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Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Coredweller on October 31, 2003, 10:41:31 AM
I guess not.  At least according to this article, the French don\'t care.  

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031031/ap_on_bi_ge/france_halloween_1

I can\'t remember anyone from outside the US & Canada ever telling me that they celebrated Halloween or cared about it.  To me that seems a shame because it\'s rather a cool holiday.  It\'s reassuring to me to have this little "anti-christmas" and look at all the dorky / goofy things people do to celebrate it.  It\'s sort of a disorganized holiday; not beholden to any particular religion or belief set.  Even as just an excuse to run horror movies on television, I think it\'s worthwhile.

If the rest of the world thinks we\'re weird because of it, then all the better.  :)
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Unicron! on October 31, 2003, 11:02:23 AM
Here in cyprus they dont celebrate Halloween.But they do in some private schools like American Academy.My sis goes to the American Academy in Nicosia(Capital of Cyprus) and they are organising a halloween party.
I ve seen in TV how you people celebrate Halloween and it seems very cool and fun.Its a period were everyones seems to forget their everyday troubles and are trying to think of ways to originate and have fun.Pfff.....Cyprus....Why on earth was I born in Cyprus :p
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Cyrus on October 31, 2003, 11:22:46 AM
Unicron the best part about holoween is you get tp  prented your something your not make for a lot of crazy people I love it!!
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Knotter8 on October 31, 2003, 11:37:28 AM
Here in Holland we have Carnaval.  but it\'s more like :clown:  instead of horror-themed. Ppl dress up, anything goes as long as it\'s funny and makes fun of sh1t in life. It origines from the festivity after the catholic annual sober times. So ppl drink loads when Carnaval is.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Unicron! on October 31, 2003, 11:45:01 AM
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Originally posted by Cyrus
Unicron the best part about holoween is you get tp  prented your something your not make for a lot of crazy people I love it!!


Hehehe and I suppose you are doing lots of crazy stuff but nobody knows its you because you are masked ;)
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Coredweller on October 31, 2003, 11:49:45 AM
What\'s really cool about Halloween is when a girl opens the door to her house and there\'s a guy standing there with a Halloween mask on and a big knife in his hand.  She thinks it\'s her boyfriend picking her up for the Halloween party, so she invites him in.  Then it turns out that he\'s really a psychotic killer, so he stabs her in the head with the knife.

It happens all the time... yeah, I\'m sure I\'ve seen that somewhere.  :p
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Black Samurai on October 31, 2003, 12:09:04 PM
The best part about Halloween is when you get a little too old to go Trick or Treating so you just go out with a bunch of eggs and the intent to snatch someone elses candy.

Ahhhh....good times.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: JBean on October 31, 2003, 12:32:05 PM
It\'s fun going around with lighter fluid and spraying it inside of a lit pumpkin on someones porch.  Pumpkins melt quite nicely that way.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: theomen on October 31, 2003, 12:53:41 PM
or spraying children with lighter fluid and lighting them on fire.  Good times...
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Unicron! on October 31, 2003, 03:14:17 PM
You bastards are making me jealous.I want Halloween too. :mad:

:p
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: nO-One on October 31, 2003, 04:50:36 PM
No halloween celebrated here, some places are trying to use the holiday to do something, clubs and whatnot but otherwise halloween doesn\'t exist around these parts...which is sad, I\'d like to celebrate halloween.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Titan on October 31, 2003, 05:59:21 PM
I kind of like Halloween but haven\'t dressed up in a couple years (well last year for a party). Halloween is fun. We dress up in school but I didn\'t this year. Kind of a shame, I should have today. I think I forgot it was halloween this morning.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: (e) on October 31, 2003, 06:16:18 PM
Halloween rules.

Me and my friends are gonna get high, then go pumpkin smashing.

God its great.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Kurt Angle on November 01, 2003, 01:21:42 AM
Has a few kids come around so we gave them some sweets.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on November 01, 2003, 01:29:07 AM
Down here there\'s very little excitement in regards to Halloween.  I remember Trick or Treating a few years when I was younger.  But can\'t ever remember kids showing up on our doorstep asking for candy.  Or ever buying candy for Halloween.

I did see 2 children dressed up recently, I hope they aren\'t expecting much by way of treats.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on November 01, 2003, 08:49:06 AM
No one in the Netherlands can give a rats ass about Halloween.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Titan on November 01, 2003, 09:29:43 AM
We had one kid come and that was my cousin. I\'m working on disposing of the rest of the candy. I love halloween :D
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: JP on November 01, 2003, 09:46:10 AM
No one in Scandinavia cares either. I find it just silly.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: videoholic on November 01, 2003, 10:25:02 AM
Didn\'t see a single original costume last night.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: SwifDi on November 01, 2003, 10:43:20 AM
Nor did I.... My girlfriend was batgirl, that was hot... I wanted to dress up as a wigger, but didn\'t want to mess up my hair.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: kopking on November 01, 2003, 11:23:23 AM
it is celebrated in uk, i guess its a big deal...
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Halberto on November 01, 2003, 11:43:30 AM
I got pretty messed up on halloween night, we threw candy at little kids lol
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: nO-One on November 01, 2003, 12:40:26 PM
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Nor did I.... My girlfriend was batgirl, that was hot

You would post something like this without picture proof!!!
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: (e) on November 01, 2003, 12:49:38 PM
I was Thor, and it was bitchin.

:D

Halloween rules;
1) We went to go get some candy since we ate all of my little brothers, so we go to this old ladies house. She gives us a bag of chips (BIG ONES, so we picked These Cinnamon Chips, which rule) and 1 candy. Briand and Lee just grabbed the thing, and I took the whole bowl. She was cussing me out and everything- bah **** her. :laughing: It was hilarious, imagine me in my Thor suite with a armful of candy running away from an old lady, spilling half of it out. :laughing: God that was funny.

2) After we got some candy, it was like 8 still, we decided to jam. The band came over and we opened the geerage door, kids and teenagers (even hot chicks) came by and just hung out. A few chicks stayed after, and we could tell they wanted us, ;).

Honestly, nothing is as stupid and as fun as Halloween.

BTW: The weed sucked, Briand threw up all over, it was disgusting. The only good weed is Alaskan, and its not debateable. :D
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Halberto on November 01, 2003, 01:10:15 PM
Yeah, we get dirty Mexico weed down here. :cry:
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: SwifDi on November 01, 2003, 01:12:30 PM
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Originally posted by nO-One
You would post something like this without picture proof!!!


Didn\'t take any pics... Sorry dude. It was just a standard suit, with utility belt, tight pants, cape, and mask.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Faithdies on November 01, 2003, 02:34:56 PM
Around these parts Halloween has just become a reason to throw a party and dress up crazy, go out to bars and get drunk. Its like the Mardi Gras of Delaware.

Fun times were had by all.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Kurt Angle on November 01, 2003, 02:56:38 PM
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Didn\'t take any pics... Sorry dude. It was just a standard suit, with utility belt, tight pants, cape, and mask.


*fwap fwap fwap fwap*
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: GmanJoe on November 01, 2003, 03:12:45 PM
I went to a huge Halloween outing in Georgetown, Washington DC last night. It was a freakin\' riot. I mean....RIOT but without the violence and burning and window breaking. Absolute fun.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: (e) on November 01, 2003, 03:32:17 PM
So they still had the grandma raping?
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Rya on November 01, 2003, 05:47:12 PM
In Taiwan it\'s becoming a big thing.  I heard that Hong Kong has been into it for a while, but not as extreme as the Americans.  There is also some speculation that China might start soon too.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: theomen on November 01, 2003, 09:49:00 PM
^^
Grandma raping is catching on with other countries?
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Samwise on November 02, 2003, 09:56:56 AM
Halloween isn\'t celebrated in Denmark - although some companies are trying to market Halloween stuff anyway... they want to make it a holiday so they can get more money out of consumers. Gotta love capitalism.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: fastson on November 02, 2003, 03:56:41 PM
I hate Halloween, luckily no kids came by this year.

Maybe it has something to do with the government putting up a sign on my house "Warning here lives a child molester" :confused:

PS: We dont celebrate it either, but like samwise said, a few companies have tried to launch it here. Little success I\'d say.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 02, 2003, 06:17:11 PM
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Didn\'t take any pics... Sorry dude. It was just a standard suit, with utility belt, tight pants, cape, and mask.


And from the pictures you showed us she really does need the mask.


;)
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Halberto on November 02, 2003, 07:05:23 PM
So who wants to see LIC\'s girlfriend?

Samwise doesn\'t count.
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: (e) on November 02, 2003, 07:23:30 PM
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So who wants to see LIC\'s girlfriend?


(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themammals.net%2Fpie.jpg&hash=4e7879e341a058350817933e7d84cfcf65908c5c)
Title: Does the rest of the world care about Halloween?
Post by: Lord Nicon on November 03, 2003, 10:00:05 AM
Well, i have to like Halloween. If i didnt id be nuts. I mean who doesnt like their birthday?