Evening ascends. A full moon peeks out from behind the blackened clouds as it climbs the Halloween night sky. A ghostly fog, chill as the icy touch of death, crawls down from the Menewshan moors, snaking its misty tendrils along the grounds of the solemn pumpkin patch.
The crunch of leaves. The snap of fallen twigs and two darkened figures emerge from within the gloom. Into the moonlight steps the cat and the rabbit. Innocuous on any other night, on this night, blood stained and matted with gore, they are envoys of Hell!
“He better show up, blockhead.” The cat frowned. “I’m missing tricks or treats for this.”
“Don’t worry, Belly, the Mighty Pumpkin Spirit will be here!” The rabbit smiled. “Every year, on Halloween night, the Mighty Pumpkin Spirit…”
“You mean the Great Pum....”
"No no! I mean the Mighty Pumpkin Spirit, which is a wholly original character and certainly not trademarked by the Charles Schulz estate.”
The cat rolled her eyes. “Whatever.”
“As I was saying… Every year, on Halloween night, the Mighty Pumpkin Spirit rises from the Menewshan Pumpkin Patch to reward gold to the good boys and girls who give the best offerings.”
“What kind of offerings?”
The rabbit swept his arm along the pumpkin patch. “The carved and gutted corpses of his offspring. Their fleshed rended and twisted into hideous visages of malevolence.”
“Woah, that’s kinda f-ed up.”
“He also accepts drawings.”
":|"
“And to two lucky children whose tribute he deems the most worthy, he bestows upon them the almighty gift… of two bottles of hooch.”
“Yeah... that is definitely one f-ed up spirit.”
[IMGleft]http://images.menewsha.com/avatars/43187.png?1288073041[/IMGleft] Meet your hosts.. if you dare.
Captain Howdy
Greetings and salutations, Halloweenies. I am Captain Howdy, captain of the S.S. Exorcist and your ghoulish co-host here in the Pumpkin Patch. You may have seen me once or twice haunting the forums, popping up in threads with my special brand of nonsense. You may also know me from my critically acclaimed, Emmy® award winning show Captain Howdy’s Geriatric Dance Party. And you may also know me from your basement, where I hide at night… waiting for you to fall asleep.
Ho there, Menewshans! I'm BellyButton, your whiskered and flea-ridden Pumpkin Patch co-host. When not busy swabbing the poop deck on Captain Howdy's majestic sea vessel, I enjoy spending time chasing mice, sleeping in windowsills, rolling in catnip, and hissing at people who try to pet me.
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To enter, submit a clear photo of your entry using the form below. Your username, written on a piece or paper or whatnot, must be included in the photo. You may not add your name using a paint program.
You may enter as many categories as you like, but please only 3 entries per category.
Remember that stencils are allowed only in the Stenciled category.
Make sure to bind your carving wounds! Deaths from blood loss will be frowned upon.
First Place (1 for each category): 2000g
Runner Up (1 for each category): 1000g
Overall Best Carved Pumpkin: Captain's Hooch
For Participating: Your choice of a Halloween '10 EI
SCARY - Channel the darkest parts of your soul... in pumpkin form.
CUTE - Scary pumpkins give you nightmares? Go to your happy place and bring us back a little sunshine.
MENEWSHA RELATED - Show your pride as a Menewshan by cutting up a big orange-colored gourd.
NON-TRADITIONAL/ABSTRACT - Spooky faces too pedestrian for you? Here's your chance to show us something different. This category is for things other than the traditional jack o'lantern face. This includes Halloween scenes, imagery, etc. But feel free to step beyond the Halloween theme. If you can carve it, it's fair game.
STENCILED - Free hand design not your thing? No sweat. Stencil to your heart's desire.
ALTERNATIVE - But I don't have any pumpkins and I'm afraid of knives! :cry: ... Don't worry. This is the category that embraces other mediums. Carve a watermelon. A lemon. A block of Spam! ... Or spare the cutlery and decorate your pumpkins with paints. Markers. Crayons. ... Or if you'd like to sculpt a pumpkin out of clay, mud, mashed potatoes, etc. Do it! - Let your imagination run wild! :insane:
BEST OVERALL - Sorry folks, you can't enter this category. One Prize. One Winner. Chosen from all the categories above.
ENTRY FORM
Code:
[COLOR="#FF6600"][B]Username:[/B]
[B]Pumpkin Carving Category:[/B] (choose one from the list)
[B]Entry:[/B] (img here)
[b]I want this EI:[/b] (choose 1: blue, yellow, green or orange)[/color]
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First Place (1 for each category): 2000g
Runner Up (1 for each category): 1000g
Overall Best Pumpkin Art: Captain's Hooch
For Participating: Your choice of a Halloween '10 EI
SCARY - C'mon, scare us. We can take it.
CUTE - Hear that? Your inner eight your old girl says more glitter and unicorns.
MENEWSHA RELATED - If it has to do with Mene, we want it. Easy on the Mayor yaoi, though.
NON-TRADITIONAL/ABSTRACT - Does the typical pumpkin leave you uninspired? We hear ya. This category is for things other than the traditional jack o'lantern face. This includes Halloween scenes, imagery, etc. But feel free to step beyond the Halloween theme. If you can draw it, it's fair game.
BEST OVERALL - Sorry folks, you can't enter this category. One Prize. One Winner. Chosen from all the categories above.
TEMPLATE
ENTRY FORM
Code:
[color="#ff6600"][B]Username:[/B]
[B]Pumpkin Art Category:[/B] (choose one from the list)
[B]Entry:[/B] (img here)
[b]I want this EI:[/b] (choose 1: blue, yellow, green or orange)
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All out of pumpkins to carve? Creative juices all dried up? We've got one more task for you. Take a gander at this here jar of assorted Halloween candies, complete with lovely red hot tamales and vaguely pumpkin-shaped candy corn, and see if you can guess how many pieces of candy are in there. You have until we close the contest at 7PM PST on Nov. 5th to post your answers.
Prizes*:
Closest Guess Over: Iridescent Jelly Squid (touched by Captain Howdy himself!) Closest Guess Under: Iridescent Jelly Squid (he probably touched this one too!) Other Closest Guesses: Pumpkin-themed EIs from previous years
For Participating: Your choice of a Halloween '10 EI
*in the unlikely event that someone manages an EXACT guess, the Jelly Squids will instead go to the exact guess and the next closest guess -- we'll also throw in an Evil Overlord for the exact guesser!
THE JAR, BEING MYSTERIOUS
It climbs a tree..X
.. takes a stroll on the boardwalk..X
.. is tackled by Belly's cat..X
.. and comes to rest in Belly's cupboard.X
Good luck! ;)
ENTRY FORM
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[COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][B]Candy Jar Guess![/B]
[B]Username:[/B]
[B]My guess:[/B]
[b]I want this EI:[/b] (choose 1: blue, yellow, green or orange)
[/COLOR]
Aeryth wants Orange- link -- sent!
Ember Mist wants Green (PM) -- sent!
Flish wants Orange (PM) -- sent!
lunanuova wants Blue - link -- sent!
MeganeFox wants Green - link -- sent!
Midian wants Any (PM) -- sent Blue!
Sidhe wants Blue (PM) -- sent!
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Username: lunanuova Pumpkin Carving Category: Scary! Entry:Scary Pumpkin
The pumpkin is a munchkin pumpkin with a carved face. There are silver spider webs on it and fake blood! Watch out for the infestation of maggots! I want this EI: Blue please!
CUTE
Quote:
Originally Posted by zigbigadorlube
Username: zigbigadorlube Pumpkin Carving Category: Cute Entry: click
Check out the tail in the back!
Kinny was making sure it was ok to use that picture for both, since he didn't realize it was so cute o.o; Username: Flish Pumpkin Carving Category: Cute! Entry:Kitteh Pumpkin!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steffox
Pumpkin Carving Contest Username: Steffox Pumpkin Carving Category: Cute Entry: (click for larger image) I want this EI: Blue!
Username: Seridano Pumpkin Carving Category: NON-TRADITIONAL/ABSTRACT Entry: clicky, clicky <---took two pics of it just in case...going to work on another one soon...something involving less carving...since I may or may not have sliced mah finger open making Vader pumpkin. >.<
Username: Leerah Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative Entry:Click : D
My sister and I picked out the perfect pumpkin to paint tonight~ xD
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seridano
Username: Seridano Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative Entry:Clicky!
Lookie, he's the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz! Yep...that is, in fact, a pumpkin covered in duct tape ^.^:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Midian
Username: Midian Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative Entry: nom nomnom
Sadly, the bigger pumpkin was eatten by the dog, only it's babies left lmao.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aeryth
Username: Aeryth Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative Entry:1 (I like this pic better but you can't see everything) and 2 (it's kinda blurry, but you can see the tail :3)
I want this EI: Orange
Quote:
Originally Posted by JeSsIcAtMeOwW
Username: JeSsIcAtMeOwW Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative! Entry:link I want this EI: Orange, please!! ^.-
Extra: Btw, the pumpkin is Harry Potter. :) It's a mini lil pumpkin, and I didn't get the best angle, sorry! He has the sorting hat, scar, and I have a lil stick for his wand. xD He likes to sit by me as I lurk around on Mene. (:
Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverPhoenyx
Username: SilverPhoenyx Pumpkin Carving Category: Alternative Entry: Punk Apple has carrots for hair and grapes for eyes.
[imgleft]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5070/iconsland20vista20style.gif[/imgleft]Q. How can I get my pumpkin image online so that I can post it here? A. Belly likes tinypic - it's free, doesn't require you to sign up & super easy to use. Click here to try it.
[imgleft]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5070/iconsland20vista20style.gif[/imgleft]Q. I changed my mind about how many candy thingers are in that there jar.. Can I change my guess? A. Yes, but make sure to post the form again, as that's what we'll be looking for when we update the guesses.
[imgleft]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5070/iconsland20vista20style.gif[/imgleft]Q. When does Santa bring us our presents? A. Wrong holiday.
[imgleft]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5070/iconsland20vista20style.gif[/imgleft]Q. How do I get my participation Event Item? A. The item will be traded to you at or by the end of the event. Make sure to tell us which one you want (blue, yellow, green or orange) ~ otherwise you'll get a random one of the 4.
Out of curiosity, do we get one EI for participating over all, or do we get one for each contest we participate in (Say, one for the jar guess and one for the pumpkin entry)?
A. It's one participation EI overall for this thread, regardless of how many of our contests you enter.
Got other questions? Ask away!
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