anyone got any good ideas apart from just not answering the door to them? i'm talking about the local twelve year old types, must be the third lot in the last few days.

obviously don't want them coming back later and keying my car...

Ned.

[Edited on 19/12/05 by ned]

Boiling oil from an upstairs window. A technique used throughout history to repell unwanted invaders.

I favour the p!ss pot myself.

[Edited on 19/12/05 by Russ-Turner]

We had some about 2 weeks ago!
little 12-13ish year olds, obviously looking for money, they hardly evan knew thw words!
So i came out with some mince pies, you should of seen their faces drop when they realised they wernt gonna get any money

a simon cowell mask. Answer the door, pause them, put the mask on then ask them to continue. Then let the abuse begin!

Or ask them how old jesus will be this year, only give them sweets if they get it right! And its wrong either way depending on which calender you use

or boiled sweets! inspired by gav

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why not enter into the spirit of things and just give em your loose change? I keep a tin of coppers and small change that just clogs my pockets. Kids think they are getting a fortune when its only 50p.

were you not young once?

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steve

kids swap jumpers and come back for more if you give money.

I had some at my door, i answered it wearing a (1, not on a foot) sock

Easy, Start talking about Jesus Christ our saviour and asking if they would like to join you for the Church carol singing tour.

I find that offering brussel sprouts dipped in chocolate and wrapped in toffee papers does the trick - very festive too

[Edited on 19-12-05 by RazMan]

talk about Christmas spirit.......

So you never went carol singing as kids then???? Bah Humbug

You could give them some money or mince pies.........


Doesn't your other half sing/entertain people?

there is a very uncharitable nature on this site at times.....

We have a dive bar down the block from us -- I want to get a couple of these:

http://www.critterridders.com/scarecrow.htm

But the wife won't let me...

Cheers, Ted

if it were a group (or even a couple) of people collecting for a registered charity i would gladly provide mince pies or a few quid, but kids tryiong to make a few quid on the back of christmas whose parents benefit money goes on illuminating the local skyline doesn't fill me with charitable notions..

Ned.

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i had a couple of young-ish girls knock on the door last night, then I answered they gave me a "loosely based on the original" version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas. I listened as best i could and then wished them a Merry Christmas at the end and they looked back with a blank expression on there face. They never asked for anything so after a few seconds i said goodbye and shut the door!

Simple

What if it was a lone collector - does it have to be a plurality?


Scrooge! so not only dont you give money to carol singers, you dont even like chrissy decorations.

Go to America this time of year, and what you see in the UK doesnt come anywhere CLOSE to whats in the states!

So, by inferrence, Americans are Chavs?

I think they just get into the spirit of things.






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steve

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if it were a group (or even a couple) of people collecting for a registered charity i would gladly provide mince pies or a few quid, but kids tryiong to make a few quid on the back of christmas whose parents benefit money goes on illuminating the local skyline doesn't fill me with charitable notions..

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I have to agree.

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if it were a group (or even a couple) of people collecting for a registered charity i would gladly provide mince pies or a few quid, but kids tryiong to make a few quid on the back of christmas whose parents benefit money goes on illuminating the local skyline doesn't fill me with charitable notions..

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just get them to sing a really old hym that they will not know and if they don't know it say sorry but if they can't sing it they can't get money simple if they know it then they deserve the money

Tri

would just not answering the door be too sophisticated a technique?



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steve

My two young daughters love the Carol singers coming round this time of year. It puts a smile on their faces, which puts a smile on mine too.

If everybody ignored them or fobbed them off, there would be no carol singers and no smiles.

If you don't want em, just stick a sign on your front door "Miserable git at home - No carol singers"

maybe you have a better class of carol singer up there
everyones ideal carol singers would have a colliery band for backing

but alas the ones down here sound like they're being strangled

spose i better not squeeze so hard next time

I used to do that myself when I played Trombone in our local Silver Band. Carols sound fantastic played by a brass band.

Carrol singing for money seems a little out of spirit to me. If they want money they can earn by doing odd jobs (clearing the drive of snow etc.)

A mince pie or a drink seems reasonable to me, but then my experiance of urban carrol singers is very limited.
Anything resembling a chav late at night will be greated with a shot gun round here, theres too many vans that will drive in your yard, toot their horn and drive of the moment they see you.


Personal experiance of going carrol singing is you sellect your victims carfully, you soon learn which ones will give you a glass of sherry etc. Result is you don't have to spend to much in the pub afterwards.

[Edited on 22/12/05 by clbarclay]

Yep steve , you're right
they are a bunch of scrooge's

Ho Ho Ho and merry xmas to you all !!

If there are carol singers at the door that look like chavs, Just stick a 12 bore shotgun through the letter box and hear them scream.

well, you wouldnt have to worry about carol singers in jail the following year would you?



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steve