Boo!

This Old House--the home improvement show--did a pumpkin carving contest. The one pictured was done by a woman in Minnesota--lots of hidden talent in the Middle West. (Would you date her?)

She used a kitchen knife, tempera paint, and stamp pad ink.

People love to whack up orange gourds, as the site pointed out.

Everyone needs some fun sometime--to get their creative freak on.

In DC, they used to feed pumpkins to the elephants at the zoo--they had a good time, too.

For more great gourd savaging, go to: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20750271_30044220,00.html

May not be up long--this fun comes but once a year.