proper pumkinology
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Tue, 09 Nov 1999 21:34:40 -0500 (EST)
>From Compton's Encyclopedia (my emphasis)
PUMPKIN. On Halloween night, porches are lit with the orange glow of=20
jack-o'-lanterns--carved pumpkins that grin, grimace, and scowl by the light=
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of a flickering candle within their walls.=20
<<The pumpkin is a versatile fruit>>
commonly grown in North America, Great Britain, and Continental Europe for=20
human food and livestock feed. In the United States and Canada it is a=20
traditional holiday pie filling. It is also served as a vegetable and used i=
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puddings and soups.=20
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Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Deluxe
Copyright =A9 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights=20
Reserved.
I'll forgive you for mistaking a pumpkin for a vegetable because, after all,=
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while it is a FRUIT it is indeed **served** as a vegetable. =20
And besides, we have to make exceptions. After all, you are an Aussie. And=
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you're a girl.
nanny nanny boo boo :).
Jim
P.S. I had fleeting vision of myself burning in a deep hell for posting=20
this...