Trick or treat?
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Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
We put a note on the door, "Sorry, No Trick or Treat".
No callers, thank God. It's just a pain in the backside.
No callers, thank God. It's just a pain in the backside.
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User482
Guest
You think celebrating religious persecution, terrorism, torture and execution is 'better'?
CopperCyclist
Veteran
Sorry all our (UK's) fault actually!
The USA didn't really start the trick or treating thing until the early 20th Century, whereas it began in the UK and Ireland in the 17th!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Yup, nothing better than a public burning of an effigy.
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User482
Guest
The cultural relativism is strong in this one.
TreeHuggery
Senior Member
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- brinsley
turns out the kids round here are really polite - where at our old house, we got lots of trick or treaters knocking, it turns out the kids round here don't knock (even if they know you) unless your house is decorated/pumpkins outside door etc .....
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
Used to be turnips they carved faces on, but now, pumpkins. I live in a big pumpkin growing area, and my meeting took me within a few blocks of the big Nestle Pumpkin Plant(Libby's) on Wednesday. I and Mrs. GA didn't see much activity. When the harvest is on, they bring big semi-trucks and put them on a table that tips their contents out the back, and into some hopper or something. It used to be that after they were canned, the pumpkin cans would roll outside to cool a bit on a little trackway, then roll back into the plant. 80% of the world's canned pumpkins are produced here. Another big plant is in Princeville, Northwest of Peoria.
Pumpkin harvester, in action.
Pumpkin harvester, in action.
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winjim
Smash the cistern
Giant pumpkin cannonUsed to be turnips they carved faces on, but now, pumpkins. I live in a big pumpkin growing area, and my meeting took me within a few blocks of the big Nestle Pumpkin Plant(Libby's) on Wednesday. I and Mrs. GA didn't see much activity. When the harvest is on, they bring big semi-trucks and put them on a table that tips their contents out the back, and into some hopper or something. It used to be that after they were canned, the pumpkin cans would roll outside to cool a bit on a little trackway, then roll back into the plant. 80% of the world's canned pumpkins are produced here. Another big plant is in Princeville, Northwest of Peoria.
Pumpkin harvester, in action.
. That thing needs turbocharging.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Do you want a gold star?
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User482
Guest
Are you going to say something interesting?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
No, this is a great pumpkin cannon. I saw them almost shell Tremont one year.Giant pumpkin cannon
Range 7/10 mile.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
It's a blooming sight better than the grotesque shop-fest that it's become.
awomaninsane
Senior Member
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- Under the wings of the Angel
We did exactly the same. I really hate Halloween especially now as we have a dog that goes mental when the doorbell rings. I put a big sign on the door and it kept most people away except the one person who ripped down my sign and threw it onto the neighbours drive!
