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Wicked Blue

(6,655 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:16 PM Oct 30

Happy Goosey Night!

It's what kids in the northermost parts of New Jersey called the night of October 30. A night for soaping windows and ringing doorbells when I was a kid. I don't know if Goosey Night is still done.

It's known as Mischief Night in central NJ.

Here's an article I wrote about it years ago:

https://offeringstone.wordpress.com/2012/10/

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Happy Goosey Night! (Original Post) Wicked Blue Oct 30 OP

Devil's night in Detroit. Fun at first, then not fun at all. We do not call it that anymore. Srkdqltr Oct 30 #1

That was carrying it way too far Wicked Blue Oct 30 #2

The thing is, things escalate each year people had to up.the game until the mayor had to take a firm hand. Took several Srkdqltr Oct 30 #3

About thirty years ago, the cable company offered free premium channels to keep pranksters home. John1956PA Oct 30 #4

Srkdqltr

(7,661 posts)

1. Devil's night in Detroit. Fun at first, then not fun at all. We do not call it that anymore.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:24 PM

Oct 30

At first it was toilet paper on trees and soaped windows. Sometimes waxed windows , harder to clean. Then at the last awful fires.
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Wicked Blue

(6,655 posts)

2. That was carrying it way too far

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:26 PM

Oct 30

It's supposed to be a night for harmless pranks.

Srkdqltr

(7,661 posts)

3. The thing is, things escalate each year people had to up.the game until the mayor had to take a firm hand. Took several

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 08:34 PM

Oct 30

Years to subside. Still flares from time to time.

John1956PA

(3,374 posts)

4. About thirty years ago, the cable company offered free premium channels to keep pranksters home.