So, trick or treat etc.

[SWv2]

1. Utter Yankee ****ery

or

2. Not, lots of Maoams and Haribo to gorge on later.

[Pat Vegas]

1. Utter Yankee ****ery

or

2. Not, lots of Maoams and Haribo to gorge on later.

I won't open the door.

[Ash]

1. Utter Yankee ****ery

or

2. Not, lots of Maoams and Haribo to gorge on later.

Well, as an adult you obviously don't eat sweets, and as a parent concerned for the teeth of your children, you won't be encouraging that either.

Meanwhile, are there not Irish claims to certain aspects of the Halloween tradition? I thought I even saw a claim of 'cultural appropriation' from an Irish source recently. When I was a nipper in Lisburn it was much bigger than over here at the time.

[SWv2]

Well, as an adult you obviously don't eat sweets, and as a parent concerned for the teeth of your children, you won't be encouraging that either.

Meanwhile, are there not Irish claims to certain aspects of the Halloween tradition? I thought I even saw a claim of 'cultural appropriation' from an Irish source recently. When I was a nipper in Lisburn it was much bigger than over here at the time.

When I was younger we would go out and look to attack people, other likeminded folk and indeed other innocents, with eggs and concoctions made from foodstuffs and general rubbish. This would naturally as one grew up proceed to things like bangers which you would throw at cars, put into letter boxes and throw at people’s houses. Kind of turned into a game of cat and mouse with the RUC who would be mooching around.

Got out of hand in the end as people would invariably attack them.

I never once did the whole T+T thing that is now so common. Houses decorated on a par with the Xmas. It’s gone mad tbh.

[Ash]

I never once did the whole T+T thing that is now so common. Houses decorated on a par with the Xmas. It’s gone mad tbh.

I might have done it in 1970. Extracting favours with menaces probably isn't the best behavioural guide for youngsters tbh, unless one is expecting them to persue a career in extortion.

[SWv2]

I'll have about 80 kids stop by later..very annoying

Do you remember the Barmbraic cakes from back in the day Sw? All sorts of stuff baked into it , like rings whatever . Good test for the teeth that was when you chomped down ona piece of metal :-|

Still exist BB, the ring being the prize. Supervalu had a load of them in the shop yesterday.

Dry as fúck and quite minging it has to be said, but then a ring is a ring.

[SWv2]

I might have done it in 1970. Extracting favours with menaces probably isn't the best behavioural guide for youngsters tbh, unless one is expecting them to persue a career in extortion.

Nor really is being encouraged to round a strangers house in fancy dress asking for sweets.

I opened the door to kids last year and upon being shouted at I requested the trick element, to which there was silence and not an inconsiderable amount of puzzlement either. In the end they just took treats and bid me farewell.

[Burney]

I won't open the door.

I've hated it since the moment in 1992 when a small Pakistani child came to my door in Leeds while I was horribly stoned and shouted 'Trick or Treat!'

Completely panicked, I gave him my flatmate's box of Shredded Wheat, shut the door and refused to open the door for the rest of the night.

[Burney]

Still exist BB, the ring being the prize. Supervalu had a load of them in the shop yesterday.

Dry as fúck and quite minging it has to be said, but then a ring is a ring.

Chap I know on twitter posts joke fake treats like Brussels Sprouts covered in chocolate, fairy cakes with broccoli baked in them and Oreo cookies with the filling replaced by toothpaste.

This year, this seems to have resulted in large numbers of black American people tweeting about how this is what's wrong with white people and how they would beat anyone who gave their kids chocolate covered vegetables to death. :shrug:

[Pat Vegas]

I've hated it since the moment in 1992 when a small Pakistani child came to my door in Leeds while I was horribly stoned and shouted 'Trick or Treat!'

Completely panicked, I gave him my flatmate's box of Shredded Wheat, shut the door and refused to open the door for the rest of the night.

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[Burney]

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My flatmate was less than impressed by the loss of his Shredded Wheat, I can tell you. I refused to buy him any more on the grounds that I felt I'd basically done him a favour by getting shot of the foul stuff.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

1. Utter Yankee ****ery

or

2. Not, lots of Maoams and Haribo to gorge on later.

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[World's End Stella]

wonderful Yankee invention, brings a bit of joy to these dark, progressively colder months.

Master WES is at his school, little Miss WES is out for the night at a party - Mrs WES and I shall scoff down dinner, turn off all the lights and then head down to our local where the staff shall be suitably attired and the ambience is certain to have a festive, joyful feel.

wd Halloween.

[Pokster]

When I was younger we would go out and look to attack people, other likeminded folk and indeed other innocents, with eggs and concoctions made from foodstuffs and general rubbish. This would naturally as one grew up proceed to things like bangers which you would throw at cars, put into letter boxes and throw at people’s houses. Kind of turned into a game of cat and mouse with the RUC who would be mooching around.

Got out of hand in the end as people would invariably attack them.

I never once did the whole T+T thing that is now so common. Houses decorated on a par with the Xmas. It’s gone mad tbh.

If a house is decorated then they are open to kids knocking for sweets, if it isn't then kids don't go there... works very well and the young kids love it