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BK · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:40 am Post subject: It's Happened!!

I honestly didn't think it would take off here, but, Downsey, my grandson, is off to a Halloween party.

What's next??? Thanksgiving?? I blame the big retailers, sell, sell, sell.

I still hope he enjoys it

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Graham-Jilly · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:53 am Post subject:

I hope he has a good time
but it aint an Assie thing
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BK · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:55 am Post subject:

johnreid · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:11 am Post subject:

Thanksgiving is entirely different from Halloween, a truly good Holiday. Of course, I live in the middle of nowhere so you saw more Halloween than I did.
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gd9704 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:18 am Post subject:

Halloween is a big deal around here.

Here is my son's costume this year--sort of steam-related, too!

Thomas the Tank Engine!

metalhead100 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject:

HAhaha

We adults are dressing up to take the little ones out....Wait till you see my get-up.

I have to glue a bunch of prosthetic stuff to my face....takes a hour or so to do it all.

When I was in High school....I worked at several haunted houses and trails.

Great fun!

Jim
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newsteamer123 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:

im going rolling cheer leaders houses

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Keith S · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

You don't have Hallowe'en in Australia? Wow, I thought that was a constant in English-speaking countries.

I don't like how it has gotten to kids buying plastic costumes in Wal-mart, and teenage girls using the occasion to dress like floozies, I've always enjoyed the more traditional aspect of the event (I say "event" because it's not a holiday in Canada),

The concept of protecting oneself from malevolent forces at the onset of winter is spooky and fun, carving menacing faces in Pumpkins and dressing up as an imp or a goblin, so the dead will pass you by as they trek off to hell at the end of the harvest, it's delicious, even if it is sort of pagan. Sometimes I regret that our culture doesn't believe in that stuff anymore. Of course, in Australia it's springtime, so the idea of having a ceremony to ward off evil winter spirits must seem a little ridiculous.

Perhaps far in the future, we will dress as Bankers and Real Estate speculators, in the ceremonial hopes that these malevolent forces will pass us by and leave us alone as they begin their trek to hell at the end of the fiscal year.

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Bugsy · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

Halloween became established in Sweden about 1997 after several years of intensive effort from commercial interests.
Now it's a big thing, people dressing up and kids demanding candy.
But I know where the little b*ggers live.

Here is a little Halloween friend for Dauntless.

This is the scariest pumpkin I've seen this year, none other than Chuck Norris!

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Les · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:41 am Post subject:

I had a visit from a little witch last night but before she got to me she had been apple bobbing and the makeup had gone.

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James · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject:

Halloween is a very American thing, I think.

Thankfully we get none of it around where we are. Once some kids knocked on me Nanna's door while we were there. Me old man answered and said "Do a trick and disappear, or I'll treat you to a kick up the arse". Did the trick

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madeinenglang · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:

newsteamer123 · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject:

well i was supposed to go rollin but couldnt on account the appointment for my cast got cancled

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Keith S · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:45 am Post subject:

johnreid · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:03 am Post subject:

Not that I like it, but financially, Halloween is the second most profitable holiday for retail, next to Christmas.
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