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It’s still waste even if the primary purpose is wasteful.

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Sometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though

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Pumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.

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It certainly can be

Golf courses come to mind

Or cruise ships

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Frequently, yes.

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Of all the things to worry about when it comes to waste Halloween doesn’t even scartch the surface for me

Still waiting on someone to talk about how fishing nets are 50% of the plastic in our oceans

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Halloween food - no.

Halloween plastic decorations, wrapping, costumes… yeah, we can do without

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It’s low priority for sure.

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Well, this is talking about food waste, not pollution. Even if it rots and doesn’t do anything, worst case it’s a pile of bio-matter. The land, and everything involved in growing them could be used for actual food though, which could decrease food prices potentially.

Still, it’s not a big deal and there’s bugger fish to fry, but it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be considered. Changing your mindset can make other issues and solutions more obvious.

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Squirrels seem to eat them IIRC

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Wait, why would it become an emergency room curiosity? Ohhhhh, missed that last part. Gourds really are nature’s dildo.

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Consider my gourd

Perfectly shaped

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Oh wow, that’s good.

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As all things should be.

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Last year I placed two dozen or so pumpkins around my property and got up on the roof and started shootin with my AR until the neighbor called, claiming some maniac was on my roof shootin a gun so I went inside cuz that sounded pretty spooky smh can’t have nothin nice no more

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So almost nobody read the whole image?

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That’s the only reason it got my upvote

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What makes you think that. Is there something odd that people aren’t commenting on or something? Maybe calling the inside guts? That’s the only weird thing I recall seeing.

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A ‘smash party’ could sound like some sort of euphemism, I suppose. I’m guessing that’s what they’re referring to. They’ve just got a much dirtier mind than the rest of us.

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I’m not an expert but I’m pretty sure the pumpkins you carve are not the same pumpkins you eat. You can roast the seeds, sure, but the inside will probably taste like dirt

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It can be. Lots of people do eat whats inside pumpkins that they carve. pies, curries, etc. I feel like in terms of waste is one of the much lesser wasteful things people are doing and it often makes good feed and compost

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My dog likes it. :) I give her the rest of the innards.

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They’re the same, I make pumpkin pie out of them. It’s so much better than from a can too.

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It’s disgraceful that we grow food to deliberately throw away.

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In the times of yore a small group of people tossed some tea into a harbour and set about a revolution.

Today, we must put an end to the tyranny. The quickening pace and further encroachment upon our livelihoods demands pumpkin spice be put to waste.

The future depends on it.

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Eh it’s better than making plastic shite to deliberately throw away

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Two things can be bad.

I hate the “this thing is worse so let’s not talk about that” mentality, as if you’ve never held two opinions at the same time.

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No, we shouldn’t be doing that either.

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beats straw, which is fully inedible

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