I like those. This Halloween, I'm going to carve a turnip instead of a pumpkin.Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:48pmYesMimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:42pmLike these?Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:14pmCorrect. Also see the Americanization of Halloween. There was no Trick or Treat or pumpkins when I was a kid. Seemed to take off in the late 80s/early 90s. We had a turnip lantern and that was it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 11:25amThey started after all the US teen movies about prom left all the Nigels and Nigellas thinking it would be cool.
https://www.google.com/search?q=turnip+ ... =625&dpr=1
Those are scarier looking than any pumpkin I've ever seen or carved.
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Good call, it may take off. Also see if you can get a thing called "end of term disco" to replace the Prom..Mimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:49pmI like those. This Halloween, I'm going to carve a turnip instead of a pumpkin.Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:48pmYesMimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:42pmLike these?Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:14pmCorrect. Also see the Americanization of Halloween. There was no Trick or Treat or pumpkins when I was a kid. Seemed to take off in the late 80s/early 90s. We had a turnip lantern and that was it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 11:25am
They started after all the US teen movies about prom left all the Nigels and Nigellas thinking it would be cool.
https://www.google.com/search?q=turnip+ ... =625&dpr=1
Those are scarier looking than any pumpkin I've ever seen or carved.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Prom is whatever, but American halloween is the best. Though these turnip lanterns seem pretty cool.Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:14pmCorrect. Also see the Americanization of Halloween. There was no Trick or Treat or pumpkins when I was a kid. Seemed to take off in the late 80s/early 90s. We had a turnip lantern and that was it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 11:25amThey started after all the US teen movies about prom left all the Nigels and Nigellas thinking it would be cool.JennyB wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 11:05amThey have prom in England? I don't believe you because there are no English teen movies about prom.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I think mine was the first generation to enjoy a US style Halloween in the early 90s. Shit rocked.
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Yeah, I wont eat either of those things so seems like as good a use as any for them.Mimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:49pmI like those. This Halloween, I'm going to carve a turnip instead of a pumpkin.Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:48pmYesMimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:42pmLike these?Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:14pmCorrect. Also see the Americanization of Halloween. There was no Trick or Treat or pumpkins when I was a kid. Seemed to take off in the late 80s/early 90s. We had a turnip lantern and that was it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 11:25am
They started after all the US teen movies about prom left all the Nigels and Nigellas thinking it would be cool.
https://www.google.com/search?q=turnip+ ... =625&dpr=1
Those are scarier looking than any pumpkin I've ever seen or carved.
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Turnips can be alright. This is, I suppose, my most medieval peasant opinion. That, and my belief that the Pope in the East is the only true one.
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I was turned off by them mainly because of the odor when they are cooked. Been ages since I tried them. I suppose I would try again if someone made them but I have no interest in cooking them.Silent Majority wrote: ↑06 Apr 2022, 8:07amTurnips can be alright. This is, I suppose, my most medieval peasant opinion. That, and my belief that the Pope in the East is the only true one.
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Some foods were put on the earth by God to determine who is worthy of heaven. Turnips say thank you for your toil, but the kingdom is not yours.Silent Majority wrote: ↑06 Apr 2022, 8:07amTurnips can be alright. This is, I suppose, my most medieval peasant opinion. That, and my belief that the Pope in the East is the only true one.
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I tried turnips once.revbob wrote: ↑06 Apr 2022, 7:16amYeah, I wont eat either of those things so seems like as good a use as any for them.Mimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:49pmI like those. This Halloween, I'm going to carve a turnip instead of a pumpkin.Heston wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:48pmYesMimi wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 12:42pmLike these?
https://www.google.com/search?q=turnip+ ... =625&dpr=1
Those are scarier looking than any pumpkin I've ever seen or carved.
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Caramelise 'em, that's the way.
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They probably make a good mash, no?
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Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Hoyston manifests itself in very strange ways and, seemingly, doesn't skip generations.
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Hes is a Kajagoogoo fan? I have a hard time keeping track of all the horrible 80s music.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑21 Dec 2022, 12:03pmHoyston manifests itself in very strange ways and, seemingly, doesn't skip generations.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.