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we buy our pumpkins early and sit them out on the front porch for the whole month, then carve them up on Halloween. it may sound silly, but I like the idea of the neighbors getting used to seeing these pumpkins sitting on the porch, then Halloween night those same pumpkins are all carved up. then the next day they are gone (into the trashcan). in my mind it's like those pumpkins are just sitting there waiting for their big night, then it comes and, next thing they know, BAM! they're in the garbage next to cold coffee grounds.