We live on a short block across the street from an elementary school. Being in close proximity to the school, one might think that we would get a lot of kids begging for candy. But, between the short block (surrounded by long city blocks) and the kids natural fear of the school, we really don't get that many beggars. So, we end up with a lot of excess candy. Living here for several years, one might think that we would learn.

We had 24 kids of various ages begging for candy. One of the kids was dressed in a 20's-style zoot suit, complete with a snazzy tie and fedora. He was walking home, passing by our house, and I invited him to come back for more. So, I guess we had 25 kids.

Some kids were walking by on a side street, ignoring our street, until The Wife[tm] yelled to them to come get our candy. While they were on our street, they visited 3 or 4 other homes before resuming their side street route.