A warning for anyone as stupid as me: I purchased a spaghetti squash (not a pumpkin, I know) and I was reccommended to bake it whole. I thought I'd microwave it instead.
I heard a loud "BANG" from the kitchen and found the squash had blown up inside the microwave!
The exploded remains tasted very nice, and for those interested in experimenting, it takes about 13 minutes to explode a squash!
My girlfriend found that Bristol Zoo was selling bags of interesting squashes really cheap - don't know why, or whether they'll taste any good.
Next year we hope to have grown our own pile of pumpies!
Happy squashing!