

Lol Merrie I was goinna do that. I was goinna do the Grim Reaper thing then I decided a ghost but unfortunately It rained today and also Im doing this for a dance thing at school and found out we will be on grass so I cant heely. So now I dressed up as Freddy Krueger and so far its looking good.
(Makeup is drying to give me a freddy look)

@WC, i did the death eater on heelys thing about 3 years ago haha

i went as a obama supporter. got donkey ears and nose and boughtt a white shirt then used some sticky letters to put democrat on the front and BaROCK the vote on the back.

Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 191 Location: Texas

I didnt get to dress up cuz i had to go to the game Sad

but we won and are going to playoffs!!

I was going to dress as a grim reaper and "float" like I did last year and like merrie said if i would have go to to

Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 191 Location: Texas

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 166 Location: Toronto, Canada

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Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

Yeah, a lot of people naturally assume that the verb should be "heely" when they first get a pair, as I did, it just sounds right. . . I wonder who decided it wasn't supposed to have a Y on the end?

One problem with the verb being "heel" is that "heel" also already means other things, for example in the dog-world, it's teaching your dog to be controlled: to stand still or stay close behind you, i.e., at your heel.

So, I can quite legitimately say I've taught my dog to heel. Very Happy

But no, I didn't need two pairs of Heelys to do it.

Plus "heel" sounds like "heal" - so it can also be confused with that.

"Heely" on the other hand, is unique, and could not be confused with the "heel" word for dogs, nor the "heal" word for getting better after injury.

So it seems doubly strange that we should be trying to make the word "heel" rather than "heely." The only reason I can think of is that words ending in "y" are often childish mispronounciations, like doggy, and horsey, and perhaps they wanted to make the shoes seem less childish?

well the little booklet says heel and besides that in english at least when you add an -ing you drop the y so it wouldnt be heelying but heeling and then minus the ing its heel. heely sounds like your a 5 year old kid not knowin how to speak english correctly yet and its plain out annoying heel just sounds so much better and right.

Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 1391 Location: UK

True, "heeling" sounds more grown up, but I say if some people want to say "heelying" then there's no harm in it Smile

@Seth - Wow, political much? lol

Anyways, I went to work dressed up as that kid from chemistry class where the thing explodes on him. I had the charcoal on my face around the goggles... It was pretty cool, but a lot of people thought I was homeless... I still have yet to find what that was about...

@Mav, eh i figured perfect timing with the elections and all and i new id get extra candy since my town is like all pro-bama.

@larami, yeah i agree a deatheater is very scary Wink