Penny for the Guy?

NickSCFC · PostPenny for the Guy? by **NickSCFC** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:08 pm

Is this still a thing or is it a lost tradition? Not seen kids do this for years.

It's not even dark yet and we've already had two lots of Trick or Treaters. Has Halloween pushed Guy Fawkes to one side now?

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Ironhide** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:29 pm

strawberry float off you begging banana split.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Buffalo** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:34 pm

There are always excellent fireworks displays where I live, but people coming 'round for money? I don't think that's a thing around here any more.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **bigcheez2k3** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:34 pm

Ironhide wrote:strawberry float off you begging banana split.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Hypes** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:44 pm

No, and I for one think it's disappointing that the sweeping commercialisation of Halloween is ever more replacing our nice little celebration of burning Catholics.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Psychic** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:02 pm

I'm not your guy, buddy.

NickSCFC · PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **NickSCFC** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:03 pm

For as long as I've known the supermarket next to the nearest council estate here would always have kids collecting for 'the guy'. There'd always be wood piling up in the fields too

Don't think I've sen anything like that for nearly a decade now, we'd always garden bonfires in my street and dad would bring fireworks home. These days fireworks seem to be more of a communal thing arranged by adults with supervision.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Cumberdanes** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:13 pm

We used to do penny for the guy round my way when I was a kid (it was penny for Halloween too none of that American Trick or Treat nonsense) but I haven't seen it done for a good long while.

There was a green near where I lived where we'd make a big bonfire every year. We used to go door to door seeing if anybody had any wood we could have.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Wrathy** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:20 pm

Bit late for this isn't it? Bonfire night is in July.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Mafro** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:58 pm

It's never been a thing around my area as far as I know. I've always thought it was just an English thing.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Zerudaaaaa!** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:02 pm

I used to do it (as well as Trick or Treat and carol singing :fp:

Anything for a few extra bob).

Not seen anyone else do it in years though, if ever.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Moggy** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:38 am

Surely by now it should be a pound for the guy?

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Poser** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:46 am

I guess Halloween really has overtaken Bomb Fire Night.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Moggy** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:54 am

Bomb Fire Night is much better than Hello Ween.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **BID0** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:44 am

Sounds like a protection racket.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Starbreaker** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:10 am

Moggy wrote:Bomb Fire Night is much better than Hello Ween.

Don't be ridiculous. Helloween have released several great albums.

Only saw one last year and this year haven't seen any...whats going on? I quite enjoy seeing the dolls they make lol

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Zerudaaaaa!** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:15 pm

Personally I prefer Chris Mass.

PostRe: Penny for the Guy? by **Ironhide** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:44 pm

E. Stir is better.

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