Trick or treating?

[veggiechicken]

.......a few Trick or Treaters

[Sheneval]

Just had a look at the term 'trick or treat' on the internet as opposed to our Scottish 'guising' - T or T seems to be an American term not used here.

[veggiechicken]

I don't mind what nationality they are, Shen

[Two_Sheds]

the local laird used to throw his doors open and welcome all the kids in

was he CRB checked? *rollyeyes*


I usually put all the lights off and draw the curtains, and don't answer the doorbell. I can see it's fun for kids, but we don't know of any on our estate, so it's probably safer not to open the door

[Mikey]

I can see it's fun for kids, but we don't know any round our estate, so it's probably safer not to open the door

How will you get to know them that way...

[Mikey]

I don't mind what nationality they are, Shen

Aslong as they are guys rather than girls is it!!

[Two_Sheds]

How will you get to know them that way...

No, rolly eyes Mikey, I meant there aren't any kids on my estate. I get enough of kids every day, in my class

[Mikey]

No, rolly eyes Mikey, I meant there aren't any kids on my estate. I get enough of kids every day, in my class

Aren't you on half term?

[veggiechicken]

Just had a look at the term 'trick or treat' on the internet as opposed to our Scottish 'guising' - T or T seems to be an American term not used here.

I think that's my problem with it. When we were kids we'd go apple bobbing and hollow out swedes (never seen a pumpkin then) to make lanterns and get together with the other kids and have fun - but we didn't go round houses expecting treats - nobody had any money to spare anyway.
Now it all seems so organised - shops filled with plastic masks and bloody objects. We improvised with squashed tomatoes
Each to their own, eh?

[Mikey]

You don't have to go down the buy it all in the shops route, my OH has made my daughters costume. She's going as a good witch, no long noses or warts allowed apparantly!!

What's this hollowing out swedes VC is this before or after you've cooked it for 2 hours!!!!

When did the pumpkins arrive was it with the bananas all those years ago?

[veggiechicken]

Why can't you be a bad witch? Where's the fun in being a goody goody?
Hollowing out raw swedes took for ever - and they only had a tiny cavity for the candle - and stank of cabbage when they were lit
Pumpkins were reserved for Cinderella and the Fairy godmother to play with!

[Mikey]

She doesn't want to look ugly VC, all little girls like to look pretty even when they are mean't to look scary...

A few years ago she went to a Halloween party and I won the competition to paint her face. The OH and I had to paint a dolly's face each, these were judged by our daughter and the winner got to paint her face. She went green with wrinkles....

[veggiechicken]

Oh dear - Pretty = good and Ugly = bad. I thought you wore a white hat if you were a goody........( all my hats are black )

[Mikey]

I thought you wore a white hat if you were a goody........( all my hats are black )

I would say that all depends on how tall and pointy the hat is.

[Bill HH]

Have a humbug, Bill
I'm going to buy loads of them - we're going to need them soon

Bah

Rather than Scrooge i am more known to my family as victor Melrdrew.