Originally Posted by
SATTSO
I have seen more than a few passengers carry pumpkins, watermelons, etc., through checkpoints. My only advice is to remove it from your carry-on luggage (if thats what you will carry it in) and submit it in a bin by itself. As another FT member noted, I too have seen passengers attach ropes/strings to their pumpkins/watermelons to better carry the item. Just don't drop it
Please, oh please, next time you see somebody carrying a watermelon on a string, take a picture and post it. That would have to be hysterical.
OP, no pumpkin. It can be turned into pumpkin pie, which seems to pop up as a confiscated item every so often.
Mike