I'm not the only crazy one in the family...

[stratfordgal]

My brother-in-law will be participating in the City of Tualatin OR annual pumpkin regatta on Saturday. What is a pumpkin regatta you ask? You take a giant pumpkin, hollow it out, climb in and proceed to attempt to row yourself across a lake. In October. When the water is cold. And my brother-in-law is 6 foot 4. This has all the makings of a

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[morhault]

I wasn't aware that giant pumpkins were that readily available as to have a regatta with them, you learn something new everyday. It should be funny to see a man that tall get in and out of that pumpkin...Now if you want to see something close watch me get out of my wife's camry.

Shell's and how to attach them, well you could try....(can't write that in public)...or there is...(No wait that one too)...or how about...(Nope that is right out in a public forum)..Ok I got nothing here.

Just the opposite in my office, I need to open the window it is so damm hot.

[angryjonny]

you, me, two giant pumpkins. Race you to Delaware!

[morhault]

Do they make pumpkins with that much leg room?

[stratfordgal]

Quite possibly - See the pictures at the bottom of the flier...

http://www.ci.tualatin.or.us/living/2006%20WCGPR%20Flier.pdf

that's... that's special.

[angryjonny]

The only redeeming quality I can find to this "regata" is that each and every loser is summarily punished for their mistaken belief that pumpkins can be used as impromptu coracles by a quick dip in frigid water. That said, I can't help but admire their desire to impose a Super Mario Brothers level of logic on the natural world...

Back here in the northeast we know that pumpkins are good for only four things: Soup, pie, jack o'lanterns, and- of course- chunkin.

Chunkin'

[concord000]

....hmmmmmmmm.... no, I would NEVER live that attempt down.

Chunkin' and Chiclets

[stratfordgal]

Well next year we could always play William Tell with the ballista and a large pumpkin. Just need to find the poor sucker to hold the pumpkin...

Re: Chunkin' and Chiclets

[morhault]

We need to form a chunkin team, we can do this we have an engineer which would lend some frail sense of legitimacy to our design, a ballistics man and angryjonny and myself who not only can come up with some spaced out design but we're tall enough to put it together.

If that fails I know a Canadian engineer AND ballistics aficionado who might be willing to be involved...of course we would have to double the design to account for the conversion rate.

"and now I just have to figure out a way to attach them to my body"

[concord000]

I was going to suggest double sided tape w/ a latex based back up, but... well, even if it WERE to work, you have no reason to trust me.

Of course, posting a statement like that in this forum I know that YOU know you have NO right to expect even a mildly serious suggestion: you just like the attention. And if that's NOT the case, you deserve what ever malfunctions come your way Saturday. I'll try and remember to have an apron (or some other easily transferable means of cover) ready should you deem it necessary.

[stratfordgal]

Of course I just post things like that for the attention - cause when you all reply it restores my faith that the world is still operating in some semblance of a normal fashion and it provides a (these days) much needed ego boost. If I ever post something like that and don't get a reply I think it will be a sign of the apocalypse...

I am actually doing my best not to have any wardrobe malfunctions, which is making the whole thing more difficult, but I think I've got it all figured out...

"but I think I've got it all figured out..."

[concord000]

On behalf of leches everywhere: "drat."

[kurgan_lyonesse]

you are going to post pictures so those of us who are socially challenged can enjoy too right?

[pam_allah]

a way to attach them to my body

pasty latex?