Neighborhood Stereotypes

Normally people recognize the smiling faces they see on their neighbors front porches, but one week a year, neighborhoods all over the country are invaded by scary faces peering out at them. Stranger Danger? Don’t call the neighborhood watch quite yet! Those spooky smiles are Jack-O-Lanterns carved by festive neighbors and probably signal they will have some good loot on Halloween. What someone carves on their pumpkin can tell you a lot about them. Some people who are sports fanatics might carve their interests into their pumpkins.
“One time I carved the Vikings symbol,” Bo Burgmeier, ‘16, said. “It's my favorite team.”
“I’m gonna carve Riley McCarron’s touchdown in the end zone” Riley Till, ‘16 said. Households with silly, upbeat residents go for more of a friendly face. “This year i’m planning to make a Minion, they won’t scare little kids and they’re super cute! ” Macy Vance, ‘19, said. “But i’ll probably have my mom carve it for me.” …show more content…
“It was really cold the night we were carving pumpkins,” Olivia Gaul, ‘17, said. “The seeds and pumpkin insides ended up giving me