Jocelyn Vilter

Deb,

Did you mention a Punkin' Chunkin' contest in Montana? I know there's one
back east somewhere, like Delaware, but Montana's closer.

Jocelyn

Deborah Lewis

***Did you mention a Punkin' Chunkin' contest in Montana?***

Yes! It's in October. In Missoula.

It's (I heard this on the discovery channel) redneck technology! I bet
if you Google you could find other places too.

I had some website stuff from KZOQ and if I can find it I'll send it to
you. Silly pictures and important information about pumpkin greasing.
<g>

***I know there's one
back east somewhere, like Delaware, but Montana's closer.***

I'll be squinting down the road for you in October!

Deb

Jocelyn Vilter

On 4/28/03 9:38 PM, "Deborah Lewis" <ddzimlew@...> wrote:

> ***Did you mention a Punkin' Chunkin' contest in Montana?***
>
> Yes! It's in October. In Missoula.
>
> It's (I heard this on the discovery channel) redneck technology! I bet
> if you Google you could find other places too.
>
> I had some website stuff from KZOQ and if I can find it I'll send it to
> you. Silly pictures and important information about pumpkin greasing.
> <g>
>
> ***I know there's one
> back east somewhere, like Delaware, but Montana's closer.***
>
> I'll be squinting down the road for you in October!
>

Don't I wish?!! No, I'm not asking for us but for my brother in law who has
gotten a sudden compulsion to build one of these things. I was hoping it
was in the summer, because by fall his son will be back in school don't cha
know? I'm sure Dan and Matthew will get involved with this project, I'm
just not sure where they'll be able to fire this thing off around here.
This might call for a trip out to the desert.

Jocelyn
> Deb

coyote's corner

okay - what is 'punkin' chunkin'"?

Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Lewis
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Punkin' chunkin'


***Did you mention a Punkin' Chunkin' contest in Montana?***

Yes! It's in October. In Missoula.

It's (I heard this on the discovery channel) redneck technology! I bet
if you Google you could find other places too.

I had some website stuff from KZOQ and if I can find it I'll send it to
you. Silly pictures and important information about pumpkin greasing.
<g>

***I know there's one
back east somewhere, like Delaware, but Montana's closer.***

I'll be squinting down the road for you in October!

Deb

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Deborah Lewis

***okay - what is 'punkin' chunkin'"?***

Very serious business. <g>

Seemingly normal, well adjusted individuals build air cannons, catapults,
trebuchet's and centrifugal's solely for the purpose of hurling a frozen
pumpkin hundreds of feet down a farmers field.

They bring their machines together in grand competitions, dress
appropriately, preform time honored ritualistic dances and then fire.

Other normal, well adjusted folks pay money to watch.

That's about it.

Deb L

Jocelyn Vilter

> On 4/29/03 8:09 AM, "Deborah Lewis" <ddzimlew@...> wrote:
>
> Seemingly normal, well adjusted individuals

I think this is key. My brother in law looks perfectly normal. You'd never
guess by looking at him.

>> hurling a frozen pumpkin

FROZEN!!! I had no idea they were frozen.

Jocelyn

marji

At 10:26 4/29/03 -0700, you wrote:
> > On 4/29/03 8:09 AM, "Deborah Lewis" <ddzimlew@...> wrote:
> >
> > Seemingly normal, well adjusted individuals
>
>I think this is key. My brother in law looks perfectly normal. You'd never
>guess by looking at him.
>
> >> hurling a frozen pumpkin
>
>FROZEN!!! I had no idea they were frozen.
>
>Jocelyn

I guess that's where the "chunkin'" part comes in, no?

marji

(this sounds like something they'd do at a Shriners' convention!)

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Deborah Lewis

***I had no idea they were frozen.***

I think for the air cannons. The pumpkins come out of those long
barrels with a lot of force and shots are disqualified if the pumpkin
comes apart before it hits the ground.

I don't know if it matters to the catapults or trebuchets so much.

Deb L

Christine ONeal

At the one in Delaware they aren't frozen. I actually think that is against the rules. My 3yo son saw the Pumkin Chunkin on TV and wanted to build a trebuchet, so we built a small one out of popsicle sticks. Here is a webpage about the one in Delaware: http://www.atbeach.com/punkinchunkin/ Christy

marji <marji@...> wrote:At 10:26 4/29/03 -0700, you wrote:
> > On 4/29/03 8:09 AM, "Deborah Lewis" <ddzimlew@...> wrote:
> >
> > Seemingly normal, well adjusted individuals
>
>I think this is key. My brother in law looks perfectly normal. You'd never
>guess by looking at him.
>
> >> hurling a frozen pumpkin
>
>FROZEN!!! I had no idea they were frozen.
>
>Jocelyn

I guess that's where the "chunkin'" part comes in, no?

marji

(this sounds like something they'd do at a Shriners' convention!)

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where is this done???
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Lewis
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Punkin' chunkin'


***okay - what is 'punkin' chunkin'"?***

Very serious business. <g>

Seemingly normal, well adjusted individuals build air cannons, catapults,
trebuchet's and centrifugal's solely for the purpose of hurling a frozen
pumpkin hundreds of feet down a farmers field.

They bring their machines together in grand competitions, dress
appropriately, preform time honored ritualistic dances and then fire.

Other normal, well adjusted folks pay money to watch.

That's about it.

Deb L

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Deborah Lewis

There are a few of these events around the country, you could do a google
search. I don't remember specific locations.

There is one in Missoula, Montana every fall. It's pretty small time
compared to some.
The air cannons can lob a pumpkin a couple thousand feet. The
trebuchets and catapults, six or seven hundred feet.

I think the big air cannon goal is a mile, but I don't know if it's been
done yet. In some of the bigger events the trebuchets are flinging
pumpkins a thousand feet or more. Pretty amazing, if you're as easily
impressed as I am. <g>

Deb L

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In a message dated 4/29/03 5:04:48 PM, ddzimlew@... writes:

<< I think the big air cannon goal is a mile, but I don't know if it's been
done yet. In some of the bigger events the trebuchets are flinging
pumpkins a thousand feet or more. Pretty amazing, if you're as easily
impressed as I am. <g>
>>

Hell-Amazing! And now they need to combine this with experimentation on
re-discovering/perfecting the recipe for "Greek fire." A pumpkin that bursts
into sticky flame on contact. That would be worth driving that far to see.

One of the best stories of forgotten technology is greek fire. It was a
ship-to-ship thing, mostly. Early napalm of some sort. I think it was
encased in clay balls, but a pumpkin should do it!

Sandra

Deborah Lewis

***And now they need to combine this with experimentation on
re-discovering/perfecting the recipe for "Greek fire." ***

OR, a big orange Molotov cocktail! You could inject the thing with
vodka, insert a fuse, light and FLING!

You'd have to make sure farmer Jones moved his cows to another pasture
first...
The PETA people would not understand...


Deb L