Hardly begging
more asking.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:07, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Disturbing people's evenings by knocking on their door to demand sweets when saying no will result in something unpleasant is not just "asking".
It should be illegal.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:09, Reply)

^This.
Unless the kids have a dead-fit mum
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:11, Reply)

They don't
I peeked through the curtains.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:12, Reply)

I take your point
maybe we get a different class of trick and treater. Usually they're just small kids with a group of parents who knock, wait a moment then leave if the door isn't answered, and who only want sweets.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:13, Reply)

Even that is bad enough.
How would you feel on another night of the year if your evening was disturbed by a knock at the door to find someone you don't know demanding something?
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:15, Reply)

What I'm saying is
I'm not bothered. Here it's not an issue obviously, but even at home, if we want we can ignore it, if not giving out a few sweets on ONE night of the year is hardly terrible. It's not a license to do what they want, nor is it very often.

Your point of any other night doesn't hold water. It's a fairly long standing tradition that doesn't happen on any other night.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:18, Reply)

We had them last Sunday, Friday night, last night and tonight.
It's not that longstanding either - it's an Americanism that has existed for about 30 years over here.

In Battered's Britain it will be illegal.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:22, Reply)

Well different POV
we only get them on one night here.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:26, Reply)

Reasonable people can disagree.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:27, Reply)

This is true
My mother just phoned so I enquired about trick or treaters to back my point up, and apparantly the stupid children lined both sides of a narrow country road so she almost ran them over. No loss to the gene pool there
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:33, Reply)

There would be a certain irony to child slaughter on Halloween.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:38, Reply)

Bring your daughter to the slaughter!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:40, Reply)

I'm pretty sure that's where the tradition
of masks evolved from,
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:59, Reply)

That's an idea, maybe debt collection agencies could send their heavies round on Hallowe'en with Scream masks and baseball bats.
It would lighten the arduous task of debt collection and make Hallowe'en a bit more exciting for householders. Especially the ones that live nearby and don't actually have any debts.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:19, Reply)

I've just had 3 more kids knocking at the door.
I didn't answer it, I just shouted through the glass, 'I'm on the sex offenders register, if I answer the door to you, I'll be in prison by this time tomorrow'
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:17, Reply)

POTD

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:17, Reply)

Cheers!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:26, Reply)

Hello Legless.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:27, Reply)

hahahaha

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:28, Reply)

This will result in your door being kicked down tomorrow
and PEEDO being scrawled on your walls
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:19, Reply)

Cock it.
I've only just cleaned up after the last time.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:21, Reply)

See, this is why I like you.
EDIT - because you make remarks like this, not that you're on the register.
(berk, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:54, Reply)

Evening berk!
I'm going to eat my dinner now, but I'll be back later to mock you and hot-bloke!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 20:05, Reply)

One or two, that's fine
It's every two minutes, and they're banging on my windows. Only mothers with them, never dad's. Don't want to make a sweeping assumption, but...
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:11, Reply)

To be honest I don't get many.

( girlinthehole, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:12, Reply)

Dads?

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:13, Reply)

Yup them as well.

( girlinthehole, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:14, Reply)

You rarely meet FILFs
but to be fair, I think the brats would put you off
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:23, Reply)

Just in case you were wondering.
Most blokes with kids don't have stretch marks.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:25, Reply)

For the dads it's all in the eyes
The look of someone who has been broken inside. Still wondering and hoping about what might have been.
( djtrialprice, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:31, Reply)

alright dj
you still gigging it up on tuesday?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:34, Reply)

woo and indeed yay
Excited about it just a bit. For large values of bit.
( djtrialprice, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:42, Reply)

excellent news
what time are you arriving in London?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:49, Reply)

not sure
Depends when I can escape from work. Want to meet up beforehand and have a drink or ten?
( djtrialprice, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:55, Reply)

Now I am newly moneyed up
this is possible. Let me know what time :)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:57, Reply)

will do Amberlina

( djtrialprice, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 20:02, Reply)

I'm in the attic
Listening to Deep Purple at a volume which is unlikely to help my Tinnitus.

I may have had some little scotes braying on my door, but I can't hear them.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Sun 31 Oct 2010, 19:15, Reply)