show us yer pumpkins

butters

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or, if you're more traditional, your carved turnips or beets
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/jack-o-lantern-turnips-ireland

As the tale goes, a man called Stingy Jack invited the devil for a drink and convinced him to shape-shift into a coin to pay with. When the devil obliged, Jack decided he wanted the coin for other purposes and kept it in his pocket alongside a small, silver cross to prevent it from turning back into the devil.

Jack eventually freed the devil under the condition that he wouldn’t bother Jack for one year, and wouldn’t claim Jack’s soul once he died. The next year, Jack tricked the devil once more by convincing him to climb up a tree to fetch a piece of fruit. When he was up in the tree, Jack carved a cross into the trunk so the devil couldn’t come down until he swore he wouldn’t bother Stingy Jack for another ten years.

When Jack died, God wouldn’t allow him into heaven and the devil wouldn’t allow him into hell. He was instead sent into the eternal night, with a burning coal inside a carved-out turnip to light his way. He’s been roaming the earth ever since. The Irish began to refer to this spooky figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” which then became “Jack O’Lantern.”
 
I was going to get my pumpkins today 🎃
But the Walmart was set on fire. * see isolated blurt :cool:
 
technical point but why not the severed heads of anyone you dislike? or their domestic pets? why an innocent vegetable?
cos it's easier to dispose of a few leaves than the bodies?

i'm all for freedom of expression, though, so you do you :cool:
 
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and this one made me laugh
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holy hell, anti vaxxers strike again:


CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing a warning to parents, making them aware of something they might come across in their child's Halloween bag.

An anti-vaccine group is trying to push their message to trick-or-treaters this year.

The Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom is a group asking parents to purchase anti-vax cards to distribute along with Halloween candy.

The Academy of Pediatrics say they're designed to scare children and families away from vaccines.
https://local12.com/health/ohio-group-to-distribute-anti-vax-cards-with-kids-halloween-candy
 
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