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| Oh my Gourd! 'Pregnant' pumpkins surprise villagers | Oh my Gourd! 'Pregnant' pumpkins surprise villagers |
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| One of the "birthing" pumpkins was made by Byron Elliott, 36, who thought the design was "suitably quirky" | One of the "birthing" pumpkins was made by Byron Elliott, 36, who thought the design was "suitably quirky" |
| A family have been raising smiles - and eyebrows - in their village with an extremely unusual Halloween pumpkin display. | A family have been raising smiles - and eyebrows - in their village with an extremely unusual Halloween pumpkin display. |
| As well as carving out gap-toothed ghouls, the King Elliot family, from Walsoken, in Norfolk, have combined three gourds, two apples and several carrots - to create pregnant pumpkins that appear to be giving birth. | As well as carving out gap-toothed ghouls, the King Elliot family, from Walsoken, in Norfolk, have combined three gourds, two apples and several carrots - to create pregnant pumpkins that appear to be giving birth. |
| The so-called "birthing" pumpkins - which seem to be producing baby gourds - have caused a virtual stir on social media, with one villager posting how she "couldn't stop laughing". | |
| "For no obvious reason, my husband made a 'birthing' pumpkin and then our 15-year-old son Charley copied him," said Charlotte King, 34. | "For no obvious reason, my husband made a 'birthing' pumpkin and then our 15-year-old son Charley copied him," said Charlotte King, 34. |
| "We have had lots of comments on social media, it doesn't normally gain much attention, but the pregnant pumpkins have this year," she added. | "We have had lots of comments on social media, it doesn't normally gain much attention, but the pregnant pumpkins have this year," she added. |
| Comments posted included "easily the best I've ever seen", "whoever made these is obviously very talented" and "some people are so clever". | Comments posted included "easily the best I've ever seen", "whoever made these is obviously very talented" and "some people are so clever". |
| The family's Halloween display features two "birthing" pumpkins | The family's Halloween display features two "birthing" pumpkins |
| The King Elliott family get very competitive at this time of the year. | The King Elliott family get very competitive at this time of the year. |
| Ms King, husband Byron Elliot, 36, and their two children, along with other family members, vie to create the most impressive pumpkin. | Ms King, husband Byron Elliot, 36, and their two children, along with other family members, vie to create the most impressive pumpkin. |
| Whoever is judged to have come last is splattered in the face with a cream pie or has flour tipped over them. | Whoever is judged to have come last is splattered in the face with a cream pie or has flour tipped over them. |
| Ms King said the tradition had been going on for a few years. | Ms King said the tradition had been going on for a few years. |
| She said the family shop locally for their pumpkins and set to work for around two to three hours to create their Halloween "masterpieces". | She said the family shop locally for their pumpkins and set to work for around two to three hours to create their Halloween "masterpieces". |
| Last year's loser Lynn Smith, 47, after suffering her forfeit for carving the worst pumpkin | Last year's loser Lynn Smith, 47, after suffering her forfeit for carving the worst pumpkin |
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