Cambridge Batch Red Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 What a load of shite. Every year we are faced with more of this Japanese knotweed style cultural invasion from America. Remembering that we are English and Burning things on the 5th of November is much more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 31, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Been rammed down our throats more and more over the years by the Yanks and finally taking off Have no problem with parties etc, but the trick or treat nonsense I find a bit too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 the only good thing about halloween is that its another day closer to the national hero Guy fawkes and his rememberance of how he very nearly got rid of the political elete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 What a load of shite. Every year we are faced with more of this Japanese knotweed style cultural invasion from America. Remembering that we are English and Burning things on the 5th of November is much more fun. Be fair. It's an ancient British festival dating back to at least 2007. And without it, how would the shops sell crap to us between August Bank Holiday and Christmas? Answer me that, eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridge Batch Red Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 the only good thing about halloween is that its another day closer to the national hero Guy fawkes and his rememberance of how he very nearly got rid of the political elete He's not really a national hero - a papist traitor more like - that's why we burn him each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 the only good thing about halloween is that its another day closer to the national hero Guy fawkes and his rememberance of how he very nearly got rid of the political elete Guy Fawkes was a religious fundamentalist who was trying to restore a Catholic Monarchist dictatorship. And Halloween (as it is today) can trace its origins to Scotland and Ireland, while the tradition of carving pumpkins is thought to go back to, of all places, Somerset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 my tongue was in my cheek for my last post was not meant to be taken seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pol_bishop25 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 The bad thing is that this American shit is spreading worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Halloween is a complete annoyance here: we live in an area of 3 parallel roads, with one exit out on to the main road: families drive from all over, bringing their irritating begging offspring to trick-or-treat. For several hours tonight the street will be mobbed. The last 2 years, with my wife away, I have just turned off the lights and surfed the net in the back bedroom. Screw the lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Halloween is a complete annoyance here: we live in an area of 3 parallel roads, with one exit out on to the main road: families drive from all over, bringing their irritating begging offspring to trick-or-treat. For several hours tonight the street will be mobbed. The last 2 years, with my wife away, I have just turned off the lights and surfed the net in the back bedroom. Screw the lot of them. Set the hedgehog on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 How to Deal with Halloween the TRL way Buy a big pumpkin, hollow it out, carve **** O F F in it, apply candle and put in Window. Buy several bars of the hottest Chilli chocolate you can, break it into chunks and divvy it out to those that don't heed the pumpkin message. It has been quiet for the past 6 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Why the pumpkins? What's wrong with a good old English Jack o'Lantern carved from a turnip. That was Hallaoween when I was a lad. None of this trick or treating either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Why the pumpkins? What's wrong with a good old English Jack o'Lantern carved from a turnip. That was Hallaoween when I was a lad. None of this trick or treating either. Pumpkins are believed to originate from 'Pumpkie Day' which was an All Hallowa Eve celebration in rural Somerset, back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Pumpkins are believed to originate from 'Pumpkie Day' which was an All Hallowa Eve celebration in rural Somerset, back in the day Not in my part of rural Someret!! Pumpkins are indigenous to north Americal, so be they to blame, not we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not in my part of rural Someret!! Pumpkins are indigenous to north Americal, so be they to blame, not we. Actually I retract that; I didn't read the Wikipedia page properly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 How to Deal with Halloween the TRL way Buy a big pumpkin, hollow it out, carve **** O F F in it, apply candle and put in Window. Buy several bars of the hottest Chilli chocolate you can, break it into chunks and divvy it out to those that don't heed the pumpkin message. It has been quiet for the past 6 years!Marvellous. The major bewilderment for me is that in such a social conscious age as this we are a)promoting the idea of offering sweets to children and b)encouraging children to systematically knock on the doors of 'strangers'. What the ****, man. Just in an attempt to add a slight degree of balance to the thread, I'm sure old Mrs Jenkins from no.10 and Great Aunty Ethel do derive some pleasure from engaging with the littlen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Marvellous. The major bewilderment for me is that in such a social conscious age as this we are a)promoting the idea of offering sweets to children and b)encouraging children to systematically knock on the doors of 'strangers'. What the ****, man. Just in an attempt to add a slight degree of balance to the thread, I'm sure old Mrs Jenkins from no.10 and Great Aunty Ethel do derive some pleasure from engaging with the littlen's. The small Robbos are out tonight on a dental cavity creation scheme, with various other local kiddywinkles. Not alone of course, a couple of mums are safeguarding them. I can't blame the kids for loving Halloween: dress up, hang out with your mates, stay up late, and garner about a half-hundredweight of Haribo. It's when you get teenagers knocking on your door, you feel like saying F off - IMO of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 The small Robbos are out tonight on a dental cavity creation scheme, with various other local kiddywinkles. Not alone of course, a couple of mums are safeguarding them. I can't blame the kids for loving Halloween: dress up, hang out with your mates, stay up late, and garner about a half-hundredweight of Haribo. It's when you get teenagers knocking on your door, you feel like saying F off - IMO of course.Well I've been put on 'trick or treat' Watch by my soft-in-the-head co-habitors (working and 'out', respectively), so have a tub of haribo for my evening munchies as a form of compensation [note to self - be sure to brush teeth before bed]. As for the platform this provides to teenagers for acts of vandalism and hooliganism - the law really should adopt America's 'A man's home is his castle' philosophy and relax the legislation on guns, for one night only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 How to Deal with Halloween the TRL way Buy a big pumpkin, hollow it out, carve **** O F F in it, apply candle and put in Window. Buy several bars of the hottest Chilli chocolate you can, break it into chunks and divvy it out to those that don't heed the pumpkin message. It has been quiet for the past 6 years! Brilliant TRL.one of the funniest post I've seen in ages. The image of the bribery brats munching on chilli chocolate made me :laugh:. Fortunately living in the sticks as I do we don't get the usual Halloween aggravation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Just in an attempt to add a slight degree of balance to the thread, I'm sure old Mrs Jenkins from no.10 and Great Aunty Ethel do derive some pleasure from engaging with the littlen's. Not to mention Uncle Stuart and Uncle Rolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not to mention Uncle Stuart and Uncle Rolf.Uncle Jimmy will be turning in his grave. He's positively aroused by Children in Need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not in my part of rural Someret!! Pumpkins are indigenous to north Americal, so be they to blame, not we. They've got pumpkins, we have hedgehogs. Can't help thinking we're the lucky ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 They've got pumpkins, we have hedgehogs. Can't help thinking we're the lucky ones There is nothing like a hollowed out hedgehog with a candle shining out of its eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 We use a nicely worded poster printed from the Gloucestershire Constabulary website. Not a single knock on the door so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 There is nothing like a hollowed out hedgehog with a candle shining out of its eyes. Perhaps, but the filling tastes even worse than punpkin pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Brilliant TRL.one of the funniest post I've seen in ages. The image of the bribery brats munching on chilli chocolate made me . Fortunately living in the sticks as I do we don't get the usual Halloween aggravation. Another quiet night was had. I'll leave the chocolate on the desk at work on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 You miserable old buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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