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Chrise

I was born in a tiny village called Sandbeck (between Rotherham and Doncaster) in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Local Government reorganisation invented `South Yorkshire` which is where I live now. The East Riding has been brought back in places around Hull - I would be delighted if we went back to the old `Ridings` which I think were unique to Yorkshire.

Malone
I like your poem and would like to visit the city.

I'd like to go to Aberdeen
With Tyke, Malone and Davy
On Halloween I will be seen
With pie and chips and gravy

Grunger

Delightful! Am I having a senior moment, forgetting who Davy is - or has some random stranger been invited along, simply because his name fits the rhyming pattern?

Grunger

Lovely poem. I should also like to visit the Granite City. If a vacancy comes up on your tour, please let me know.

Malone

You are quite right. Davy fits, whereas others dont rhyme or scan unfortunately. If a Davy, or similar, posts before next Halloween, I will invite him or her if that is OK.

Grunger

Thanks. I'm relieved there's not a Davy who is a PU member/contributor to this thread!

Grunger Malone Jigjag

I`d love a trip to Aberdeen - having only ventured beyond Hadrian`s Wall previously to visit Edinburgh & Glasgow.

As well as your good selves I`d like to thank all who have contributed to the PU thread as it approaches 1,000 - particularly Chrise, and not forgetting Rossim who came up with the name.

All forum members are welcome to post here and join in the fun! ✨

Tyke51

Next year's Halloween jaunt will be fun, looking forward to seeing you then. (PS I'm sure you'll know to wrap up well, Aberdeen can be seriously cold at times!)

That was lovely of you to thank all the PU members and PU Thread Dropper Inners. I, too, appreciate all the contributions (even the cricket ones!) to this thread. Pedantically speaking, we haven't always dealt with pedantic stuff - but some of the diversions have been highly entertaining

Well said, Tyke and Malone. I too have appreciated all contributions, both from regular and occasional posters. It has been a lot of fun.

There was a letter in today's Guardian saying that (like us) the writer had only had one set of trick-or-treaters, but added that there is now a convention that houses prepared to welcome them display a pumpkin lantern. Has anyone else heard of this? (We hadn't put one out either.)