spaghetti or not here i come!

it's time to pick the first few spaghetti squash from the garden.  i'm not really excited, and as i was fairly warned, it has taken over the garden, grown OUT of the fenced in garden and is climbing our play structure several feet away.  i need to pick at least two, perhaps three today - i WILL make them yumy.  but in the mean time, anyone have any suggestions on how?