About 1994?

American shite

Halloween has sadly graduated to another sad step down the road to Little America... a commercial opporunity to be exploited, ducking for apples and candles in turnips all look rather tame now..sadly. My birthday is on Halloween and I suggested we stay in instead of going out ...long faces all round... till one of the lads said don't forget we'll be tortured all night by groups of kids and their parents banging on the door... we're going out!

and the little bastads have been trick or treating round here tonight

its only the fooking 29th

One kid went to my mam and dads last Friday night, my dad said you are far too early the kid replied I know but I am going on holiday tomorrow

The Supermarkets make more money out of 'Halloween' than Easter now.

Halloween used to be no more than a dry run for THE festival, which was November 5th. Apart from hollowing turnips out, which was a bloody chore, it held no interest whatsoever. Nobody had a fookin' clue what trick or treat meant (not sure I do even now).

Now of course I'm a mature adult so I get dressed up and do the town.

i always knew there was something strange about you

I'm surprised it's taken this long. I remember when they used to start a couple of weeks early. Once bonfire night is out of the way they'll be carol singing.

There is a new one now......mischief night!

It originated in Liverpool and takes place a few days before bonfire night. Gangs of youths go round smashing car mirrors, putting fireworks through letterboxes and causing general mayhem. It hasn't quite reached here yet but is well on the way.


Also, with Trick or Treaters, just say, "Trick!". They almost never have a trick and when they say so, tell them they can't have a treat then and shut the door. The confused looks on theri faces are priceless. (but make sure you cellotape your letterbox down to avoid anything nasty being put through when they it dawns on them they are getting nowt)

Eeeh, I remember in the old days we used to have police to stop those kinds of things.

Anybody else remember that?

If you did something wrong you got done instead of rewarded...

I'd throw water over them but the law being what it is, I would be the one who gets done

When they say 'trick or treat', say 'TRICK!!' and boot them really hard in the cods.

Not the lasses though, or their Dad's'll burn your house down.......

When i was a lad all you could do for halloween was buy those cheapy hard plastic masks with the multicoloured hair (and sharp edges which could cut your nose if you were not carefull) and a turnip/candle/black bag. Nowadays supermarkets have a full isle devoted to halloween

Ok so its much better quality stuff but it must cost parents a fortune

Of course I'm sure none of us did anything a bit naughty did we?
Espec not at this time of year?
Or have we all forgotten as most of us enter our thirties, forties, fifties?
I work with teenagers and the amount of people who think they should have our morals, whilst conveniently forgetting how they thought and behaved in their own youth.
i used to chuck eggs off people's windows if they didnt give me a treat.
What do I do now? Open the door and enter into verbal banter before treating them with money and kets?
Nah. I just dont answer the door the cheeky begging bastards