Thread: 12/22/2002: Word usage maps
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Old 12-22-2002, 02:09 PM   #6
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Originally posted by Undertoad
I had no idea that "mischief night" as the night before Halloween was a local thing. (question 110) It looks like Philly/NYC only, except that in Michigan they call it "devil's night". Wow.
The difference between mischief night and devil's night is the difference between toilet papering a house and burning it down.
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