Let's have a contest

[KaiineTN]

A pumpkin carving contest, between now and November 1st. You can make anything you want, but somehow relating it to NT and its history would make things more interesting. We can make a poll and vote on the winner at the end. All you have to do is take a picture of your pumpkin with your name/NT alias seen somewhere in the photo as proof it is yours, and post it in this thread.

Would anyone be willing to give it a shot?

[Xaiveir]

Im carving pumpkins this weekend, ill give something a go.

[ClakarEQ]

I have a family based competition every year. I'll post up the pumpkins but they won't be NT "connected", sorry :\

[Gargamellow]

I am sorry. I cannot afford to waste a pumpkin. My kids design my pumpkins.

Just imagine that I carved an ass into my pumpkin. There ya go!

[Dylan]

I am all over this.

[araby]

I have never carved a pumpkin in my life. isn't that sad

[Spazz]

Yes it is you have kids

[araby]

Yes it is you have kids

I have the one, yes, but I probably never carved one with him cause I don't even know how to do it myself =\

plus I never wanted to deal with what's inside. seems like too much trouble.

[Spazz]

Its fun. And there isnt a right way to carve one either just clean it out and give it a go. Your kiddo will prolly enjoy it a great deal.

[araby]

sounds easy enough, maybe we'll give it a go this year =)

[Spazz]

Im planning on it. Im gonna make mine look like the singer from the casualties

[Tuggan]

psh, you dont even live in a cold climate. at least the goo will be warm.

you cut a hole in the top around the stalk thing big enough to get your arm inside. insert your knife at an angle so it will sit right without falling into the empty pumpkin. scoop out the pumpkin goo and seeds, throw goo onto newspaper. get a big spoon and scrape the inside good, especially important with really thick fleshy pumpkins. throw shaved fleshy shit onto news paper. wrap up newspaper and throw fleshy shit and goo and seeds away. draw your design on whichever surface is best for carving. cut along the lines. insert candle through hole in the top. light candle. replace top.

there ya go, jack-o-lantern 101.

[Tuggan]

and if you're really crafty like, you can save the seeds and salt em and bake em. but i think pumpkin seeds are kinda gross myself.

[Spazz]

Keep the seeds and bake them. You can have your kid clean the the fucker out too.

[araby]

oh man, I am thoroughly impressed and thankful that the two have you have taken this personal interest in my and carving a pumpkin with me kid...honestly =)

and oh-I have always heard that you roast the seeds and eat them...you guys don't do this??

edit:ninjas!

[Tuggan]

it was more fun in my house the day we all carved pumpkins than it was trick or treating.

should at least give it a go once.

[Spazz]

I think to do the seeds you sperate them from the goo soak them in water put a ton of salt on em and throw em in the over on like 400

[Xaiveir]

The seeds done right are $$ to eat.

[leah]

i love pumpkin seeds and carving pumpkins!! way better than all the scariness business and the trick-or-treating.

pumpkin carving is just a fun fall-time thing to do. my mom has carved some AWESOME pumpkins back in the day, i wish i had pictures. she's so artsy.

[KaiineTN]

Show us your melons!

[Dylan]

I'm working on mine right now, you guys better post shit too cause if I did this all by myself I'll be really sad

[Jennay]

I found something neat that we can use for this contest without having to ruin a good pumpkin for real

http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf

We can just post screenshots

[Gargamellow]

nice, chic, but I like the original idea!

[runamonk]

I'm going to a pumpkin carving contest where everyone carves their pumpkin underwater (scuba). Should be hilarious.

[Diekan]

The only pumpkin I'll be carving this weekend is the chick's I am doing.