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Today’s post is brought to you by the letter G

February 11th, 2006

Yes, G is for Giraffe, Gallipoli and Goggomobil, but it’s also for… Garden Gnome!
Just for fun, next time you’re on the phone to someone and spelling out a word that contains a G, try saying “G for gnome”… It reminds me of a woman I once had on the phone and who spelled out “Z for xylophone”. Aah tricky, tricky phonetics!
What is it about the furry-footed gnome that has inspired not only gardeners the world over (apparently) but also political movements, blogs, fan sites… ? I bet you never knew garden gnomes made the news?
Check out this picture from news.scotsman.com depicting a gnome near drowning following flash flooding in Scotland.
And of course from CNN, the French, having just about run out of things to protest about, have formed the Garden Gnome Liberation Front. Try a search on Google and you will soon realise just how prolific this movement really is. To do your part to support the general cause you can even buy a “Stop Oppressive Gardening - Free the gnomes” t-shirt here!
Then there are garden gnome fan sites such as Gnometastic.
Oddly enough there is a fan in Afghanistan and there are no garden gnome fans listed in Australia, though I’m hoping to have a few converts after today’s post. As expected, the biggest garden gnome fan base is located in none other than… you guessed it… the United States of America. Aaah God bless those crazy yanks
And let’s not forget the Movie Star Gnome… those heartwarming scenes in the film “Amelie” when a gnome breaks free of his patch of lawn to go and discover the world at large, sending postcards along the way.
We also have ‘vintage axe-wielding hillbilly woodsman’ gnomes!! Good to see that the gnome community also has their lot of bad eggs. Ok he IS pretty creepy *shivers*… or how about this one…
How much more convincing do you need… adopt a gnome today!

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