Looks pretty aero-dynamic to me!.....
Posted on 04/15/2005 11:17:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
A grandmother knocked out a burglar by hitting him with a garden gnome.
Jean Collop, 69, woke at 5am to find an intruder clambering on her roof.
She yelled at the man, then picked up a gnome and hurled it at him, reports The Sun.
It bounced off his head, leaving him lying dazed on the roof in Wadebridge, Cornwall.
Jean dashed to fetch her rolling pin and a camera, and then took photos of the burglar as neighbours called the police.
Officers arrived to find the man still on the roof and half a dozen locals standing guard.
Jean said: "I heard a crash and rushed out in my nightdress. I politely told him not to move and grabbed the first thing that came to hand, which was a garden gnome.
"When it hit him he lay down for a while. I got my rolling pin in case. I didn't want to break another gnome."
And of course, when gnomes are outlawed...
Out of my cold dead hands..........
How can you throw an unwieldy, non-aerodynamic garden gnome that distance with such accuracy? This woman has really good arm!!
Ping
I like this granny........LOL
Looks pretty aero-dynamic to me!.....
Hate thos garden gnomes but....this may change my mind. Isn't it wonderful to see people stand up for THEIR rights and property? And...isn't it wonderful to have so many friends help out too? This is a good story. A good story.
And it's time that crap stopped!!!
Just remember folks - when they outlaw Garden Gnomes then only Outlaws will have Garden Gnomes .
mhk: JD?
I agree. They need to be outlawed :D
I'm certain it's "hockery", but whether it is, or isn't, I think we get where he's going. Don't forget your hat! I wish they hadn't dropped that tag line. We loved it in our house.
LOL, this is my favorite line of the article...
LQ
The granny replied, "Well, I'll tell you, my son
"I feared it would injure his brain
"But then I was perfectly sure he had none
"So I nailed him without feeling much pain"
"You are old, my dear grandma, I should hardly suppose
"That your arm was as steady as ever
"Yet you landed a strike on the tip of his nose
"What makes you so strong and so clever?"
"At my age", said the granny, as she shook her grey locks
"I keep all of my limbs strong and supple
"By the use of some steroids - one shilling per box
"Allow me to sell you a couple?"
Leni
Had to go to a meeting so I'm late.
“Garden Gnome Blues”
Went out last evening,
To break in a house.
Picked a little old lady,
As meek as a mouse.
I was on the roof top,
She heard me alone.
She went outside and yelled at me,
Then hit me with a Gnome.
I got the hit in the head with a Garden Gnome Blues.
Now my story is spreadin all over the news.
Outsmarted by a granny in fuzzy shoes.
I got the hit in the head with a Garden Gnome Blues.
Blind Mumblin Conspiracy Guy 4/15/05
that made me smile. :)
I've been waiting for this! :)
LOL, so hard it hurts.
I had a 1.5 hour meeting.
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