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Thad Starr’s giant pumpkin really began putting on weight in August. A lot of weight. The pumpkin gained about thirty pounds a day on its way to victory Monday at the 35th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay.
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Sibley Shippen, 4, picks out a pumpkin for Halloween and carries it to her wagon at the Faith Presbyterian pumpkin patch, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. Proceeds from the sale of the pumpkins go to the church’s youth program.
