The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2015 How scary are your jack-o’-lanterns? Scarier than you think, according to the Energy Department, which claims the holiday squash is responsible for unleashing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.Most of the 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins produced in the U.S. end up in the trash, says the Energy Department’s website, becoming part of the “more than 254 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) produced in the United States every year.” Municipal solid waste decomposes into methane, “a harmful greenhouse gas that plays a part in climate change, with more than 20 times the warming effect of carbon dioxide,” Energy says. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/28/pumpkins-cause-climate-change-energy-department/ Couch loves the planet. So, no pumpkins this year!Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 29, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 29, 2015 We always set our "used" pumpkins in the brush at the back of the yard. They just decay there (or hopefully something eats them).But whether at the landfill, in the compost pile, or unsold and left out in the fields, they're still going to decompose either way, aren't they?This isn't from the Onion, is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) We always set our "used" pumpkins in the brush at the back of the yard. They just decay there (or hopefully something eats them).But whether at the landfill, in the compost pile, or unsold and left out in the fields, they're still going to decompose either way, aren't they?This isn't from the Onion, is it?No, this is from your Government.Couch Edited October 29, 2015 by Muad Dib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 29, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 29, 2015 No, this is from your Government.CouchGovernment/Onion, is there really any difference any more? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 29, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 29, 2015 No, this is from your Government. Couch Six in one, half dozen in the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted October 29, 2015 Government/Onion, is there really any difference any more? No, one is actually funny. Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted October 29, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 29, 2015 Government/Onion, is there really any difference any more?They both make you want to cry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted October 29, 2015 They both make you want to cry.AWwC loves ONIONS!Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 29, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 29, 2015 No, one is actually funny. Couch That's a matter of perspective. If you don't live here, they both are probably funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted October 29, 2015 Share #10 Posted October 29, 2015 I buy pumpkins, squirrels eat pumpkins, squirrels get gas... or pumpkins off gas from decay...What is truly worse? Pumpkins decaying or Squirrel farts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted October 29, 2015 That's a matter of perspective. If you don't live here, they both are probably funny.Interesting. Mother Russia hates both.Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted October 29, 2015 Share #12 Posted October 29, 2015 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/28/pumpkins-cause-climate-change-energy-department/ Couch loves the planet. So, no pumpkins this year! Couch ...winter squash like kabocha is the way to go. Post decorative use, you make them into soup or pies, and then everyone farts like squirrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 29, 2015 Share #13 Posted October 29, 2015 Couch, I apologize. We set out 47 pumpkins this year, but I didn't know. Don't forget Al said Florida would be underwater by 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted October 29, 2015 Couch, I apologize. We set out 47 pumpkins this year, but I didn't know. Don't forget Al said Florida would be underwater by 2020. That Uncle Al. He so crazy. Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 29, 2015 Share #15 Posted October 29, 2015 He prefers Sam to call him Uncle AL Pumpkin Head The man is a genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 29, 2015 Share #16 Posted October 29, 2015 And there's the companion article on the advice from the Department of Energy on the costumes children should select for Halloween:http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/28/department-of-energy-urges-children-to-dress-as-so/Kids can also be a solar panel, a wind turbine, a particle accelerator, or an “energy vampire,” the Daily Caller News Foundation reported.“You are a creature of the night. You lurk in the shadows, draining the power of the unwary,” reads the DOE description of an energy vampire. “No energy bill is safe! Far scarier than the stuff of Dracula or Twilight, energy vampires are home appliances and electronic devices that suck electricity even when they aren’t in use. This Halloween, unplug all the unused phone chargers in your house and attach them to yourself for a costume that will fill your friends with terror while saving you money.”Oh yeah! Dangling cell phone chargers off your person will most certainly fill your friends with TERROR!You just know when you see this stuff that somebody at the Department of Energy has way too much free time on their hands, and should be laid off if they can't find real work.http://www.energy.gov/articles/5-energy-halloween-costumes-you-can-make-home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted October 29, 2015 Share #17 Posted October 29, 2015 I'm pretty sure pumpkins cause cancer too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 29, 2015 Share #18 Posted October 29, 2015 I'm pretty sure pumpkins cause cancer tooOnly if you eat 1,200 a day for 17 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 29, 2015 Share #19 Posted October 29, 2015 Couch, I apologize. We set out 47 pumpkins this year, but I didn't know. Don't forget Al said Florida would be underwater by 2020. That's ok, Cheese, I'm sure the Greenville squirrels will help you out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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