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Top Ten Scary Things That Go Bump in the Night

10). That carnivorous man-eating pumpkin that you innocently put out on the porch last night, and now it's coming for YOU... BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! — dEaD "C.C." W.

9). My four year old in a tent. Have you ever slept with a four year old? (Or your 3-year-old standing in the corner of the tent with his pants down taking a.......oh, too late!) — Vann (and Sally)

8). For indoor types: The headboard. For the campers at heart: The couple in the tent next to yours deciding to see whether their double sleeping bag was worth all that money. — The Unknown Camper, Josh and ed berkowitz

7). Your food pack falling out of the tree... pulled down by a bear that's smarter than YOU. — AP and Matthew Bolz-Weber

6). Asteroids... into small planets supporting carbon-based life forms. — Chickadee

5). The gentle "whump" a Douglas fir makes as it divides your tent in two. — Mike Lafleur

4). With only the light of a sliver of a moon, that fuzzy mass next to you in the tent tapping your shoulder looks and smells just like a bear. — Mauled, Gene Winsett, Steve Viggers and Foureagles

3). The sound of Boy Scouts SHHHing each other outside my tent. — aquila

2). Dead of night, miles from civilization, and you hear a sneeze. — Dave

1). The "Bear" Witch Project. — Bill Duke

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