Hello History Guy, I have been following your videos since I stumbled across your video on the Halifax Explosion. I am a retired Halifax Firefighter who actually worked with relatives of members who were involved in this tragedy. I really enjoy your videos and would like to make a suggestion for a video. This year is the 85th anniversary of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, I found the Robert May story quite interesting. Yes there are stories about this on You Tube already, some of them very good, the subscriber counts are low and like you say “history deserves to be remembered”. Thanks for your time and keep the history coming.
Re: used/extra pumpkins - check with your local zoo. Many of the animals at the zoo would be delighted to have the pumpkin and seeds to add to their diets.
Nice to add Houdini to the Halloween compilation. My grandmother told me about attending a Houdini performance and described his intense, mesmerizing gaze. She said he was quite amazing to watch and I was very envious of her. Happy Halloween, Lance and thanks for a great episode.
More chocolate is sold for Halloween than any other holiday except Valentines Day. More money is spent for Halloween than any other holiday except Christmas.
Very illuminating! All of the productions were well done, so thank you for doing the research. As soon as the three divisive candies were mentioned, I knew THG “gets” me! Boom! My top three strongly dislike candies! Ugh to all three! My father loved black licorice, but then he also liked liver (??!), my grandmother loved circus peanuts, (I can’t believe they strive to make that texture), and my granddaughters both love candy corn!! (they are so sweet that I actually get shivers up my spine!). Boo to them all! Keep them out of my hollowed out beet! Houdini probably ate them before his death on Halloween
The only time we did not have a carved pumpkin was Halloween 1966. That night our house caught fire. Thus , my history has changed forever. That was 58 years ago. I always have a carved pumpkin in my home on Halloween. Better safe than sorry .
What a great content conglomeration, thanks! I'll watch it again with my family tomorrow, as I've left it late this evening. The whole of my family, both sides, ate candy corn when I was a child. Didn't know too many people that didn't, honestly. My wife has a great disdain for it. However, her mother LOVED it. And after we found that out about each other, even before my wife and I were married, it was a race to see who could produce the fist bad of Brach's candy corn (or the pumpkins) and send them along to one another first. It's yet another of the myriad things I miss about my mother-in-law. Both my in-laws, honestly. We lost them both little less than 3 years ago now. We'll put another bowl of candy corn out, Judy, and I'll think of you fondly❤
Being brought up in the South, we couldn’t enjoy a carved pumpkin very early in the Halloween season because of the high temperatures. You were lucky if your pumpkin lasted two days!
I have actually loved (black) licorice since I was a child. My father has always loved it, too. Maybe it's genetic, like how people don't like cilantro.
Since going on a Keto diet, the candy I miss the most are circus peanuts (must be fresh and soft! Old, hard circus peanuts are awful). I also miss licorice -- and Good & Plenty.
Re pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns:,I recently learned that my mother, who was born in the 1930s to German immigrants, celebrated a different pumpkin tradition as a child. Today we have pumpkin-shaped candy baskets, typically out of plastic, but back in the day the pumpkins were made from paper mâché and were lanterns not baskets. The faces on them were grotesque, with eyes and mouth turned into windows, covered with colored celluloid to let candlelight through. My mom says they didn’t exactly go trick-or-treating, but rather families lit the lanterns and walking around singing a song having to do with fall and lanterns (and probably the devil and grisly stuff). It was in German, so it was some sort of German tradition, which may have blended with what they found in America. (They don’t really have pumpkins in Germany, certainly not back then.). Meanwhile in the early 20th century a ton of Halloween decorations were actually made in Germany, as Germans had the lock on scary images as well as printing. Anyway, I thought this was interesting in terms of all different immigrant cultures in America sort of adopting the same object into a fall tradition.
Blackies are the best! I used to own one, he was the most affectionate cat ever. You probably cover it in the video but there is an that old shitty superstitious view of them that they are witches in disguise ☹️lol, and because of that they are the least to get adopted out. Its shocking to me people still really buy into this in this day and age. Anyways i wanted to mention we have two black cats who regularly hang out at our house now lol, they fight, i try to break it up, they say you shouldnt let cats just fight it out, and they are easily distracted and lose interest in fighting. We are constantly running out of treats now lol, but i think there is room enough for both, i love cats ✨. Anyways, i always thought what are the odds we have TWO solid black cats hanging around, we often get them confused, one has a collar but sometimes she loses the collar and so we don't know which is which.
Circus peanuts must’ve been invented by a drunk: I wanna candy made out of marshmallow, shaped like a peanut, and tastes like banana. *freak banana oil accident occurs*
Dark greetings everyone. 60 year old gal here from Canada. How about the trick or treat candies that are /were wrapped in Halloween themed wrappers. They were toffee, molasses, maybe???? I don't know, but gee whiz, did they NOT get eaten by me or my friends Someone is making them, therefore someone must be eating them. Maybe?
I get circus peanuts being disliked and I hate licorice, especially black (but ultimately any anise flavor). However... I don't know what is wrong with the heathen, Philistine, followers of Marx who dont like candy corn. It's honey flavored. How can someone not like honey?
@@samanthab1923 Every Halloween here in Las Vegas Siegfried and Roy. Do you remember them with the white tigers 🐅 show. Every Halloween there would be a line nealy 2 miles long surrounding their neighborhood. They would give out 16oz. Then eventually 12 oz Hershey with almonds, Hershey bar , Mr. Goodbar. They would give those large bars with 2 tickets 🎟 for their show Beyond Belief. The tickets started off in the 1980's $53 per person. Ending up at $107.
That's funny because the Remington house was full of spirits and that's why the old lady kept building and building and building he didn't even stay one night got scared what is the story on that
*Happy HallowThanksMas y'all!*
Just listening to Lance talk has somehow improved my diction. He has mastered the technique of English communication.
Thank you!
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Just today you corrected my pronunciation of Pliny.
Yes indeed, he is well spoken in the best sense of the word, not only correct but interesting.
My friend Brian is having a rough time of it this Halloween.
He was attacked by dyslexic zombies.
Hello History Guy, I have been following your videos since I stumbled across your video on the Halifax Explosion. I am a retired Halifax Firefighter who actually worked with relatives of members who were involved in this tragedy. I really enjoy your videos and would like to make a suggestion for a video. This year is the 85th anniversary of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, I found the Robert May story quite interesting. Yes there are stories about this on You Tube already, some of them very good, the subscriber counts are low and like you say “history deserves to be remembered”. Thanks for your time and keep the history coming.
Re: used/extra pumpkins - check with your local zoo. Many of the animals at the zoo would be delighted to have the pumpkin and seeds to add to their diets.
Nice to add Houdini to the Halloween compilation. My grandmother told me about attending a Houdini performance and described his intense, mesmerizing gaze. She said he was quite amazing to watch and I was very envious of her. Happy Halloween, Lance and thanks for a great episode.
I’ve loved hearing about Houdini since I was a girl. I truely believed he was magical. Dying the way he did on Halloween. Spooky 👻
i remember that 10 cent stamp ! I'm old.
I remember when stamps were just 6 cents!
More chocolate is sold for Halloween than any other holiday except Valentines Day. More money is spent for Halloween than any other holiday except Christmas.
and why the candy companies are so against daylight savings changing, they want max. time to trick or treat...=more MONEY!!
A wonderful story of a fun Tradition.. It also brought back remembrances from when this 73yo man was a boy.
Thank You
Jim
I always wondered why the thing to light fireworks was called a punk! Super interesting!
Very illuminating! All of the productions were well done, so thank you for doing the research. As soon as the three divisive candies were mentioned, I knew THG “gets” me! Boom! My top three strongly dislike candies! Ugh to all three! My father loved black licorice, but then he also liked liver (??!), my grandmother loved circus peanuts, (I can’t believe they strive to make that texture), and my granddaughters both love candy corn!! (they are so sweet that I actually get shivers up my spine!). Boo to them all! Keep them out of my hollowed out beet! Houdini probably ate them before his death on Halloween
Imagine being such a chad both Satan and god are pissed at you
Not good
The only time we did not have a carved pumpkin was Halloween 1966. That night our house caught fire. Thus , my history has changed forever. That was 58 years ago. I always have a carved pumpkin in my home on Halloween. Better safe than sorry .
Happy Halloween, everyone.
👻 Happy Halloween!🐈⬛
I LOVE all three of those candies. And I'm not afraid to say so.
My favorite holiday, thank you.
What a great content conglomeration, thanks! I'll watch it again with my family tomorrow, as I've left it late this evening.
The whole of my family, both sides, ate candy corn when I was a child. Didn't know too many people that didn't, honestly.
My wife has a great disdain for it. However, her mother LOVED it. And after we found that out about each other, even before my wife and I were married, it was a race to see who could produce the fist bad of Brach's candy corn (or the pumpkins) and send them along to one another first.
It's yet another of the myriad things I miss about my mother-in-law. Both my in-laws, honestly. We lost them both little less than 3 years ago now.
We'll put another bowl of candy corn out, Judy, and I'll think of you fondly❤
Being brought up in the South, we couldn’t enjoy a carved pumpkin very early in the Halloween season because of the high temperatures. You were lucky if your pumpkin lasted two days!
In most of the animal kingdom, the alpha male is the dominate. Not so in the root vegetable world. There it's the beta carrot teen.
Bah dum tiss ... 😂😂😂
BRILLIANT 😂😂😂😂
Very clever, John! 😅
Ba dum bum. Ohhh!
I see what you did there.
I do adore your channel and got a serious giggle out of this historical information. Thank you so much for being part of the youtube verse.
AWESOME explanation and loved the reference to Houdini!!
Happy Halloween to the History Guy and all who listen and watch his great work!!
A Great story and Happy Halloween and may History always be waiting for you Cheers
I love Circus peanuts and Good N Plenty, but draw the line at candy corn 😂
Okay, who is going as ....
A pirate?
I have actually loved (black) licorice since I was a child. My father has always loved it, too. Maybe it's genetic, like how people don't like cilantro.
We, as an older generations, like to keep things in our lives that remind us of our childhood. Whether it’s tradition or just a favorite pastime. 😊
I prefer to use craft pumpkins. No slime, no gunk to scoop out, and no rotting
Turnips were used in Scotland up until about 2O years ago.
All of us who watch are better and more educated because of it. Thank you!
Happy All Hallows Eve!
I like all 3.
Back in the Saddle Again Naturally
Peanuts were fed to circus elephants and that's why they are called circus peanuts
banana and I *loathe* marshmallow, but circus peanuts give me happiness. I think I'm broken.
Good morning, professor! 👋🏽 😊
I suddenly have an urge to crunch some Popeye Cigarettes.
There are still "spiritualists" in Lily Dale NY.
Love me some circus peanuts!!😂
A History Guy segment on 60 Minutes could bring some credibility to that zombie network.
Since going on a Keto diet, the candy I miss the most are circus peanuts (must be fresh and soft! Old, hard circus peanuts are awful). I also miss licorice -- and Good & Plenty.
Re pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns:,I recently learned that my mother, who was born in the 1930s to German immigrants, celebrated a different pumpkin tradition as a child. Today we have pumpkin-shaped candy baskets, typically out of plastic, but back in the day the pumpkins were made from paper mâché and were lanterns not baskets. The faces on them were grotesque, with eyes and mouth turned into windows, covered with colored celluloid to let candlelight through. My mom says they didn’t exactly go trick-or-treating, but rather families lit the lanterns and walking around singing a song having to do with fall and lanterns (and probably the devil and grisly stuff). It was in German, so it was some sort of German tradition, which may have blended with what they found in America. (They don’t really have pumpkins in Germany, certainly not back then.). Meanwhile in the early 20th century a ton of Halloween decorations were actually made in Germany, as Germans had the lock on scary images as well as printing. Anyway, I thought this was interesting in terms of all different immigrant cultures in America sort of adopting the same object into a fall tradition.
Blackies are the best! I used to own one, he was the most affectionate cat ever. You probably cover it in the video but there is an that old shitty superstitious view of them that they are witches in disguise ☹️lol, and because of that they are the least to get adopted out. Its shocking to me people still really buy into this in this day and age. Anyways i wanted to mention we have two black cats who regularly hang out at our house now lol, they fight, i try to break it up, they say you shouldnt let cats just fight it out, and they are easily distracted and lose interest in fighting. We are constantly running out of treats now lol, but i think there is room enough for both, i love cats ✨. Anyways, i always thought what are the odds we have TWO solid black cats hanging around, we often get them confused, one has a collar but sometimes she loses the collar and so we don't know which is which.
"Wild Flowers' will get one to Interesting History
Used to put candy corn on the ends of my teeth to make fangs
Circus peanuts must’ve been invented by a drunk:
I wanna candy made out of marshmallow, shaped like a peanut, and tastes like banana. *freak banana oil accident occurs*
I am not 80 but I love all 3 candies
The liquorice root is good for bowel movements
Interesting
Ah yes the Styrofoam orange peanuts are so weird and considering everyone who bad mouths them it is amazing they are still being made.
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Stingy Jack is not as endearing as Simple Jack!
😂😂😂😂😂 you are simple jack
Better haircut too 😂
This comment m-m-m-makes me happy.
@@samanthab1923 You Make me Happy 😊
@@constipatedinsincity4424 say it for me one time! 😂
Whatever happened to hoarhound candy.
You're from IL? Me too. Born in Decatur but living elsewhere. What city or area from IL are you from?
I like candy corn & jelly beans❤
Have we considered that the dude who killed Houdini was a time traveler?
Bro good
Grew up on liquorice all sorts
I am 73 years old and when I was 4 my appendix burst. To this day, I still remember the pain whenever I hear the word appendix.
Dark greetings everyone. 60 year old gal here from Canada. How about the trick or treat candies that are /were wrapped in Halloween themed wrappers. They were toffee, molasses, maybe???? I don't know, but gee whiz, did they NOT get eaten by me or my friends Someone is making them, therefore someone must be eating them. Maybe?
Did I hear right? Concerning Houdini's death, THG twice stated he was punchrd on 22 November, or do I need my hearing checked?
Cirus peanuts are Like White Castle hamburgers, strange and disgusting,, but. We eat them.
I ate White Castle one time while in New Jersey. McDonald’s is more expensive but better, unless you’re drunk and don’t care - too pasty bread.
I get circus peanuts being disliked and I hate licorice, especially black (but ultimately any anise flavor). However... I don't know what is wrong with the heathen, Philistine, followers of Marx who dont like candy corn. It's honey flavored. How can someone not like honey?
It cause we live in a democracy 😅
I like liquorice
Jawbreak Jawbreakers
Gumballs
Goodies
Pipes❤
The Indian story was cute😅
Hey History Guy 🤓and Fellow Classmates what kind of candy are you giving away for Halloween?.
mini snickers
Nestle Crunch bars.
@@samanthab1923 Every Halloween here in Las Vegas Siegfried and Roy. Do you remember them with the white tigers 🐅 show. Every Halloween there would be a line nealy 2 miles long surrounding their neighborhood. They would give out 16oz. Then eventually 12 oz Hershey with almonds, Hershey bar , Mr. Goodbar. They would give those large bars with 2 tickets 🎟 for their show Beyond Belief. The tickets started off in the 1980's $53 per person. Ending up at $107.
That's funny because the Remington house was full of spirits and that's why the old lady kept building and building and building he didn't even stay one night got scared what is the story on that
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Reminds me of Hillary.
Collected Wax Matchboxes Down the Line ,
Colouring Encouraged Like By Only Gun Runners, Legally Can',
The liquorice root is good for bowel movements