Prank Leaves 75 Gnomes Without Homes

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A number of gnomes have taken sanctuary at the Springfield police station. Somebody apparently collected 75 lawn ornaments from around town and then, on the night of Oct.

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Monica Bloomingdale, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Nov 2, 2007 Gnome, Gnome on the Range.
Cheesecake Chick “What a beautiful day!” Since: Oct 07 1,040 Chicago, Illinois	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Nov 2, 2007 oh give me a Gnome, where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play......
M J in CT San Francisco, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Nov 2, 2007 Show me the way to go gnome... I'm tired and I wanna go to bed... Well I had a little drink about an hour ago and it went straight to my head
M J in CT San Francisco, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Nov 2, 2007 Judged: 1 Maybe they were having auditions for Travelocity at that house???
Get Real Granby, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Nov 2, 2007 another- who cares. someone actually got paid to write this?
lfrank “Step to the left” Since: Oct 07 131 Evanston, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Nov 2, 2007 Gnome is where the heart is...
Riverwestie Chicago, IL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Nov 2, 2007 Great Prank!
Kate Chesterfield, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 Nov 2, 2007 Look Gnomes are know to wander. Obviously these 75 Gnomes want to be a the police station. The police can just put them out front and they will get the itch again to go see other sites. As for their original homes - well you take your chances when invite a Gnome into your yard; just bring another Gnome to your home and hope he wants to stay longer. If not c'est la vie.

Grant Orlando, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #9 Nov 2, 2007 Theres no prank like gnome.
Hobo Hal Virginia Beach, VA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 Nov 2, 2007 Did the article say if these gnomes wee here legally?
Mars Bars Niantic, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #11 Nov 2, 2007 You guys are corny. I'm leaving and going gnome.
Im surprised Kissimmee, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #12 Nov 2, 2007 Im surprised at all the wierdos out there.
TrilbyKat “Women (and cats) of WoW unite!” Since: Jul 07 2,334 San Diego, but now: The Woods	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #13 Nov 3, 2007 Of course they wander, they're gnomadic.
swhosley West Hartford, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #14 Nov 3, 2007 North....North.....North to Alaska... A little south Eest of Gnome
Trik Edison, NJ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #15 Nov 5, 2007 Gnome-matter what happens, I'm sure these gnomes will find homes!
Mike Hawk Mansfield Center, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #17 Nov 5, 2007 Sad to think of so many gnomeless people with the holidays coming. Please help!!
GNOMEBODY Colchester, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #18 Nov 5, 2007 Gnomebody ought to be ashamed for doing this. Besides, as long as we can entertain the cops, well, it'll help keep them out of trouble... LOL.
GNOMATTER WHAT Palm Bay, FL	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #19 Nov 5, 2007 Well, that's about every gnome pun that cold possibly be made. That's all there is -- THERE AIN'T GNOMORE.
Gnome Alaska Wallingford, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #20 Nov 5, 2007 This is where it's happenin
swhosley West Hartford, CT	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #21 Nov 5, 2007 They really can't be lost. Didn't the government spend millions of dollars mapping the gnomes a few years ago.
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