There is no doubt where the blame lies.
We need this in Australia like we need a hole in our heads that wasn’t there before.
What’s wrong with Halloween? An ancient tradition of our mostly English/European heritage.
Carmen_Sandiego said:
What’s wrong with Halloween? An ancient tradition of our mostly English/European heritage.
Nothing. Apart from the fact that it is designed as a pagan festival to ward off the demons that attack stored harvest produce through the long cold freeze-in of northern winters.. Look out your window.. see any snow?
Has nothing to do with selling lollies and goulish action figures.
to be fair, Christmas has nothing to do with family airing of grievances during a drunken bbq.. but we all embrace that once a year
Arts said:
to be fair, Christmas has nothing to do with family airing of grievances during a drunken bbq.. but we all embrace that once a year
which is why we don’t need halloween too.
Did you see the trick or treaters that fell from a collapsed stair?
I don’t like the idea of kids annoying their neighbours with trick-or-treat, but apart from that I have nothing against Halloween.
Bubble Car said:
I don’t like the idea of kids annoying their neighbours with trick-or-treat, but apart from that I have nothing against Halloween.
It is my point precisely.. What makes a stay at home father get up and enforce his trespass against me?
answer = Woolworths.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#History
interesting history.
just another festival.
the trick or treating is a ‘community’ thing.
like a moving street party.
or a good looting.
Arts said:
or a good looting.
After a disaster, why do humans loot? What part of their psychology makes them do it?
So, having a look at that wiki link, I suppose I will just have to make soul cakes next year. I wonder what kids would think of that. I could cook anything into them.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:or a good looting.
After a disaster, why do humans loot? What part of their psychology makes them do it?
maybe it’s primal. “crap, something bad has happened, let me collect anything that might help me survive”
or maybe some people are just arseholes and the rest get caught up in the moment.
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Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:or a good looting.
After a disaster, why do humans loot? What part of their psychology makes them do it?
maybe it’s primal. “crap, something bad has happened, let me collect anything that might help me survive”
or maybe some people are just arseholes and the rest get caught up in the moment.
I was waiting for the bloke to turn up with the magic chook poo rice straw bales.. Listening to the ABC radio talking about things from carbon sequestration to free range legal mumbo jumbo, while attempting to make a low grade rolling flash opal polish up as something which wasn’t a shop front without a shop behind…
The magic bales turned up.. the only thing legit about it was that
a)they were bales(of a fashion)
(b)there was the expectd amount that could fit in a trailer.
©they had indeed had chooks shiting on them
(d)the school fete made $50 bucks out of me.
(e)Paul got rid of some rubbish
(f)I got to discuss the realities of the shop front s of CCS and Free Range.. with him.
(g)I got a trailer load of bales so loose and dusty, I’ll need a shovel a wheelbarrow and a dust mask to use them.
roughbarked said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:After a disaster, why do humans loot? What part of their psychology makes them do it?
maybe it’s primal. “crap, something bad has happened, let me collect anything that might help me survive”
or maybe some people are just arseholes and the rest get caught up in the moment.
I was waiting for the bloke to turn up with the magic chook poo rice straw bales.. Listening to the ABC radio talking about things from carbon sequestration to free range legal mumbo jumbo, while attempting to make a low grade rolling flash opal polish up as something which wasn’t a shop front without a shop behind…
The magic bales turned up.. the only thing legit about it was that
a)they were bales(of a fashion)
(b)there was the expectd amount that could fit in a trailer.
©they had indeed had chooks shiting on them
(d)the school fete made $50 bucks out of me.
(e)Paul got rid of some rubbish
(f)I got to discuss the realities of the shop front s of CCS and Free Range.. with him.
(g)I got a trailer load of bales so loose and dusty, I’ll need a shovel a wheelbarrow and a dust mask to use them.
I forgot to add
(h)as a further to the free range thing.. I found that the reason the chooks were shitting on the hay was that it was some RSPCA requirement.. So we did discuss the whole shop front thing
I’d rather embrace wassailling. Going out in midwinter, drinking cider, and yelling at trees.
Yes that would be fun.
>Wassail (Middle English wæs hæl, literally ‘good health’ or ‘be you healthy’) refers both to the salute ‘Waes Hail’ and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider traditionally drunk as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient southern English drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year.
roughbarked said:
There is no doubt where the blame lies.We need this in Australia like we need a hole in our heads that wasn’t there before.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Photografix/Seasonal/pumpkin1.jpg
LIGHTEN UP You Old Grouch! :-p
It’s folks like you who make folks like me set flaming sacks of roo poo on your doorstep
ring the doorbell and giggle in the bushes watching your natural reaction to stomp out the fire!
!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Photografix/Seasonal/flaming_bag_of_poop.jpg
hahahahahahhhahahahahahahahahahahahha snort hahahahahah
if the only thing you can come up with for making your life miserable is complaining about halloween you don’t have much to complain about
wookiemeister said:
if the only thing you can come up with for making your life miserable is complaining about halloween you don’t have much to complain about
I don’t really care either way. I’m always up for a good party but what does annoy me is that people suddenly out of the blue expect me to cater for trick and treat and come armed with parents who want to go to fisticuffs if I am not prepared for doling out jaw breakers and gob stoppers.
I certainly don’t want them to sue me for tripping over a stick while coming up the path.
Bring on Wassailing day. :)
Bubble Car said:
Yes that would be fun.>Wassail (Middle English wæs hæl, literally ‘good health’ or ‘be you healthy’) refers both to the salute ‘Waes Hail’ and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider traditionally drunk as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient southern English drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year.
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Wassail \Was“sail\, n. l (or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking a health. The form wes is imperative. See {Was}, and {Whole}.]
1. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one. Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of Walter Calenius, that this lady , the daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine, exclaimed, Lord king waes heil, that is, literally, Health be to you. —N. Drake. 2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. “In merry wassail he . . . peals his loud song.” —Sir W. Scott. The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail. —Shak. The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail. —Prescott. 3. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; — called also {lamb’s wool}. A jolly wassail bowl, A wassail of good ale. —Old Song. 4. A festive or drinking song or glee. Have you done your wassail! ‘T is a handsome, drowsy ditty, I’ll assure you. —Beau. & Fl.Ogmog said:
roughbarked said:
There is no doubt where the blame lies.We need this in Australia like we need a hole in our heads that wasn’t there before.
LIGHTEN UP You Old Grouch! :-p
It’s folks like you who make folks like me set flaming sacks of roo poo on your doorstep
ring the doorbell and giggle in the bushes watching your natural reaction to stomp out the fire!
http://www.smh.com.au/world/trickortreating-children-given-cocaine-20121102-28nir.html
Children out trick-or-treating in northern England on Halloween got more than they bargained for when they were given bags of cocaine instead of sweets, police say.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with possession of class A drugs after the children’s parents found the resealable plastic bags on Wednesday night and took them to the police in Royton, outside the northwestern city of Manchester.
“Snap bags containing white powder were taken to the police and examined. It was confirmed that the bags contained cocaine. The bags had been given to children on Mendip Close, Royton, who were out trick-or-treating,” police said
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/trickortreating-children-given-cocaine-20121102-28nir.html#ixzz2B1NYtkha
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-02/man-arrested-over-la-halloween-shooting/4348530
Also:
“Man arrested over LA Halloween shooting
Police in Los Angeles say they have arrested a man suspected of shooting at least four people at a university Halloween party.Witnesses reported a “mob of people” fleeing from the main campus building of the University of Southern California in the moments after the shooting.
The campus was shut down and students were urged to stay indoors while police searched for the gunman.”
^ the mind boggles.
I said: .. “Sorry to say but I had no idea that parents would expect me to ruin their childrens health and abuse me for not doing so.
him from Chattanooga said: .. So glad the values and thinking of an American Halloween has come to your shores. I still find it odd that the same churches here that lecture us about the evils of the rampant witchcraft and therefore evil in the ‘HP’ books (no, not “Higher Power”) and so eager to celebrate a pagan ritual inside their buildings. hmmmmm
and the religions that have such strict dietary guidelines (SDA, LDS) also hand out candy to the youngest (and therefor innocent) of their congregation inside their buildings in the belief they are keeping the children “safe”.
anyone here access project gutenberg? i get Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
Boris said:
anyone here access project gutenberg? i get ForbiddenYou don’t have permission to access / on this server.
I can access both the Oz one and the other one.
thanks kii. i try again. i will.
www.gutenberg.org
has landed here.
Boris said:
thanks kii. i try again. i will.
You’re welcome! Have a nice day!
Boris said:
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anyone here access project gutenberg? i get ForbiddenYou don’t have permission to access / on this server.
http://gutenberg.net.au/
I searched on google and got to those pages, no worries.
It’s probably just a WAliens’ thing – it seems they have run out of ‘?’ and might be running low on ‘!’.
hmmmmmm i wonder why i can’t access them? i googled to get them too.
Boris said:
hmmmmmm i wonder why i can’t access them? i googled to get them too.
probably a server issue?
weird, i can access it with IE but not Opera.
Boris said:
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weird, i can access it with IE but not Opera.
loved Halloween when my kids were young
