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    Halloween: Expectation Vs. Reality

    For the amount of effort expended, Halloween can be surprisingly unenjoyable. This is what actually happens at Halloween.

    1. Expectation: Your pranks will be epic and original.

    Reality: They will be underwhelming and poorly executed.

    2. Expectation: Children will be cute.

    Reality: Children willl be evil.

    3. Expectation: You will make an awesome geeky costume.

    Reality: No one will get it.

    4. Expectation: You'll slowly savor your pile of sweets over the next few weeks, sharing them with friends.

    Reality: You will eat everything, immediately.

    5. Expectation: You'll make a cool, original, amazing pumpkin.

    Reality: You won't.

    6. Expectation: You'll drink gorgeous Halloween-themed drinks.

    Reality: You'll drink beer.

    7. Expectation: Hookups at Halloween parties will be made awesome by the costume combinations.

    Reality: It's not that adorable.

    8. Expectation: Someone will have a really witty costume.

    Reality: Someone will have a really offensive costume.

    9. Expectation: You'll find some incredibly life-changing sweets.

    Reality: It'll be the same, terrible sweets.

    10. Expectation: Your friends will have come up with an amazing group costume.

    Reality: They will have forgotten entirely.

    11. Expectation: You'll go to a party that's disturbing in a great way.

    Reality: You'll go to a party that's disturbing in a not-so-great way.

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    12. Expectation: You'll have an amazing time at a Halloween party.

    Reality: You'll spend the night reading dozens of Halloween BuzzFeed lists.