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By the Numbers - PumpkinHammer's
distances as posted by the WPCA's official measurer John
Colier. |
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Fire in the Hole!!! -
PumpkinHammer is ready to fire. |
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His last seconds of life - This
doomed pumpkin is about to meet his maker. |
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All winched up - PumpkinHammer
is ready to fly. |
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A long way up - The ladder work
is designated for our L.R.O.B. (Last Rookie On Board) |
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Can you say 4,000 - Beleive it
or not, but that box is holding 4,000 lbs of CW. And yes, lead
is VERY heavy!!! |
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The King and his Court - Here
Chris Gerow poses with his legendary trebuchet "King Arthur". |
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The "king"... - and deservedly
so... |
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What LV lumber can do... -
These massive LV beams can sure hold a lot of weight. |
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I'm Bad - Here is my personal
favorite (other than PH), none other than "Bad to the Bone". |
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Which is safer? - Would you
rather drive a NASACR car going 200 MPH, or go behind the
wheel of the Bad One? |
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When this thing gets going... -
Stay clear!!! |
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Miss Pumpkin 2003 - One of the
many volunteers that make this a great family event. |
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Acme - Or as we say in the
Philly area - Acahmee |
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The holy grail - A close up of
the trophy of all trophies. |
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Is that an 8 lb pumkin? - Where
are the pumpkin officials with their scales? |
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Here's its owner - 2 time world
champion, 2nd Amendment |
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Two phase cannon - This cannon
had a 2 phase release system. |
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Fire and Ice - Without question,
the slickest cannon had to go to the Fire and Ice team. |
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Check the Paint Job - The cost
of the paint job alone probably exceeded the budgets of all
the trebs put together. |
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TOO COOL!!! - A digital display
system. |
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Old GLory - Former World Record
holder, Old Glory. |
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The Rowdier side of the Hammer -
It was rumored that this group caused a ruckus at a local
hotel later that night... |
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In Harmony - Members of PH and
KA enjoy dinner together. |
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Serving Times - While Table 1
finishes desert, tables 2 and 3 just received their drink
orders. |
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I want to Party!!! - It's
clearly evident, that Chris Gerow wanted to join the rowdy
table... |
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Crowd Control - It was estimated
that around 30,000 people attended this years chunk!!! |
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L.R.O.B. on the Job!!! - Last
Rookie on Board, Dave Hanna takes a power nap. |
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Pumpkin Air - Two truly great
guys who make punkin chunkin a lot of fun. |
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Shiver me Timbers - I have a
Winch, but it doesn't look like them... |
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PH Support Crew - Let me
personally thank our family members for having to wait all
that time on Saturday to see us throw once... |
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Bad Boy 1 - Some of you may
remember "Adam", the brother from the Discovery
channel special. He's actually a great guy with a good sense
of humor. Editor's Note: The censoring block was added
a joke. Councilperson Adam was not doing anything out of the
norm of the average politician, including Mark Foley. |
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Bad Boy 2 - "Jeremy", an
associate of the rowdy side of PH, shows off his Tat. EDITOR'S
NOTE: This photo has been slightly modified due to its graphic
nature. |
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Mankiller gets another TV
interview... - We are starting to get jealous. |
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Vehicles / Firing line - Perhaps
someone forgot to mention, no vehicles on the firing line
after 8:00 AM... |
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The one and only - Bob Carbo and
his toy beast - ONAGER!!! |
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"When will these Freaking Cannons be
over?" - A scene in camp PH, waiting for the Air Cannons
to finish. |
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A sea of Red - PH family showing
support. |
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We were "heavily" recruited
- For some reason, the ManKiller crew kept asking us to
take a ride... |
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Rookies - These Engineering
Students had a great rookie showing. |
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What's up - A shout out to my
fellow Jerseyites!!! OK, "JOYCEEITES" |
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It ain't pretty, but it can throw
- Regulator filled to the brim... |
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Future champions - Some of the
youth division. |
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The Firing Line - Stand clear |
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Spell it? - Hell, I can't even
pronounce it!!! FUBINACHI? |
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Gene Gene, the Chunkin Machine -
This is one awesome piece of equipment. |
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More Rookies - Morgana was
another team that had a great rookie season. |
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Mankiller II - This is one cool
machine!!! |
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The official breakfast of
Champions!!! - Pumpkin Roll provided by Rebecca Foley. |
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PH's official Flag |
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The Climb - One of the LROB's
makes the climb. |
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84 Lumber - Official Sponsor of
PumpkinHammer |
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Our Great Sponsors!!!! |
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Dominion Dental - Official
Sponsor of PumpkinHammer |
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Big, eh? - Have you seen many 40
foot trebs lately? |
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God Bless America!!! - America's
Favorite Trebuchet: PumpkinHammer |
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Ole' Glory - We fly it
proudly!!! |