Squash festival expects 50,000 visitors at Brussels castle

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOrganisers in Belgium expect fifty thousand visitors at a pumpkin festival at a Brussels castle, built around the wondrous ways of using the big vegetable, Euronews reports.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifty thousand people. For a squash.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a celebration of possibility, Kenji. Soup, pie, carving, art. A pumpkin is a blank canvas that happens to be orange.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifty thousand people is more than the audience your podcast has ever had, and that is just the crowd for the gourd.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA pumpkin festival sounds like the kind of wholesome community event we need more of.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSlow like a pumpkin, sure. I'm going there with a camera and a hollowed-out one on my head, and I'm calling it a wondrous use.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA real use, Kenji. Something that helps you grow as a person, like cooking a meal that isn't cereal.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWay ahead of you. I already bought one to live with me.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLive with you?

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe's called Gary, he pays no rent, and he's already the most stable person on my couch.