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Man will attempt to sail in a giant pumpkin to the Isle of Man
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| March 2, 2010
Posted on 03/02/2010 10:29:34 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Giant pumpkins are best associated with Halloween but Medwyn Williams reckons he can set sail in one.
The gardening buff is growing a 725kg (1,600lb) gourd to be his craft in a stunt to raise money for the Help for Heroes campaign.
The walls of his pumpkin vessel with be 15cm (6in) thick and it will be fitted with a seat and outboard motor.
I am totally confident this can be done we shall call her HMV Cinderella... Her Majestys Vegetable, said the 67-year-old from Llanfairpwll, Anglesey.
I have done tests with smaller pumpkins and they float well. I might just make it to the Isle of Man.
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: greatpumpkin; napl; nutter
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To: Free ThinkerNY
James-and-the-Giant-Peach
To: FormerACLUmember
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posted on
03/03/2010 7:16:09 AM PST
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Oztrich Boy
(great thing about being a cynic: you can enjoy being proved wrong.)
To: a fool in paradise; Huntress; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Far be it from me to squash his hopes.
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03/03/2010 10:11:36 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
("Jim Robinson is the onle person that sweets proper nut sweet. leave the man alone."--Sarah-bot)
To: Slings and Arrows
![](http://www.pumpkinsforchange.com/Hope_Pumpkin_by_Monica_Fedrick.jpg)
Squash - Hope, get it?
To: Free ThinkerNY
"You are NOT sailing to the Isle of Kitteh. Now get down from there!"
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posted on
03/03/2010 11:02:17 AM PST
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paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Will he be dressed as Cinderella?
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03/03/2010 11:34:36 AM PST
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Lady Jag
(Double your money.. Fire the government)
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