As part of a recent family tradition, every year we carve pumpkins for Halloween. Each year the entries range from the traditional to the creative to the downright strange.
As a new twist, we are posting pictures of the pumpkins here and allowing the world to vote for their favorite. Take a look, pick your favorite, and vote for your favorite by posting in the comments below. Voting will close at midnight October 31. Each of us will give you a description of our pumpkin and why you should vote for us in 100 words or less. I won’t tell you which is mine to avoid any bias.
Update 10/23/07: We have a few late entrants from the family back in Louisiana. No descriptions or names were provided, so the pumpkins will have to speak for themselves.
Here goes:
Entry #1: H. R. Puffinstuff
Yeah, that’s right I’ve got a muffin top. I’m just husky and about to have a growthspurt. If you squint your eyes, I resemble a certain person from Ghost Busters. Please vote for me and I need the prize money for FIG.
Entry #2: B. D. Eyes
You might recognize me from a scene in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” or perhaps my cameo in “Hocus Pocus”. I have a classically carved face with wonderfully shaped eyebrows. How can you help but fall in love with my charming smile and cunningly sharp teeth! Hollywood was good, but getting your vote will be better! Vote for me!
Entry #3: Cyclops
CYcloPs!! VOTE FOR STEVEN COLBERT!!!!! CYCloPs!!!!
Entry #4: Scary Mamma Jamma
My pumpkin is pretty awesome without a description and is obviously the best one, so vote for me.
Entry #5: Double Trouble
The inspiration for this carving was our twins who are due any day now. The main face represents the mother and the two smaller faces are our little boy and little girl. I wanted the faces of the kids to look a bit more mischievious, but it is kind of difficult to get that detail on such a small cut. Vote for me!
Entry #6: Jack
Star of his own Halloween classic movie, Nightmare Before Christmas.
Entry #7: LSU Eyes
We have another evil genius in the family, trying to pander to the audience. GEAUX TIGERS!
Entry #8: Puss-in-Boots
Who can resist those pleading eyes? Who wants to?
Editor’s note: Cool, yes. But I smell a stencil!
Entry #9: Stitch
An original design, a good example of cosmetic surgery gone bad.
Vote for your favorite now!
I have to go with “cyclops,” for two reasons: He just looks cool, and who can pass up a Stephen Colbert reference?
We moved the pumpkins to the front yard this evening. While we were there, two of other neighbors passed by to cast their votes for Cyclops. Add those to the tally.
I have to go with Entry #5: Double Trouble. I immediately thought of my two precious grandbabies, even before I read the description.
I like Entry #4: Scary Mamma Jamma.
How could anyone not vote for the mom pumpkin with twins? My vote is for Double Trouble.
Cyclops – for sure. Scary. Parental guidance required.
Double Trouble
Scary Mamma Jamma takes the prize. She’s imaginative, thought provoking and I am sure I will have nightmares for the next 2 weeks. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Shameless ploy Double Trouble. I’m voting for #2. Another shameless ploy, but it got be with the Harry Potter and Hocus Pocus reference.
B. D. Eyes- just for the evil smile!
B.D. Eyes … the friendliest looking pumpkin.
H.R. Puffinstuff- too cute!
#5 Double trouble is my favorite.
Cyclops won me over with his support for th Steven Colbert!!!
Can’t go with any other but Double Trouble!! Can’t wait until they come!
We vote for Pumkin number 2. We are guessing that the first pumpkin is Bro-in-Law’s, the second is Annihilating Giant’s, the third Billy Ocean’s, the fourths Big Ultra Megadogs, and the fifth pumpkin is Mrs. Billy Ocean’s. How did we do?
Charlie & Rochelle
Editor’s note: Edited comment to remove reference to real names.
Double trouble of course!
I refuse to be manipulated by my grandchildren. For shame, using innocent babies to get votes. We carved our own pumpkins tonight and want late entries in the competition.
Cyclops rocks – very scary and it has a unibrow!
I believe the Cyclops pumpkin is very impressive. His large eye and unibrow shall strike fear into us all. He has a nice untraditional nose also. I believe he is destined for great things.
I vote Cyclops!!!! As he is my favorite Xman I must pay tribute.
OK, I must admit, Double Trouble won me over!
Double Trouble has my vote. Very clever.
Thanks for adding the obvious winner! A quick run-down of the new entries:
# 6 Jack – Star of his own Halloween classic movie, Nightmare Before Christmas.
# 7 LSU eyes – we have another evil genius in the family, trying to pander to the audience.
# 9 Puss-in-Boots – Who can resist those pleading eyes? Who wants to?
# 10 Stitch – An original design, a good example of cosmetic surgery gone bad.
Um, I think stencil designs are disqualified… Go cyclops!
All of you are just jealous that Puss is going to win! Plus there was no stencil, just a picture to copy and my handy electric carver.
Number 8 is very imaginative – it gets my vote!
puss & boots is great!
Go #8 (Great job)
No. 6 is awesome.
They are all great, but I have to vote for the Tigers.
I am suckered in by the double trouble and can’t wait for the real duo to arrive.
My vote is for #5 JACK
Cyclops is the one.
Jack looks awesome.
my vote is for stephen “cyclops” colbert
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He’s beating out Fred Thompson and Ted Kennedy so far…
Having experience with stiches.I felt my families hearts would reach out for good ol’ STITCH.So hereby and forth with my vote is cast for “STITCH”. The LSU pumpkin is good too.
Me and Sarah (5) vote for number 5, Double Trouble. We like the kitty cat but you get point at our house for doing your own thing.
Tracy in NC