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Pumpkin Drop Update

This year’s annual Pumpkin Drop at West Virgina University in Morgantown has been scheduled for Friday, October 26. Start planning now! More information will appear soon at http://www.mae.cemr.wvu.edu/ .

To catch a glimpse of Team Muse’s last entry (and of Robert, Nak, and Nak’s son Aaron), check out The Koko Bomb Saga on the Muse Fan Page.

Meanwhile, if you hear about any other pumpkin drops elsewhere, just let us know, and we’ll post the information here.

Date: May 17, 2006

Author: Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Categories: Random craziness

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the pink stalking pengin of penzance who is hitting herself on the head with a halibut, cuz she made MG leave

in May 17th, 2006 @ 14:36

oh COOL. can i be on the team?

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in May 17th, 2006 @ 14:38

Anyone who can make it to Morgantown on the last Friday in October is on the team, as far as I’m concerned.

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the pink stalking pengin of penzance who is hitting herself on the head with a halibut, cuz she made MG leave

in May 17th, 2006 @ 14:49

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Purple Panda

in May 17th, 2006 @ 15:21

I probably won’t be able to go :'(

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â™¥ shriya siolashrwa jeffica â™¥

in May 17th, 2006 @ 15:58

ha ha that is really cool XD

but i live in upstate NY.

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kiki_the_great

in May 17th, 2006 @ 16:24

dewd, dat’s kewl, kan ei bee on da teem?!!

Man. I live in a suburb of CHICAGO. And that’s my friends BIRTHDAY.

POO. (is that an acceptable exclamation, GAPA?)

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The Skipper Nancy

in May 17th, 2006 @ 17:11

Well, I’ve got about as much chance of making it as a rabbit does laying an egg, but it sounds really cool. Maybe I’ll try thinking up some plans anyway.

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emogrl

in May 17th, 2006 @ 18:02

schweet!

… but i liv in northern michigan
but it sounds cool!

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book_addict

in May 17th, 2006 @ 19:58

yay! altho i won’t be able to go, it’s nice dreaming….

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The Stalking Yeti of Knottingham (formerly Copper Bigfoot)

in May 17th, 2006 @ 21:42

I live in Upstate NY, and I can’t go. Best of luck, and I hope Koko Bomb is seucessful!

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Otzi

in May 17th, 2006 @ 23:30

If i start saving my pennies, i might be able to go. if you see a crazy vegetairan blondie wearing a politicakl t-shirt, that’s me.

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Purple Panda

in May 18th, 2006 @ 15:28

Actually, I might be able to go…actually, no, I probably won’t. but, if you see someone with red hair, hazel eyes, and green and purple shoes, it might be me.

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Otzi

in May 19th, 2006 @ 00:27

those shoes sound REALLY FROODY! I want some!

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Otzi

in May 19th, 2006 @ 00:33

I will also be skipping and singing the Charbonneau Song. You will notice me.

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Sweet Melpomene

in May 19th, 2006 @ 15:35

Cool!!!!!!! *hyperventilates* at what time is it? I may have a hard time convincing my parents to let me out of school…

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Eccentric the Afterthought

in May 19th, 2006 @ 20:52

Darn, why does it have to be on a school day? I live in Kentucky, though, so it’s not that far away – I’ll definitely try to be there! If you see a rather short, extremely shy girl with frizzy brown hair and dark brown eyes, most likely wearing jeans and a shirt with something in Latin or a scene from Monty Python on the front, that’ll probably be me.

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Sweet Melpomene

in May 20th, 2006 @ 09:01

I’ll have to make a MB t-shirt…

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the pink stalking penguin of penzance

in May 20th, 2006 @ 09:53

i live in New Jersey. :cry:!

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Cedar

in May 20th, 2006 @ 16:40

NOTE:

I will be busy for the next week, and I won’t be able to visit the Museblog. It would make me very happy, if some of you posted ideas on the ‘Muse Movie?’ thread while I’m gone, to show that your not giving up on the fight.

Thank you.

See you soon.

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 00:22

I actually might make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 00:42

Do you think showing up in WV wearing a “LIke a rock, only dumber” tshirt w/ bush’s face on it would get me in trouble?

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 00:46

people who might actually make it:
Otzi
Eccentric
Sweet Melpomene

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 00:49

17: it should say

MuseBlog
(i)your comment is awaiting moderation(/i)

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 00:50

Something tells me those italics aren’t going to turn out like I’d hoped…

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kiki_the_great

in May 21st, 2006 @ 09:39

You know, I think I’ll actually make like 10 of them and figure out some way to mail it to some ppl without knowing their addresses. Is there a way to do that, GAPA?

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in May 21st, 2006 @ 10:01

I don’t think so. Even GAPAs don’t allow themselves to know people’s addresses. If Samablamablous at the magazine agreed, you could send them to her, and people could send her self-addressed envelopes stamped with enough postage to mail a T-shirt… but that would be a little complicated.

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Ebeth The Stalker

in May 21st, 2006 @ 11:21

You could sell them online! That’d be kewl. I would totally buy one.

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The Skipper Nancy

in May 21st, 2006 @ 11:24

If you wanted to have MB t-shirts for all the MBers there, you could just make them in advance and hand them out to the people who come.

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Eccentric the Afterthought

in May 21st, 2006 @ 12:48

If I can find a plain shirt to write on, I’ll put the text from post 23 on it, but it’ll probably look kind of sloppy. Or maybe I’ll just write “ECCENTRIC THE AFTERTHOUGHT” in big, bold letters so you’ll know it’s me. ^.~

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kricket

in May 21st, 2006 @ 13:07

28- that would work… i want to go!!!!!!!!!
where is it again?

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 13:29

Morganstown, West Virginia.

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Phoenix

in May 21st, 2006 @ 17:39

Nooooooooooooo!!!! Death, doom and destruction! It is on a FRIDAY, so a religious Jew such as myself cannot go. Curses!
*cries*

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elassÃ«~adael

in May 21st, 2006 @ 18:08

I probably can’t go either! I think I live to far away *cries with Phoenix*

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Der Wachtelschlag (Queenie's short name)

in May 21st, 2006 @ 18:57

I can’t go. Have fun, though! I’ll root for you.

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Otzi

in May 21st, 2006 @ 21:17

how much of the 31% live in WV???

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Eccentric the Afterthought

in May 22nd, 2006 @ 16:02

This isn’t about the Pumpkin Drop, but it’s not entirely off-topic because this post also concerns a potential offline meeting place for musebloggers. I think the NJCL has been mentioned in the past, so I’m wondering, is anyone planning on attending the NJCL Convention at Indiana University this year?

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Sweet Melpomene

in May 22nd, 2006 @ 17:00

36- I don’t think there are any NJCL chapters near where I live…

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Otzi

in May 24th, 2006 @ 14:50

What is the NJCL?

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Sweet Melpomene

in May 27th, 2006 @ 09:14

National Junior Classical League.

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Eccentric the Afterthought

in May 29th, 2006 @ 19:51

37 – I don’t have a chapter where I live, either, but apparently for $6 you can join the league as an “at-large member” and go to conventions.

38 – You can find out more at www.njcl.org (although the link might get zapped).

[We’ll compromise this time. –Admin.]

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Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas

in May 30th, 2006 @ 08:24

Oh!!!!!!!!!!!! I have an idea! You guys need to get a LOT of peanutbutter and put it in the container the pumpkin is dropping! Seriously!!!!! It really works!

Please just ignore me while I have this totally DIRP-ish moment. It would really work, but where would you get that much peanutbutter?

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Lizzie

in May 30th, 2006 @ 10:39

40- Where I live, if you join Latin club, you pay like $5 dues and the teacher uses that to enter everyone in the NJCL. And then they go to the competitions and stuff. Of course, our Latin program has about 80 people in it, and Latin club about 10-20, so it isn’t exactly a big program, but still..

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in May 30th, 2006 @ 11:10

GotES,

Good idea! I think there’s a “no fluids” rule, though. Otherwise I suspect we’d have seen a lot of shaving cream splashing around. I’ll check.

Actually, I think Aaron’s original trash-can idea would work if it had a bigger, sturdier parachute and different padding (maybe an inflated trash bag). But there are other designs I’d like to try, too, and I’m certainly open to suggestions from any MuseBloggers.

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Commodore SM

in June 2nd, 2006 @ 14:32

Suspension.

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Eccentric the Afterthought

in June 4th, 2006 @ 19:10

How about stuffing teddy bears around the pumpkin for padding? That would involve the sacrifice of a lot of teddies, but it’d be worth it if the pumpkin survived.

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Terrance T.

in June 19th, 2006 @ 11:50

Id be willing to sacrifice.

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Terrance T.

in June 19th, 2006 @ 11:52

Howbout layers of uh……………….Cotton balls.

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Sweet Melpomene

in June 19th, 2006 @ 14:26

Hmm…something to absorb the impact. Which was why I suggested just suspending it somehow in the middle of a container…*ponders*

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Robert Coontz (Administrator)

in June 19th, 2006 @ 14:37

I’d suggest something to absorb and spread the impact. You could cushion the pumpkin with an inflated bag or balloon, or hang it like a punching bag inside a nylon stocking.

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Sweet Melpomene

in June 19th, 2006 @ 18:46

GAPA, you’re very smart. But you knew that already.

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cliu

in October 6th, 2006 @ 09:02

omg that sounds so awesome i will deff. be there cant miss it

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the pink stalking pengin of penzance who is hitting herself on the head with a halibut, cuz she made MG leave

Robert Coontz (Administrator)

the pink stalking pengin of penzance who is hitting herself on the head with a halibut, cuz she made MG leave

Purple Panda

â™¥ shriya siolashrwa jeffica â™¥

kiki_the_great

The Skipper Nancy

emogrl

book_addict

The Stalking Yeti of Knottingham (formerly Copper Bigfoot)

Otzi

Purple Panda

Otzi

Otzi

Sweet Melpomene

Eccentric the Afterthought

Sweet Melpomene

the pink stalking penguin of penzance

Cedar

Otzi

Otzi

Otzi

Otzi

Otzi

kiki_the_great

Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Ebeth The Stalker

The Skipper Nancy

Eccentric the Afterthought

kricket

Otzi

Phoenix

elassÃ«~adael

Der Wachtelschlag (Queenie's short name)

Otzi

Eccentric the Afterthought

Sweet Melpomene

Otzi

Sweet Melpomene

Eccentric the Afterthought

Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas

Lizzie

Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Commodore SM

Eccentric the Afterthought

Terrance T.

Terrance T.

Sweet Melpomene

Robert Coontz (Administrator)

Sweet Melpomene

cliu