Trick or Treat
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Let me get one thing straight up-front: I do not automatically dislike all trick or treaters. There are a select few in my locality who ring on my door bell and make a real effort to dress up in costumes they've spent weeks creating at school and really get into the "spirit of Halloween". These people will be leaving my door tonight with hands full of lovely sweeties and pound coins. Unfortunately there are also many many 'kids' (and I use that term only in the legal sense) who try their luck each year when they damned well shouldn't be - not in this country anyway. They are the twelves and above groups and they go round all the old peoples bungalows in my street wearing their baggy jeans and hooded tops, and usually swear at them if they don't get candy and money - hardly the "spirit of Halloween" in my eyes. So because of these brats I need your help answering a small question: Does anyone know how quickly potassium poisoning takes? I have plenty of fertiliser left over from growing my potatoes, but I don't want the little buggers to start dropping down till after they have left my driveway. Also, does anyone know if it is illegal in this country to errect crosses on ones front lawn to hang the bastards off of when I run out of fertiliser? I will promise to let them down by the weekend. I need to make an example out of them should they be tempted to bring themselves round next year too. :~ What, you think I forgot to set my humour rating? :|
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Now I'm an old kill-joy but I always thought that door to door begging was illegal. I've never understood this Halloween tradition (except for the interpretation in the classic Simpsons episode when Marge is a witch). What concerns me is the number of "children" wandering around doing the "demanding candy with menaces" routine, without adult supervision. Now I know I live in a quiet backwater town but surely in this day and age people would be more careful with their children's safety. Michael "I've died for a living in the movies and tv. But the hardest thing I'll ever do is watch my leading ladies, Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee." -- The Unknown Stuntman
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Just trying to learn more about Halloween from people who actually are a part of it. :-O What is trick or treat? Is it a custom where kids get dressed as trees, ghosts or some other wierd thing and go from house to house and they get treated with goodies and stuff? Where is the trick part then? Or do people dressed up as things stop you on the road and then either "trick you" or "treat you" with say, chocolates, ie the "chocolate" could either be real chocolate or a lump of mud/something else wrapped up nicely to get a good laugh? Or is it something else entirely? :~ And with Halloween, is "celebration" the word? I mean, do you "celebrate" Halloween or do you "go through it", or what? And when you meet someone, do you say, "Happy Halloween", or do you say, um, "Merry Halloween"? :-O From what I have learnt about it, it sure looks like a lot of fun. :-D
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Rohit Sinha wrote: What is trick or treat? Is it a custom where kids get dressed as trees, ghosts or some other wierd thing and go from house to house and they get treated with goodies and stuff? Where is the trick part then? Or do people dressed up as things stop you on the road and then either "trick you" or "treat you" with say, chocolates, ie the "chocolate" could either be real chocolate or a lump of mud/something else wrapped up nicely to get a good laugh? Or is it something else entirely? The "trick" part is that the kids will "trick" you (ie: play a prank) if you do not "treat" them. So the kids ask the person with the candy: "trick or treat?" meaning, "do you want us to pull a prank on you (trick) or will you give us candy (treat)?" Am I making sense here? Rohit Sinha wrote: And with Halloween, is "celebration" the word? I mean, do you "celebrate" Halloween or do you "go through it", or what? And when you meet someone, do you say, "Happy Halloween", or do you say, um, "Merry Halloween"? people celebrate Halloween. and it's "Happy Halloween" :-D (mmm... candy is good) That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
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Rohit Sinha wrote: What is trick or treat? Is it a custom where kids get dressed as trees, ghosts or some other wierd thing and go from house to house and they get treated with goodies and stuff? Where is the trick part then? Or do people dressed up as things stop you on the road and then either "trick you" or "treat you" with say, chocolates, ie the "chocolate" could either be real chocolate or a lump of mud/something else wrapped up nicely to get a good laugh? Or is it something else entirely? The "trick" part is that the kids will "trick" you (ie: play a prank) if you do not "treat" them. So the kids ask the person with the candy: "trick or treat?" meaning, "do you want us to pull a prank on you (trick) or will you give us candy (treat)?" Am I making sense here? Rohit Sinha wrote: And with Halloween, is "celebration" the word? I mean, do you "celebrate" Halloween or do you "go through it", or what? And when you meet someone, do you say, "Happy Halloween", or do you say, um, "Merry Halloween"? people celebrate Halloween. and it's "Happy Halloween" :-D (mmm... candy is good) That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
I see now, thanks very much. Happy Halloween to you. :-D Can you give me some examples, what kind of pranks do kids pull on people? Atlantys wrote: That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig] LOL. And now he is in a sig. That'll teach him to give out all his secrets.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Now I'm an old kill-joy but I always thought that door to door begging was illegal. I've never understood this Halloween tradition (except for the interpretation in the classic Simpsons episode when Marge is a witch). What concerns me is the number of "children" wandering around doing the "demanding candy with menaces" routine, without adult supervision. Now I know I live in a quiet backwater town but surely in this day and age people would be more careful with their children's safety. Michael "I've died for a living in the movies and tv. But the hardest thing I'll ever do is watch my leading ladies, Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee." -- The Unknown Stuntman
Michael P Butler wrote: except for the interpretation in the classic Simpsons episode when Marge is a witch I'm watching a Simpsons halloween special right now :-D I am however quite dissapointed. After seeing how many UK CPians were talking about trick or treating I stopped off and got 3 variety packs of mini chocolates on the way home. As yet not a single knock on the door. I guess my husband will be having more interesting lunch packs than usual for the next couple of weeks :cool:
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
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Rohit Sinha wrote: What is trick or treat? Is it a custom where kids get dressed as trees, ghosts or some other wierd thing and go from house to house and they get treated with goodies and stuff? Where is the trick part then? Or do people dressed up as things stop you on the road and then either "trick you" or "treat you" with say, chocolates, ie the "chocolate" could either be real chocolate or a lump of mud/something else wrapped up nicely to get a good laugh? Or is it something else entirely? The "trick" part is that the kids will "trick" you (ie: play a prank) if you do not "treat" them. So the kids ask the person with the candy: "trick or treat?" meaning, "do you want us to pull a prank on you (trick) or will you give us candy (treat)?" Am I making sense here? Rohit Sinha wrote: And with Halloween, is "celebration" the word? I mean, do you "celebrate" Halloween or do you "go through it", or what? And when you meet someone, do you say, "Happy Halloween", or do you say, um, "Merry Halloween"? people celebrate Halloween. and it's "Happy Halloween" :-D (mmm... candy is good) That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
I wonder if they have any decent tricks prepared in case someone chooses that option, or if they just egg the house of the offending adult? :~
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
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I see now, thanks very much. Happy Halloween to you. :-D Can you give me some examples, what kind of pranks do kids pull on people? Atlantys wrote: That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig] LOL. And now he is in a sig. That'll teach him to give out all his secrets.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Rohit Sinha wrote: Can you give me some examples, what kind of pranks do kids pull on people? Well, I don't think I've known anyone to actually pick the "trick" option. But, kids might egg the house or TP it (throw toilet paper at it, very hard to get rid of). :mad: I think it's basically progressed to: "please give me candy because I'm wearing such a cute costume". I'll let you know about pranks tomorrow (we'll see what the neighborhood kids get up tonight!) ;P That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
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Michael P Butler wrote: except for the interpretation in the classic Simpsons episode when Marge is a witch I'm watching a Simpsons halloween special right now :-D I am however quite dissapointed. After seeing how many UK CPians were talking about trick or treating I stopped off and got 3 variety packs of mini chocolates on the way home. As yet not a single knock on the door. I guess my husband will be having more interesting lunch packs than usual for the next couple of weeks :cool:
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
Megan Forbes wrote: As yet not a single knock on the door. I guess my husband will be having more interesting lunch packs than usual for the next couple of weeks You're very welcome to ship them over here, if you want. I wouldn't mind *at all*. ;P While you're at it, you can also send over that laptop. ;P;P;P That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
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Megan Forbes wrote: As yet not a single knock on the door. I guess my husband will be having more interesting lunch packs than usual for the next couple of weeks You're very welcome to ship them over here, if you want. I wouldn't mind *at all*. ;P While you're at it, you can also send over that laptop. ;P;P;P That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]
:-D Lol - the chocs I can part with (kind of defeats the purpose of gym), but my baby, The Beast, - what are you saying?!? :wtf:
I've always heard that there was an idea behind Win ME... I still can't figure out what that was... anyboy know??? I;ve herad the idea was that it was supposed to be n operating system but I doubt this. - Brian Delahunty
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I see now, thanks very much. Happy Halloween to you. :-D Can you give me some examples, what kind of pranks do kids pull on people? Atlantys wrote: That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Chistopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig] LOL. And now he is in a sig. That'll teach him to give out all his secrets.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Growing up in NorthEast US (i think it might be done elsewhere too), kids often went out the night before Halloween to play pranks, or really just be mean. We called it Mischief Night. We er.. some kids, would arm themselves with toilet paper, eggs, shaving cream, and other household items, Mom might not miss :suss: These kids then pick out select neighbors and throw eggs at their house or toilet paper in their bushes, maybe a little shaving cream smiley face on their car, etc. It was really pretty mean, and a big pain in the ass for those select neighbors, but hey, we *cough* they were kids. :-O BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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Let me get one thing straight up-front: I do not automatically dislike all trick or treaters. There are a select few in my locality who ring on my door bell and make a real effort to dress up in costumes they've spent weeks creating at school and really get into the "spirit of Halloween". These people will be leaving my door tonight with hands full of lovely sweeties and pound coins. Unfortunately there are also many many 'kids' (and I use that term only in the legal sense) who try their luck each year when they damned well shouldn't be - not in this country anyway. They are the twelves and above groups and they go round all the old peoples bungalows in my street wearing their baggy jeans and hooded tops, and usually swear at them if they don't get candy and money - hardly the "spirit of Halloween" in my eyes. So because of these brats I need your help answering a small question: Does anyone know how quickly potassium poisoning takes? I have plenty of fertiliser left over from growing my potatoes, but I don't want the little buggers to start dropping down till after they have left my driveway. Also, does anyone know if it is illegal in this country to errect crosses on ones front lawn to hang the bastards off of when I run out of fertiliser? I will promise to let them down by the weekend. I need to make an example out of them should they be tempted to bring themselves round next year too. :~ What, you think I forgot to set my humour rating? :|
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Growing up in NorthEast US (i think it might be done elsewhere too), kids often went out the night before Halloween to play pranks, or really just be mean. We called it Mischief Night. We er.. some kids, would arm themselves with toilet paper, eggs, shaving cream, and other household items, Mom might not miss :suss: These kids then pick out select neighbors and throw eggs at their house or toilet paper in their bushes, maybe a little shaving cream smiley face on their car, etc. It was really pretty mean, and a big pain in the ass for those select neighbors, but hey, we *cough* they were kids. :-O BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
in Yorkshire we used to have mischievous night - which was on November the 4th - the night before bonfire night (the 5th) where we used to play pranks on those who did not cough up on the 31st.
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