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For Aphrodite and Halloween here are a couple of links to Quizzes past. There are still some fun links although a few have gone by the way.
I didn't post a quiz this year as I'm not sure there are many Halloween type links left for people to post (but if you have any please do so).
Bah Humbug. Is there a ghost of Halloween past?

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?t=10904&highlight=halloween

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?t=5985&highlight=halloween



Happy Halloween,
Chris

Hey!, that's Pocus isn't??

arsan wrote:Hey!, that's Pocus isn't??

No, it's the ghost of Pocus past.

Happy old times !!
Thanks Chris to share these links again. We're missing some of these forumites' participation so badly.
And Happy Halloween to the ones who celebrate it.

Yes, things have become too quiet in the past few weeks. We need Aphrodite and Dixi back - and a few others

Happy Halloween to everyone that celebrates it!

Around the bottom of the world... well, down here actually , we usually celebrate more "spanish" things rather than this "anglo" festivities.

But it is good to always have something to celebrate with friends... so, this festivity is taking adepts slowly...

Generalisimo wrote:Happy Halloween to everyone that celebrates it!

Around the bottom of the world... well, down here actually , we usually celebrate more "spanish" things rather than this "anglo" festivities.

But it is good to always have something to celebrate with friends... so, this festivity is taking adepts slowly...

We are so culturally colonized around here now, that actually are starting to celebrate Halloween massively
I wouldn't be surprised if soon we began to celebrate Thanksgiving and the 4th of July!

I must concede the Halloween is funnier than our traditional (and a little depressing ) "All saints day" (which consist on going to the cemetery to clean and put fresh flowers or our dead relatives tombs).

Cheers

arsan wrote:I must concede the Halloween is funnier than our traditional (and a little depressing ) "All saints day" (which consist on going to the cemetery to clean and put fresh flowers or our dead relatives tombs).

Well, it is more or less obvious what would a children choose ... right?

Generalisimo wrote:Well, it is more or less obvious what would a children choose ... right?

And most adults too...

Halloween is much easier for those of us who move around. If I celebrated all saints day, I would have to travel at least 5 hours (each way) to see some dead relatives (then turn around and travel 8+ hours the other way to see the rest). Much easier to pass out candy to kids.

Although, taking care of the graves of relatives would be a nice way to remember them. I think it would be a good idea to have the kids clean the graves. I personally haven't seen one in 4 years or so now (relative's grave that is). Live relatives has been slightly shorter (2 years).

I'll haunt you foreever, if you ever forget to pass once per week to this forum, be warned!

I've been struggling to think of a decent Halloween quiz this year - and failed to come up with a half decent idea for the second year running - there are only so many links people can post (but if you have any please do).

One quite good one here if you have young kids :-

http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/preview/flash/bws8Shell.swf?ihost=http://ak.imgag.com/imgag&brandldrPath=/product/full/el/&cardNum=/product/full/ap/3125133/graphic1

Maybe next year I will be inspired? If anyone has any ideas let me know!



Happy Halloween!
Chris

I have a wonderful poem to share, for Halloween! Unfortunately for our non-native English speakers, it is written in the negro dialect of the late 1800's in the United States, and so may be a bit difficult to understand.

Happy Halloween, everyone! ...And thanks a lot, Chris, for doing a Halloween thread again!

LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE

by: James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916)


LITTLE Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay,
An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away,
An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep,
An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep;
An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!

Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers,--
An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs,
His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his Daddy heerd him bawl,
An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all!
An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press,
An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'-wheres, I guess;
But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout:--
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!

An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin,
An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin;
An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there,
She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care!
An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide,
They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side,
An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about!
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!

An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo!
An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray,
An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away,--
You better mind yer parunts, an' yer teachurs fond an' dear,
An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear,
An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about,
Er the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!

Aphrodite Mae wrote:I have a wonderful poem to share, for Halloween! Unfortunately for our non-native English speakers, it is written in the negro dialect of the late 1800's in the United States

Really? I can't find any source indicating that the dialect in which the poem is written is considered to be exclusively, or even predominantly, a black dialect.

Here's a picture of the girl upon whose stories the poem is reportedly based:



Happy Belated Halloween!

Quibbling aside, it is so good to hear from you again, Aphrodite Mae!

Hope all is well with you and yours.

The forum has been a darker place for your absence.

Kindest regards.

Aphrodite Mae wrote:I have a wonderful poem to share, for Halloween! Unfortunately for our non-native English speakers, it is written in the negro dialect of the late 1800's in the United States, and so may be a bit difficult to understand.

A little summary for us?

Happy Halloween for everyone.

Generalisimo wrote:A little summary for us?

Mind your teachers and parents, or goblins will take you away.

Nothing to do with Halloween - but in the spirit of the quiz (posting anything that comes into your head).
I would recommend anyone living in the British Isles to have a go at the Walkers Rainy Day competition.

I started last Friday and have so far won £50 (5 wins out of 6 attempts).
Just pick a square on the west coast of Ireland.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325774/Walkers-ad-campaign-costing-crisp-firm-packet.html

Cheers, Chris