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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Topic: Who else HATES Halloween??? Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:13 |
I just had to get that of my chest
so glad its over!
Halloween is just a big money spinner for the shops
Altho Australians dont generally celebrate Halloween, we had shops with 'super Halloween Sales' and on TV a 'Halloween Sale-oween' (sick!) at our Electrical store....
And stores decorated with cobwebs, bats and witches - its a real crock!
OK thank you for your indulgence, get on with your prog listening....
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lucas
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:20 |
pretty forgettable prog band. The metal band Helloween is far better (at least at their debuts).
The movie 'Halloween' is a masterpiece of horror movies,
I don't care for anything other that is Halloween-related.
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Snow Dog
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:21 |
Don't hate it.
Just don't care for it much.
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Icarium
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:26 |
I like it for the costume part
for one day in the year I can pretend that i am someone else (it is called acting), and it is all funn to have a nice day with alot of funn costumes around
and it is also a good way to celebrate autumn so I like it, for the sosial life it creates
Edited by aginor - November 01 2010 at 16:27
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JLocke
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:27 |
AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:
I just had to get that of my chest
so glad its over!
Halloween is just a big money spinner for the shops
Altho Australians dont generally celebrate Halloween, we had shops with 'super Halloween Sales' and on TV a 'Halloween Sale-oween' (sick!) at our Electrical store....
And stores decorated with cobwebs, bats and witches - its a real crock!
OK thank you for your indulgence, get on with your prog listening....
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Then, you must also hate Valentine's day (or whatever its equivalent is anywhere else in the world, such as ''White Day'' in Japan), as well as the commercialized side of Christmas, right? What makes Halloween so much worse than the other holidays that are advertised out the wazoo?
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The T
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:35 |
lucas wrote:
pretty forgettable prog band. The metal band Helloween is far better (at least at their debuts).
The movie 'Halloween' is a masterpiece of horror movies,
I don't care for anything other that is Halloween-related.
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True. All comments.
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The T
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:36 |
Coming from another country, I just find Halloween ridiculous but I guess funny.
Actually, OP, christmas and valentine are much more commercialized than Halloween.
What's ridiculous is when other countries that have no relation at all with halloween start celebrating it...
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Epignosis
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:43 |
Oh lighten up. It's one evening. Kids dress up and get candy. The end.
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rushfan4
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:45 |
Epignosis wrote:
Oh lighten up. It's one evening. Kids dress up and parents eat the candy their children get. The end. |
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Epignosis
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:52 |
I wish we had Trick or Beer.
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Icarium
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 16:54 |
it is infact an old pagan rite which are celebrated in any societe where their is four seasons or where evil spirits are tried to by held on a certain distance.
Halloween is a day for mystiqe and "magic", and acting
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Stooge
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 17:21 |
Halloween is hardly commercialized in Canada. The only "Halloween sales" I know of are when stores try to get rid of their candy on November 1 to make room for ..... Christmas stuff.
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JLocke
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 17:28 |
aginor wrote:
it is infact an old pagan rite
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So is Christmas. Hopefully the background behind these holidays wouldn't be a valid reason to not celebrate them these days, however. I had a friend once who wasn't allowed to trick or treat simply because of the pagan history behind the holiday.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 17:53 |
Epignosis wrote:
Oh lighten up. It's one evening. Kids dress up and get candy. The end.
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I agree. Kids get candy. Kids get to pretend they're their favorite thing in the world. Parents get to spend a night walking around with their kids and watching movies with them. I don't understand what you could possibly hate about that.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:02 |
Halloween was my favorite holiday. What pisses me off is that the last time I went out it was raining. Then my neighborhood took all the fun out it by having Trunk or Treat up at the church.
Edited by Slartibartfast - November 01 2010 at 18:04
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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manofmystery
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:10 |
Yeah, candy and chicks everywhere dressed like prostitutes. What's to like? *whatever emoticon denotes sarcasm*
I do hate the new Halloween map on Team Fortress though.
Edited by manofmystery - November 01 2010 at 18:13
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Time always wins.
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JLocke
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:14 |
manofmystery wrote:
Yeah, candy and chicks everywhere dressed like prostitutes. What's to like? *whatever emoticon denotes sarcasm* |
Unrelated, but your signature link is a bit ironic, since P&T bowed to the will of the Vatican and omitted the Vatican episode from existence. You can't even find it in the box set or on the site itself.
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Finnforest
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:15 |
I enjoy it. Reminds me of being a kid in the 70s. And watching Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin with my brother.
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crimson87
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:16 |
I dont hate Halloween per se , I just cant stand some celebrations that feel so imposed on us by the media like St Patricks day or this one.
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JLocke
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Posted: November 01 2010 at 18:16 |
Finnforest wrote:
I enjoy it. Reminds me of being a kid in the 70s. And watching Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin with my brother.
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That special is far superior to the Christmas one. It actually teaches kids something I can respect.
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