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[_] trick or treaters (was How difficult / How costly ?)

andrew holway andrew at moonet.co.uk
Thu Nov 1 11:41:56 GMT 2007

Actually it was treat or be tricked. Im sure in some parts of the city
the traditional turning tricks for treats went unaffected.



On 01/11/2007, Christian Wach <needle at haystack.co.uk> wrote:
> On 1 Nov 2007, at 10:54, Steve Kirtley wrote:
>
> > We got two groups all night, very very poor turn out.
>
> I'd happily give treats to children who turn up in the spirit of
> "guising", where they had to *actually perform a trick* to get a
> treat. Sadly, this practice seems to have been replaced by an awful
> Americanised "treat us or we intimidate you" variety. Let's hope the
> poor turn out you experienced is a sign that this is on the wane.
>
> Happy Samhain!
>
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