The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #62716   Message #1015164
Posted By: open mike
08-Sep-03 - 11:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: September 19th - talk like a pirate day
Subject: RE: BS: September 19th
ok back to music--http://www.courgettes.at/
is this in austria?

the squash is also called marrow or zuchinni

Courgettes, Pumpkins and Squash all belong to the genus Cucurbita and all originate in North and South America. Cucurbita maxima usually describes larger pumpkins, Cucurbita moschata for many Butternut varieties and Cucurbita pepo for many of the small ones, and squash. Courgettes are usually of the species pepo.

big ones make good door stops!

and let's see how does this relate to pirates??
well maybe not but to holidays...
well, perhaps it is connected to jack-o-lanterns
(pumpkins with candles inside)
http://www.jack-o-lantern.com/index2.html