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Supplies needed (most can be obtained at Home Depot):

1 50-foot reinforced garden hose
1 Propane canister
2 Rolls duct tape
1 quarter inch male-to-female coupler
1 garden gnome
1 pack of really long matches
1 BBQ spatula

1 pound weapons grade uranium (probably not from Home Depot)

Assembly:
Use BBQ spatula to transfer the uranium from its container into the empty propane canister. (It’s probably a good idea to use some of your mom’s dishwashing gloves as protection.)

Once full, use one of the couplings and some duct tape to connect the hose to the canister. Make sure to get a good seal with the duct tape. This is important.

Unroll 20 foot of hose and wrap the remaining hose around the garden gnome. Use duct tape as necessary. The end of the hose should be taped to the gnome’s hand. Also, tape a match to the same hand so that the end of the match rests in the opening of the hose.

Ignition:
Place canister at or near target. Go around the corner with the gnome, suck on the end of the hose in the gnome’s hand as if you were siphoning gas. This gets the uranium gasses flowing. No, light the top of the match (this is important, because it will allow you time to escape), set the garden gnome down gently and run. Run fast. The match will burn down and, at the end, ignite the gasseous uranium that has been collecting in the hose and will backdraft to the canister. At this point, you may hear a loud “boom”. If so, you are successful.

Should there be no “boom”, cautiously retrace your steps and try again. Perhaps you should purchase a less friendly looking gnome next time. Or suck harder.

Good luck to you and your “group”.

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Short Answer: No. Gnomes are mystical creatures created in fictional writing.

Long Answer: A gnome is a legendary creature, (also known as a “Cassie” in a fictitious book written by E.G. Khrenson in 1925), that is characterized by its very small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to the alchemist Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element of earth; they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it,have conical hats, and the sun’s rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small,misshapen, mischievous sprites or goblins (with pointy caps). Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone and they are also said to have magical powers that make people feel sad or happy.

The word gnome is said to derive from the New Latin gnomus and ultimately from the Greek gnosis, meaning knowledge. According to myth, gnomes hoarded secret knowledge just as they hoarded treasure.

Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man living deep underground who guards buried treasure. Because of this, Swiss bankers are sometimes disparagingly referred to as the Gnomes of Zürich. Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a kaukis is a Prussian gnome, and barbegazi are gnome-like creatures with big feet in the traditions of France and Switzerland. In Iceland, gnomes (vættir) are so respected that roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them.

Further east, tengu are sometimes referred to as winged gnomes. Some confusion arises as the gnome is one of many similar but subtly different creatures in European folklore; mythical creatures such as goblins and dwarves are often respresented as gnomes, and vice versa.

A gnome in a conical cap.Individual gnomes are not very often detailed or featured as characters in stories, but in Germanic folklore, Rübezahl, the lord over the underworld, was sometimes referred to as a mountain gnome. According to some traditions, the gnome king is called Gob.

Rudolf Steiner, and other theosophists before him, lectured at length on gnomes, and especially their supportive role in the development of plant life (and biodynamic agriculture).

Modern sourcesoften depict gnomes as diminutive, stout humanoids who wear tall, pointed conical caps and dress in solid colors such as blue, red or green; in this depiction, the male gnome always has a long white beard.

Garden gnomes

Gnomes of The BeatlesThe first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back from a trip to Germany and placed them as ornaments in the gardens of his home, Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. Only one of the original batch of gnomes survives: Lampy as he is known, is on display at Lamport Hall, and is insured for one million pounds.

Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens, although they are not loved by all. They are often the target of pranks: people have been known to return garden gnomes “to the wild”, most notably France’s “Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins” and Italy’s “MALAG” (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden gnomes have been sent on trips around the world (the travelling gnome prank; this later became the basis for Travelocity’s “Roaming Gnome”).

They have become controversial in serious gardening circles in the UK, and are banned from the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show as the organisers claim that they detract from the garden designs. Gnome enthusiasts accuse the organisers of snobbery because they are popular in working class and suburban gardens.

A sub-culture exists among those who collect garden gnomes, which is frequently lampooned in popular culture.

A replica of Lampy the Lamport gnome.Garden gnomes were made in various poses and pursuing various pastimes, such as fishing or gardening. More recently, garden gnomes have been depicted indulging in indecent exposure or having sex.

Gnomes in popular culture
The Nome King (spelled without the silent “G”) and his nome subjects nearly transformed Dorothy Gale and her friends into bric-a-brac in Ozma of Oz, the third book in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series. The character appeared several times in later books in the series, usually as an ambitious enemy.

J. R. R. Tolkien used the word gnome in his early work The Book of Lost Tales for a fictional people later called Ñoldor. He dropped the term in his published works, since he found the gnomes of folklore to be so unlike his High Elves as to confuse his readers. “Gnomes” also refer to the Valar.

Gnomes are one of several races on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, where they are also called goblins. The Nac Mac Feegle are sometimes considered an ethnic subgroup of gnomes.

Nomes (again without a “G”) are a race of tiny aliens who have been living on Earth for centuries in Pratchett’s trilogy of children’s books The Bromeliad.

Revenge of the Gnomes was a popular 1989 Korean film, banned in several countries for racist dialogue. [citation needed]
Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet are illustrated fictional guidebooks to the mythical creatures, and resulted in the spin-off animated series David the Gnome. These are originally written in Dutch, where gnomes are called Kabouters. These books depict gnomes as a wise, noble, and civilzed race whose natural enemies are the trolls, due to their contrasting natures.

In some games, including the MMORPG RuneScape, Dungeons & Dragons (see Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)), EverQuest, Horizons: Empire of Istaria, and World of Warcraft (see Gnome (Warcraft)), gnomes are a short race of humanoids closely related to dwarves, and are exceptionally adept at tinkering and mechanics. This often results in they and their allies having technologies not normally found in fantasy settings, such as firearms or robot-like automatons.

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J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series makes a brief mention of garden gnomes. Unlike the common portrayal of congenial, human-like dwarves with beards, the gnomes in Harry Potter are crude creatures “like a potato with legs”. To the wizarding community, gnomes are nothing more than an average garden nuisance like a mole.

In Terry Brooks’ Sword of Shannara series, gnomes are a race of short, ugly humanoids that share many common characteristics with the goblins of Tolkien’s Middle-earth and other works of modern fantasy fiction.

The French film Amélie includes a portrayal of the popular custom of stealing a garden gnome and returning it with pictures of the gnome in various faraway places. Various other popular works, such as the music video for the Matthew Good Band’s song Anti-pop, similarly depict the practice.

In King of the Hill’s 9th season episode ‘Yard, She Blows!’, Peggy Hill becomes infatuated with a garden gnome named Winklebottom and places it on the front lawn, to the embarrassment of her husband, Hank. Their son Bobby accidentally breaks its ear off, so Hank takes the opportunity to destroy and bury it, telling Peggy it was stolen. Peggy is distraught and Hank, not wanting to continue to lie to Peggy, goes to a German tourist town to buy a new garden gnome, named Figgleforth. Peggy loves her new gnome but suggests it be kept indoors to prevent theft. Hank is delighted until the gnome is placed in his bedroom. He is so creeped out by the gnome that he cannot undress in front of it.

In the Pixie Tricks series by Tracey West, Robert B. Gnome is of the Otherworld, given permission by the Fairy Queen to live as a colonist of sorts in the human world. He poses (literally) as a garden statue for much of the time, but can be interacted with as if with a living being.

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Common Scavenger Hunt Objects

You can find the following common objects in dorms or the local community:
Pink plastic shower cap
Giant underwear
Garden weasel
Plastic Easter egg
Menu from a local restaurant
Hubcap
Blood donor card
Business card from a funeral home or unusual business
Pink flamingo
Coonskin cap
Program from a professional sports event
Happy Meal toy
Lime green shoelace
Receipt from a local Wal-Mart or Target
Size 14 man’s shoe
Bent 2006 penny
Picture of Billy Mays
A cubic zirconium
Garden gnome
Sponge Bob Pez
Christmas card and envelope with postmark sent to a team member
Dr. Scholl’s gel insole
Shopping bag from a sexy lingerie store
Stapler suspended in lemon jello
Out of state driver’s license
Program from a Sunday church service
Newspaper written in Chinese
Donkey pinata
Burger King crown
Hair of the dog
Red pantyhose
Inflatable Santa

Campus Treasures
Find a picture of the college mascot on campus.
Teams will find these objects on their college campus:
Picture of the school mascot
Copy of the freshman orientation catalog
Scantron testing form
College essay with an F grade
Unsharpened pencil with the school logo
Jersey worn in the school’s last game
University police parking citation
Business card from the president’s office
Recruitment letter from the athletic department
Blue book from an exam
Cheerleader’s autographed picture
Minutes from a science club’s meeting
School yearbook that is at least 10 years old
Rice Krispie treat shaped like the school mascot
Ticket from a swim team meet
Brochure from the alumni center
Chinese exchange student’s signature

Some scavenger hunts require that the teams take a picture at a location or while performing a task. Here are some photo ideas:
Picture of a team member in a laundromat dryer
Old person yelling at a team member
Picture of the team with a llama
The team with a giant statue from a local restaurant
A team member in a dentist’s office
A team member at the police station with an officer
Kissing a statue of the college founder

Videotaping
The following scavenger hunt ideas for performing a task need to be videotaped or presented in person:
Professor singing the college fight song
Team members singing in a karaoke club
Child reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
Team member washing dishes in the cafeteria
Team members playing musical chairs outdoors
Spraying a team member with cans of whipped cream
A mini-gymnastics routine

GardenersCardiff answers:

Garden statuary has been common in Europe at least since the Renaissance. Among the figures depicted were Gobbi (dwarf of hunchback in Italian). In particular, Jacques Callot produced 21 designs for Gobbi, engraved and printed in 1616. By the late 18th Century, porcelain “House Dwarfs” had begun to be produced and remained popular ornaments throughout the 19th Century. As well as this, wooden statues of gnomes had been made in Switzerland, around the town of Brienz. Notwithstanding this, the claim to the title of manufacturer of the first garden gnome is hotly contested, but it’s possible that Baehr and Maresch of Dresden produced the first ceramic gnomes, having them in their stock as early as 1841. Subsequently, many statues were made in Gräfenroda, a town known for its ceramics in Thuringia, Germany, from around 1860 onwards. Philip Griebel made terracotta animals as decorations, and produced gnomes based on local myths as a way for people to enjoy the stories of the gnomes’ willingness to help in the garden at night. The garden gnome quickly spread across Germany and into France and England, and wherever gardening was a serious hobby.

The manufacturing of gnomes spread across Germany with numerous other large and small manufacturers coming in and out of the business, each one having its own particular style of design. World War II was hard on the industry and most producers gave up then. Griebel’s descendants still make them and are the last of the German producers, all others having moved production to Poland or China. Currently, there are an estimated 25 million garden gnomes in Germany.

Garden gnomes were first introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back from a trip to Germany and placed them as ornaments in the gardens of his home, Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. Only one of the original batch of gnomes survives: Lampy, as he is known, is on display at Lamport Hall, and is insured for one million pounds. A more recent notable manufacturer of Garden Gnomes was Tom Major-Ball, father of former United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major.

Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens. They are often the target of pranks, known collectively as gnoming: people have been known to return garden gnomes “to the wild”, most notably France’s “Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins” and Italy’s “MALAG” (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden gnomes have been sent on trips around the world (the travelling gnome prank; this later became the basis for Travelocity’s “Roaming Gnome”). In 2008, a 53-year-old French man in Brittany was arrested on suspicion of stealing upwards of 170 garden gnomes.

It has been suggested by some scholars that the garden gnome is a descendant of the Greco-Roman fertility god Priapus, whose statue was often found in ancient gardens.

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_gnomes#History

GardenersCardiff answers:

Gnome
A Gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element earth, and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun’s rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous sprites or goblins. Some sources claim they spend the daytime as toads instead of in stone.

Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man living deep underground and guards buried treasure. Because of this, Swiss bankers are sometimes disparagingly referred to as the Gnomes of Zürich. Gnomes feature in the legends of many of central, northern and eastern European lands by other names: a kaukis is a Prussian gnome, and barbegazi are gnome-like creatures with big feet in the traditions of France and Switzerland. In Iceland, gnomes (vættir) are so respected that roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them. Further east, tengu are sometimes referred to as winged gnomes.

Individual gnomes are not very often detailed or featured as characters in stories, but in Germanic folklore, Rübezahl, lord over the underworld, was sometimes referred to as a mountain gnome. According to some traditions, the gnome king is called Gob.

Rudolf Steiner, and other theosophists before him, lectured at length on gnomes, and especially their supportive role in the development of plant life (and biodynamic agriculture). Rupert Sheldrake has written a good deal about morphogenic fields, an idea Terry Pratchett used in his Discworld books many times.

The word gnome is said to derive from the New Latin gnomus and ultimately from the Greek gnosis, meaning knowledge. According to myth, gnomes hoarded secret knowledge just as they hoarded treasure.

Garden gnomes

The first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back from a trip to Germany and placed them as ornaments in the gardens of his home, Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. Only one of the original batch of gnomes survives: Lampy as he is known, is on display at Lamport Hall, and is insured for one million pounds.

Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens, although they are not loved by all. They are often the target of pranks: people have been known to return garden gnomes “to the wild”, most notably France’s “Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins” and Italy’s “MALAG” (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden gnomes have been sent on trips around the world (the travelling gnome prank).

A sub-culture exists among those who collect garden gnomes, which is frequently lampooned in popular culture.

Garden gnomes were made in various poses and pursuing various pastimes, such as fishing or gardening. More recently, garden gnomes have been depicted indulging in indecent exposure or having sex.

Gnomic Culture

* The Nome King (spelled without the silent “G”) and his nome subjects nearly transformed Dorothy Gale and her friends into bric-a-brac in Ozma of Oz, the third book in L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series. The character appeared several times in later books in the series.

* J. R. R. Tolkien used the word gnome in his early work The Book of Lost Tales for a fictional people later called Ñoldor. He dropped the term in his published works, since he found the gnomes of folklore to be so unlike his High Elves as to confuse his readers. “Gnomes” also refer to the Valar.

* Gnomes are one of several races on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, where they are also called goblins. The Nac Mac Feegle are sometimes considered an ethnic subgroup of gnomes.

* Nomes (again without a “G”) are a race of tiny aliens who have been living on Earth for centuries in Pratchett’s trilogy of children’s books The Bromeliad.

* Gnomes and Secrets of the Gnomes by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet are illustrated guidebooks to the fictional creatures, and resulted in the spin-off animated series David the Gnome. These are originally written in Dutch, where gnomes are called kabouters.

* In some games, including Dungeons & Dragons, EverQuest, Horizons: Empire of Istaria, and World of Warcraft, Gnomes are a short race of humanoids closely related to Dwarves, and are exceptionally adept at tinkering and mechanics. This often results in they and their allies having technologies not normally found in fantasy settings, such as firearms or robot-like beings. See also Gnome (Warcraft).

GardenersCardiff answers:

Kicking the ball against a wall will indeed help your ball skills, but just move with the ball as well. Kick it at targets, trees, gates, garden gnomes etc. Use both feet. Run through cones set about 3m (10 feet) apart, with the ball at your feet. Then try again with your other foot. Try juggling the ball as well. Kick it with different parts of your foot – instep, side of your foot, just back of your toes.

But whereas you are a cross country runner, buddy, you need to improve your game speed as well. Two things you can do. First, about five wind sprints about 20-30m (70-100 feet or so) once or twice a week will really help. Second, and most important, watch a lot of football, see how plays develop, think about what you’re going to do with the ball before you receive a pass. Try always to have two options in mind, so that once you have the ball, you can make an instant decision to pass, shoot or dribble.

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The only significant deviations from the literary canon are the effects of the Polyjuice Potion, and the absence of the Deathday Party of Sir Nicholas that Harry, Ron, and Hermione attend.[6] In the book, the Potion causes the drinker to assume the exact appearance of the target, including their voice and any disabilities (such as poor eyesight). In the film, while the potion alters Harry and Ron’s appearance, their voices are left unchanged to reduce confusion.

In the books, whenever Dobby Disapparates, the usual loud crack is heard. But in the film, Dobby appears and disappears quietly.
* The film shows Dobby levitating the pudding into the sitting room and dropping it on top of Mrs Mason. In the novel, however, Dobby dropped the pudding in the kitchen.
* A scene is cut where the Ministry sends a letter to reprimand Harry for violating the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery which caused the Dursleys to learn of this rule. This causes a continuity error in the following film where Vernon Dursley already knew that Harry cannot perform magic outside of school. This is because the scene was in the original script and likely filmed; it was not included on the initial DVD release, but will most likely feature on the announced Ultimate Edition.
* In the book, Uncle Vernon pays a man to fit bars on Harry’s window, but in the film, Uncle Vernon fits the bars himself.
* When Harry was escaping from the Dursleys, only Uncle Vernon tried to prevent from escaping, eventually falling out of the window. In the book, all of the Dursleys tried to prevent him from escaping, only to end up hanging from the window.
* In the book, when Harry arrives at the Weasleys’ home, Mrs. Weasley makes her sons “de-gnome” the garden. This scene is omitted in the film.
* The scene where Harry eavesdrops on Lucius and Draco Malfoy’s business with Borgin was filmed, but ultimately cut from the film. It is included in the deleted scenes section of the DVD. An alternate version of the same scene, where Harry is caught by Borgin was also filmed and included on the DVD.
* In the book, Mr. Weasley repairs Harry’s glasses in Diagon Alley, but in the film, Hermione repairs them and the knowledge of her using underage magic is unnoticed. Though it is revealed in one of the following books that the Ministry of Magic only knows WHERE there is used magic and not WHO it is that is using magic (This also explains why Harry is believed to be the one to perform the levitating spell on the pudding though it is Dobby)
* The part where Arthur Weasley fights with Lucius Malfoy in Flourish and Blotts is omitted. Instead, they only exchange tense words. Lucius also mentions that he will “see Arthur at work”, implying that he works at the Ministry of Magic in the film.

GardenersCardiff answers:

They both sell them and they also sell short sleeve v-neck in xtra-small, but unfortunately they only have blackish greenish orangish with redish stripes and whitish polks-dots. Oh well. Better luck next time with that. In the meantime, why don’t you go out to your own garden at around 3 in the morning and see if you can catch a real live garden gnome (I think that is what you want since I have never heard of a “nomb”). I hear if you wear a crown of purple and white flowers and eat honey sandwiches and sing the ABCs backward while sitting in a pool of grape jelly that the garden gnomes come out and play with you. PLease let us know how that works out for you. And if that does happen try to capture a boy gnome and a girl gnome, mate them and auction them off on ebay for a profit. Then you can buy Wal-Mart AND Target and have as many of whatever they sell as you want. Good Luck!!!!!!