That's vintage twinspeak for "spooky." They also didn't like food that was too 'picy, to be translated as "food with flavor."

Anyway, moving on, X-Entertainment is doing a big Halloween Countdown. Today's offering is a pretty nifty (and simple) set of instructions for making your own Glowing Balloon Monster. I think I can manage this, maybe even in time for Halloween! Since Martha will be in jail, there's a lot of room for the rest of us to express ourselves without fear of shame or ridicule.