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Stefan Jones
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10-30-2001 08:21 PM ET (US)
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After what happened on Hallowe'en of 1955, perhaps we shouldn't be too enthused about this.
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| Cory Doctorow
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10-30-2001 08:27 PM ET (US)
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Pardon my ignorance, but what happened in 55? Sputnik de-orbited?
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| chico haas
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10-30-2001 08:30 PM ET (US)
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Sputnik's more like 57. He's talking about that other thing.
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| Stefan Jones
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10-30-2001 08:32 PM ET (US)
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Exactly.
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| Cory Doctorow
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10-30-2001 08:48 PM ET (US)
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Stop yankin' my chain! What happened in 55? Google's got no clue. That wasn't War of the Worlds, right? That was decades earlier, IIRC.
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| Stefan Jones
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10-30-2001 08:59 PM ET (US)
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Yes, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds adaption was 1938.
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| Cory Doctorow
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10-30-2001 09:04 PM ET (US)
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I give up. Now, tell me or I'll kick your ass.
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| Stefan Jones
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10-30-2001 09:34 PM ET (US)
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Awwww, OK. Nothing special at all happened on 10/31/1955, at least that I know of.
The opportunity to hint at something terrible happening on rare Full Moon Hallowe'en's was just too tempting to pass up, and to my delight Chico caught on and kept the ball in the air with perfect nonchalance.
I'm actually kind of surprised that this hasn't been used in a horror movie. It would almost write itself. Starts with B&W segment set in 1955 featuring a little kid who grows up to become the protagonist's haunted father. Fast forwards to late October 2001, where we see little hints of a cover-up while hero and friends prepare for the festivities.
Of course, history could play a horrid joke on us, when tens of millions of Trick-or-Treaters could stumble home tomorrow with sores oozing black pus.
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| Cory Doctorow
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10-30-2001 09:49 PM ET (US)
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Fooled! You bastard!
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