Didn't know there was such a thing Huh?
Well,here.
Posted on 03/01/2002 4:47:57 PM PST by dighton
THE world's first international congress on garden gnomes has been riven by controversy over the appearance of female gnomes alongside their male counterparts on suburban lawns.
Fritz Friedman, the Swiss president of the Association for the Protection of Gnomes' Rights, said at the conference in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, that gnomes had always been "men only" and must remain so.
"It is inconceivable that women can also be involved," he told the 100 delegates. Gnomes were single symbols of friendliness and suburban tranquility.
If they were given wives, then sexual dynamics would introduce unwelcome tensions.
The argument broke out because one delegate, Reinhard Griebel, who owns a German gnome company, had started to produce women gnomes, complete with red hats and bright red lipstick.
His attractive female gnomes had been selling well.
Mr Griebel conceded that garden gnomes were normally male, but pleaded for a "temporary toleration" of his new creation.
He said that he came from a long line of gnome producers, his family having been in the trade since 1874, and he had a good feeling for the industry.
The congress, which ends today, is debating how best to protect gnomes from vandalism and insults.
"For 30 years our organisation has been fighting criminal attacks, defamation of character and the abuse of garden gnomes in advertisements," said Mr Friedman.
There are 25 million gnomes in Germany, where they adorn suburban gardens and allotments in "small garden colonies" that are a feature of many Germany towns and cities.
© Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2002.
Well,that's better than Gnu.
And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but gnome man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Didn't know there was such a thing Huh?
Well,here.
Oh man.............BWAHAAAHAAAHAAA!
Oh man.............BWAHAAAHAAAHAAA!
Unless, of course, those female gnomes come from the town of Stepford, Connecticut ...
*groan*
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