Mischief Night?

Pudding · 19 Oct 2010, 21:58

Me and the missus was talking about mischief night last night and when we did and what we got up to. She says she did it on 4th November right before Bonfire Night and I used to do it on 30th October night before Halloween.

Just wondering when others used to celebrate it?

Steve6 · 19 Oct 2010, 22:29

We never had that over here, but knocking on the neighbours door aka Knick-Nacking was done on a regular basis in my childhood. Great times.

How I'd long to go trick-or-treating this Halloween.

It's possible, but not worth it.

duke knooby · 19 Oct 2010, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Pudding

Me and the missus was talking about mischief night

never heard it called that before... but halloween night for me

*AndyK* · 19 Oct 2010, 23:35

It was always Nov 4th where I came from.

Pudding · 19 Oct 2010, 23:45

I always did 'penny-for-a-guy' on Nov 4th. You don't get kids doing that anymore.

duke knooby · 19 Oct 2010, 23:48

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Originally Posted by Pudding

I always did 'penny-for-a-guy' on Nov 4th. You don't get kids doing that anymore.

it'll be a quid minimum now... thats inflation for ya

suzieq · 20 Oct 2010, 00:21

We call it Ring-and-run. Some kids were up to it (no particular time of year) and one of the kids were shot and killed as they were running away from the door. Since that news spread fast, the kids are not doing it anymore around my parts.

Otherwise mischief night was formally Oct. 30.

Steve6 · 20 Oct 2010, 00:49

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Originally Posted by suzieq

We call it Ring-and-run. Some kids were up to it (no particular time of year) and one of the kids were shot and killed as they were running away from the door. Since that news spread fast, the kids are not doing it anymore around my parts.

I hope the nutter that did that never saw the light of day again.

Kids will be kids. It's only a bit of fun, and we all played little pranks like that. I know it's a nuisance for the people having to answer the door to no one, but what the hell.

AndrewG · 20 Oct 2010, 01:58

They have (or used to have) something like that in The Netherlands where I grew up when I was kid. 4th November or so sounds about right too. Kids used to do daft things like put candle wax on car- or house windows (write stupid things) which is a nightmare to get off or remove these stand alone letterboxes. I never took part, I'm far too nice.

suzieq · 20 Oct 2010, 03:19

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Originally Posted by Steve6

I hope the nutter that did that never saw the light of day again.

Believe it or not he's appealling the case.

Unfortunately we are beseiged with kids (anywhere from teenagers-age 21) breaking into homes, breaking into cars and most recently home invasions. No one feels safe anymore sadly.

The kids we used to see play ball in the yard or streets are a thing of the past as well.

*AndyK* · 20 Oct 2010, 10:30

Oct 30th is a Johnny come lately to michief nights. Nov 4th is historically the correct night. It traces back to the origins of Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes in the UK. Nov 4th being the night that the plot to destroy Parliament was foiled.

As an aside to the history lesson, Fawkes came from not far from where I grew up and traditionally the local villages in the area don't have a Guy on top of their bonfires on Nov 5th.

**The Flying Mouse** · 20 Oct 2010, 19:39

Mischief night round these parts in the night before Halloween.
Little b@$tards go fecking nuts.
I partly blame the movie The Crow, in which the bad guy starts "Devil's Night" as a holiday of valdalism terror and murder, the night before halloween.
Never heard the term "Mischief night" before that.

Pudding · 20 Oct 2010, 22:35

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Originally Posted by AndyK

Nov 4th is historically the correct night. It traces back to the origins of Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes in the UK. Nov 4th being the night that the plot to destroy Parliament was foiled.

And he'd have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids.

19 Oct 2010, 21:58	#1
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	Mischief Night? Me and the missus was talking about mischief night last night and when we did and what we got up to. She says she did it on 4th November right before Bonfire Night and I used to do it on 30th October night before Halloween. Just wondering when others used to celebrate it?

19 Oct 2010, 22:29	#2
Steve6 Batman Join Date: 28.11.2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,690	We never had that over here, but knocking on the neighbours door aka Knick-Nacking was done on a regular basis in my childhood. Great times. How I'd long to go trick-or-treating this Halloween. It's possible, but not worth it.

19 Oct 2010, 23:35	#4
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	It was always Nov 4th where I came from.

19 Oct 2010, 23:45	#5
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	I always did 'penny-for-a-guy' on Nov 4th. You don't get kids doing that anymore.

20 Oct 2010, 00:21	#7
suzieq Mega Loafer Join Date: 26.10.2008 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 2,319	We call it Ring-and-run. Some kids were up to it (no particular time of year) and one of the kids were shot and killed as they were running away from the door. Since that news spread fast, the kids are not doing it anymore around my parts. Otherwise mischief night was formally Oct. 30.

20 Oct 2010, 01:58	#9
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,085	They have (or used to have) something like that in The Netherlands where I grew up when I was kid. 4th November or so sounds about right too. Kids used to do daft things like put candle wax on car- or house windows (write stupid things) which is a nightmare to get off or remove these stand alone letterboxes. I never took part, I'm far too nice.

20 Oct 2010, 10:30	#11
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Oct 30th is a Johnny come lately to michief nights. Nov 4th is historically the correct night. It traces back to the origins of Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes in the UK. Nov 4th being the night that the plot to destroy Parliament was foiled. As an aside to the history lesson, Fawkes came from not far from where I grew up and traditionally the local villages in the area don't have a Guy on top of their bonfires on Nov 5th.

20 Oct 2010, 19:39	#12
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Mischief night round these parts in the night before Halloween. Little b@$tards go fecking nuts. I partly blame the movie The Crow, in which the bad guy starts "Devil's Night" as a holiday of valdalism terror and murder, the night before halloween. Never heard the term "Mischief night" before that.