Taybha
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I had too , she was dropping them off for me to take them to swimming , bloody grandchildren want want want .
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Trick or Treat
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I had too , she was dropping them off for me to take them to swimming , bloody grandchildren want want want .
No need for fakery. I can sell you a little blue pill that’ll help you out for that.
same thing surely....might not be happy with a penny though !!
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Bought a big bag of cadbury's mini chocolate bars just in case last night, but had no callers at all, so we ate them. Result 
I'm not sure it is the same thing. With a guy you put some effort into it and then sat on a street corner, preferably near some shops, and people chucked their change at you if they wanted. Even if you made nothing you still had a guy to put on the bonfire.
With trick or treat kids call at strangers doors, when it's dark, and it's effectively "Give us something nice or else.". It always reminds me when you get a gang of teenagers knocking at your door near Christmas - "Wotcha mate", and then with no decernable tune "Good King Whatisname looked out on feast of er, er, Simon" - "Got some spare change mate ?"
And yes, you call me Victor.
No kids at the door last night. Brilliant news - I now have a big tub of sweets and chocolate to eat that the Mrs bought 'just in case'
We used to get loads, but we've lived here over 20 years and houses hardly ever change hands in our road, so all the kids have grown up
We used to get loads, but we've lived here over 20 years and houses hardly ever change hands in our road, so all the kids have grown up
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Couldn't deny my 4 year old daughter the chance to go knocking on people's doors for sweets. It's a big deal where we live now and every year it gets bigger, with lots of homes decorated. It starts about 5pm and finishes about 7pm. Rule is no knocking if the house has no pumpkin or other decoration outside. Everyone who knocked on our door for sweets said thank you.
The Birdman
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No kids at the door last night. Brilliant news - I now have a big tub of sweets and chocolate to east that the Mrs bought 'just in case'
We used to get loads, but we've lived here over 20 years and houses hardly ever change hands in our road, so all the kids have grown up
We had only two callers last night: there used to a lot more than that. Is it a sign that Halloween isn't a kids' thing now - it's been hijacked by adults - or fewer kids in the neighbourhood. There still quite a few young kids in our street so I don't think it's that. Still, my kids are delighted with all the leftover sweets.
blue'n'white
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Yet another vile American custom that has been taken up over this side of the pond for no discernible reason.
I had a damn great poster on my door that told the little ******** not to knock.
It worked I'm pleased to say - why should I feed someone else's brats ?
Yes I am a miserable old sod and no I don't care
I had a damn great poster on my door that told the little ******** not to knock.
It worked I'm pleased to say - why should I feed someone else's brats ?
Yes I am a miserable old sod and no I don't care
It's certainly still very much a kids' thing - my neighbourhood was full of groups of kids trick or treating.
Did you have pumpkins or the like out to indicate you were "participating"? When I was a kid, we just used to go to all houses but with my own kids, now, we only go to houses that indicate they are likely to be receptive.
It’s certainly a night for bar staff to dress up in slutty outfits.
Fignon's Ponytail
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Most of our friends (when the kids were younger) would go round with the kids........if they're young enough to knock on doors to ask for sweets, they're too young to be out on their own. Essentially what we had was 'pre-arranged' trick or treating, with our kids only going to houses within our circle of friends. Still surprised we didn't get any randoms knocking last night though - first time that's happened I think.
del strangefish
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Shit
Iggle Piggle
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To echo this, it's massively a kids thing round our way. Halloween parties, decorated houses and I reckon I had over 20 knocks on the door, albeit we had pumpkins out the front and our neighbours know we have kids of 'that' age so we were well prepared.
Given I'm an ex Lewes resident, it pains me to say bonfire night is almost an irrelevance to my kids. I keep trying to get them interested but they will asking for the PS4 after the second Roman candle next week. Free sweets and a chance to scare the neighbours beats burning Catholics hands down to them. I've got in the spirit of it as if you can't beat them and all that.
Baldseagull
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Bonfire night was more fun when there were not so many organised events, when you had a chance of losing an eye when your Dad didn't make sure the bottle for the rocket was stable, or burning your fingers on a sparkler.
Iggle Piggle
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In the spirit of the 80s, I've bought some sky rockets which are massive and a display firework which is far too big for the garden according to the blurb on the back. Bloke down the pub said your eyes grow back so not to worry.
Uh_huh_him
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