Originally Posted 2015, Revised 2025
Did you know that in St. Louis when kids go trick-or-treating, they have to tell a joke? Yep, we work for our candy around here. Even the toddlers have some sort of trick they practice (with prompting from their parents, of course) for weeks leading up to the big day. Growing up, I remember my mother literally holding the bowl of treats back from the neighborhood kids until they each told a joke. The goofy jokes are similar to ones you’d normally find on Laffy Taffy wrappers. Example: “What did the sick pumpkin say?” …”I don’t feel so GOURD!”
