Anyone else doing pumpkins this year?

[Paul the 6th]

Been invited to a friend of a friend of a friends house party tonight. 2 pre-requisites: Fancy dress and pumpkin competition. This is my attempt (first time I've ever done one)..

Halloween pumpkin disguised a regular pumpkin
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JhW8drICYpA/UIvD147103I/AAAAAAAAGD8/VTeTEmL1Odc/s800/photo.JPG

Finished
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qGff_g8YZM8/UIvD5jGhN1I/AAAAAAAAGEI/CYE7YXGy9Zs/s800/photo.JPG

And then with candle for fire safety testing purposes
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2ERIXRjDDtM/UIvD8MTklPI/AAAAAAAAGEU/YiajceqA6dk/s800/photo.JPG

Anyone else done or doing one?

[minimorecambe]

I used to do them every year for work but haven't done one this year.
I had an extra difficulty though as I was not allowed to use knives at work (due to me being accident prone)
so I had to use a spoon.

This was fine though as I very rarely actually cut through the pumpkin. I usually scraped the pumpkin so it was thin and the light just shone through and then cut certain bits out like windows of a haunted house or eyes of a ghost etc.

[HoL]

lol, I've got my ipod on random & Nightmare Before Christmas came on as I was looking at your pumpkin Spooky whoooaoaahhhhhh

[maviczap]

Yep, we'll be doing one, but haven't bought ours yet.

[Sir Trev]

I grow mine, and then EAT THEM!

Carving silly desins into them and them throwing them away seems a dreadful waste of food to me. They make wonderful soup (correction - Lady Poppy makes wonderful soup from them) and pumpkin pie nicely seasoned with nutmeg and cinamon is a cracking winter pudding.

[Dave20046]

One for the kids...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHqvzP1eto/UIvEOoBHpYI/AAAAAAAAEms/-ITszhcUvkk/s400/Jimmy+Savile+pumpkin.jpg

[Amadeus]

I had an extra difficulty though as I was not allowed to use knives at work (due to me being accident prone)
so I had to use a spoon.

"You twit, It'll hurt more" :-) (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-ZwmF22bm4h42Y/robin_hood_prince_of_thieves_1991_the_sheriffs_rag e/)

[Bibio]

what i find most worrying is that Paul has been looking at bridal pictures... something you want to share with the org Paul?

it's ok m8 you can come out the closet we wont mind.

[Paul the 6th]

what i find most worrying is that Paul has been looking at bridal pictures... something you want to share with the org Paul?

it's ok m8 you can come out the closet we wont mind.

Lol bibio, the married ones are more grateful for the attention :razz: cheaty-wife-finder.com is all you need.

(I'm gonna have pumpkin on my face if that's a real website)

[The Idle Biker]

One for the kids...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHqvzP1eto/UIvEOoBHpYI/AAAAAAAAEms/-ITszhcUvkk/s400/Jimmy+Savile+pumpkin.jpg

funny, very funny but bad. Go and sort your head out. :twisted:

[Teejayexc]

This thread title is soooooo wrong.

[Paul the 6th]

This thread title is soooooo wrong.

http://www.covershut.com/cd_covers/American-Pie---All-5-Slices-Cd-Cover-7373.jpg

[Sir Trev]

what i find most worrying is that Paul has been looking at bridal pictures...

He also cannot decide on which supermarket to buy his teeth-rotting drinks from...

[Paul the 6th]

I get the impression you might be a little bit crackers trev?

[chezvegas85]

I grow mine, and then EAT THEM!

Carving silly desins into them and them throwing them away seems a dreadful waste of food to me. They make wonderful soup (correction - Lady Poppy makes wonderful soup from them) and pumpkin pie nicely seasoned with nutmeg and cinamon is a cracking winter pudding.

I've bought one for the first time this year (own house) n its huge, not sure if i like pumpkin, but you can be sure the inners* are getting eaten anyways. Inbuilt not to waste food or me. I'm also a reduction raider... so prob just a tight wad

*prob start with this

[Paul the 6th]

This man was detained by police after reports of him scribing a design on the face of a pumpkin..
http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc99/proceed/papers/pap586/p5868.jpg

these children were taken in for questioning following rumours of a halloween party, involving the use of food other than in accordance with current fruit salad conventions..
http://getitdoneblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/250914_454198174598463_1567064632_n-e1340648231764.jpg?w=610

And here the fun police were called to an address where 5 men and 2 women were reported to be 'bobbing for apples'..
http://wac.0873.edgecastcdn.net/800873/policemisconduct/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/DoltonPD.jpg

Lighten up guys :)
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/597_10151075949421046_521621293_n.jpg




Oh and the fizzy drinks aren't for destroying teeth - they're for destroying my liver with sainsburys everyday value vodka :batman:

[Elliott]

Took my inspiration from this thread

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/29/6y2adyry.jpg

[Paul the 6th]

A+ well done Elliott - not as hard as it looks is it? I was surprised as I'd never done one before and thought it would be a really tricky job. Getting the design right with a pencil is half the job, but scraping and cutting (even with a kitchen knife slightly too large for the job) was really straight forward.

Looking forward to next years already :D

[Milky Bar Kid]

I have one to attempt. Never done it. Likely to be a disaster knowing me!

[Paul the 6th]

I have one to attempt. Never done it. Likely to be a disaster knowing me!

pics or it didn't happen :) good luck and report back :)

[Sir Trev]

I get the impression you might be a little bit crackers trev?

I'll have you know the correct description is eccentric.

Just so you all know I had roast pumpkin and roast parsnip (both from my garden) with Sunday dinner last night. Very nice they were too. As some of my pumpkins got to be beach ball sized we will have a "little" bit of it in the freezer for quite a while...

[punyXpress]

Paul: what you do with freak vegetables ( and fruits ) in the privacy of your own home is your businesss.
But, when they are extra large . . .

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/483220_421611321216923_1858083244_a.jpg

[maviczap]

Here's our pumpkin

Spent a good hour carving it

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JbPAuNmjpuQ/UJF113LC-MI/AAAAAAAABPU/t_0F15-aqzY/s512/IMAG0110.jpg

Using a red LED bicycle lamp as it's too windy for tea lights

During the carving operation

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vMZ2Bp4lgcs/UJBFTwkFLnI/AAAAAAAABO8/qZa3sB9Vouk/s720/IMAG0108.jpg

[BigBaddad]

When you say "doing pumpkins" http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=26256

[Milky Bar Kid]

Herehttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/yqy3u9ez.jpg

Not bad for me!!

[punyXpress]

Yep:
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/46511_10151207157398400_133100486_a.jpg