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The Truth About Ugly Pumpkins
I love pumpkin: pie, seeds, bread, and . Just like the ugly scarecrow and the ugly gargoyle, the ugly jack-o-lantern was designed to "ward off evil spirits." I always thought this was a hilarious approach: ward off evil with an ugly decoy! Does that make sense to you? I prefer the idea of warding off evil with its opposite. What's the opposite of evil? Read next feature >
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