bloody yankees....

All hallows eve.

Another Northern Hemisphere festival that makes little sense in Australia

WHY ARE THOSE LOLLIES CALLED CANDY CORNS?!

someone answer me

cos they look like corn kernels?

Another Northern Hemisphere festival that makes little sense in Australia

Another reason to celebrate... something. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Happy halloween everyone!

hah yeah...not the orange and white parts though.

dodgy corn kernels maybe.

what do you actually celebrate?

Another Northern Hemisphere festival that makes little sense in Australia

Yeah, 'cause its hard to be scared when you worship the giant nuclear ball in the sky and yer 'kulcha' is booze and pokies

what's wrong with coopting some old religious holy day as an excuse to dress up weird and appease the spirits of the dead?

what do you actually celebrate?

its All Hallows Eve - the day before the Catholic All Saints Day

so you only celebrte if your catholic? or if your not?

my dad used to lecture the fuck out of kids that would come knocking on our door for lollies about what country we were living in. any excuse, really :)

CB finally starts a thread about something that isn't him complaining about the state of music or culture or conversely about himself, and yer all so focused on hating him that you can't see the woods for the trees.

Relax, eat some lollies, have some fun.

Looks more like maize, supercute, rather than sweet corn.

Neither do I Gnomey, any excuse for a party. But we used to have Guy Fawkes night around now. That's completely gone, and halloween is more prevalent.

I think I'd prefer dangerous fireworks than cheap lollies.

so you only celebrte if your catholic? or if your not?

nah, in the States you celebrate whatever you are... though most people don't take it as seriously as people do equivlent holidays like Day of the Dead and Walpurgisnaht

I think I'd prefer dangerous fireworks than cheap lollies.

i never ate the candy i collected.... i used to sell it. for me it was all about dressing up in costume and going out with my mates

seems like people do that every weekend here

cool thanks for the info, peronsally i don't have time to celebrate or acknowledge anything but xmas way too busy :) Happy halloween to those who do. Any one trick or treating?

Now this thread could go really well if (a) no-one lays into Brimstone for being a yank, & (b) Brimstone doesn't retaliate with coarse generalisations about Australian culture.

chris, in australia it is widely accepted that halloween is just a stupid american thing and its not really embraced in australia, regardless of religious beliefs.

the majority of people on this board would probably have been raised with halloween not really being a big deal.

just putting it out there.

there goes (a)

fuck,turns radio down.......shhhh

If the kids come a knocking I will not hear them, I've arched up the Dead Kennedys!

I did however buy them chocolate treats in the case that they are able to take me unaware.

They just got me, 3 of them, a witch, a little ghost and something else. I'd just had a shave (I'm terrible at shaving, blood everywhere, I don't bother wiping it off 'cos it just makes a mess on the hand towel) So I answer the door and give them some small Cherry Ripes and the witch says,* Oh I love them* and the little ghost is just stairing at my blood covered face and Jello's on in the background, I'm just wishing it wasn't so loud.

haha. shit i dont have anything to give them, but it's raining, and i dont think any kids live in coolsie fitzroy

k2, you should be in line for a few good tricks tonight then. fitroy kids are feral.

i've got a plate of rice salad,

come to daddy.

What's your address cheezel? I'm gonna send my kids over.

Mrs STEWSTER told me off for not having the door bell turned on. Shit I turned that off months ago. No wonder we don't get visitors.

just tell em to walk till they can hear metal BLASTING from a house,

and they've got some salad action!

Good to have the house to yourself and a clean dog cheezel. Kids on their way... no wait, mum just put them to bed.

Angelic has 3 kids? Hope they give you some of their stash.

i'm dressing as robert goulet

RED SHIIIIPS OF SPAAAAIN!!!!!!!

just had some little shits bang on the door like about 5 separate times (getting louder each time) until mum told em to THAT'S ENOUGH PISS ORF! OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE!

hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

she'll call the cops on some kids. shit! what's that all about?

my mum's bf had already answered the door twice saying ''trick! - we've got no treats'' cuz none of us thought to buy any. But the kid kept coming back and knocking louder.

Just started over here with the door knocking. 3:30pm caught me off guard - I figured at least a 5pm start.