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Jack O Pumpkins

#Art by JimmyNijs

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

Even though the phrase "trick or treat" only dates to the 1920s, this mention from 1901 shows the practice is older than that.

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

And by the 1890's the holiday had reached it's modern level of popularity. 1898

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

By 1883 this Halloween business was "almost a tradition" in the US. And still the assholes with their flour.

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

By the 1870's the strange tradition of throwing handfuls of flour at strangers had arisen (at least in New York), leading to lots of fights and a few murders.

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

Then a whole lot of Irish and Scottish people came to the US, bringing Halloween with them. By 1863 it still an "ethnic holiday", but gaining traction.

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1h

It's fun to track the evolution of Halloween in the US. In 1852 it was a quaint, semi-forgotten European tradition.

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 8h

Just another day of trying my best not to look Hispanic

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

"Sir, YOU are the president of Puerto Rico."

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

I wish his multiple maladies would hurry the fuck up already

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

And you cant even drink any of the water because it's like 60% fish piss! Total waste.

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The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

Theo Von: So, like, how did you come up with the title The Civil War? Cuz it's a banger.

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta get 'em all!!

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

Cordell!

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

Look I know this looks fishy, but it's always possible that this guy just keeps making really bad life choices

The Irate Gatsby @stevespla.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone in the vicinity of Graham avenue & Newton street in Greenpoint Brooklyn might want to keep an eye out for the ghost of Little Joseph Dempsey. He was beheaded by a streetcar at that intersection on Halloween night, 1901.