Trick or treating

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 19:32

So, how many of you have got all your Haribos and chocolates in for the big night and how many of you misery guts have rigged your doorbell up to the mains?

Last year was very quiet round here, only had about 7 or 8 treaters

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 19:43

Kelt said:
Luckily don't get it where I live.

Another Americanism I can live without.

Wrong, it started in Scotland and Ireland. It was the immigrants to America that brought the tradition over with them.

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 19:50

Malevolence said:
The US is completely ****** up. Harry Potter is banned from schools because it's 'not Christian' and about magic, yet they have no qualms about allowing their kids to celebrate a pagan festival.

The idea of it being a pagan festival is also the subject of much dispute

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 19:51

Kelt said:
Don't know, seems to be popular in America, so assumed it was an convention of theirs.

Trick or treating didn’t start in the US until the early 1900’s. Over here it is documented as far back as the 18th century

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 21:15

Freefaller said:
Despite having kids I loathe Halloween and all that stuff. Love Christmas and Easter. Hate this ****.

Why do you loathe it? Do you begrudge children having a bit of fun just because it may inconvenience you slightly?

robfosters · 29 Oct 2023 at 22:29

The good thing about less trick or treaters is that it means more sweets for moi

robfosters · 30 Oct 2023 at 11:56

You are such a bloody whinger, you do my head in.

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 17:44

3 knocks here so far. I’ve bought far too many sweets

EDIT: 4

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 18:37

Manic here tonight, out of sweets already!

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 18:53

We’re up to 23 knocks now

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 19:22

flea.rider said:
why would a celebrate an American holiday ?

It’s not American

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 20:12

imtoooldforthis said:
Started over here but Halloween as we know it today is very much an American thing. Immigrants from UK & Ireland brought it over to the states and then Murica did what it does best, dialied everything up to 11.

My first ever Haloween in the US was crazy, it's so much more of a big deal over there, amongst all age groups.

That doesn’t mean it’s an American holiday though

robfosters · 31 Oct 2023 at 21:49

Minusorange said:
When the last time somebody chose Trick ? Seems like it should just be called Treating, unless you give the kids sweets from the Toxic drums - http://www.toxicwastecandy.co.uk/candy those things are vile, just complete sourness (the worms are really nice though)

Toxic waste sweets are lovely. Another good one to give them is fireball jawbreakers. They hurt.