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Squash64

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I love this scarecrow
« on: July 11, 2011, 18:19:21 »

Our annual scarecrow competition is attracting some funny entries.....

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macmac

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 18:25:54 »
I love it too Squash  :)
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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 19:04:18 »
fab!
oh and nuts!

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2011, 19:11:04 »
Great ...  :)

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 19:16:26 »
Brilliant  ;D

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 20:29:21 »
wow! Our site manages tattered plastic bags on sticks as bird scarers.  :o

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2011, 21:20:05 »
are you sure it's a scarecrow? Looks to me like maybe one of your Bangladeshi plotholders has had an aged relative stuffed

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2011, 21:39:49 »
I did a Captain Jack Sparrow style pirate.  He started off really muscular looking, but now has a heck of a beer belly. ;D

And his orginal raffish mustache, smile and earring combo is starting to look a bit like he's leering. 

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2011, 21:51:42 »
Fantastic.  Do you take commisions?  ;D

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2011, 22:40:28 »
This will make people look twice!  Brilliant! :)

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2011, 23:15:43 »
Lovely!  :-*

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2011, 05:37:15 »
Stunning..is there a story to go with him?

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2011, 06:58:30 »
Lovely and very different.
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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2011, 07:01:33 »
It is clever and a nice theme but don't they mean Great Great Great Grandad?? ;D

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2011, 13:44:23 »

The two latest entries in the competition


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Betty
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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2011, 13:53:49 »
Keep 'em coming Betty- we love them! ;D

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2011, 14:38:05 »
Love the flower pot man...what a fab competition  :)

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2011, 15:55:45 »
I suppose Mr. Smith is too busy to enter this year now he is tucked up with that old tart.  ;)

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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2011, 16:01:04 »
Yuri Gagarden - love it!
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Re: I love this scarecrow
« Reply #19 on: July 16, 2011, 14:53:25 »
They're brilliant - you've got some very creative people. :)

 

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