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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1292442, member: 27043&quot;]I like this idea...sometimes fun to just go look up random threads and see what was going on &quot;back then&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I went <a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/208779/halloween-2010-by-the-numbers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theweek.com/article/index/208779/halloween-2010-by-the-numbers" rel="nofollow">over here</a> to find some of the &quot;numbers associated with Halloween&quot;.&nbsp; Granted, the article&#039;s a year old, but it&#039;s not like that really MATTERED given what we&#039;re doing.&nbsp; *heh*</p><p><br /></p><p>=============</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>$66.28</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Amount the average American will spend on Halloween this year - Or <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t6628/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t6628/">this 2005 thread about a Dr Sun Yat Sen 1912 Gold Coin</a>.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>$23.37</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Average expenditure on on a costume - Even back in 2004, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t2337/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t2337/">Doug was telling people their coins weren&#039;t real</a>!&nbsp; </font></span>:too-funny: <font face="georgia">The best part is the thread was started by &quot;Vlad&quot;.</font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>$20.29</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Average expenditure on candy - We know how much Americans spend on candy...but <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t2029/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t2029/">we&#039;re not sure how much this coin is worth</a>. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>22%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Share of costumes purchased online this year - Anyone care to <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t22/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t22/">guess the grade of those images</a>?&nbsp; </font></span>:too-funny: <font face="georgia">For a real laugh, check out the dates on posts 10 and 11 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>55%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Share of costumes purchased at Halloween pop-up stores<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_retail" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_retail" rel="nofollow"></a> - Or, <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t55/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t55/">a thread asking where to buy/sell items on CT</a>.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>15,000</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Total number of Halloween pop-up stores this year in the U.S. - <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t15000/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t15000/">An 1863 IHC found MD&#039;ing</a>...complete with explanation of MD&#039;ing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>$5.8 billion</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Estimated total Halloween spending in 2010 — a <b>17.7%</b> jump over last year - CT is popular, but not THAT popular. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I did go look up <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t177/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t177/">thread 177</a> though...</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>25%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Jump in sales of canned pumpkin - Along with a 25% jump in<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t25/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t25/"> Peter answering questions about promotions</a>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>13%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Rise in sales of carving pumpkins - Unlucky <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t13/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t13/">thread 13</a> asked what people collect.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>$15</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Cost of Dremel&#039;s 6-volt Pumpkin Carving Kit tool - While <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t15/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t15/">thread 15</a> announced an upcoming chat feature.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>40.1%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Americans who say they&#039;ll dress up this year (up from <b>33 percent</b> last year) - Joe Garbarini missed a 2003.&nbsp; A 2003 what, we&#039;re not sure, but he&#039;s <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t401/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t401/">looking</a>.&nbsp; Someone else was <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t33/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t33/">looking for the upcoming State Quarter designs in thread 33</a>.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>11.5%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Americans who say they&#039;ll dress up their pets - Lots of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t115/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t115/">discussion about a 1955 Double Die in MS63</a> in thread 115.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b>34%</b></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><b></b>Americans who believe in ghosts - Slightly higher than those who believe in <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t34/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t34/">mixing Euro coins with State Quarters</a>, apparently....</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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