Halloween approaches... Love it or loath it?

[Noodley]

I'm disappointed to note that there is note that the social groups section of this forum lacks a Grumpy Old Men group, surely that should be remedied.

The forum would implode

 

[4F]

I hate Halloween, wtf is it all about... another money making opportunity for purveyors of tat? Or a wholesome family festival?

Me, I hate it, but then I'm a miserable fecker.

Loathe it, think I managed to scare all the local kids last year so doubt they will be too quick to come back again

 

[Keith Oates]

I used to enjoy it when I was a kid but now I just ignore most of the commercialisation side of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[vernon]

Love it: Most disappointed the kids are away and I'll miss it all on Saturday night when I pick 'em up.

For my kids it was the most exciting time of year surpassing even Christmas. I loved the build up to Halloween:

• pumpkin purchases
• choosing the patterns for the pumkin carving
• the pumpkin carving itself
• getting Halloween outfits together
• selecting the characters to be portrayed
• doing the face painting and assorted cosmetics
• the Halloween party
• creating a spooky atmosphere for the party
• treating the neighbourhood kids

Personal highlights for me:

• Scaring an obnoxious kid from down the road into a hysterical blubbering wreck for five minutes.
• Best ever face painting effort with cosmetic warts glued on to oldest sons face with copydex. It looked fantastic. Sadly my son had to endure a the equivalent of a facial wax when the makeup had to be removed.

I'm going to be out this year - the first time in twenty two years. I've bought lots of treats in anticiapation before being presented with the opportunity to go and see some live music. Looks like I'm going to have to eat them all......

 

[summerdays]

I hate the Americanisation of Halloween - but I like the carving of the pumpkin. My dad had one squash on his allotment that grew bigger than all the rest which he presented us with at the beginning of the month. I keep tripping over it in my living room - it must be almost 2 feet across.

 

[goo_mason]

I detest the complete Americanisation of it; when we were wee we went guising with turnip lanterns. You sang a song or told jokes, and you'd get 10p off the neighbours. Then you went home and did some dookin' for apples & nuts.

Now the shops are full of Halloween tat, pumpkins and kids go 'trick or treating' and expect bucketloads of sweets for simply knocking at your door.

Bah humbug (or should that be Boo! Humbug?)

 

[Andy in Sig]

It's just American bollocks. The best thing you can do is go out for a decent meal for the evening thus leaving the door guaranteed unanswered.

 

[Dayvo]

Bah humbug (or should that be Boo! Humbug?)

More like Goo Humbug!

I hate it, along with Nov 5th, the Christmas thing (except the actual 25th and 26th of Dec). Everything is far too commercial now!

I´m only happy when I´m miserable!

 

[Noodley]

I can just about picture the Victorian equivalent, gents with whiskers in the local gin shoppe:

"Bloody Germans and their trees and stuff, I like a traditional Christmas!"

 

[jimboalee]

All hallowed's eve is only applicable to those who are religious, which I'm not.

1st Nov is 'All Saint's day', so if you believe in Saints, you will therefore believe in the twoddle that is rumoured about the day before All Saint's Day.

Commerciallised crap, just like 25th December, which any scholar will know, was NOT the date of Jesus' birthday.

Can you tell I 'Loath it'?

 

[trustysteed]

It's just American bollocks. The best thing you can do is go out for a decent meal for the evening thus leaving the door guaranteed unanswered.

which means you end up spending money to avoid it which isn't fair.

nah, bollocks to them. they can knock on my door all they want, why should i pay to provide them with sweets?

the c**ts. and that's just their parents....

 

[tyred]

Just like Christmas and Easter and all the others, I have absolutely nothing against them as religious festivals and their traditional meaning but I detest all the commercialism that goes along with it now.

I'm even hearing Christmas adds on the radio now! In October

 

[XmisterIS]

I love it!

If I get polite kids at the door, I give them normal sweets.

If I get rude little chav scrotes, I give them those joke pepper sweets

Mostly we get the polite ones round here, because we're so terribly posh in this neighbourhood.

 

[trustysteed]

I love it!

If I get polite kids at the door, I give them normal sweets.

If I get rude little chav scrotes, I give them those joke pepper sweets

Mostly we get the polite ones round here, because we're so terribly posh in this neighbourhood.

do you still squash your balls against the window and yell 'trick or treat!'?

 

[jimboalee]

I love it!

If I get polite kids at the door, I give them normal sweets.

If I get rude little chav scrotes, I give them those joke pepper sweets

Mostly we get the polite ones round here, because we're so terribly posh in this neighbourhood.

Choccie digestives laced with Ex-lax.