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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: some pumpkins #79662 09/04/2002 3:08 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Maybe the phrase originated because of pumpkin-growing contests? Seems we have a real mystery here, folks...I searched Quinion, Bartleby, The Phrase Finder, and OneLook for some pumpkins...nada! Usually there's some citation of a known phrase. And I know I've heard it years before I encountered it in my 19th Century historical interpretation studies. Jackie's offering seems a likely source. Anyone have a clue to the origin for this one? And why no dictionary listings? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted some pumpkins WhitmanO'Neill 09/03/2002 7:39 PM Re: some pumpkins tsuwm 09/03/2002 8:24 PM Re: some pumpkins WhitmanO'Neill 09/03/2002 8:58 PM Re: some pumpkins tsuwm 09/03/2002 9:05 PM Re: some pumpkins WhitmanO'Neill 09/03/2002 9:19 PM Re: Pumpkinification Faldage 09/04/2002 9:06 AM Depumpkinification? FishonaBike 09/04/2002 9:14 AM Re: Depumpkinification? Jackie 09/04/2002 11:40 AM Re: Pumpkinification AnnaStrophic 09/04/2002 12:20 PM Re: Pumpkinification tsuwm 09/04/2002 3:53 PM Re: Pumpkinification Faldage 09/04/2002 4:00 PM Re: Pumpkinification Faldage 09/04/2002 5:00 PM Re: Pumpkinification AnnaStrophic 09/04/2002 5:19 PM Re: Pumpkinification WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2002 6:00 PM Re: some pumpkins Jackie 09/04/2002 2:12 AM Re: some pumpkins WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2002 3:08 AM Re: some pumpkins wwh 09/08/2002 1:54 PM Re: some pumpkins--citations! WhitmanO'Neill 09/22/2002 3:01 PM Re: some pumpkins--citations! consuelo 09/23/2002 2:23 AM Calabazas Bobyoungbalt 09/23/2002 2:57 AM Re: Calabazas WhitmanO'Neill 09/23/2002 3:33 PM Re: Calabazas milum 09/23/2002 5:10 PM Re: Jimmy Durante WhitmanO'Neill 09/24/2002 6:00 PM been wrong before... wofahulicodoc 09/24/2002 8:26 PM Re: been wrong before... WhitmanO'Neill 09/25/2002 1:30 AM Urban legend or true factoid? wofahulicodoc 09/23/2002 4:47 PM Re: some pumpkins TEd Remington 09/04/2002 6:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,388 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,212 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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