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Re: breeding rules expose conspiracy



Michael Cohill wrote:
At which point the pumpkin heads of
pumpkins@athenet.net will rule the world.

Good heavens!!!
It just dawned on what you guys are up to. this is not a pumpkin hobbyists mailing
list at all. That is just a front for a worldwide plot to take over the world.
However, the world should have no fear; you megalomaniacs will end up being too busy
deciding whose pumpkin is really the biggest (because that, of course will decide the
new ruler of the world) & don't tell me, I already know....
your collective favorite fairy tale was Cinderella (the tale of the pumpkin coach was
probably what warped your minds to begin with)..........
Your favorite nursery rhyme was "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater"....... & this was what
inspired the actual details of the plot to take over the world by making them
dependent upon giant pumpkins for food. Then you bring the world to its knees by
threatening a "pumpkin famine" unless they elect the members of the club to rule over
them.
What a vile conspiracy & to think I was gullible enough to be taken in by all this.
How stupid do you take me for??? .......On second thought, don't answer that
question.
TerryLynn

> > Michael wrote:
> > > If you continually choose, or SELECT, the seed from the largest pumpkin
> in
> > > the patch, year after year, you will theoretically grow a larger
> pumpkin
> > > every year.  In this manner we will eventually grow a fruit that
> weights a
> > > ton.
>
> > Danie Viljoen of Pretoria asked:
> > Is this necessarily true? Surely there must be a genetic limit to
> > how big a pumpkin can grow?
>
> Dear Danie:
>         10 years ago it was just a dream that some one might grow a pumpkin over
> 1,000 lbs.  Theoretically, yes, it is possible that someday a pumpkin will
> reach a ton.  That is a US ton.  A British ton is heavier, I think.
>         There are many recorded cases of a single C. maxima squash vine producing
> over 2,000 lbs of fruit - multiple fruits grown on a single vine.
> Therefore, it does not seem unreasonable to me that some day, some one,
> some where will grow a single 2,000 lb fruit.
>         Remember, this is a genus of plant with a root system capable of covering
> 2,500 square feet.  I grew a vine over 56 feet long this summer and it
> would still be growing now if I didn't cut it down 3 weeks ago.  Atlantic
> Giant, Show King and Zebra sqaush all have the inherent potential to
> produce massive fruits.  And, maybe some day these plants will feed huge
> numbers of people, easing the plight of famine and starvation, instead of
> simply being a backyard trophy.  At which point the pumpkin heads of
> pumpkins@athenet.net will rule the world.
>
> Michael
> mcohill@neo.lrun.com
>
> ----------
> > From: Danie Viljoen <danievil@relay01.iafrica.com>
> > To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> > Subject: Re: breeding rules
> > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 3:32 PM
> >
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