Cumin' from oop North, I'd never heard of Trick or Treat until I moved down to Oxford in 1975. On the night, answering the door, a snotty-nosed kid wearing an idiotic grin barked "Trigotry!" at me. "What?" I said. "Trigotry!" he yelled somewhat louder. "You WHAT?" I shouted back. His face fallen, he muttered "Oh, never mind" - and shuffled off, leaving me to my puzzled, yet satisfied, feeling of having got rid of the darned pest. But nowadays, no matter where you live, you can't escape the blasted thing!
Raybeard, he's a dumb pumpkin. His 'trigotry' is shockingly spooky. It's 'trigotree' and he should have known that. Jon, in the haiku universe's top 25 halloween haiku for this year I have one accepted. You can't keep the Welsh bards down! At this rate I'll be getting The Chair before you know it.
I'm with you. It's a money spinner for the people who manufacture cheap (and dangerously flammable) costumes but it's never been part of our culture. Down with Halloween!
Have to disagree with you Athene. I'm in my late 60's and I remember as a very small child going out with my cousins and going out on halloween night to go "guising" as we called it. Toffee and sweets were given by neighbours who had to guess who you were and the guiser had to recite a poem or tell a joke before the sweets were given. It was really fun and not in the least commercialised then.
I guess that means that you are keeping all your candy.
Halloween is a big holliday in the US, with spending being only second to Christmas. It seems appropriate this year since we have been scared to death since the inauguration in January.
No one comes on my dark, sidewalkless street and I end up eating candy...a lot of candy. So....no lights on this year. I'm going out or hiding in the darkened bedroom.
My home is up a steep hill so no Trick or Treaters here. I like Halloween when I was a child or when my children were little and dressed up. Now it is just a mess and the biggers kids ruin it for the little ones.
Opps, Granddaughter in Japan Dressed up as Kiki , from Kiki's Delivery Service and a few of her friends dressed up as Harry Potter. All the outfits were wonderful. Quite fabulous. Her International School took them out as part of their class that day. All the kids looked so sweet.
We lived out in the country for over 30 years and never had Trick or Treaters. Now that we're in town, I really enjoy it. I have an illuminated spider web on my front window, a witch scarecrow on the porch and various spider webs and skulls on the potted plants. I get dolled up in a witch's hat when I answer the door. Not too many kids in our neighborhood but the excitement of the little ones is always a "treat" for me.
Actually, I love seeing the little kids come to the door in their costumes and I remember how excited I was to get dressed up for Halloween. I looked forward to it for months. It was more about the costume than the candy, and I think it's the same for many children. I do wish the bigger kids would leave it for the little ones, though.
Twatting halloween does my head in! I thought about leaving a tray of raw, bloody liver on the doorstep and a sign saying "Knock at your own risk". Happy sod, me.
Halloween All Hallows' is actually stolen from the Celts Irish and Scottish. End of harvest a festival I remember hollowing out a turnip with my dad, not easy and having guisers not Americanised trick or treat or sweets given to children. Americans have stollen our tradition and made it trashy!.
we live on a dark and winding street, so not many kids come by. That doesn't stop my husband and the guy across the street from carving a great many pumpkins. I think between the 2 houses, we have at least 50 this year. It's fun to watch cars slow down at night, and some years, people make a point of coming by to see what's up.
My neighborhood is a mix or old young and a few young families but the great part is that it is Gated so I will just leave the porch light off and they won't come to the door .. The cats and I will be in the back ... where there is a forest ... where the real goblins live. :)
Why is everyone so miserable?! We have a lot of small children calling (I do put out a pumpkin and my 27 year old blow up skeleton!) I love to see their costumes & their shouts of 'happy halloween' crack me up. Parents are usually with them. I love it
It's a joke sweetie, the affable despot kids came around for sweets and Prof dished them out! ( I was out delivering Winnie and George to their babysitters)
Hallowe'en is very big here. Kids dress up to go to school and go out trick-or-treating at night. Some years, they are even going door to door in the snow! I'm not sure even that pumpkin would deter them. -Jenn
I forgot it was Halloween as well, and upon telling my partner that I had forgot to buy sweets and chocolates for the trick or treat bairns, his helpful response was "why don't you make a tray of sandwiches"!!!
I put out lanterns to coax the callers to us and love the costumes especially home made ones. Dillon went to the door every time and the kids loved this big gentle white dog wagging his tail at them ! A foil covered chocolate eye fell on the floor and Dillon picked it up so we quickly extracted it and gave him a dog treat instead.
That just made me laugh out loud. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant !
ReplyDeleteAnd quite right too!
ReplyDeleteCumin' from oop North, I'd never heard of Trick or Treat until I moved down to Oxford in 1975. On the night, answering the door, a snotty-nosed kid wearing an idiotic grin barked "Trigotry!" at me. "What?" I said. "Trigotry!" he yelled somewhat louder. "You WHAT?" I shouted back. His face fallen, he muttered "Oh, never mind" - and shuffled off, leaving me to my puzzled, yet satisfied, feeling of having got rid of the darned pest.
But nowadays, no matter where you live, you can't escape the blasted thing!
Raybeard, he's a dumb pumpkin. His 'trigotry' is shockingly spooky. It's 'trigotree' and he should have known that.
DeleteJon, in the haiku universe's top 25 halloween haiku for this year I have one accepted. You can't keep the Welsh bards down! At this rate I'll be getting The Chair before you know it.
To be fair to the little twerp, Gwil W, he might have actually said "trigotrEE". I don't know. He didn't spell it. ;-)
DeleteI didn't understand much of that
DeleteHa-ha! I applaud the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. It's a money spinner for the people who manufacture cheap (and dangerously flammable) costumes but it's never been part of our culture. Down with Halloween!
ReplyDeleteHave to disagree with you Athene. I'm in my late 60's and I remember as a very small child going out with my cousins and going out on halloween night to go "guising" as we called it. Toffee and sweets were given by neighbours who had to guess who you were and the guiser had to recite a poem or tell a joke before the sweets were given. It was really fun and not in the least commercialised then.
DeleteI guess that means that you are keeping all your candy.
ReplyDeleteHalloween is a big holliday in the US, with spending being only second to Christmas. It seems appropriate this year since we have been scared to death since the inauguration in January.
:-)
ReplyDeleteNo one comes on my dark, sidewalkless street and I end up eating candy...a lot of candy. So....no lights on this year. I'm going out or hiding in the darkened bedroom.
ReplyDeleteWell then.....Happy Hallowe'en!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy home is up a steep hill so no Trick or Treaters here. I like Halloween when I was a child or when my children were little and dressed up. Now it is just a mess and the biggers kids ruin it for the little ones.
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Opps, Granddaughter in Japan Dressed up as Kiki , from Kiki's Delivery Service and a few of her friends dressed up as Harry Potter. All the outfits were wonderful. Quite fabulous. Her International School took them out as part of their class that day.
DeleteAll the kids looked so sweet.
Bet you only remembered when you read my blog post! Waste of a good pumpkin I reckon
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween, John.
ReplyDeleteI like the decorating for Halloween but not so much the rest of it ..
ReplyDeleteWe lived out in the country for over 30 years and never had Trick or Treaters. Now that we're in town, I really enjoy it. I have an illuminated spider web on my front window, a witch scarecrow on the porch and various spider webs and skulls on the potted plants. I get dolled up in a witch's hat when I answer the door. Not too many kids in our neighborhood but the excitement of the little ones is always a "treat" for me.
ReplyDeleteLOL -- that's my favorite jack-o-lantern yet!
ReplyDeleteGlad we live in the wilds. Loved it when kids were small but never did trick or treat.
ReplyDeleteLove the Pumpkin, how long did it take you to do that!
ReplyDeleteShush.......it's not mine it's from Facebook x
DeleteActually, I love seeing the little kids come to the door in their costumes and I remember how excited I was to get dressed up for Halloween. I looked forward to it for months. It was more about the costume than the candy, and I think it's the same for many children. I do wish the bigger kids would leave it for the little ones, though.
ReplyDeletehee hee hee!
ReplyDeleteno satan spawn in mah 'hood, so no candy being given out tonight - YAY!
Twatting halloween does my head in! I thought about leaving a tray of raw, bloody liver on the doorstep and a sign saying "Knock at your own risk". Happy sod, me.
ReplyDeleteHalloween All Hallows' is actually stolen from the Celts Irish and Scottish. End of harvest a festival I remember hollowing out a turnip with my dad, not easy and having guisers not Americanised trick or treat or sweets given to children. Americans have stollen our tradition and made it trashy!.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteI'm ignoring it.
we live on a dark and winding street, so not many kids come by. That doesn't stop my husband and the guy across the street from carving a great many pumpkins. I think between the 2 houses, we have at least 50 this year. It's fun to watch cars slow down at night, and some years, people make a point of coming by to see what's up.
ReplyDeleteI take it there's no treats at that address lol.
ReplyDeleteOver 100 kids here. Our neighbourhood has had seniors selling and families buying.
ReplyDeleteMy neighborhood is a mix or old young and a few young families but the great part is that it is Gated so I will just leave the porch light off and they won't come to the door ..
ReplyDeleteThe cats and I will be in the back ... where there is a forest ... where the real goblins live. :)
Sorry I've not answered everyone , too busy watching BAKE OFF and shouting at Ursula
ReplyDeleteThere's always some excuse... Ha ha!
DeleteWell everyone I am sure understands ! Real life does get in the way of blogging.......
DeleteWhy is everyone so miserable?! We have a lot of small children calling (I do put out a pumpkin and my 27 year old blow up skeleton!) I love to see their costumes & their shouts of 'happy halloween' crack me up. Parents are usually with them. I love it
ReplyDeleteIt's a joke sweetie, the affable despot kids came around for sweets and Prof dished them out! ( I was out delivering Winnie and George to their babysitters)
DeleteNo trick-or-treaters out by me. Too dangerous, it has to done under strict supervision with armed guards.
ReplyDeleteHallowe'en is very big here. Kids dress up to go to school and go out trick-or-treating at night. Some years, they are even going door to door in the snow! I'm not sure even that pumpkin would deter them. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI forgot it was Halloween as well, and upon telling my partner that I had forgot to buy sweets and chocolates for the trick or treat bairns, his helpful response was "why don't you make a tray of sandwiches"!!!
ReplyDeleteI put out lanterns to coax the callers to us and love the costumes especially home made ones. Dillon went to the door every time and the kids loved this big gentle white dog wagging his tail at them !
ReplyDeleteA foil covered chocolate eye fell on the floor and Dillon picked it up so we quickly extracted it and gave him a dog treat instead.