Wednesday, November 01, 2017
The Switch Witch
Last month I was at a breakfast in DC at the Hart Senate Office Building with one of my Senators, Al Franken. I was on my way to a law enforcement meeting next, and was anxious to hear him talk about the appearance of AG Sessions in front of his committee later that day. I did get to ask a question about it, and got an intriguing response. It was a worthwhile moment.
Mostly, though, the Senator talked about the "Switch Witch," which he seemed a little obsessed with at that moment. I didn't know about the Switch Witch, which is a apparently a no-back-story character like the Tooth Fairy, but with a different task. Apparently, the Switch Witch shows up the night of Halloween after you have gone to sleep and swaps out all of your candy for some healthy food or a toy horse or something like that.
I'm really torn on this idea. I get the point, sure. Eating a bag of candy over the course of a few days probably isn't that great of an idea for anyone. On the other hand, the Switch Witch seems like a straight-up burglar, some kind of reverse Santa who comes in and takes away what you really want. I would imagine some kids stay up to catch a glimpse of the Switch Witch so that they can waylay her in some way.
So, is this really a thing? Or was Sen. Franken just messing with his constituents?
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It's a real thing! My neighbors do it, which makes me feel a little sorry for their kids (unless of course, the switch is for some kind of fantastic toy or gift -- like a REAL pony). We used to collect so much candy that we'd have candy left over the NEXT Halloween, and my teeth are doing OK -- I say floss, not switch witch.
A purportedly benevolent authority absconding with spoils of labor and ham-handedly replacing them with "better" but undesirable alternatives? That does sound like something Senator Franken would be interested in...
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