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[NSC] Halloween



Pierre the Painter

New member
May 20, 2020
311
Anyone know if trick or treating will be allowed this year? Possibly if done so in a covid secure environment?

Anyone elses Halloween plans been thrown into disarray by the new tighter regulations? A socially distanced 6 at a Halloween party just doesn't seem the same.
 


marcos3263

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2009
919
Fishersgate and Proud
It has to be cancelled Shirley?

the whole point is not to mix with others. allowing tribes of kids to walk around the streets together touching doors, sweets etc with their mothers following on with their glasses of wine nattering to each other is the definition of a virus spreading technique.

shame as I quite enjoy it. (Im not a misery you know)
 


KZNSeagull

Well-known member
Nov 26, 2007
19,692
Wolsingham, County Durham
A pumpkin treasure hunt is being organised in our village instead. They have asked as many people as possible to display a pumpkin (or a pumpkin picture) at the front of their house and the kids will go around and find as many as possible. Seems sensible and safe.
 


Grombleton

Surrounded by <div>s
Dec 31, 2011
7,356
My late father passed away on Halloween, so my general thought to that event is: **** halloween.

During this health crisis and people coming to the door, possibly in large groups, my general thought to that is: **** halloween.
 


Swansman

Pro-peace
May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
Looking forward to not have to turn off the lights, the music etc to pretend I'm not home, the "pumpkin = available to harass" thing is not a thing here in Sweden yet as Halloween celebrations is fairly new. I cant afford to give away my cigarettes this year.
 




Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
63,407
Withdean area
Looking forward to not have to turn off the lights, the music etc to pretend I'm not home, the "pumpkin = available to harass" thing is not a thing here in Sweden yet as Halloween celebrations is fairly new. I cant afford to give away my cigarettes this year.

We usually invest in a ton of sweets and chocolates. The mistake is to offer the bowl to the first kids, some pigs grab handfuls if you let them.

Once they’re all gone, we don’t answer the door.

Some houses in Westdene which is over the hill from us, have signs up saying they’re not participating.
 


Pierre the Painter

New member
May 20, 2020
311
I was thinking so long as everyone taking part wore masks (obligitary for Halloween anyway) and gloves to ring the doorbell. Then people inside wishing to distribute sweets and money to the children could do so via a chute straight into the Children's basket (all of this at 2m distance). If the home owner refuses to give anything the trick will be to pelt their home with eggs which have been held in a covid secure bubble for 14 days prior. Surely all of this would be safe?
 


Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
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Oct 27, 2003
20,938
The arse end of Hangleton
I was thinking so long as everyone taking part wore masks (obligitary for Halloween anyway) and gloves to ring the doorbell. Then people inside wishing to distribute sweets and money to the children could do so via a chute straight into the Children's basket (all of this at 2m distance). If the home owner refuses to give anything the trick will be to pelt their home with eggs which have been held in a covid secure bubble for 14 days prior. Surely all of this would be safe?

Last person that decided to throw eggs at my house and my neighbours wet themselves when we caught them. I'd suggest keeping your kids at home, making some 'scary' food and watching a horror movie rather than trying to blackmail people into giving them sweets or money.
 




Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
14,747
Load of old shite.
 


Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
23,102
Sussex by the Sea
Any jolly japesters begging from strangers will get short shrift.

Time to dig out the cutout, maybe put a mask on it.

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American b0ll0x.
 


BNthree

Plastic JCL
Sep 14, 2016
10,778
WeHo
Don't think there will be anywhere near the usual numbers of families trick and treating this year.
 




Giraffe

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Aug 8, 2005
26,456
Wife has just bought our two month old baby a pumpkin outfit. Commercialism at it's finest. £14 for one day's wear. Potentially £14 for 30 minutes wear until she pukes milk up on it.

Or more likely £14 to just get the photo up on instagram!
 


BN9 BHA

DOCKERS
NSC Patreon
Jul 14, 2013
21,451
Newhaven
I may not have to stick my NO TRICK OR TREAT sign on my front door this year then.
My Mrs says I’m grumpy, ( tell me something I don’t know) :rant: I say to her, you go and spend your money on hundreds of sweets and then answer the door every 2 minutes for at least an hour, let’s see who is smiling then.
 


zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
21,717
Sussex, by the sea




rippleman

Well-known member
Oct 18, 2011
4,521
Good opportunity to rid ourselves of this American nonsense and resurrect the English tradition of Guy Fawkes night.

Socially distanced bonfire on the local green, hot dogs and tomato sauce, baked spuds, rockets lighting up the sky isn't it hmm?
 




blue'n'white

Well-known member
Oct 5, 2005
3,080
2nd runway at Gatwick
As common sense sees to have been in quite short supply this year i'd hazard a guess that the idiots will still be roaming the streets in stupid costumes.
My "No trick or treat - this means you" poster will be going up again.

Yes I am a miserable old cvnt and I don't really care who knows it.
 






drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,007
Burgess Hill
You would like to think so, but I’m sure some little angels will scream loud enough and mummy will take them trick and treating :rolleyes:

No doubt someone will claim it's affecting their mental wellbeing not being able to go door to door to collect sweets!!

I normally enter into the spirit with a few decorations outside but I shan't be doing anything this year.
 


PeterOut

Well-known member
Aug 16, 2016
1,231
It's an opportunity to kick this horribly commercialised version of a good ol' English celebration back to the US of A - and hopefully they will keep it there instead of exporting their worst excesses of commercial crassness to us.

There, I feel better now :)
 



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