So apparently there was this pumpkin……
A colleague spotted it on the floor in front of my office door on Sunday afternoon and was intrigued enough (or weirded out enough) to snap a couple of pictures:
Unfortunately, by the time I came into work on Monday, the pumpkin had mysteriously disappeared. And I didn’t cross paths with my colleague until late this afternoon, which is when I first learned that there had ever been a pumpkin.
Obviously I owe someone a note of thanks, particularly as this pumpkin appears to have come with a gift card attached. But I can’t even begin to guess the identity of the giver, the reason for the gift, or the contents of the note inside.
I’m hoping that anyone who feels motivated to carve a pumpkin for me will also feel motivated to take an occasional peek at my blog, and will therefore see this post and come forward. Anyone?
And why a Subway gift card of all things?
My money’s on Paul Krugman.
Possibly the Subway gift card is a reference to Landsburg’s potentially choosing a less calorie-laden diet after Halloween–or perhaps as an alternative to his standard election night diet (see, for example, http://www.thebigquestions.com/2010/11/02/first-tuesday-in-november/ ).
Count yourself lucky!
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Nov 23, 2012 – The hunt is on for the suspects behind a bizarre and brazen attack in Stockton. The dangerous weapon used was a pumpkin.
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