August 8, 2005

Happy Sneak-Some-Zucchini-Onto-Your-Neighbors'-Porch Night!

(We experimented with an infrared nightvision camera this year, but the results weren't quite what we hoped for. Apparently our infrared light is only effective up to about 3ft. Not a very good stalking camera, is it?)

(Also, a big thank you to our grandparents for baby-sitting while we were out indulging in tomfoolery.)

Daphne prepares the zucchini

Who are those scary-looking people?!

*maniacal laughter*
MWU-HahAHAhaHAhaHA
 

ZUCCHINI #1: The Wongs


Extremely dark porch with no lights at all. Simple to execute, but hard to photograph. We could have popped some corn without them noticing.

Daphne's spending the morning with Jen tomorrow... won't that be interesting if Jen opens the door to let Daphne in and there's a zucchini on the mat. :p
 

ZUCCHINI #2: WAKKY (The Yaus)


Dark porch, but someone (Wally?) is in the den adjacent to their porch.
*must* *be* *quiet*
 

ZUCCHINI #3: The Cousins (Jack & Michele)


Never been to their new house, got lost, so we found an open wireless network and brought up a map.

Every window and door was wide open, Jack was visible at his desk, and someone (Michele?) was watching TV in their living room. As we began the approach, Jack coughed, stood up, and marched down the hall towards the front door. Nearly gave us a heart attack!
Fortunately, they are loud people, so it's easy to sneak up on them. :)
 

ZUCCHINI #4: Gimpel the Fool (5th year in a row)

After the 4th year, he vowed to catch us.. something along the lines of, "I'll hide in the bushes with a hose!" So we came prepared. Our watches syncronized, our radios on, we staked out their property, properly.


"D2, I'm in position. Do you copy?"

Daphne successfully made it to rendezvous point 3, but she couldn't follow through to make the drop, again. She thought she saw a moving shadow near the front door and her confidence was shaken. So David doffed his burks and crept up slowly, zucchini in hand.

He was in bed, with all the lights off, watching a movie. The window was open and the curtains drawn ever so slightly that I was able to confirm his whereabouts. For a split second, Chad seemed to look right at me, but my ninja stealth eluded detection.

What?! Where's the welcoming party? The ambush? The retaliation? Hmph! You disappoint me, Chad! Maybe next year, eh? ;)
 

ZUCCHINI #5: Jubilee


"*yaaaaawn* Hey! What's this thing doing here?"

"Daddy, someone put a zucchini in my crib."
 

ADDENDUM

  1. Chad stepped barefoot onto his zucchini (and subsequently slipped) as he went out in the morning. He claims I nearly killed him, but I think he's just trying to scare me away from doing it again next year. Either that, or he wants a replacement zucchini. "Sorry, no refunds! No returns!"
  2. Daphne came and left the Wongs house the morning after, and they hadn't yet seen the zucchini, so no awkward moment after all. :)
 
 
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