Intended to politely discourage the children from ringing at your door

[purpletigron]

http://www.neighbourhoodwatch.net/images/resources/trick-or-treat1.pdf

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Comments

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting that. I'm reminded of the code within the American military, which I may be common in the rest of the US. If you want don't want to be Trick or Treated you leave your porch light off on 31 October

[watervole.livejournal.com]

There's something terribly American in the assumption that the porch light is normally on. No wonder they have such a high rate of carbon emissions.