# An early Trick or Treat rant. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 28, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087 "2012-10-28T00:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/61 "2012-10-31T04:29:44Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Or if they were very very good in a previous life - Cumbernauld. Yes - those kids are one life short of nirvana. They certainly don’t need candy, and I have no way of procuring live grenades to help them on their way. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/62 "2012-10-31T09:47:31Z")
This thread is doing nothing to undermine the mean Scotsman stereotype. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/63 "2012-10-31T14:42:01Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > Yes - those kids are one life short of nirvana. They certainly don’t need candy, and I have no way of procuring live grenades to help them on their way. Oh well. You’re in Scotland, aren’t you? Surely you can find a Claymore lying around, somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/64 "2012-10-31T16:24:49Z")
Englishman checking in. [Here we see the CORRECT protocol for trick or treating in this country.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bv8w8) Dammit! ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/65 "2012-10-31T20:19:27Z")
I don’t see the poblem. As a kid, I usd t go trick or treating, I bet pretty much all f you did too, at least in the USA. Now it’s my turn to answer the door and hand out the treats. It was my turn and now it’s theirs. Circle of life and stuff. I think the real problem is you’re all turning into bitter selfish old farts. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/66 "2012-10-31T21:43:07Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > I think the real problem is you’re all turning into bitter selfish old farts. I resent that. I am not old. ---
**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/67 "2012-10-31T21:48:41Z")
None Not one group of kids out guising tonight. What’s the world coming to? ---
**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/68 "2012-10-31T21:53:02Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > You’re in Scotland, aren’t you? Surely you can find a Claymore lying around, somewhere. Not sure about a [Claymore](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M18_Claymore_mine) but there were rumours of some [anti tank mines](http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/29/munitions-freight-train-cheshire-arrests?newsfeed=true) kicking around Cheshire. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/69 "2012-10-31T22:49:41Z")
No, dumbarse. I meant [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore_%28sword%29) kind of Claymore. No true Scotsman, and all… ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/70 "2012-11-01T02:17:44Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > You’re in Scotland, aren’t you? Surely you can find a Claymore lying around, somewhere. No Claymores (of either type) but I could probably find a [two litre bottle of ginger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZthGdjGX0E). ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/71 "2012-11-01T02:50:44Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > No Claymores (of either type) but I could probably find a [two litre bottle of ginger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZthGdjGX0E). That’s up there with [voice recognition lift](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Wuwi9ZKxE). ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/72 "2012-11-01T10:49:29Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > No Claymores (of either type) but I could probably find a [two litre bottle of ginger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZthGdjGX0E). I’d never seen that before - fabulous. Spectacularly coke-coloured-looking ginger though, were they worried about being sued by Barrs if they used orange liquid? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/73 "2012-11-01T11:23:42Z")
Ah, Irn-Barf. Haven’t had that for a while. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087/74 "2012-11-01T23:54:17Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > I’d never seen that before - fabulous. > > Spectacularly coke-coloured-looking ginger though, were they worried about being sued by Barrs if they used orange liquid? 🙂 It’s pretty good, and to me, worth it simply for the line “The wee fud is in position!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-trick-or-treat-rant/639087.md?page=3)