From http://www.americanheritage.com/events/articles/web/20051031-halloween-holidays.shtml "... the scene was set for the practice that more than any other symbolizes contemporary Halloween. Medieval villagers had begged soul cakes and Irish immigrants had extorted handouts, but not until the 1920s did costumed children begin going from door to door to trick-or-treat. One of the first mentions
<d.086@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:20982c69-834a-41eb-b740-20772a52bb58@b9g2000prh.googlegroups.com... April 09, 2008 The slick trick behind global frauding By James Lewis In Stalin's Russia any dissenter from the Party Line was guilty. Innocence had to be proved. It's a standard tyrant's trick. During the reign of Oliver Cromwell in England, witchhunters did not
April 09, 2008 The slick trick behind global frauding By James Lewis In Stalin's Russia any dissenter from the Party Line was guilty. Innocence had to be proved. It's a standard tyrant's trick. During the reign of Oliver Cromwell in England, witchhunters did not have to prove that their victims were guilty. The accused witches had to prove their innocence. That's what Al Gore has done
April 09, 2008 The slick trick behind global frauding By James Lewis In Stalin's Russia any dissenter from the Party Line was guilty. Innocence had to be proved. It's a standard tyrant's trick. During the reign of Oliver Cromwell in England, witchhunters did not have to prove that their victims were guilty. The accused witches had to prove their innocence. That's what Al Gore has done
On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:51:17 -0400, Ken Dixon wrote: Larry Luffman wrote: I seems that I now live in an area that for some reason doesn't get trick or treaters.I wish it wasn't so.I love putting a smile on the little tyke's faces.I bought some candy to give out.the kind I don't like but kids do.Only one kid showed up.Now I've got a bowl of candy that I don't like.Next Halloween