It will be a come play with us, we see dead people, dirty pillows kind of night; so terrifying to think that evil could be standing right next to you or even be you. You pray you are not evil or that if you are others won�t be able to tell.
The Village Parade preparations begin.
There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.
Linus
The Village Parade preparations begin. There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. Linus
The Great Pumpkin is only my second favorite Peanuts movie; it is either a great pumpkin tale in which we can make fun of people who believe in things that are not so, or it is one of the greatest acts of sophistry of all time — not that it takes much with five year olds.
I do not believe in the Great Pumpkin; I have heard rumors being spread that would indicate otherwise, and I want to set the record straight. I will neither confirm nor deny that I , one Halloween eve when much younger, claimed to have witnessed the coming of the Great Pumpkin. We all did things when very young that we don’t lay claim to as adults, and as perfect as I am I am no exception; that is as it should be as perfection is boring and life without fantasy is just life.
I do apologize to all my friends for misleading them regarding the existence of the GP, but please… to claim that you have been damaged for life due to my misleading you in this regard is pure theatrics on your part, histrionics exemplified. I blame the likes of Dr Phil and Fox News for this type of thinking, but face it most of you were crazy long before I met you.
The pressure (back in the day) to believe in the Great Pumpkin was often more than I could stand, so throwing out a simple “yea he came to me too” was not really much of a stretch; it didn’t even seem like a lie really. I didn’t even start it; it was that really pale vampire toothed kid with the dark purplish eyes who started it. I couldn’t help going a little further — I tend to lean toward descriptive speech and wanted everyone to know that if I saw the Great Pumpkin it was most assuredly large, not quite round with long brown eyelashes, wearing a pair of brown Doc Martens and of the most vivid orange one could ever imagine.
I knew I would get you with the fact that he passed out Nintendo games to his favorite kids. You would believe anything if it involved those stupid video games.
Is it my fault you all bought every aspect of the deception except the gender? I don’t think so. I still don’t understand how you could believe there was a big magic pumpkin that came every Halloween but wouldn’t believe the pumpkin was a pumpkiness.
My mission is solely to inform you that despite some suggestion to the contrary, there is no Great Pumpkin or Great Pumpkin designer in the sky. The Great Pumpkin
You’re a wry lass. Not far off. Although I disagree about the existence of the Great Pumpkin.
No need to fret, chica. The Great Pumpkin Debate has been raging for years. While I’m sure someone will accuse you of blasphemy, I too am a athiest when it comes to mystical gourd…
What the hell ever made Charles Schulz come up with a frigging pumpkin as a theme?
Charles Schultz was slightly crazy but brilliant.
This piece was excellent the last paragraph makes a good point.
Glad you made it back from the Catskills with no harm done.
Do not, under any circumstance, let the Village People touch your dirty pillows.
Face it if there were really a Great Pumpkin no one would have to say, as did poor Charlie Brown, “I got a rock” besides that because of the mess we have made of the pumpkin patch — To quote Linus again — You’ll be sorry if he comes!
My feelings exactly.
I didn’t believe in the Great Pumpkin, but I wanted too. I think that may be worse.
dave
from Maximum Awesome
I not only believe in the Great Pumpkin, but I believe that Peanuts will someday be as highly regarded as the bible.
I certainly take more comfort in the shenanigans of those simple kids in the former than any story presented in the latter.
Craig Christ is also a new hero of mine.
I don’t think the Great Pumpkin gives out Nintendo. I believe she is greater than that.
First of all, what the hell are you using a word like sophistry in a blog about the Great Pumpkin. Second of all, what the hell is a lazy girl putting the time and effort into a blog.
Third of all, if the Great Pumpkin looses one of his teeth, does the the tooth fairy have both triangular and square replacements.
See the genius you pull out of the blogoverse when you use words like sophistry. That’ll teach you them thar youngin city slicker.
I am 8 years old, and I like chocolate chip cookie icecream with mega-fat globules cause I want to have artheriosclerosis by the time I’m 15. I don’t know what it is, but my dad has it, and I want be precocious just like Mozart.
Gadzuuks!
Love,
Protagoras
They say that there’s a fine line between genius and insanity.
You’ve gone back full circle into idiocy.
Sorry.
Now I have to re-think EVERYTHING.
Damn.
Such sage words from Linus…words that I live by. However, I never seen the Great Pumpkin, myself. Perhaps he only shows himself to those who believe.
I still believe though.
I got to have something to hold on to.
I refuse to rethink anything. As a member of the Great Pumpkin Church of Tomorrow and Cheese Sandwiches, I must say that your heretical blog will bring a plague of minature superheros and villans to your door demanding sweets. Also, pumpkin seeds will fall as hail and get gunk in your hair, you evil-doer.
:D Cartoons are fun
Doug: Cynical you !! Surely you aren’t telling me you believe in the great orange one?
Zenpro: mystical gourd– damn I wished I had said that.
Bizman: no harm done.
Robotman: of course no on touches my dirty pillows.
Dave: naw we all want to believe in something. I figure you for a great pumpkin kind of guy.
MoJo: some how I just knew you would believe in the GP. Criag Christ– lol
Weirdso: yes now it’s x � box. Captists would understand.
protagoras: Ruk is that you ?
I can use the word sophistry in whatever way I choose to make clear the significance of the deception that has been perpetrated on the children.
Wombat: You know it.
Dedd: I’m sorry; a little rethinking hurts no one. I hope I didn’t wreck the movie for you.
Leigh: sightings are rare I’ve only heard of two. Linus is a genius.
MJ: Believe what you must if it helps you survive.
Coyote: I’m a meanie. I only give out poisoned apples, as for the pumpkin seeds falling as hail — I think that has happened once before.
Alice,
No! Im am not Ruk. You and I don’t know eachother, I just blew in with the not-so-divine blogosphere wind. The one where north meets south, east meets west, and best meets best. I like your humor.
Intelligent Design, Great Pumpkin Design who knew?
Guard the dirty pillows with your life.
as always joe
I wasn’t talking about you, Alice. Sorry if it seemed that way.
Linus: “You’ve heard about fury in a woman scorned, haven’t you?”
Charlie Brown: “Yes, I guess I have.”
Linus: “Well, that’s nothing compared to the fury of a woman who
has been cheated out of tricks or treats.“
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My favorite quotes from the cartoon… Thanks for reminding me of the movie…
First the Redskins get annihilated and now the Great Pumpkin does not exist…yea thanks bring it on. I’m so furious I can’t even think of a comment about dirty pillows.
protagoras: I think it’s a divine blogesphere. Nice of you to drop in.
joe: don’t worry i am the royal guard of dirty pillows.
Wombat: you’re too polite tall one.
girl: you’re welcome.
jake: awww sorry about them beastly, steroid driven, politically incorrect named beasts losing.
yawn.…tired.… ;)
You too can learn about Craig Christ…
Craig — Stephen Lynch
I refuse to question my unwavering faith in the Great Pumpkin. It is the basis of my moral values and my entire world view.
Besides…I’m pushing for a religious day off.
sadly, the island (the real one on the equator) where i reside grows no pumpkins. only squash, which is a sad, sad proxy for a pumpkin – and not even a great one.
wait. You’re not perfect?
Really had me fooled there. If I can’t believe that then I can’t believe in the great pumpkin then..seee the road you led me down?
mojo: I will catch up when I can.
jay: another day off? Wasn’t that one in 2002 good enough for you?
pia: I was perfect once. In my mind anyway.
Freaky Gump said, “Spooky is as spooky does…“
Rock on!