Yes, Aine has the correct explanation...Rather than being crass and asking 'what in the hell are you saying?' it sounds more polite to ask 'What the Sam Hill are you saying?'! Thanks for the explanation of Samhain. Always eager to learn new things.

And to paraphrase 'Spaws kindly benediction:

May the Light of Foolishness and Stupidity shine upon us and may the Bliss of Ignorance provide us with the glass of fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice I've been yearning for the past few days.