OT Halloween off

[CAMiller]

Not sure I could vote for someone named after a bodily function. I think he needs to change his campaign team

Is that any worse than having a PM with a surname synonymous with a man's wedding tackle?

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Not wanting to poop on the US bashing party but Soccer was in fairly common use in the UK in the 60s. Just looked through my toy cupboard and I have Subbuteo Table Soccer, Table Soccer by Waddingtons and my 1968/9 Division 1 stickers album is called Soccer Stars.

Anyway, don't forget Thanksgiving is coming up soon lads so get your turkeys and pumpkin pies ordered before it's too late

Soccer is quite British being a corruption of the word association as in association football.

[rolymiller]

Not wanting to poop on the US bashing party but Soccer was in fairly common use in the UK in the 60s. Just looked through my toy cupboard and I have Subbuteo Table Soccer, Table Soccer by Waddingtons and my 1968/9 Division 1 stickers album is called Soccer Stars.

Always preferred Waddingtons to subbuteo easier to control and more realistic i thought. I also thought the flat cardboard pitch was better than the subbuteo one which I couldn't get flat without getting mi mum to iron it!

[Pocket rocket]

Looks like our back four

[ragingpup]

Always preferred Waddingtons to subbuteo easier to control and more realistic i thought. I also thought the flat cardboard pitch was better than the subbuteo one which I couldn't get flat without getting mi mum to iron it!

I used to be formidable at Subbuteo. If ever I lost I'd fling the pieces at the wall and bust them. I ran a tight ship.

[great_fire]

Trick or treating has British origins

"Despite the concept of trick-or-treating originating in Britain and Ireland in the form of souling and guising, the use of the term "trick or treat" at the doors of homeowners was not common until the 1980s."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

"Despite the concept of trick-or-treating originating in Britain and Ireland in the form of souling and guising, the use of the term "trick or treat" at the doors of homeowners was not common until the 1980s."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

What’s laughable is that as your kids are growing up you fill their heads with “ say no to strangers”, the bogey man, don’t take sweets from strangers etc etc

Then along comes hallowe’en and they are encouraged to knock on doors and ask for sweets

Chavdom is a weird place

[great_fire]

At least they're asking for sweets.

In some places it's demanding money with menaces.

[CAMiller]

In some places it's demanding money with menaces.

Penny for the Guyers were doing that 50+ years ago so nothing new there then. Like other traditions, trick or treating is aimed at little kids but has developed a more 'adult' nature for older kids/younger adults with ***ually themed costumes, alcohol, wife swapping...etc.

[rolymiller]

Penny for the Guyers were doing that 50+ years ago so nothing new there then. Like other traditions, trick or treating is aimed at little kids but has developed a more 'adult' nature for older kids/younger adults with ***ually themed costumes, alcohol, wife swapping...etc.

Ok I promise to stop Camiller...