Growing up in the country you would think there wouldn't be a lot kids could do on halloween. They couldn't trick or treat because no one could afford to buy candy to give away. They did go for the tricks. Case in point, a group of dad's young friends once took a farmer's buggy apart piece by piece and put it back together on top of his barn. I can see that poor old farmer's face when he saw his buggy perched on top of his barn the next morning.
The old tip over the outhouse prank. I hope no one was using the outhouse at the time the pranksters did that terrible prank. Oh. my gosh I think Granny was on the seat>HOLY CRAP!!!!
A funny prank during my high school days. No, I wasn't involved in this one. Several guys put a small boy in the trunk of the car. the boy rolled up his pants legs and they dosed ketchup on his feet and leg hanging out of the trunk. They would stop at gas stations and ask the attendant if he had a shovel they could borrow while he was sure to see the feet and leg hanging out of the car. Several trips to different stations and no one was concerned. Later that night the fun came to an end as someone called the police and all were arrested.
So if you use an outhouse or own a buggy beware tonight. I might renew these old pranks.
Well at least they didn't do any real harm - not like nowadays - especially in my town. Last night was "Mischief Night" or as the youngsters know it "Licence to cause criminal damage"! They turned cars over, smashed windows and doors etc - is it any wonder people won't open their doors for "Trick or Treat" when faced with these yobs?
ReplyDeleteYour pranks were from a much innocent era - pity we can't go back to those days. Enjoy tonight :o)
Wonderful pranks.......Gettin that buggy off the roof must have been quite an interesting chore. My dad and his pals once put a walking plow on a neighbors porch roof but got caught and he had to get back down by himself. He stayed with tipping outhouses after that one. Too funny Nick!
ReplyDeleteHa ha , that's so funny! Halloween is not that big here and we didn't get one single Trick or Treat visitor last night. They are too lazy to walk up our very steep drive way ha ha ha!
ReplyDeleteLife in the olden days, was pretty tricky indeedy. :>)
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