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All Hallow's Eve

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trick-or-treat dept.

It seemed like a shame to delete all the Hallowe'en submissions coming in today, so let's see if we can figure out something useful to do with them. Tonight is a full moon, which is a bad thing if you happen to be around animals. Several readers sent in Mac O' Lanterns of various types. One soul sent in a Jack O' Linux. This guy carves big pumpkins (be sure to click the arrows to see the finished versions). And if all else fails, bring out the Gimp.

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  1. Not just a full moon by rant-mode-on · · Score: 5, Interesting


    Its not just a full moon, its also a blue moon (2nd full moon inside a calendar month). The first blue moon on Halloween since 1955.

  2. wait, does this qualify as a quicky? by Spiral+Man · · Score: 3, Interesting
    please say quickies are back. please, please, please!

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  3. Other creative ideas by Nate+Fox · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I was just too stoked to see this. Those wacky kids over at sCary's carved pumpkins the other night. The best, hands down, is the middle one here. I dont ever think I've ever seen a Thundercats logo in a pumpkin. Even better: shugaMom was the one who carved it.

  4. Gimp-O-Lantern by frantzdb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This was last year but it turned out pretty nicely: Gimp-O-Lantern.

    --Ben

  5. Blue Moon by JungleBoy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Now days we call the 2nd full moon in a calender month a blue moon. But that was not the original definition.

    Usually a season has 3 full moons, the last one often being called the harvest moon. On occasion, a season has 4 full moons. The last moon in the season is still the harvest moon. The 3rd full moon in a season with 4 full moons is the Blue Moon.

    You can find this history in Sky and Telescope

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