Re: Fear and Loathing in Pumpkin Land

Not worth a reply.

At 05:52 PM 1/22/01 , you wrote:
>I have a confession to make.  The rumors of my
>insidious schemes are true and I am guilty.  I
>conspired with the devious Hera to scare the holy
>bejesus out of the growers from the Pacific Northwest
>and run their mossy hides out of Half Moon Bay.  This
>was a terrible decision on my part because now the
>Pacific Northwest is holding back on providing cheap
>electricity to California and much of Northern
>California is in the dark.  I am ashamed of this, but
>I must take full responsibility.
>
>It is also true that I did not bring a pumpkin to the
>Half Moon Bay weigh-off.  It was really a squash
>colored a suspicious shade of orange.  This was
>overlooked by the judges who ruled it the third
>biggest pumpkin grown in California last year.  Any
>claims that the adventures of Hera and the other
>goddesses were written primarily for the entertainment
>of the members of this mailing list are pure
>poppycock.
>
>Other charges leveled against me by certain members of
>this list are also true.  I have been known to molest
>small children and have also shared cardinal
>relationships with other species including innocent
>farm animals.  The sexual confusion caused by my poor
>choice of pen names caused Gerry Checkon’s 1131 pound
>pumpkin to be without seed last year, and so
>disoriented Kirk Mombert that he decided not to grow
>orange pumpkins anymore and will now focus on squash.
>In light of the above, my current designation as an
>“it” or “whatever” is very appropriate.
>
>For those who avoided Half Moon Bay for fear of being
>thrashed by the hideous Hera, I extend the sincerest
>of apologies.  Hera has been punished for her sins.
>She has been publicly humiliated, drawn and quartered
>and candy made out of her body parts.  Her seed has
>been sent to the Four Corners of the planet and I
>plowed her treasured “Temple of Beans” into the dirt.
>
>I, however, am still at large and my underhanded
>schemes to win that truck at Half Moon Bay continue
>unabated.  I still want that truck.  Even if I have to
>grow a really big pumpkin to do it ­ I’ll do it.  Yes,
>God help me, I swear!  If there is a huge spike up in
>the price of fish emulsion this year, you’ll know why.
>­ Nothing can stop me.   Hah, hah, hah, hah!
>
>vince
>fourth year grower
>best 789, 2000
>zone 9, the ambiguity zone
>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
P.E.I. Record Holder @ 862 lbs.
http://aggc.1wh.com/aggc.asp
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