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Avoid Halloween!

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Avoid Halloween!
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#41
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 26, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Halloween is an American thing that seems to have infested our shores in the last few years.

Nothing to do with religion or paganism but just an excuse to dress up as a sexy witch.

As such I whole heartedly approve of it.



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#42
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 26, 2014 at 12:41 pm (This post was last modified: October 26, 2014 at 12:42 pm by Rahul.)
In the last few years? It's been infested over here longer than I've been alive.

It comes from Ireland.
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#43
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 2:41 am
The first Halloween was when all of those zombies popped out of their graves and went to visit their buddies in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified. They got ticked because they didn't get any candy so they ate their buddies' brains.
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#44
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 2:59 am
Halloween is a fun time, why fuck it up with stupid beliefs, chill out, and let those who enjoy it, enjoy it.
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#45
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 4:14 am (This post was last modified: October 29, 2014 at 4:17 am by LastPoet.)
Here in Portugal we have some more prevalent holidays of that sort like "Carnaval, Entrudo" or Mardi Gras for the US citizens. Every country, even region, has it's way to celebrate it, e.g. Brazil. Here people wear costumes, play pranks, they make these cars with alot of political satire (go Torres Vedras!) and generally get drunk. It is around February, it's a mobile holiday, calculated on the number of days before easter.

I noticed kids here are already taught about halloween and do go for candy on halloween. I's a recent thing and kids like it (better than being home all year around).I see no reason why shouldn't happen, the only consequence being tired parents.
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#46
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 5:32 am
(October 29, 2014 at 4:14 am)LastPoet Wrote: the only consequence being tired parents.

Oh.... and money blown on candy... and the subsequent dentist visits.

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#47
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 8:43 am
(October 26, 2014 at 12:34 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Halloween is an American thing that seems to have infested our shores in the last few years.

Nothing to do with religion or paganism but just an excuse to dress up as a sexy witch.

As such I whole heartedly approve of it.

If 12 year old witches are your thing.....
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#48
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 11:27 am
(October 29, 2014 at 8:43 am)Chuck Wrote: If 12 year old witches are your thing.....

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#49
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 29, 2014 at 11:41 am
(October 29, 2014 at 2:59 am)psychoslice Wrote: Halloween is a fun time, why fuck it up with stupid beliefs, chill out, and let those who enjoy it, enjoy it.

Which is why it pisses me off when some jackass leaves a Jesus pamphlet in my kids trick-or-treat bag.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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#50
RE: Avoid Halloween!
October 30, 2014 at 12:08 am (This post was last modified: October 30, 2014 at 12:09 am by Drich.)
(October 26, 2014 at 12:34 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Halloween is an American thing that seems to have infested our shores in the last few years.

Nothing to do with religion or paganism but just an excuse to dress up as a sexy witch.

As such I whole heartedly approve of it.

I guess the sexy boy witch costume hasn't made it over there yet.Eeeew
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