It's the Great Pumpkin Photo Contest!

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I am so much a product of this country.
Looking at Jester's pics my first reaction was, "Ha! Look at those pumpkins just lying around in a field, how funny!"

I don't think we grow pumpkins here - or if we do I have never seen them growing. I don't know what I expected!

SG, pumpkins grow on trees. In America, the custom, after the Pupmkins have been harvested from the pumpkin orchard, is to then put them in a cleared field for people to have 'pumpkin hunts' on. it's deemed too dangerous for anyone other than professionals with the proper equipment to pick them from the trees. they're so heavy, and it's so easy to hurt your back doing it. sadly, another product of our litigous society. I used to love pumpkin picking when i was a lad.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

SG, pumpkins grow on trees. In America, the custom, after the Pupmkins have been harvested from the pumpkin orchard, is to then put them in a cleared field for people to have 'pumpkin hunts' on. it's deemed too dangerous for anyone other than professionals with the proper equipment to pick them from the trees. they're so heavy, and it's so easy to hurt your back doing it. sadly, another product of our litigous society. I used to love pumpkin picking when i was a lad.

Thanks LJ, now I won't make a fool of myself next time I have a pumpkin-centric conversation!

[BigV]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

SG, pumpkins grow on trees. In America, the custom, after the Pupmkins have been harvested from the pumpkin orchard, is to then put them in a cleared field for people to have 'pumpkin hunts' on. it's deemed too dangerous for anyone other than professionals with the proper equipment to pick them from the trees. they're so heavy, and it's so easy to hurt your back doing it. sadly, another product of our litigous society. I used to love pumpkin picking when i was a lad.

SG, please, before you make a dangerous mistake, please be aware that lj misspoke when he said "pumpkin", when he meant to say "durian".

srsly, people *do* die when the get hit with one of these monsters.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by BigV

SG, please, before you make a dangerous mistake, please be aware that lj misspoke when he said "pumpkin", when he meant to say "durian".

srsly, people *do* die when the get hit with one of these monsters.

Indeed.
Coconuts are also killers. I've read that during WWII several US soldiers were killed in the Pacific by falling coconuts - including one who was wearing his steel helmet at the time.
How the hell do you break that news to the folks back home? "No, ma'am, it wasn't the enemy. It was ... a ... a ..."

I still maintain BANANAS are the real killer fruit.

[xoxoxoBruce]

In Germany, you could be eaten by a Pumpkin Crocodile.

[thealphajerk]

holy shit, that thing is awesome..