I guess my first patterns pre-date your records. hehe. :) I carved two of your patterns in 2003 - Pumpkin King and Oogie Boogie 2. I was living in Boston at the time and I heard about the attempt by the Keene Pumpkin Festival to have a world record of lighted jack o lanterns. I carved 4 pumpkins and...
I had so many commnets on the Adams pumpkins... some people came back just to look at them. 
Here are the pumpkins I carved this year... so many great choices from ZP I had some tough choices to make! :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/BayGirl74/IMG_3790-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/BayGirl74/IMG_3789.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/BayGirl74/Pumpkins%20200...
*crunches on seeds* I baked pumpkin seeds this year... I think they came out great! Much better than store bought. I rinsed them and dried them a bit, then tossed them with a little olive oil & kosher salt. Then I broke them up into several small batches - the first batch I roasted them as is, then ...
KILLER KLOWN wrote: Some creepy freakin serial killer dressed up like a King is standin there.
That was my thought exactly when I saw those commercials. I had no idea that the BK king was being sold as a costume... 
Last year I bought 8 pumpkins but ran out of time to carve them all. This year I think I'll get 5. I'm going pumpkin shopping tomorrow! 