Re: What's the use of growing giant pumpkins?????

In a message dated 98-10-16 22:54:04 EDT, you write:

> I had an interesting experience riding the bus home from work today. 
>  People were talking about their hobbies.  I mentioned that I had grown a
>  360 pound pumpkin this year and got quite a reaction.  People were asking
>  about how I did it and what I did with it afterward.  I told them that I
>  really had not done anything with it except collect the seeds.  A woman
>  asked me "what is the point of growing something that you don't have a
>  practical use for?" I told her that most hobbies are not utilitarian.  It
>  was an interesting question that got me thinking.  What is the use of
>  growing giant pumpkins?  Is it the size?  Is it the competition?  Is it
>  the novelty? I just know that is fun.  I like to go out to the patch. 
>  Not weed, not water, just see it grow.  It just feels good.  Who knows,
>  maybe it doesn't have to be useful....... 
>  
>  

You already answered it! .... -->  "360 pound pumpkin this year and got quite
a reaction.  People were asking about how I did it".
It gets a reaction out of people! Also, it is just human nature to see how far
human's can push nature. It gives you a feeling of real acomplishment,
something that no one has ever been able to do before, (in the case of the guy
with the 1092 this year)!
Why PUMPKINS? Well, because EVERYONE is always fascinated by them. They are
symbolic of fall and of course Halloween. I'm sure anyone would also be
fascinated to grow a 10 pound tomato, too. But there is something more special
about pumpkins because of the symbolism, and mainly the sheer SIZE. No other
vegetable, fruit, or anything else gets as big. It is the BIGGEST fruit that
human beings can grow on the planet earth!
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