Brixton news, rumours and general chat - October 2012

[nagapie]

There's a lovely looking Halloween kids' party on outside Herne Hill station on Wednesday 31st with all kinds of exciting things happening from 5pm for those who prefer not to take the kids out Trick or Treating. http://www.hernehillforum.org.uk/news/childrens-halloween-event-wed-31-october?utm_source=Herne Hill Forum Newsletter master list&utm_campaign=142ef1404c-Herne Hill e-Newsletter Oct 18th 2012&utm_medium=email

Thanks, will take mine down there for a bit if it's dry. He loves vampires so much, last night he told me two vampires came to his room and one got in his bed and he wasn't even scared.

 

[twistedAM]

Must be a Yorkshire thing too, cos it's also a tradition there. American? Don't think so

Mother's Day, Father's day, Valentine's Day were all celebrated too before Hallmark got their hands on them.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

What sort of tobyjug-esque weirdo would spend the whole evening sitting in the dark to avoid Halloween?

 

[Greebo]

What sort of tobyjug-esque weirdo would spend the whole evening sitting in the dark to avoid Halloween?

FWIW anyone who turns up here after dark on the 31st will probably get very short shrift. Nothing personal - disturb me while I'm in the middle of something and you won't be thanked.

 

[ajdown]

What sort of tobyjug-esque weirdo would spend the whole evening sitting in the dark to avoid Halloween?

Me, for one. I have no desire to waste my money buying "treats" for mobs turning up on my doorstep threatening to do things to me or my property if I don't give them stuff.

One thing I can tell you for sure is that none of my children will ever be involved in anything like that.

 

[Winot]

Me, for one. I have no desire to waste my money buying "treats" for mobs turning up on my doorstep threatening to do things to me or my property if I don't give them stuff.

One thing I can tell you for sure is that none of my children will ever be involved in anything like that.

A mob, in action:

 

[DietCokeGirl]

Miserable lot - sure ignore the teenage kids who make no effort bar a 99p scream mask, for younger kids and those who have a decent costume are welcome to a treat.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Teenagers need treats too

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I think anything on my estate where there's positive interaction between adults and teenagers (as well as sweet little toddlers from over the road) is A Good Thing, and I really don't want to hide behind the sofa in the dark.

So right I have to like it twice.
Let's just be nice to each other to a change eh, even to the teenagers. In fact, maybe even especially teenagers who have shit masks and are too self conscious to do a little trick and always get a bad press.
I'm going to buy a bag of sweets from the pound shop and let ShiftyJunior throw them out of the window. If they don't have a costume I'll ask them to recite poetry. Or do me a dance.

 

[Onket]

There are four whole pages on post offices. You are actively worrying me

Four pages about one Post Office, tbf.

 

[Onket]

So right I have to like it twice.
Let's just be nice to each other to a change eh, even to the teenagers. In fact, maybe even especially teenagers who have shit masks and are too self conscious to do a little trick and always get a bad press.
I'm going to buy a bag of sweets from the pound shop and let ShiftyJunior throw them out of the window. If they don't have a costume I'll ask them to recite poetry. Or do me a dance.

I thought it was 'give us a treat, or else we'll do a trick on you', not 'we'll do a trick, in exchange for a treat'?

Halloween is my birthday, so I didn't like it for a while, I still don't like the dressing up aspect too much, having had to do it every birthday for years, but these days I like the general halloween stuff more.

And it should be illegal to put up Christmas decorations until the orange & black decor & fake spider webs are taken down.

 

[editor]

I thought it was 'give us a treat, or else we'll do a trick on you', not 'we'll do a trick, in exchange for a treat'?

That's certainly been the general interpretation around here.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I thought it was 'give us a treat, or else we'll do a trick on you', not 'we'll do a trick, in exchange for a treat'?

Hence 'trick OR treat' instead of 'trick AND treat' (or 'trick or hide in the dark all evening').

 

[Onket]

Hence 'trick OR treat' instead of 'trick AND treat' (or 'trick or hide in the dark all evening').

Well, exactly.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

They ain't getting anything off me. I was taught not to give sweets to strangers

 

[RaverDrew]

Like a red rag to a bull

 

[Griffter]

Like a red rag to a bull

I'm going to get a similar one for carol singers. Much better that we sit in our own houses with the lights turned off and doors locked and just phone in through the TV to give our money to large coprorations, rather than encourage children to go out to their neighbours

 

[Badgers]

I have printed off 500 of these on the work computer and will be sticking them on peoples doors.

 

[Frumious B.]

my children

Please God no.....

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Please God no.....

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm going to get a similar one for carol singers. Much better that we sit in our own houses with the lights turned off and doors locked and just phone in through the TV to give our money to large coprorations, rather than encourage children to go out to their neighbours

How far do kids need to travel to be considered neighbours?

 

[quimcunx]

Like a red rag to a bull

I assume these are designed with the elderly or otherwise confuddled members of the community in mind.

Kids can be little gits though, so yeah, you're probably right.

 

[Frumious B.]

I just got a seriously pimpworthy brand new sheepskin jacket for £50 at Tique Booty. They give discounts to Brixton residents!

 

[Badgers]

Eggs off the supermarket shelves?

 

[RaverDrew]

Power cut in Tulse Hill/West Norwood apparently.

 

[colacubes]

Power cut in Tulse Hill/West Norwood apparently.

Sounds like it. Just seen a message from The Railway on facebook saying they won't be able to open for the rest of the day because of it as the road needs to be dug up to sort it out

 

[RaverDrew]

Sounds like it. Just seen a message from The Railway on facebook saying they won't be able to open for the rest of the day because of it as the road needs to be dug up to sort it out

Yeah that was my source too

 

[Pickman's model]

Yeah that was my source too

no sauce for you there though

 

[RaverDrew]

 

[Frumious B.]

Please God no.....

Thank you for voting, motion carried. AJ to be sterilised at dawn.