Barack-or-Treat

My dad sent me this story in an e-mail from trick-or-treaters on Friday night in Lyncourt:

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I was giving out candy on Halloween.  Anyone who could ID my Barack-O-Lantern got extra candy.  Most kids did pretty well. 

 

I had four sibs that come to the door.  They all held out their bags. 

 

I asked them "What do you say?"

 

"Trick or Treat," they all said.

 

I gave them candy and offered them the chance for addition sweets.

 

"That's that, you know, President dude," said the eldest boy.

 

"Almost!" I replied

 

"Yeah dummy, you mean Barack Obama!" said his sister, who was year or so older.

 

 "Yeah, Barack Obama, Barack Obama!!" chimed in the two little ones.

 

"Very good," I said and lavished extra goodies on them.

 

They went away very proud of themselves, telling their mother that they got extra candy because the knew who Barack Obama was.

 

There was a little girl, maybe 7 or 8 years old, patiently waiting her turn.  She walked up the steps and silently held out her bag.

 

Again I asked "Well, what do you say?"

 

She stuck out her chest, confidently looked me in eye and said "Barack Obama!"