Re: Annual Pumpkin Regatta

I'm not offering to take sides, because you are all my friends, but I do volunteer
to provide aerial reconaissance for the regatta, etc.
    I'm also considering giving private broom flying lessons, for those of you who
want to do your own aerial recon.
PumpkinWitch

Pumkinguy wrote:

> Mark,
>    You pose an interesting question on how to properly arm a combat type
> pumpkin vessel. I would think a full term Zucchini tipped with an M-80 could
> deal a lethal strike. Maybe we need to form a Skunkworks department to conduct
> top secret research on maximizing the offensive and defensive capabilities of
> the Atlantic Giant Cucurboat. What would happen if Gus Saunders' band of Merry
> Men decided to swoop down Lake Ontario with a pumpkin armada armed to the
> teeth. They could take poor Joe C. and the Oswego boys without ever firing a
> zucchini torpedo. It would be a sad day  in the annals of American Naval
> Warfare. Topsfield ,on the other hand, would be a much tougher foe. The Swamp
> Yankees are trained in guerilla warfare, hiding behind their tractors and
> rototillers, and would be much more difficult to take out. May I suggest that
> the East and West coast growers should get together at the earliest possible
> time and form a battle plan. I suggest the initial talks should involve the
> East and West because the East has the only seasoned pumpkin pilots in the
> world and the West has long been known for their military think tanks. The
> growers in the midwest will be incorporated as soon as we come up with our
> battle plan for the Midwesterners have demonstrated the ability to grow a
> stout pumpkin that we may be able to use for destroyers. If Gus and Al Eaton
> teamed up , they could travel West and be in Lake Michigan and Gary Keyzers
> back yard before you know it. What I am saying is, there are few places safe
> in the U.S. from a Canadian attack. It is time to take action ....BE
> PREPARED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now so far, Gus Saunders has been a fairly peace loving
> individual. What happens if he snaps and turns bad. He could assemble a war
> fleet in 130 days!! A scarey thought. Maybe I am an alarmist, but in order to
> insure that future generations of young americans can peacefully navigate
> their cucurboats, it is imperative to walk softly and carry a big zucchini. I
> better end this before the men in the white coats come for me.
>                                                    pumkinguy@aol.com
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