{"id":18719,"date":"2013-10-31T08:10:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=18719"},"modified":"2014-09-09T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T13:37:14","slug":"who-needs-haunted-houses-weve-got-u-of-t-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/10\/31\/who-needs-haunted-houses-weve-got-u-of-t-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs Haunted Houses? We\u2019ve Got U of T Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"When I was 15, I fought off a troll. It was charging at my legs, determined to drag me back into a dark cave where I would never see my family or friends again\u2026 So my legs and arms instinctively swung at its chest.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18741\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/pirates-trolls.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18741 \" alt=\"pirates trolls\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/pirates-trolls.gif\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trolls are terrifying. Let's be real. (via giphy.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Perhaps I should have mentioned that this was in a haunted house. And that the \u2018troll\u2019 was just a man with a terrifying mask. It was one of those haunted houses that you had to walk through; none of this \u201csit here in this cart that will bring you past all the scary things and safely to the exit\u201d. So I had been terrified for the last 10 minutes leading up to the troll battling as I was pushed through the endless halls by friends.<\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAWVbJ2r9SE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n(I basically react the way Amy does in a haunted house.)\r\n\r\nWhile I\u2019m not proud of having been young and foolish enough to not know the difference between a \u2018troll\u2019 and a mask, I am reassured to know that I have excellent reflexes. Some have the flight response; I decidedly have the fight response. Let this be a warning to any real trolls out there.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18745\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/troll-battling.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18745\" alt=\"troll battling\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/troll-battling.gif\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via giphy.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Being scared and scaring others seems to be an integral part of Halloween. And I like Halloween, I really do: the free candy, the excuse to dress up and the subway rides full of monsters, goblins and scantily-clad-professionals.<\/p>\r\nBut I don\u2019t get the appeal of haunted houses. Every day life can be scary enough (just wait until you get your midterm grades). Though, true, it can be hilarious to see people react to scary things.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18749\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/colbert-scared.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18749\" alt=\"colbert scared\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/colbert-scared.gif\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via giphy.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18748\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/SNL-scared.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18748\" alt=\"SNL scared\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/SNL-scared.gif\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via giphy.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18747\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/scared.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18747\" alt=\"scared\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/scared.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via giphy.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">(The Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, ON has some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nightmaresfearfactory\/with\/9125762805\/\">priceless reactions<\/a> to their haunted house.)<\/p>\r\nMy distaste for haunted houses may be problematic as I have agreed to go with friends to the <a href=\"http:\/\/harthouse.ca\/events\/halloween\/\">Hart House of Horrors Halloween Party<\/a> on Oct. 31<sup>st<\/sup>. I'm going because I know there will be fun things like a DJ in the Great Hall, a costume contest and horror movies. But I am really, really hoping there are no trolls.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18760\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/harry-potter-troll.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18760\" alt=\"harry potter troll\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2013\/10\/harry-potter-troll.gif\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I'm hoping my Halloween doesn't turn out like this... (via giphy.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">- Kay<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nWhen I was 15, I fought off a troll. It was charging at my legs, determined to drag me back into a dark cave where I would never see my family or friends again\u2026 So my legs and arms instinctively&hellip;\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/10\/31\/who-needs-haunted-houses-weve-got-u-of-t-grades\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Who Needs Haunted Houses? We\u2019ve Got U of T Grades&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/10\/31\/who-needs-haunted-houses-weve-got-u-of-t-grades\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Who Needs Haunted Houses? 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