Does anyone actually buy and carve real pumpkins?

We stopped once I grew up, this area has too many punks that would rather smash the shit out of the pumpkins than enjoy them like civil human beings.

 

What is so enjoying about carved pumpkins?

 

Its a tradition. And its goopy. And you can roast pumpkin seeds after. And they smell good, especially with candles.

 

Sounds like lots of fun indeed.

 

I used to listen to the smashing pumpkins

 

hahahaha! Its quaint. And to the original poster, no, but I will when I have kids

 

we carve AT LEAST 5 pumpkins a year. at my mom's house, up to 20. she does elaborate and very humorous holiday displays. she's good. anyway, they're really pretty, bird. it's just a pretty tradition that induces hand cramping and carpal tunnel syndrome. much like popcorn garlands for christmas trees.

 

they're like harvest-time luminarias. i love a good luminaria maze.

 

Americans are strange people.

 

they're really pretty. you scrape out the seeds, season and bake them. they you carve out some pretty image on the pumpkin, put the candle behind it, and it says to the treak or treaters that you are handing out candy. but if we know we're not going to be home on the T or T night, we'll just light them up in the house somewhere. they're SO WARM and pretty looking. very cozy. some people, like my mother, come up with really elaborate designs (and they're a BITCH) to carve. multi layered, faceted designs and stuff. but MAN. are they beautiful.

 

Tit Wank?

 

oh yeah, baby. eric gave me a glory hole, tammy gave me a glorious female form. i did pithy comments, a sunrise, a flower with a dragonfly, a cat and something else, because i'm wholesome.

dave's boss carved a pumpkin in under 3 minutes with a chainsaw. his neighbor blew one up with an airbag from a nissan. THAT WAS BADASS. :stunned:

 

I am not a skilled pumpkin carver. Mine are good for humour.

 

it's just practice and having the right tools. it's a highly satisfying mutable art.

 

And I bet you drink beer with that and have a 'bbq'?

 

Lol bird get off your high horse

 

I never heard that saying, but I do like it and I even think I know what it means.

 

I Have Attempted...And Failed...

 

FUCK YEAH! it's RIGHTEOUS AND KICK ASS. no joke, it's so fun. but not every time, though, but at the best times. my mom's neighborhood has hoardes of children. and there's nothing she loves more than handing out free candy, toys, whatever. she's the queen of hospitality. so she'll have this very elaborate, INCREDIBLY funny halloween scene set up. and we all work our asses off to make it perfect for her. she'll have a pathway of jack o'lanterns set up, we each of us carve at least 5. those are the old school jacks. then she'll have her funny or witty stuff set up. i do the fine work items, i have the patience and the small hands. she'll build huge funny scenes with pumpkins as players in some sort of scene. good times. i'm taking my girls out there for christmas. we have all kinds of great traditions. my mom, hurricane julie, could show anyone a great time.

 

Would you say you have a similar saying in Dutch??