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« Reply #26760 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 15:37:16 » |
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Some people actually believe in it, as in it's a night for real witches and shit.
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« Reply #26761 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 15:49:14 » |
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Hallowe'en is shit. Its not about the fancy dress, it's just an excuse to let your kids go out begging. It can fuck right off back to America. Victor Meldrew! Our rule to our kids is if it's got Halloween decorations/pumkin outside it's fair game. If it hasn't, leave it alone. |
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« Reply #26762 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 15:57:15 » |
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Although not pagan, I've always been fascinated by the vestiges of an older pre Christian religion to be found around our islands. The marking of the passing of the seasons, does come from very early times, and Halloween is just that, an important cyclical event, now put to modern use, as people lose contact with the real world.
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« Reply #26763 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 16:36:52 » |
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Hallowe'en is shit. Its not about the fancy dress, it's just an excuse to let your kids go out begging. It can fuck right off back to America.
Where I live, kids literally get trucked in from other neighbourhoods, and evn on trailers behind the trucks. I had to make a quick dash to the shop to get more sweets. To be fair, out little one loved it - he dressed-up and handed the kids the sweets. I imagine it is a bit more fun knowing you can sit out on the porch in 70 degree heat during the entire two hour process. We even had a police car set-up at the end of the road to make sure the traffic and people all behaved themselves. It was almost like a planned event. |
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« Reply #26764 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 19:33:04 » |
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I love the young kids coming round with the mums and dads always a good laugh. Always have sweets or fruit for them. The more effort they make in getting rigged up the more i’m prepared to let them have. Reminds me of when my lad was small and we went round the neighbourhood with his Halloween bucket, kind of nostalgic. May even get dressed up myself, git a vampire outfit I used a few years ago at Centre Parcs Elvedon Forest.
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« Reply #26765 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 20:03:57 » |
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Victor Meldrew!
Our rule to our kids is if it's got Halloween decorations/pumkin outside it's fair game. If it hasn't, leave it alone.
That's what we used to tell ours, that and people that they knew. FWIW, I can recall going trick or treating as a youngster and that must have been nearly 40 years ago |
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« Reply #26766 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 21:04:35 » |
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Hallowe'en is shit. Its not about the fancy dress, it's just an excuse to let your kids go out begging. It can fuck right off back to America.
I'm with you. Can't stand the whole thing. Mind you, being a pathological arachnophobe doesn't help. There are some shops I can't even go in this time of year. |
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« Reply #26767 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 21:11:12 » |
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There is also something a little wry smile raising to see a nation, and region, so steeped in Churches and putting on their Sunday best, to get so carried away by something so opposite!
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« Reply #26768 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 21:50:12 » |
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Boycott All Hallows' Eve. Go to the football instead.
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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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« Reply #26769 on: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 22:05:19 » |
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Boycott All Hallows' Eve. Go to the football instead.
Southend Reserves in t'afternoon ... |
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« Reply #26770 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 09:56:19 » |
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A Bristol City fan telling me this morning what an incredible achievement it is them reaching the League Cup quarter final, and that we could only ever dream of achieving something such as that.
He must be missing the year 1969...
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« Reply #26771 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 10:07:44 » |
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We’ve got a couple of Semi-Finals too.
I still dislike Bolton.
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« Reply #26772 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 10:37:35 » |
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I went to all 3 of the Bolton games  Matchworn skirts, just tell em we can only dream of winning the Welsh Cup  |
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« Reply #26773 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 14:33:38 » |
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I went to all 3 of the Bolton games Matchworn skirts, just tell em we can only dream of winning the Welsh Cup I'd buy one |
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« Reply #26774 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 15:05:32 » |
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A Bristol City fan telling me this morning what an incredible achievement it is them reaching the League Cup quarter final, and that we could only ever dream of achieving something such as that.
He must be missing the year 1969...
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