AlexLaw76 Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 (edited) Anyone getting right up for it this year? This lot are! Edited 19 October, 2022 by AlexLaw76 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 fucking hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 Aside from those bellends when did it become such a big thing? As a kid i barely remember anyone mentioning it, maybe one or two trick or treats but that was it. These days the decorations go up almost as long before as christmas, going on about it at schools and dozens of knocks of the door in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 *Hallowe'en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 19 October, 2022 Author Share Posted 19 October, 2022 Only thing missing is the XFactor Halloween special What have we become!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 22 minutes ago, trousers said: *Hallowe'en *All Hallows' Eve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 19 October, 2022 Share Posted 19 October, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Turkish said: ........ dozens of knocks of the door in the evening. My favourite response to Trick or Treaters is to open the front door holding the collar of one of our 2 big dogs, and tell the T or T'er "The treat is to let you reach the gate before I let go of the dog, the trick is I might be fibbing". ( Both dogs are big softies, but they have loud barks. Now if I had hold of the Jack Russell cross breed.............. ) Edited 19 October, 2022 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 Gets respect out here too... 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 19 hours ago, Turkish said: Aside from those bellends when did it become such a big thing? As a kid i barely remember anyone mentioning it, maybe one or two trick or treats but that was it. These days the decorations go up almost as long before as christmas, going on about it at schools and dozens of knocks of the door in the evening. Tried to tell my son that - he wouldn’t have it and said I was just mean! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack rill Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 23 hours ago, Turkish said: Aside from those bellends when did it become such a big thing? As a kid i barely remember anyone mentioning it, maybe one or two trick or treats but that was it. These days the decorations go up almost as long before as christmas, going on about it at schools and dozens of knocks of the door in the evening. could be Turkish as a kid growing up in the sixties by this time of the year you were walking around the village with a firework sticking out of every pocket (orifice) so there was no need for a big Halloween, do Gooders fucked that up for today's yoof, plus fireworks were 10 a penny then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 24 minutes ago, mack rill said: could be Turkish as a kid growing up in the sixties by this time of the year you were walking around the village with a firework sticking out of every pocket (orifice) so there was no need for a big Halloween, do Gooders fucked that up for today's yoof, plus fireworks were 10 a penny then. Oh wasn’t that fun, as many fireworks as we could buy. We’re you a Paines or Brocks boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mack rill said: could be Turkish as a kid growing up in the sixties by this time of the year you were walking around the village with a firework sticking out of every pocket (orifice) so there was no need for a big Halloween, do Gooders fucked that up for today's yoof, plus fireworks were 10 a penny then. 41 minutes ago, moonraker said: Oh wasn’t that fun, as many fireworks as we could buy. We’re you a Paines or Brocks boy. And standing outside shops with a stuffed dummy asking for "a penny for the guy,". Edited 20 October, 2022 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 October, 2022 Share Posted 20 October, 2022 On 19/10/2022 at 18:04, Turkish said: Aside from those bellends when did it become such a big thing? As a kid i barely remember anyone mentioning it, maybe one or two trick or treats but that was it. These days the decorations go up almost as long before as christmas, going on about it at schools and dozens of knocks of the door in the evening. It got bigger when kids realised they could get a fuck load of free sweets for putting on a Frankenstein mask and doing a lap of the estate. I never went as a kid, just wasn't anything we bothered with. I reckon it's ramped up in the last 15 years or so, mainly the fault of our generation raising greedy children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 I blame ET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack rill Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 22 hours ago, moonraker said: Oh wasn’t that fun, as many fireworks as we could buy. We’re you a Paines or Brocks boy. that depended on how much firewood you had chopped and flogged that week. and what sort of firework you were after, if it was rockets you wanted to slide into an old bike exhaust and aim at privet hedge Standard, were good they had straight sticks, when looking for Bangers, Astra were the cheap ones (tuppeny Hapney) they just gave you a loud Phut. But if you wanted a proper Bang, then Cannons were your choice, think they were Brocks, deep red in colour with a rubber cap on the fuse, cost thruppenny bit. six inch jumping jacks could get you all running around the garden,😎,,,,it seems so long ago now🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 17 minutes ago, mack rill said: that depended on how much firewood you had chopped and flogged that week. and what sort of firework you were after, if it was rockets you wanted to slide into an old bike exhaust and aim at privet hedge Standard, were good they had straight sticks, when looking for Bangers, Astra were the cheap ones (tuppeny Hapney) they just gave you a loud Phut. But if you wanted a proper Bang, then Cannons were your choice, think they were Brocks, deep red in colour with a rubber cap on the fuse, cost thruppenny bit. six inch jumping jacks could get you all running around the garden,😎,,,,it seems so long ago now🤔 Bet there’s not much need for Halloween round your way is there mack? Doesn’t matter what day of the year it is, if someone knocks your door it’s almost guaranteed to be some strange looking fucker with too many fingers and toes. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 10 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said: I blame ET. Another depressing side effect of mass immigration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 2 hours ago, RedArmy said: Bet there’s not much need for Halloween round your way is there mack? Doesn’t matter what day of the year it is, if someone knocks your door it’s almost guaranteed to be some strange looking fucker with too many fingers and toes. Only time of year where the birds get more attractive down there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 21 October, 2022 Share Posted 21 October, 2022 31 minutes ago, Turkish said: Only time of year where the birds get more attractive down there At least they can still count on one hand how many years it’s been since they finished above us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 25 October, 2022 Share Posted 25 October, 2022 On 21/10/2022 at 17:07, mack rill said: that depended on how much firewood you had chopped and flogged that week. and what sort of firework you were after, if it was rockets you wanted to slide into an old bike exhaust and aim at privet hedge Standard, were good they had straight sticks, when looking for Bangers, Astra were the cheap ones (tuppeny Hapney) they just gave you a loud Phut. But if you wanted a proper Bang, then Cannons were your choice, think they were Brocks, deep red in colour with a rubber cap on the fuse, cost thruppenny bit. six inch jumping jacks could get you all running around the garden,😎,,,,it seems so long ago now🤔 Astra Bangers got louder when you wound the outsides tight with electrical tape. We had to ride to the next village for our fireworks as nippers - the woman running the shop was happy for the pennies in the till, and she knew thay weren’t going off in her village. Must have been in the late 70’s when I went trick or treating with my mates, it only came about when a Scottish family moved into our street, the lad said they went out every Halloween north of the border - he sold the wheeze to us on the talk of free sweets. Appy daze indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 26 October, 2022 Share Posted 26 October, 2022 16 hours ago, John Boy Saint said: Astra Bangers got louder when you wound the outsides tight with electrical tape. We had to ride to the next village for our fireworks as nippers - the woman running the shop was happy for the pennies in the till, and she knew thay weren’t going off in her village. Must have been in the late 70’s when I went trick or treating with my mates, it only came about when a Scottish family moved into our street, the lad said they went out every Halloween north of the border - he sold the wheeze to us on the talk of free sweets. Appy daze indeed! Ha. My mate and I made the mistake of putting an aerial bomb inside a bottle and putting the top back on. Waaay bigger bang and glass shrapnel than we expected! I read somewhere Halloween is an Irish tradition originally and got taken from there to the US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Codger Posted 26 October, 2022 Share Posted 26 October, 2022 In the mid-Seventies I arrended university in Scotland - a kid from the Isle of Wight who had never before travelled much north of the Thames. I was mildly surprised to discover there wasn’t much in the way of Guy Fawkes and Firework Night but plenty of Hallowe’en, which I had barely heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 I don’t know why people get so wound up about it, it’s just a bit of fun for the kids and the not so grown ups. We went to a Halloween Quiz Night last night and had a great evening. The local also put on a Halloween party and it was packed out. You don’t have to join in if you aren’t bothered by it. It’s also the only time of year nowadays that Mrs SOG will wear fishnets! 🎃👻😈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 Halloween parties always used to be the best of the year, IMO. Seeing all the girls I know choosing between: Slutty cat Slutty cheerleader Slutty nurse Slutty witch Slutty nun Slutty Disney princess Slutty prostitute Slutty devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: I don’t know why people get so wound up about it, it’s just a bit of fun for the kids and the not so grown ups. We went to a Halloween Quiz Night last night and had a great evening. The local also put on a Halloween party and it was packed out. You don’t have to join in if you aren’t bothered by it. It’s also the only time of year nowadays that Mrs SOG will wear fishnets! 🎃👻😈 Not overly worked up but just a load of shite that can easily be commercialised hence why now such a thing. Edited 30 October, 2022 by whelk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 2 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Halloween parties always used to be the best of the year, IMO. Seeing all the girls I know choosing between: Slutty cat Slutty cheerleader Slutty nurse Slutty witch Slutty nun Slutty Disney princess Slutty prostitute Slutty devil Can I be your friend? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 7 minutes ago, buctootim said: Can I be your friend? You can but those parties seem to be increasingly sparse these days. Those women all have kids now, born in late July. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 5 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: You can but those parties seem to be increasingly sparse these days. Those women all have kids now, born in late July. Ah okay. I'm going to latch on to SOG then. He seems to know where the happy dust is stored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 Christmas - commercialised Easter - commercialised Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot - commercialised St Patrick’s Day - commercialised Remembrance Day - commercialised Every New Year - commercialised Mothers Day - commercialised Fathers Day - commercialised Isn't this what capitalism is all about? Why should Halloween be any different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 36 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: Christmas - commercialised Easter - commercialised Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot - commercialised St Patrick’s Day - commercialised Remembrance Day - commercialised Every New Year - commercialised Mothers Day - commercialised Fathers Day - commercialised Isn't this what capitalism is all about? Why should Halloween be any different? Is Remembrance Day commercialised in the same way as Xmas and Easter? Are you confusing publicised with commercialised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 Guy Fawkes is not commercialised either. Less so Easter too. We should be more like the French and reject Americanism. Halloween must be top for unneeded plastic tat to fill the landfills. What it is all about though, making shit, buying shit, circulating the money. Hey everyone is happy right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 5 hours ago, sadoldgit said: Christmas - commercialised Easter - commercialised Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot - commercialised St Patrick’s Day - commercialised Remembrance Day - commercialised Every New Year - commercialised Mothers Day - commercialised Fathers Day - commercialised Isn't this what capitalism is all about? Why should Halloween be any different? CHRISTMAS EASTER GUY FAWKES AND THE GINPOWDER PLOT ST PATRICKS DAY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY EVERY NEW YEAR MOTHERS DAY FATHERS DAY As far as I can tell halloween is the only non capitalised day around. I bloody hate capitalisation. Ruins everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 Don't forget that overt celebration of capitalism - Black Friday, which of course generally runs for at least a week. And expanding on that subject, how long until we in the UK start with Thanksgiving ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 6 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: Don't forget that overt celebration of capitalism - Black Friday, which of course generally runs for at least a week. And expanding on that subject, how long until we in the UK start with Thanksgiving ? SOG could use it as an excuse to dress up as a turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 Some prick smashed a pumpkin in an alleyway in Hamble and I stood on a bit when I was out for a run earlier and rolled my ankle pretty badly. I'm definitely in the bollocks to Halloween camp now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 30 October, 2022 Share Posted 30 October, 2022 18 minutes ago, The Cat said: Some prick smashed a pumpkin in an alleyway in Hamble and I stood on a bit when I was out for a run earlier and rolled my ankle pretty badly. I'm definitely in the bollocks to Halloween camp now. Smashing Pumpkins fan? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 11 hours ago, badgerx16 said: Black Friday Pretty good for online deals, bollox queuing and rampaging through stores though to pick up bargains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 It's massive on my estate. It's great seeing the hordes of kids all dressed up and there's a really nice atmosphere. We turn the lights off once the teenagers start to come out. Carved a couple of pumpkins yesterday with my 12 year old whilst watching the football. He's been planning his costume all week. All a bit of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 16 hours ago, whelk said: SOG could use it as an excuse to dress up as a turkey He acts like one all year anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 We had a lot of rain here, which might have put them off. Or it was the mine field. One of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 On 30/10/2022 at 13:25, whelk said: Guy Fawkes is not commercialised either. Less so Easter too. We should be more like the French and reject Americanism. Halloween must be top for unneeded plastic tat to fill the landfills. What it is all about though, making shit, buying shit, circulating the money. Hey everyone is happy right? A fortune is spent on firework displays every year celebrating his demise. You haven’t seen the Easter merch in supermarkets in the Spring? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 Not one caller so far tonight. Word must have got out about crossbow set upon the drive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 7 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: A fortune is spent on firework displays every year celebrating his demise. You haven’t seen the Easter merch in supermarkets in the Spring? Why do you hate all things Christian SOG?😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 31 October, 2022 Share Posted 31 October, 2022 1 minute ago, whelk said: Not one caller so far tonight. Word must have got out about crossbow set upon the drive Me neither, looks like these toffee onions may be going in the bin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 1 November, 2022 Share Posted 1 November, 2022 17 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Me neither, looks like these toffee onions may be going in the bin. Round our way seems to have become the thing that if you have some sort of Halloween stuff outside your house then its ok to knock on the door, if you don't then the kids move along. Got home at 6 last night and Mrs JBS said her goodie bag was nearly empty - figuring with the crap weather incoming everyone headed out early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 (edited) I’m sure 20 years or so ago bonfire night was a much bigger thing than halloween here. Penny for the guy, loads of fireworks displays and always learnt about it at school. Hardly seen any of that. I guess celebrating acts of terrorism just isn’t woke enough for the modern day little snowflakes. Edited 5 November, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 7 minutes ago, Turkish said: I’m sure 20 years or so ago bonfire night was a much bigger thing than halloween here. Penny for the guy, loads of fireworks displays and always learnt about it at school. Hardly seen any of that. I guess celebrating acts of terrorism just isn’t woke enough for the modern day little snowflakes. To be fair, the celebration is about the foiling of the act of terrorism - I'd have thought it was right up their street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 On 01/11/2022 at 13:05, John Boy Saint said: Round our way seems to have become the thing that if you have some sort of Halloween stuff outside your house then its ok to knock on the door, if you don't then the kids move along. Got home at 6 last night and Mrs JBS said her goodie bag was nearly empty - figuring with the crap weather incoming everyone headed out early. Same round ours. Thankfully I was at my boys football training Monday night so missed most of it, loads of kids on our road but missus Turkish said we’d not been bothered really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 A bit of confusion round here. The traditional terrorist supporters had their fireworks ready, and a bonfire particulary packed with effigies, thanks to the revolving door at number 10. Then the Just Stop Oil, modern activists, came along and poured soup over it all. Nothing would light after that. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said: To be fair, the celebration is about the foiling of the act of terrorism - I'd have thought it was right up their street. Good point but then if we celebrate foiling acts of terrorism then we are are also to celebrate foiling acts of terrorism done inshallah and that would be racist. Edited 5 November, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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