At NOC's Guest Appreciation Festival people wear IR clothing, even people who aim to excite.  These people did not compete in any pumpkin gathering contests and will not win any prizes.

At NOC's Guest Appreciation Festival people wear IR clothing, even people who aim to excite. These people did not compete in any pumpkin gathering contests and will not win any prizes.

From the NOC Outfitter's Store you could see that the river was running from top to bottom.  Clearly it was a perfect day for an athletic exhibition.

From the NOC Outfitter's Store you could see that the river was running from top to bottom. Clearly it was a perfect day for an athletic exhibition.

The instructions were very simple.  Go over there and pick up all the trash that those people dump into the river.

The instructions were very simple. Go over there and pick up all the trash that those people dump into the river.

Look at these beautiful pumpkins that we spent months growing and now we're going to dump them carelessly into a river.

Look at these beautiful pumpkins that we spent months growing and now we're going to dump them carelessly into a river.

These people were loitering in our eddy so we made them pick up the garbage we threw into the water.

These people showed up to play with the giant beach ball and were disappointed to find out that some redneck shot it with his 12 gauge. To appease them we offered awards to the ones who gathered the most pumpkins.

If Gabriel wants to front surf, Gabriel will front surf.

If Gabriel wants to front surf, Gabriel will front surf.

Hi, I paddled in the NOC Pumpkin challenge but I didn't pick up any pumpkins.  However, I did bring three pumpkins with me from my garden and plan on redeeming them for some free prizes.

Hi, I paddled in the NOC Pumpkin challenge but I didn't pick up any pumpkins out of the river. However, I did bring three pumpkins from my Mom's garden and plan to redeem them for some free prizes.

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