STORY STATUS: Completed 10/17/2007

WORD COUNT: 100

AUTHORS NOTE: I finished this a while ago, but figured I’d hold off until today to post it. Happy Halloween everybody!! I finished this a while ago, but figured I’d hold off until today to post it. Happy Halloween everybody!! Thanks to my beta, Cyn, and to Cyn for the title.

"I do not understand how giving out candy to children who carry a sack and say 'Trick-or-Treat' relates to a Pagan holiday celebrating the spirits of the dead walking the Earth."

Jack sighed. He'd spent the last hour explaining the concept of Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating to Teal'c with little success. With a patience born of many years of being a father and of Special Ops missions, Jack explained it again.

Thirty minutes later he asked, "Get it now, T?"

After a moment Teal'c nodded, then asked, "What is the purpose of butchering a pumpkin and calling it a Jack-o-'lantern?"

THE END