I didn't mean for Kevin to end up in handcuffs. Really, I didn't.
I think I mentioned a few days ago that part of my Saturday was spent handing out candy at TV 19 for downtown Marquette's big trick or treat shindig. And boy, WAS it big; an estimated 7, 000 kids were downtown between 4 and 7, which might account for the fact that we ran out of candy an hour or so into the three hour event.
Yup.
One of the kids who came up for a treat before we ran out was a young man dressed as a police officer. Because there's a running joke on the newscast between Kevin & me about his not yet having tried a pasty, despite being in the UP for over a year, I jokingly told the kid dressed up as a cop that he could probably arrest Kevin for that offense.
And you know what? The kid took me up on the offer.
Before I was even done talking to him, he had his (toy) gun whipped out and went over to Kevin, who was dressed up as a taco (pasty costumes being someone scarce around here on Halloween). Within seconds he tried to handcuff Kevin, and while his handcuffs were a little too small to fit, Kevin was properly chastised.
And I had found the hook for my TV piece.
So, once again, let me apologize to Kevin, who (probably) didn't deserve the treatment he received. But then, you know, if he'd just eat a pasty, like a normal Yooper, we wouldn't have to deal with a situation like the one on Saturday.
Really, we wouldn't.
8-)
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