Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/31/this-vintage-halloween-safety.html
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It seems to be that the style guide for every vintage American documentary going back to the 1930s demands that “robot” be pronounced as “ruh-but”.
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“getting my insides scooped out tickles me. it would tickle you, too.” wut
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Did they get Wendy Carlos to score this segment?
Also, I find it fascinating that Coronet Films was owned by Esquire.
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I’m curious if anyone here ever trick-or-treated at a house that gave out “Chick Tracts” instead of candy. I’ve heard this idea passed around but never met anyone who could verify it happened to them or someone they knew.
I remember getting this one when I was a kid, but I don’t think it was handed out instead of candy, it just appeared inside our screen door in October, I think the entire neighborhood got these.
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That can’t beat this old McDonalds commercial for reflective safety cuffs for trick or treaters (at 8:05)
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Row-butts. also IT’S TRUE.
related: NASA’s Project Gemini
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I have an entire folder of image captures from chick tracts, which are mildly amusing out of context. some examples:
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If you happen to be in a sharing mood, I would love a folder like that.
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I would love to share! I’ll do so later today after work. 
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You rule!
I used to collect Chick Tracts, but vowed never to pay for them (I did attempt to fool Chick Inc. into sending a free sampler pack to an invented church at my home address, but no luck.)
here is my favorite out-of-context Chick tract image:
I believe this was actually edited too, the original comic says “Jesus was a communist, you know.”
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i collect/collected them, too. i used to just find them here and there, and that was part of the fun of collecting them. i still have them, too…somewhere…
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One of the child actors in the 1977 edition grew up to be a creator of fabulous Halloween mix CDs and out-there music videos.
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I remember getting little evangelical comic books trick or treating in the early 70s. I don’t think they were by Jack Chick, though. They weren’t very weird, just kind of goofy.
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It makes me feel very old that this outdated video about trick or treating was released after I was too old to go trick or treating.
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I think this one is my favorite. THINK OF THE HOMOSEXUALS
at least they’re viewable online and free to download (and screenshot out of context). Chick’s website got a facelift not long ago. Fancy. https://www.chick.com/
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It is done. Merry christmas!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JqQOs8XQpOTumqq8vA_iLxdi4HD4sSVJ
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The safety tips are solid advice, well except for the ‘stranger danger’ for tampered candy.
Awesome! Thank you 
these are great!
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