October 2, 2023
#2836: A Halloween Carol explain
![[after a minute] "Okay, I think I've got it, thanks. Can I--" "oOOOooOOooo!" A Halloween Carol](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/a_halloween_carol_2x.png)
[Cueball is half sitting up in bed, his lower body underneath the blankets. He is looking at three ghosts flying above him.]
Middle ghost: ooOOOOOooOOOoo
[The “ooooo” of the ghosts is written in wavy letters of varying sizes]
Middle ghost: We are the ghosts of halloween past, present and future
[Just the middle ghost]
Ghost: Here to teach you the true meaning of halloween!
[Back to the full scene]
Left ghost: ooOOOOOOOooo
Middle ghost: ooOOOOOooo
[Again, the full scene]
Left ghost: ooooooOOOooOooo
Right ghost: ooOoooOOOoooo