In certain haunts, such as this city and Des Moines, Iowa, the end of October isn’t just an occasion for children to dress up like a ninja, a ghost or the latest Disney cartoon. It is also a challenge: Make an adult giggle. These Midwesterners don’t parcel out candy free. Trick-or-treaters have to earn it.
Jimmy has been testing a couple of groaners at home, according to his mother, Kim Striler, an administrator at Washington University School of Medicine.
“What did the boy magnet say to the girl magnet?”
“You’re attractive.”
“What do you call a cow with no legs?”
“Ground beef.”
Jimmy’s younger brother, Daniel, is also honing his performance. Last year, the 5-year-old had trouble remembering his lines, so he had to parrot his older brother.