I grew up in CT and always knew it as cabbage night.

 

The key to proper egging was to buy them about a month in advance and leave them somewhere outside (shed worked great) until the big night to get them nice and potent. Ah memories.

Goosey night for me. Not sure why lol but it was always called that in saddle brook

I grew up in Irvington (Don't hold that against me) and we always

called it mischief night........................

Goosey Night- Paterson

I've waited outside in my bushes in camo with the paintball gun. My BB gun will penetrate through a 3/4" piece of plywood- not a good idea to shoot someone with. 

3 years a row the neighbor kid(~12-14 years old at the time) toilet papered our trees and wrote in our driveway with a bar of soap. With the morning dew soaking the toilet paper it made it nearly impossible to get it out of the trees(35ft tall).  He would do it at like 2-3AM, so we didn't find it till about 7AM. 

I waited till about 1:30AM and sure enough he came walking down the street. 

I ended up watching him toss the first roll, and then I shot...nailed him right in the chest. He took off running.  I then went next door and had a chat with his parents.  I banged on the door until they came and answered it.  They both denied he did it, so I asked for him to come and join our conversation.  I then asked his parents, if he wasn't throwing toilet paper into my trees, then why does he have paint all over his sweatshirt?   I just shot a paintball at whoever was toilet papering my trees in the chest, and found this backpack in my driveway with 3 or 4 rolls of toilet paper and a bar of soap, which they identified as his backpack.  They started screaming at him and made him come over and clean it up.  He hasn't done anything since(4 years ago).

 

I wouldn't be surprised if serious charges could be filed for shooting someone with a paintball gun..

I wouldn't be surprised if serious charges could be filed for shooting someone with a paintball gun..

Probably, but the potential charges of trespassing, and vandalism kind of nixed that idea with his parents.  It caused no bodily harm to him as he was wearing a heavy sweatshirt and the paint is washable. 

 

I was "marking" him for identification as the suspect who was trespassing on my property and vandalizing my property.  After all, it is a paintball "marker".

Probably, but the potential charges of trespassing, and vandalism kind of nixed that idea with his parents.  It caused no bodily harm to him as he was wearing a heavy sweatshirt and the paint is washable. 

 

I was "marking" him for identification as the suspect who was trespassing on my property and vandalizing my property.  After all, it is a paintball "marker".

 

I would not be surprised if the potential penalty for shooting someone with anything outweighed vandalism.. trespassing.. etc.. but I am certainly not sure.. 

Mischeif night in Upper Montclair

 

I remember kids with TP, eggs, and soap. Also some kids starting using bologna on cars supposedly to remove paint.

Mischief night. TP and eggs back in Wall Twsp (Allenwood actually). Also used to 'borrow' gourds from Mr. Wilson's farm.

Years later as a teen in Lakewood it was more of the same.

Is this poll part of the Dumming-Down of America?

Is this poll part of the Dumming-Down of America?

 

Is this poll part of the Dumming-Down of America?