Morning 6-Pack - Why Boomers Should Totally Still Celebrate Halloween

83% of boomers are skipping Halloween — not because they hate it, they just aren’t participating, and I find that wild. So we hit you with a Morning 6-Pack: six dumb-good reasons why boomers should absolutely love Halloween. I riff on stuff like the joy of handing out hard candy, saving cash by going full zombie, and the undeniable utility of candy corn as fake dentures. We also joke about calling the cobwebs “decor” and ghosts being practice for the afterlife — but I’m not ruining the best punchline. Fast, silly, and way too smug about candy, this one’s short, snarky, and ready to make you laugh.

Takeaways:

• I mention the poll: millennials 61% and Gen Z 55% plan Halloween stuff, while Gen X drops to 32%.
• I note that only 17% of boomers are celebrating Halloween, meaning 83% of them plan to stay in.
• I joke that even though about 90% of boomers say they have no objection, they still mostly skip participating.
• I throw out goofy reasons boomers should love Halloween — like handing out hard candy or pretending cobwebs are decorations.
• I rib that boomers can save money by going as a zombie, or pretend candy corn doubles as dentures for laughs.