Trick-or-treat. Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat. If you don’t, I don’t care. I’ll pull down your underwear.”

This is a rhyme that will be heard up and down the streets of America as neighbors turn on their front porch lights and open their doors to share their generosity.

It’s Halloween night, and you can be sure all sorts of little goblins and ghouls will be going door-to-door asking people for “something good to eat.” The key word in that sentence being little.

It’s become an all too common sight to see trick-or-treaters who are way too old to be trick-or-treating.

Nothing drives generous people more bananas on Halloween night than seeing high school or, heaven forbid, college students dressed in ridiculous and inappropriate costumes asking for candy.

Fifth grade seems like an appropriate time to experience that last night of trick-or-treating, maybe sixth grade if you still partake in the Halloween parade at school.

Not only is it rude to take candy that would otherwise be going to an innocent child looking for a sugar rush, but also, it makes a person look stupid.

Many situations exist where it is appropriate to participate in trick-or-treating festivities but only if you’re with someone who’s within the age limit. Older brothers and sisters often are forced to take their younger siblings, which is understandable. Put on a costume and join in the fun if you see fit, but don’t ask for candy – that’s just tacky.

Not only is it off-putting to see high school and college students out gallivanting on All Hallows’ Eve, but a lot of the time they have a weapon or two known as toilet paper and eggs. Talk about immature.

If you’re thinking about going out and trick-or-treating Friday, ask yourself a few questions. Am I in the fifth grade or below? Am I with a youngster that age? If those answers are no, don’t trick-or-treat. Go to your own Halloween party and smell your own feet.