Comments on: leading cause of death, jack-o-lanterns

By: BBkat

BBkat — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:19:03 +0000

Wish I could add to favorites.
Awesome graph.

By: keelyRAE

keelyRAE — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:49:34 +0000

blunt force trauma all the way.
tahahaha.

By: Blorkus

Blorkus — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:26:54 +0000

Burn victims? that’s strange, they’re usually cremation victims for me. ;D

By: Dweezal

Dweezal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:50:21 +0000

I was just about to post the same thing.

By: Cherry

Cherry — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:36:56 +0000

*Anthropomorphizing.

Fail.

By: RoseCampion

RoseCampion — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:38:48 +0000

This is how mine always die. Especially any pumpkins left on the porch uncarved. Squirrels are mad for pumpkin seeds.

By: Literal

Literal — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:40:28 +0000

Sanctimony fail.

Main Entry: an·thro·po·mor·phize
Pronunciation: \-ˌfīz\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): an·thro·po·mor·phized; an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing
Date: 1845
transitive verb
: to attribute human form or personality to
intransitive verb
: to attribute human form or personality to things not human
— an·thro·po·mor·phi·za·tion \-ˌmȯr-fə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

By: LtSarcasm

LtSarcasm — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:28:36 +0000

Anthropomorphism spelling fail.

As for the graph, Anthropomorphism win.

By: souprgood

souprgood — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:26:35 +0000

Wrong. That is how pumpkins become jack-o-lanterns.

By: brinnann

brinnann — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:51:10 +0000

LOL My bosses are avid hunters, and right now there are four deer, a goose, and some kind of mountain goat hanging on our office walls. I wouldn’t be surprised to come in one day to find an elk behind my desk.

By: kaycem

kaycem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:43:36 +0000

hahahaha!!! i know! if i had know that it would be resized, i would have just done it whatever way i like, LOL. oh wells. i know for next time.

By: Western NC man

Western NC man — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:32:05 +0000

Elk. Male or Female? I’ve got a special place in my house for one.

P.S.: It’s called a wall

By: Western NC man

Western NC man — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:30:23 +0000

If you need help remembering to throw the jack-o-lantern out, I’ve got a scimitar that might be able to help….

By: CapM

CapM — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:09:45 +0000

My graphs are zero for three…

By: brinnann

brinnann — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:08:53 +0000

Maybe it would fit under “Natural Death,” because that’s a likely scenario if the pumpkin was in nature rather than your front porch.

By: Literal

Literal — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:07:56 +0000

Why is pointing out the obvious trollery? I’m not insulting anyone, yet you feel compelled to insult me. How trollish of you.

By: fubuki

fubuki — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:57:08 +0000

Thanks for the reminder. My pumpkin is still out on my front porch, presumably dying a slow, decomposing death, and leaving an icky mess for me to clean up. I said it last year, I say it this year, and I’ll say it again next year: I swear next year I’ll throw out the pumpkin before it turns into a pile of orange feces.

By: Bloobeard

Bloobeard — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:51:14 +0000

Keeping it to one line: Fail!

By: bpe

bpe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:32:27 +0000

OK, so I guess I agree that literally the pumpkin was dead because it was removed from the vine, but this graph’s title is “Leading cause of death, Jack-O-Lanterns”, not “Leading cause of death, Pumpkins”.
Kind of spooky, but this graph implies that the Jack-O-Lantern may have a life of its own that just begins when it is carved…….

By: sean

sean — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:19:43 +0000

x-bert…get a life. stop taking things so literally. this graph is a total win because it’s creative and thoughtful and finally funny. stop being a buzz-kill.

By: MettanAtem

MettanAtem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:48 +0000

Mainly because I don’t let them get smashed.

By: MettanAtem

MettanAtem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:26 +0000

This year, my pumpkins died of NATURAL CAUSES.

By: Mikey D

Mikey D — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:34:26 +0000

I carve my Jack-O-Lantern out with a spoon.

By: Not_you

Not_you — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:12:15 +0000

DID SOME1 SEY BUKKIT?!?

By: Derbomber

Derbomber — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:13:38 +0000

Build a bridge and get under it. Troll.

By: Literal

Literal — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:44:19 +0000

Jack-o-lanterns are already dead when they’re carved, as they are a pumpkin removed from the vine. Same as any plant matter removed from its root source. Anthromorphizing fail.

By: scully546

scully546 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:42:24 +0000

I can haz pumkin?

By: Western NC man

Western NC man — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:25:21 +0000

*chart

By: Western NC man

Western NC man — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:24:54 +0000

I smashed mine’s head in with a Louisville Slugger, then fed it to our cows down at the farm. Is it possible that this chat will be redone next year? More options, community votes, more lols… Why does it sound like I’m previewing the sequel to a hit video game?

By: RS

RS — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:00:53 +0000

I think you failed to realize human languages are ambiguous and you’re supposed to go with the interpretation that makes sense (and there is one).

By: kaycem

kaycem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:50:12 +0000

i wanted to keep it on one line & those two extra characters threw it off… if i fail, fine. thx for your input.

By: kaycem

kaycem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:48:47 +0000

thanks! ) i am so happy it made it to the REAL graphjam page… today is a good day.

By: kaycem

kaycem — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:48:14 +0000

no, not particularly… i just wanted some non-whole numbers to make it interesting.

By: joe blow

joe blow — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:44:28 +0000

What about death by squirrel?

By: Gary "magic balls" Malone

Gary "magic balls" Malone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:21:36 +0000

WIN!

By: Bloobeard

Bloobeard — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:32:22 +0000

The other way around. The band named themselves after the tradition of smashing pumpkins the day after Halloween.

By: ClickClick

ClickClick — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:28:32 +0000

My favorite hand carved pumpkin ever eventually died of exposure.
And that face kept changing and changing.
Didn’t have a good camera at the time, else would have been a riot
taking time lapse photos of it. :-]

By: CapM

CapM — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:02:48 +0000

Gotta admit, this is one of the best ones ever. Can’t believe it isn’t 5 stars!

By: bca

bca — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:15:52 +0000

my jack o’lantern died last year by being eaten by an elk. i don’t think that that would fit on a pie chart, other than maybe “completely unexpected ways to kick the bucket”.

By: Zera

Zera — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:56:21 +0000

what about death by explosion?
i always blow mine up after halloween.

By: name

name — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:43:21 +0000

kinda like my poop

By: required

required — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:42:57 +0000

homer simpson, smiling politely

By: nitelite92

nitelite92 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:45:50 +0000

wouldn’t it be something like decapitation, or “gutted like a fish”?

By: 3ntropy

3ntropy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:15:48 +0000

I don’t know why I find this so funny, but I can barely hold it in.

By: x-bert

x-bert — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:41:04 +0000

Fail.
.. Are these causes of the ‘death’ of jack-o-lanterns?… or the causes of death, jack-o-lanterns?
I’ve never seen a jack-o-lantern caused by blunt force trauma

By: YZFR6DUDE

YZFR6DUDE — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:29:40 +0000

Is this a veiled reference to the Smashing Pumpkins??

By: alexandravan5

alexandravan5 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:23:47 +0000

Mine die of exposure. Day after Halloween is always below 3 and then the pumpkins sort of become a big mush of orange pumpkin mush.

By: bpe

bpe — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:22:15 +0000

Is there some significance to the 84.6%?

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:22:15 +0000

Mine always go the way of exposure. However this year, they were chewed on by my cats. Death by feline.

By: FaileV

FaileV — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:16:07 +0000

lol i always buried them “alive” fantastic fertilizer