Trick or Treat! It's Halloween

TheBloods · Nov 1, 2003

If you don't like this "American crap" would you also like to see kids not celebrate the present-giving and Santa Clause side of Christmas day?

Really can't see the problem with kids having some fun. Most responsible parents go around with their kids. And anyway, many kids are out at 5-6pm in daylight savings most of them time!!

BTW - the origin of "trick or treat" is Celtic and actually originated in England!

Sometimes it's just easier to complain...

M29 · Nov 1, 2003

Originally posted by NMWBloods
BTW - the origin of "trick or treat" is Celtic and actually originated in England!

Yeah, so? The yanks didn't create many things that are credited with them. It's alot bigger there than anywhere else.

And if snotty nose little brats want boiled lollies for free, surely they can bother old men wearing raincoats.

Bombers 2003 · Nov 1, 2003

Halloween isnt really a american custom,it's european.The english who settled here knew about Halloween,but never celebrated it here for some reason.

M29 · Nov 1, 2003

It was the Irish anyway, so blame them.

Like most things to do with Paganism. Like April fools.

Bombers 2003 · Nov 1, 2003

Originally posted by M29
Yeah, so? The yanks didn't create many things that are credited with them. It's alot bigger there than anywhere else.

And if snotty nose little brats want boiled lollies for free, surely they can bother old men wearing raincoats.

And then they'll get a "treat".

TheBloods · Nov 1, 2003

Originally posted by M29
Yeah, so? The yanks didn't create many things that are credited with them. It's alot bigger there than anywhere else.

Well, the so is that the American-bashing on this topic is slightly off-base. Yep, it's a lot bigger there, but then again everything is, particularly if commercialised (which the Americans do so well!!) and turned into a "Hallmark" holiday!!

And if snotty nose little brats want boiled lollies for free, surely they can bother old men wearing raincoats.

Yeah, but I think the smelly old men should expand their variety of lollies...

doppo · Nov 1, 2003

364 days of the year children are taught 3 things.

1. Don't talk to strangers.
2. Don't take candy from strangers.
3. Don't wander the streets at night alone.

On halloween Children are encouraged to walk the streets at night asking complete strangers for candy.

Stupid, stupid Americans.

Mobbs · Nov 1, 2003

Originally posted by doppo
Stupid, stupid Americans.

Interesting that in the USA, kids which participate tend to enjoy it. <-- fun

Interesting that families organise 'safe houses' as the only ones they visit, OR accompany their kids. <-- safe

Stupid, stupid, unbelievably, uncannily, embarassingly, self-humiliatingly, self-sacrificingly, numbnutso, doppo.

I don't 'do' Halloween, either. It was held once at primary school when I was there, and all I remember was the apple-bobbing game, and the playing of the Monster Mash. No kids have been to my door trick or treating since I arrived in Melbourne in 1988.

Uncle Steve · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by nicko18
trick or treating is huge in amsterdam!! there are kids everywhere and a lot of them have gone to great lengths to dress up as the grim reaper or dracula or whoever...

Yeah, but did any of them dress up as the Leather Biker dude from the Village People?

Or how about as Flipper the Dolphin?

Or a Rubik's Cube?

Yes folks, these costumes actually exist. Check it out:
http://www.retrocrush.com/costumes/default.htm

(thanks to Cruel Site of the Day)

carn_the_nmfc · Nov 3, 2003

I didn't get involved with Halloween but a few of my classmates were talking about what they did last year.

They were all tricks.

Zeke · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
I didn't get involved with Halloween but a few of my classmates were talking about what they did last year.

They were all tricks.

It's unlike you to miss out on the chance of masquerading as someone else, Suzi!

Bee · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by NMWBloods

BTW - the origin of "trick or treat" is Celtic and actually originated in England!

True! (Gee you and I actually agree on something

)
Halloween originated in England long before Christianity was around, the Irish invented trick or treat a while after that and eventually took the tradition to America with them when they migrated there.

Bee · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
I didn't get involved with Halloween but a few of my classmates were talking about what they did last year.

They were all tricks.

I thought you were 25! How bloody old are your class mates?
Trick or treating is for kids, not "grown ups"!

Mobbs · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by Bee
I thought you were 25! How bloody old are your class mates?
Trick or treating is for kids, not "grown ups"!

Uni students are a law unto themselves.

carn_the_nmfc · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by Bee
I thought you were 25! How bloody old are your class mates?
Trick or treating is for kids, not "grown ups"!

As what Mobbs said, my classmates are aged between 18 and 60. They just have a great sense of humour.

I am 25 but I wasn't the one playing the tricks.

One of the 19 year old's decided to fart in the face of a little kid as a trick. Lame but it worked

tashibatts · Nov 3, 2003

As for Halloween, load of crap. Thank Australias lack of Halloween Enthusiasm that there have never been any kids come knocking on our door.. ("Release the Hounds" to steal a phrase from Mr Burns)

Go Roos

Mobbs · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
As what Mobbs said, my classmates are aged between 18 and 60. They just have a great sense of humour.

I am 25 but I wasn't the one playing the tricks.

One of the 19 year old's decided to fart in the face of a little kid as a trick. Lame but it worked

I hereby declare that goaldrush is now restricted to no more than 3 additional fart references for the remainder of this month.

Bee · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
As what Mobbs said, my classmates are aged between 18 and 60. They just have a great sense of humour.

I am 25 but I wasn't the one playing the tricks.

One of the 19 year old's decided to fart in the face of a little kid as a trick. Lame but it worked

Lame? More like disgusting and immature if you ask me.
Yeah, real great sense of humour your classmates have, Suzi!

1jasonoz · Nov 3, 2003

We got a stack of lollies, mint paties, twix bars, caramelo koalas for the night. Well the word must have got out because we had a few at the door asking for them.

Mr X · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
As what Mobbs said, my classmates are aged between 18 and 60. They just have a great sense of humour.

I am 25 but I wasn't the one playing the tricks.

One of the 19 year old's decided to fart in the face of a little kid as a trick. Lame but it worked

Would that be considered grounds for assult??

lioness · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by Bee

Trick or treating is for kids, not "grown ups"!

I quite agree. I have no problem at all with children who dress up and go out with their parents, it's a fun thing for them........but every year you see older teenagers and Uni students out also, and mostly they just want to cause trouble and concentrate on the 'tricks' part of it, ruin it for the kids.........pathetic.

Oh and 1jasonoz, we had heaps of lollies too, just in case......no one came round in our area, so I just had to eat them all.......hey perhaps Halloween isn't so bad at all!!!!!!

carn_the_nmfc · Nov 3, 2003

My next door neighbours decided to have the biggest booze up on last Friday night. I didn't join in because I don't drink.

They had kids trick or treating. I won't go any further with this story.

I will let you know that it was quite gross indeed.

Squeak · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush

They had kids trick or treating. I won't go any further with this story.

Oh my god, they had kids trick or treating.

Trick or treating!

These people must be stopped.

TheBloods · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by Bee
Trick or treating is for kids, not "grown ups"!

Ah, we agree again

- it's just a fun thing for kids to do. No harm, no foul!

myee8 · Nov 3, 2003

Originally posted by goaldrush
I didn't get involved with Halloween but a few of my classmates were talking about what they did last year.

They were all tricks.

Ahhh so the special school you go to has a Halloween night then?

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