I'm not allowed to carve pumpkins. As the missus is american she likes pumpkin soup and can only get pumpkins at this time of year. So pumpkins go into soup.
Yes I know I could buy myself a carving pumpkin, but I'm tight
My local pub has been having a pumpkin weigh in for years .. last Friday the winner was over 6 stone. Another guy wasw almost polishing the trophy with his 3 stone 7 pounder when two guys struggled in with the 6 stone monster.