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Joe Shlabotnik

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13. In Southern Ontario its known as Devil's night.

Reply to LiberalEsto (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 12:59 AM

Nov 2014

Shortly after my high school fraternity days, I recall a bunch of younger brothers stealing something like 120 pumpkins, getting caught by the police and having to return each and every one of them.

TBH, I had the urge to toilet paper the trees at work tonight, since I'm off for the weekend, and my counterpart would have to work all weekend cleaning it up.

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Anyone here know about Goosey Night? [View all] LiberalEsto Oct 2014 OP

WOW! I grew up down south so a lot of this is news to me. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #1

I heard it called Mischief Night in Maryland many many years ago. n/t DebJ Nov 2014 #14

I think they called it Mischief Night in Georgia. In_The_Wind Nov 2014 #15

i'm outside of chicago & i've heard of mischief night orleans Oct 2014 #2

Here it was called "Mischief Night." No one ever did anything. chrisa Oct 2014 #3

Mischief Night around my area. malthaussen Oct 2014 #4

Central Jersey? LiberalEsto Oct 2014 #5

Philly 'burbs. n/t malthaussen Oct 2014 #8

Okay, you're the second person today who's used that term, and I've never heard it before in my life Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2014 #6

It's pretty much only known by people who grew up in or near Passaic County, NJ LiberalEsto Oct 2014 #7

Mischief Special Prosciuto Oct 2014 #9

Mischief Night in PA magical thyme Oct 2014 #10

I've never heard of any of these terms. I'd like to think it is because Californians are mackerel Oct 2014 #11

Ah ha! I do remember - "cabbage night" here in New York Rhiannon12866 Nov 2014 #12

In Southern Ontario its known as Devil's night. Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2014 #13