Bloody halloween

DoreSlamR · 31-10-2008, 08:08 PM

So I was having a nice nanna nap just now when someone goes and knocks on my door, thinking it was the old man dropping round coz he's heading back up north tomorrow I didn't think too much of it.
Still half asleep I go to open the door where I got the bejesus scared out of me!

TRICK OR TREAT!@@#*&(^$#@@$!

I nearly fall over in shock and start mumbling I..I got no candy see....next door!

SLAM

Damn kids

Isn't Halloween on the 26th? I didn't know we even did it here

RG · 31-10-2008, 08:10 PM

Bloody American rubbish tradition trying to force it's way onto our shores with damn children knocking on my door during beer time wanting free stuff grrrrrr grizzle grizzle grumble mutter

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DoreSlamR · 31-10-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Bloody American rubbish tradition trying to force it's way onto our shores with damn children knocking on my door during beer time wanting free stuff grrrrrr grizzle grizzle grumble mutter

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Damn I'm grumpy when I get woken up

Should I have given them a beer? I think that's all I got in the fridge at the moment?

Oh and some cheese slices

If more come they're gettin cheese N beer!

pauljh74 · 01-11-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Bloody American rubbish tradition trying to force it's way onto our shores with damn children knocking on my door during beer time wanting free stuff grrrrrr grizzle grizzle grumble mutter

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
Where did it originate?

RG · 01-11-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pauljh74

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
Where did it originate?

Who cares? It is completely Americanised and is rubbish.

How many here can say they went Trick or Treating when they were a kid? I didn't (no one I knew did) and I'm only 26.

gtxb67 · 01-11-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Who cares? It is completely Americanised and is rubbish.

How many here can say they went Trick or Treating when they were a kid? I didn't (no one I knew did) and I'm only 26.

i never did, but alot of kids my age did back in the late 70's. i have no doubts, we got more back then, than any time since. having worked afternoon shift for most of my life, i have never been likely to see any though

i am never prepared for them, but why not give them lollies if they are polite. if we tell them to go away, are we not just encouraging them to lack respect for us too

i went to the shops to get lollies around 8pm yesterday and thankfully no more showed up - so i will be popping a few zits this week

merlin · 03-11-2008, 09:03 AM

Man guns down trick or treater with AK47...cites fear of being robbed

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SUMTER, S.C. – An ex-convict who thought he was being robbed gunned down a 12-year-old trick-or-treater, spraying nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside his home after hearing a knock on the door, police said Saturday.

Quentin Patrick, 22, is accused of killing 12-year-old T.J. Darrisaw on Friday night. T.J.'s 9-year-old brother, Ahmadre Darrisaw, and their father, Freddie Grinnell, were injured but were released after being treated at a hospital.

The family attended a Halloween celebration in downtown Sumter, 45 miles east of Columbia, then stopped at Patrick's house because the porch light was on, police said. Another sibling was with them, but wasn't hurt.

Police said at least two of the boys were wearing ghoulish masks when they knocked on the door. The boys' mother and a toddler stayed in the car nearby.

Patrick emptied his AK-47, shooting at least 29 times through his front door, walls and windows after hearing the knock, Police Chief Patty Patterson said.

He told police he had been robbed and shot in the past year.

"He wasn't going to be robbed again, and he wasn't going to be shot again," Patterson said Saturday at a news conference.

She said T.J., a bright young man, suffered multiple wounds, including a fatal shot to his head. No one answered the door at the family's home Saturday.

"This is by far one of the worst tragedies that I have had to personally experience," Patterson said. "It happened basically because kids were out doing what they would normally do on Halloween."

Patrick has been charged with murder, three counts of assault and battery with intent to kill, and one count of assault with intent to kill.

Police said they also charged a 19-year-old in his home, Ericka Patrice Pee, with obstruction of justice when she was caught trying to run away after the shooting with $7,500 in cash. Patterson did not give an explanation for the money.

Pee's 2-year-old daughter was inside during the shooting and is now being cared for by family members.

Patterson said Patrick had multiple drug convictions but police do not believe he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the shooting. Authorities did not know if Patrick or Pee had attorneys. Both are being held without bond.

A man who identified himself as Patrick's brother but declined to give his name said in a call to The Associated Press that he believed Patrick was suffering from post-traumatic stress after a break-in last December. The man's account matched the information police provided.

"We want to let his family know that this is a total tragic accident," he said. "He was trying to protect his family."

Patrick's home is off a busy, two-lane road in Sumter, a city of about 40,000 people. On Saturday, shattered glass still covered the front stoop and about 20 bullet holes peppered the front door and a front-window casement. A firefighter used a hose to wash bloodstains away.

The shooting shocked residents of a neighborhood where most people know each other well.

"I just hate it that that little kid got killed. It used to be the quietest place. I knew everybody and everybody knew me," said Vivian Johnson, 81, who lives two doors from Patrick and Pee but said she did not know them.

County Councilman Charles Edens said he lives just a few blocks away and passed the crime scene on his way back from trick-or-treating with his 13-year-old daughter, who was upset by the news.

"It's going to put a dampening on Halloween," Eden said. "I would think twice about going to a door that we don't know who lives behind."

Rodp · 01-11-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Who cares? It is completely Americanised and is rubbish.

How many here can say they went Trick or Treating when they were a kid? I didn't (no one I knew did) and I'm only 26.

My parents did, and they've never been to America.

Riksta · 01-11-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell

How many here can say they went Trick or Treating when they were a kid? I didn't (no one I knew did) and I'm only 26.

28 here, and as a kid my parents absolutely loathed the idea of me & my brother (now 25) going trick or treating, so we never did.

Never really bothered me too much, coz they would stock up with lollies for those kids that DID come knocking, and when it was all over, I think I would end up with more lollies than any of the trick or treaters ever got ;)

fairmont1998 · 31-10-2008, 08:14 PM

I've ignored the door all night, even though they can clearly see/hear the TV through the loungeroom window next to the door. Stupid American tradition.

burnz · 31-10-2008, 08:14 PM

yeah copped that shyte tonight sorry no phone's, power, valentine's roses, halloween, junk mail.
see winston the bull dog he'll sort you out.

**Charliewool** · 31-10-2008, 08:14 PM

Nearly emptied the lollie jar here with these kids ringing the doorbell... (ooops, that could be construed as something more sinister)

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Bucknaked · 31-10-2008, 08:16 PM

I put signs up on the door this year. A few years back when i had no treats, the little buggers knocked of my front door bell button and another time had my letter box vandalized.

sgt_doofey · 31-10-2008, 08:23 PM

The tradition in America is that if you are home and welcoming trick or treaters, then you leave your front porch light on.
That is what the people did last year when I was over there. Maybe we need to introduce that over here as well.

**Charliewool** · 31-10-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

The tradition in America is that if you are home and welcoming trick or treaters, then you leave your front porch light on.
That is what the people did last year when I was over there. Maybe we need to introduce that over here as well.

Taking the globe out now

fiery · 31-10-2008, 08:36 PM

Well I have upset quite a few of the moronic parents that walk around with their kids tonight. Simply by asking the kids what they are celebrating and why? Told them I would give them a chocolate bar if they could tell me what the meaning of Halloween was all about..

I still got my chocolate bars sitting nicely in my frij and got told off by a few parents for being so mean, all I could do was laugh

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Good thing about living in this street at the moment is that if some mongrel comes anywhere near the yard the rotti a few doors down goes mental, so on goes the light and off they scamper

b2tf · 31-10-2008, 08:42 PM

In retrospect answering the door wearing blue overalls, large chemical gloves and a respirator that covers most of my face and sunnies screaming WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT probably wasnt a good idea, but geez i got a good laugh out of it. i didnt know tiny skeletons could run so fast.

**Charliewool** · 31-10-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fiery

Well I have upset quite a few of the moronic parents that walk around with their kids tonight. Simply by asking the kids what they are celebrating and why? Told them I would give them a chocolate bar if they could tell me what the meaning of Halloween was all about..

I still got my chocolate bars sitting nicely in my frij and got told off by a few parents for being so mean, all I could do was laugh

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Good thing about living in this street at the moment is that if some mongrel comes anywhere near the yard the rotti a few doors down goes mental, so on goes the light and off they scamper

:the_finge Oh Fiery you nasty pastie.
You now realise that you'll be labelled the wicked witch of the street that boils and eats children?

gozza · 03-11-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fiery

Well I have upset quite a few of the moronic parents that walk around with their kids tonight. Simply by asking the kids what they are celebrating and why? Told them I would give them a chocolate bar if they could tell me what the meaning of Halloween was all about..

Wow - nice way to be a patronising know it all.

I commend you on instilling knowledge onto our misguided youths
Play the the game or don't.

Yellow_Festiva · 31-10-2008, 08:31 PM

Not a fan at all.... actually... totally against it.

They talk about it on the radio like it is a bloody Aussie tradition. We are not the 51st state, lets keep it that way.....

Laminge · 31-10-2008, 08:44 PM

Absolutely love it, when else can one wear a mankini shaving cream, mask and go around scaring the hell out of the neighbours kids that keep kicking that damn ball into your yard.

**Charliewool** · 31-10-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

Absolutely love it, when else can one wear a mankini shaving cream, mask and go around scaring the hell out of the neighbours kids that keep kicking that damn ball into your yard.

The Admin team finally revealed

DoreSlamR · 31-10-2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

Absolutely love it, when else can one wear a mankini shaving cream, mask and go around scaring the hell out of the neighbours kids that keep kicking that damn ball into your yard.

I dunno about you but the one in pink looks a bit too excited
And the one in green just realised he ISN'T a tripod

MITCHAY · 31-10-2008, 08:46 PM

Got the stereo pumped so I can't hear the little bastards

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fiery · 31-10-2008, 08:48 PM

A friend just rang me and told me about her being threatened by some father because she told the kids that as far as she was aware we were all in Australia, not America. That if they wanted to celebrate this rot then they should all disappear over to the States (kid runs off crying)

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OMG gotta love this rubbish.

burnz · 31-10-2008, 08:47 PM

telly tubbie's look out.

XR6-VCT-2000 · 31-10-2008, 08:56 PM

Oh come on you pack of meanies ! ..lol , I hate halloween too and don't agree with it , but if its something to keep the kids happy then so be it ! , it's only once a year !.

Maybe I'm just more sympathetic towards them cos' I dont have kids ! ..lol, but gee a bag of $2 lollies spread out between the kids to keep them happy is all good imo, regardless of what its celebrating / even if it is a yankee tradition. cheers.

Laminge · 31-10-2008, 08:58 PM

Got one....

**Charliewool** · 31-10-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

Got one....

Just spat my crownie all over the keyboard... You nut

schnoods · 31-10-2008, 09:02 PM

HAha funny as pics.

Had a couple of 13 year olds come this arvo and trick or treated. I asked em arent you a bit old for it? They replied just that everyone was doing it.

So for a joke a rock up with a spud and an onion and they were more confused. They didnt want them.