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My theory


Some one asked me the other day why I grow giant pumpkins.
My answer was that its fun and something different and I like to see peoples 
faces when they first see one. You know the look, their jaw drops and they 
normally say words your parents told you never to say. For a short time they 
are absolutely amazed.
Which is why next season my pumpkins will have a visitors book so I can 
capture all those comments.

I have a theory about this look of amazement.
First the eyes see the pumpkin,  and the brain says its a pumpkin.
The brain then says no its not, they don't grow that big, and tells the eyes 
to look again.
The eyes say, well it looks like a pumpkin.
The brain says it can't be and demands more information.
They argue for a while and finally agree, it has to be a pumpkin.
Then the brain goes into shock.
About that time the mouth comes into play, the jaw drops and unmentionable 
words may dribble out.
And then the legs get closer so the eyes can get a better look to reasure 
the brain.
Then theyv'e just got to touch it, just to make sure it is real. So then the 
hands start working.
Thats when it hits them, at this point in time the mouth will normally say 
that F word again.
And then the brain will seek more information and thats when you get all the 
How, What, Why, and When questions.

The only way to properly get over this shock is to grow one yourself.
So do yourself a favor.................grow one 
now...........................before its too late.

Tony Hickman
Adelaide. S.A.
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