I’m Saddam Hussein, Give Me Some Candy!

This Halloween, Mel Gibson has decided to dress as Saddam Hussein, against the warnings of his agent. Mr. Gibson will be taking his twelve children from house-to-house, on Monday night. While Halloween is not celebrated as widely in Australia, Gibson’s native land across the sea, most Australians dress up throughout the year as cowboys and transvestites. (At least that is the impression I got from watching “Crocodile Dundee” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.”) I also heard they believe in Leprechauns and midgets.

Mr Gibson plans on handing out copies of the bible he wrote, while on hiatus this past year. It is questionable how well that will work, dressed as a deposed dictator, responsible for gassing his own people.

“It was either this, or Hitler,” said Gibson. “And, most people haven’t gotten over the whole Holocaust thing, so I went with Hussein. I think it was a good choice.”

This reporter has also learned that they do not have candy corn in Australia, although they do have a tasty eucalyptus treat, deep fried in wombat fat.