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, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

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)