Thursday, October 31, 2013

Putting The Willies Up The Old Folk

Which in another context may well be termed gerontophilia. But no, this is about Halloween. My neighbour Betty, who's 76, finds all the trick-or-treating quite scary. So this year she's fashioned this rather esoteric pumpkin, or 'bumpkin' as I like to call it, in the hope that the sight of it in her front window will put the little blighters off. Good luck with that, Betty. My guess is that it may well attract something a bit scarier than a couple of 8 year olds dressed as vampires, but hey-ho.

Personally I don't mind the rascals, and have shipped in a box of Charbonnel et Walker Champagne Truffles especially for the occasion. Not only are they delicious, but they could well redirect the local oiks onto a more aspirational path!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't that John Worrow?

Schmoozyschlepp said...

I always suspected the "red light district" was on the East Cliff - Betty may find herself with some very esoteric visitors!

Schmoozyschlepp said...

So, you live in Ramsgate's red-light area do you ECR? Well, with this in her window Betty had better brace herself for some very esoteric visitors tonight!

Anonymous said...

you wouldnt want it up your shitter