Police nab alleged gnome-napper (running a garden ornament "chop[shop")

The Oregonian ^ | 2/19/04 | Police nab alleged gnome-napper

[StriperSniper]

They advertise heavily on WABC radio in NYC, so he was my first thought. I haven't heard it in a while, but my favorite is the one with his bath "going all wooshie" and fearing "bubbles up his whoops-a-daisy". ;-)

I just did a quick search to find that and was surprised that they don't have some kind of merchandising going yet.

[Darksheare]

It starts off with gnome knapping.
And then it moves on to the pink flamingos.
And then the Fannie Farmer starts disappearing.
It's terrible.
And then.. THEN the parts and missing lawn statues are reassembled into the SUPER LAWNSTATUE of DOOM.
Beware...
/ joke.

Weird...

[Darksheare]

She's nabbing gnomes?
She must be one of these:

[sweetliberty]

"And then the Fannie Farmer starts disappearing."

Sacrilege!

[Xenalyte]

Apparently, she forgot her hat. But then, she won't be traveling very far for awhile.

[Xenalyte]

My father gave me that book when I was pretty little (probably 7 or 8), and I had nightmares about those kinds of trolls for a LONG time.

I also wanted a gnome home, but that's another thread. Looking back, it was very Ikea-like.

[Xenalyte]

(Cry "Hammock!" and let slip the gerbils of war!)

A few years ago when I played a barbarian, Koolagh, the lone guy in our group (and quite an imposing figure, at six-three and 325 and change), would gather us three women by hollering, "HAVOC!"

[Darksheare]

I remember there was a cartoon on TV once with teh red hatted gnomes, and grandpa gnome was gnome knapped by trolls.
Only saw it once, as it was only aired on broadcast once that I remember, but it stuck with me forever.
Did ALOT of websearching before finding that image of a troll.
*chuckle*

[Xenalyte]

It must have been based on the book. I don't see my big oversized volume . . . I hope it's still packed, and I haven't lost it! That's the first grown-up book I read.

[Darksheare]

*Wincing*
That's mean!
But nothing that a good thumping with a mace wouldn't fix.
*chuckle*

I'm afeared that I come up more in the stats of 'guild thief'.
Five-five and one eighteen sopping wet.

[Darksheare]

Blasphemy against lawns!

[Darksheare]

I haven't seen my book "The trolls and the woodsman" since I was little.
Don't remember the illustrator's name offhand, but the illustrations were somewhat surreal.
There was one troll with a huge hat that had smaller trolls living in it.
They challenged the qoodsman and he told them that he'd do what they asked if they could tie up his cat.
The cat happened to be a polar bear that ended up devouring the trolls.
(Great book for a 5 year old in actuality!)
*chuckle*

The "Trolls & Gnomes" book with the fuzzy faced trolls as in the image posted, I haven't been able to find anywhere.
Nor can I find the video.
*sigh*
Almost as bad as trying to find "Flight of Dragons" somewhere.

[ErnBatavia]

and I had nightmares about those kinds of trolls for a LONG time.

You're not alone...I had a nightmare where THIS troll cruised up and said, "Hi there...new in town?"

[Xenalyte]

AAAAAAAARRRRGH! I'd never sleep again!

[ErnBatavia]

Yep - after that dream I slept like a baby: Up every hour crying...

[babybull77]

hey, it's one thing to liberate gnomes, quite another to take them to your "chop shop" *shudder* i'm glad this crazy lady was caught! and i'm definitely glad that she never crossed paths with any of these gnomes...who knows what would have happened?