Happy Hallowe'en

[CliveW]

Happy Hallowe'en to all my golfing friends!

 

[Imurg]

Mmm..better dig out the chocolate covered sprouts...

 

[Neilds]

Crap American idea that is just an excuse for people to go begging at houses

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Crap American idea that is just an excuse for people to go begging at houses

My view entirely! I know it originated in Scotland, but we can blame the US for all the crap that surrounds it today.

 

[Dando]

Mmm..better dig out the chocolate covered sprouts...

Toffee onions are even better!

 

[Deleted member 23270]

The killjoys are out in force today

 

[Imurg]

Toffee onions are even better!

As always J...I like your style

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Crap American idea that is just an excuse for people to go begging at houses

Would be nice if parents had kids do what we did back in the day when out guising…do a wee turn in return for a little gift. Tell a couple of jokes; sing a song; recite some poetry…nothing clever…just moves from the idea of getting something for nothing…though a good disguise for me earns a sweetie or two.

 

[IanM]

Was Hugh was in Little House on Prairie?


Actually in our village all the trick or treaters are nice little kids , dressed up, accompanied by sensible adults. So its quite a nice evening.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Was Hugh was in Little House on Prairie?


Actually in our village all the trick or treaters are nice little kids , dressed up, accompanied by sensible adults. So its quite a nice evening.

We’re currently having same…lots of little kids dressed up; not too sure what they are supposed to do or say, but loving being dressed up.

 

[Imurg]

We've had none round so far and I don't think we're going to get any....
Mainly because it's absolutely howling down and blowing a gale out there......

 

[Deleted member 23270]

We've had so many we have run out of treats ?

 

[Deleted member 25575]

Had a few here, all have either told a joke or one did a dance

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We've had so many we have run out of treats ?

We’ve run out as well…i fact my evening bars of chocolate have also gone ?

 

[chico]

My kids are just back with loads of stuff. Got a carrot of somebody, don't know what that's about.

 

[Mandofred]

Crap American idea that is just an excuse for people to go begging at houses

Ever noticed how many bad US habits become popular in the UK? Is it worse that the Americans "start" them, or that the UK follows a few years later?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We had about 50 kids round, mostly little ‘uns and almost none older than maybe 13. All splendidly dressed up, other than one wee lad who decided he had to wear his bright yellow waterproof coat as it was raining.

Most just stood and smiled, a few older ones yelled trick or treat..but you could see they didn’t have any tricks up their sleeves. Nice. Then again, we live in a very lovely road and immediate neighbourhood.

Maybe I’ll suggest on our road WhatsApp group that it would be really nice (and traditional) were for next year the children learn a little song; a few jokes; a bit of poetry; a magic or card trick…in return for their little gift. As children, doing our little turn was always something we enjoyed and that added to everyone’s enjoyment of the evening.

 

[CliveW]

I guess it's a sign of the times.

I've just had a message from my daughter in law which reads... "The kids (8 & 6) were beyond excited with their first guising. We went round to Granny and Grandpa's first to ensure we got veggie sweeties and then drove to our old neighbourhood and we hit gold! Only 2 gelatin sweets in all this lot so the kids were ecstatic!"

Next year I'll be giving out Brussel Sprouts to the little darlings.