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Steven asks…

Yahoo snooping – what to do?

I snooped the yahoo answers account belonging to a family member and it seems that they are a gun enthusiast- YIPES! Do I tell them I know or just stay far far away?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Well, besides your snooping, do they have any reason to shoot you? Are they a tad bit insane? Maybe you knocked over their garden gnome?
Since you were snooping, it might not be best to tell them nor do you seem to have a reason to tell them anyway other than to alert them of your confusion of their interests…which, in an extreme case, could result in you being shot.
No.
Good Luck! 🙂

Mary asks…

what episode of psych is this?

when shawns dad henry takes a gun out of his bird fedder i think it is. then shawn says somthing like “you keep a gun in the bird house whats in the garden nome a m 80?” then the song plays

GardenersCardiff answers:

That was in Season 3 Episode 4 “The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable” when Shawn’s uncle Jack shows up with a treasure map.

Shawn: You keep a stun gun in the bird house? What’s under the garden gnome, an M80!?

Betty asks…

is the world really going to end in 2012?

because the day the world is suppot to end is my birthday 12/21

GardenersCardiff answers:

Very few people believe this, including those who are saying it will. It is about profits, not prophets.

Stories of disaster or anything big in 2012 are nonsense promoted by gutter websites and gutter TV transmitters for one purpose, to make money from the sale of books, movie tickets, guns, disaster shelters and survival supplies, or to get people into dangerous religious cults. Disaster in 2012 is 2% superstition and the the rest is direct lies.

Here’s a short list of the lies, the list does not cover everything because there are too many different lies amd many of them contradict each other.

Mayan calendar ends, Mayan calendar predicts anything

Planet X exists, Nibiru exists

Solar flares reaching the Earth

Pole shifts, geographic or magnetic

Scientists predict it

Planetary line-ups, galactic line-ups

Photon belt

Earth’s core heating up

Nostradamus, anyone or anything else predicted it.

Garden gnome apocalypse

Get my drift? It is all nonsense.

See 2012hoax dot org/start for an exposure of the main liars and fools and why they are wrong or lying.

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Richard asks…

is it true that all garden gnomes have different meanings?

is it true that all garden gnomes have differant meanings? if so where can i find the meanings?

GardenersCardiff answers:

I have never heard this but you can try google.

Michael asks…

Where can I find an out of stock garden gnome?

Hi, I am looking for a particular garden gnome named Jim-hands in pockets-garden gnome. I ve searched the web and he seems to be unavaillable or out of stock everywhere. Does anyone know where I can get him?
thanks

GardenersCardiff answers:

Have you tried Ebay?
Outdoordecor.com

Sharon asks…

What’s the Best Hardening Clay for Garden Gnomes?

I’ve been into molding with clay for a while now and have been fairly successful using never-hardening clay, just to train myself to sculpt. However, I’ve begun following my fascination with garden gnomes. I’m aware that most gnomes are made of carved concrete and mostly hard plastic, but I’d rather work with clay. What type of clay would be the best to use? Some sort of clay that I can bake in my home oven.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Try Aves Apoxie Clay. It dries very hard with no shrinkage, its also waterproof and freeze-thaw stable. (Its an air dry clay so you don’t need an oven or kiln) http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/Apoxie_Clay/apoxie_clay.html
Another clay you might enjoy trying is polymer clay (this is what I use the most) Its an oil based clay that you cure in your home oven. Its not not the type of clay that you would use for an outdoor piece though.

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Charles asks…

What is a good workout for a 12 year old?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Oh My Goodness! Do I have a solution for you!

Ok so, lie down in the floor. Make sure your garden gnome is in a standing position where he can see you. ( You never know when the evil gnome Heinz will attack )

Ok slowly touch yourself down there. ( You know what I mean by down there! ) THE KNEE CAP! It loses like six calories per second depending on how well you massage your knee cap.

Paul asks…

Tokio Hotel family: Is Bill and Tom’s mother pressing charges against the stalkers? …. [+survey]?

The stalkers attacking their mum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZyPkJaHN8 so is she gonna press charges? And a survey…

1. If Tom invited you to a Garden Gnome Hatred convention where you had to throw rocks at innocent Garden Gnomes, would you go?

2. If you were dating Georg and he said he wanted to get your name tattooed on his arm but he got his ex girlfriend’s name instead because he told the tattoo artist the wrong name, what would you do?

3. If Tom shouted “I hate you Bill!” made Bill cry and refused to apologize, what would you do to fix the situation?

4. If your parents banned all TH music and TH stuff from your house what would you do?

5. If you went to the fair with the boys and on the ferris wheel the ride got stuck for an hour, what would you talk about to them?

Stars make smile, they make Bill smile too! See? http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyssajonas/2625693730/ so please star!
I love how most of us are would move out 😛 because life without TH is too unbearable :O
*there shouldn’t be an ‘are’ there… that’s what I get for typing on a phone with spellcheck 🙁

GardenersCardiff answers:

I dont think she is but i really hope so!!! Those bitches need to be locked up for good. >:[

1. If Tom invited you to a Garden Gnome Hatred convention where you had to throw rocks at innocent Garden Gnomes, would you go?

Hell yes lol those things are creepy ^_^

2. If you were dating Georg and he said he wanted to get your name tattooed on his arm but he got his ex girlfriend’s name instead because he told the tattoo artist the wrong name, what would you do?

Hmmm, i would make him have the tattoo removed xD

3. If Tom shouted “I hate you Bill!” made Bill cry and refused to apologize, what would you do to fix the situation?

Give bill a hug!!!!

4. If your parents banned all TH music and TH stuff from your house what would you do?

Move out! ^_^

5. If you went to the fair with the boys and on the ferris wheel the ride got stuck for an hour, what would you talk about to them?

Anything and everything haha

Nancy asks…

Is it okay 4 me to mock a group of persons that openly attacks…?

a group of persons that I belong to?
like say my group is a group of garden gnomes who like to eat mushrooms, and a group of pink flamingos don’t belive in eating mushrooms, so some of them form a group called “we hate mushrooms, they make mushroom eating gnomes breath smell like poop” is it okay for the garden gnomes to mock the group of pink flamingos? (the flamingos in the mushroom hating group that is)
uh no, im not mocking u.
well cuase im basiclly dying to make this witty insult that will make the flamingos look dumb. can i say it to the anti mushroom flamingos, cuase i already know they hate how i eat mushrooms and they will all tell me my breath smells like poop if they get the chance.
uh, im not talking about muslims, im talking about a group that says they hate you in their actual factual name.
ps: o ya, and the group has no other person other than hating u. its not an organization designed for anythign else religion or race or anthing.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Don’t bother about them.

Say mushrooms are good for the skin.
They’ll eat.

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Nancy asks…

what spray do i use to seal an outdoor garden gnome?

I have a garden gnome which I have repainted using ceramic acrylic paint. I had a tin of matt acrylic ceramic spray but it is finished. when i have went to local shops they have sold me plastikote fast dry enamel spray but i am unsure if it is the correct spray. i do not want to use it if it is not waterproof or if it will turn my gnome yellow. please help.

GardenersCardiff answers:

You need a clear top coat spray

Maria asks…

how much is an antique garden gnome worth?

Hi.I have an antique garden gnome made of iron (cast iron?)about 14 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds. It has the red hat and black boots and is playing an accordian. I think that it is almost a hundred years old. There are none on line like it or near it…help!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Take a look here at lot #’s 1538 & 1539 http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/15919

Susan asks…

Poll: Has anyone else had a sexual fantasy about a garden gnome?

Another poll:
Does anyone else wake up to find garden gnomes staring at them in the middle of the night?

GardenersCardiff answers:

I am in therapy on this now. Garden gnomes are just so…. Hard!

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Paul asks…

I raped my dumb neighbors gnome?

Okay this old lady that lives across the street from me is always giving me the evil eye, and sometimes if shes in a bitchy mood she waves at me . One day, her obese grandson was visiting her, and the little prick thought it would be funny to ding dong ditch me. Lucky for me I got my trusty taser gun. So after the fat bastard rang my doorbell i right away opened the door and TASED the kid. I laughed as i watched his fat jiggle as he was getting zapped.After I had my good laugh (a.k.a. once he passed out), I put him in my wheelbarrow and dumped him in my other neighbors flower garden. The granny came outside eventually and saw me smiling and having a good smoke, and she looks over and sees fatass passed out. She yells at me saying “Did you see this happen?!?” i smiled and said “see what?” “MY GRANDBOY IS KNOCKED OUT!” . I look down at him. She glares at me and says “I’m calling the police” I’m kinda used to hearing that so I just shook it off and began my daily walk, then suddenly when I walked by her yard, something struck me, I saw a garden gnome with the biggest junk I have ever seen… so I thought “why not?” and had some good sex in right there. I didn’t think it would be right to steal it since her grandson was already passed out so we just did it in the yard. It got really annoying because people kept giving me funny looks…

GardenersCardiff answers:

People gave you looks? Man, there are some rude people aren’t there?

Mandy asks…

I raped my stupid neighbors gnome?

Okay this old lady that lives across the street from me is always giving me the evil eye, and sometimes if shes in a bitchy mood she waves at me . One day, her obese grandson was visiting her, and the little prick thought it would be funny to ding dong ditch me. Lucky for me I got my trusty taser gun. So after the fat bastard rang my doorbell i right away opened the door and TASED the kid. I laughed as i watched his fat jiggle as he was getting zapped.After I had my good laugh (a.k.a. once he passed out), I put him in my wheelbarrow and dumped him in my other neighbors flower garden. The granny came outside eventually and saw me smiling and having a good smoke, and she looks over and sees fatass passed out. She yells at me saying “Did you see this happen?!?” i smiled and said “see what?” “MY GRANDBOY IS KNOCKED OUT!” . I look down at him. She glares at me and says “I’m calling the police” I’m kinda used to hearing that so I just shook it off and began my daily walk, then suddenly when I walked by her yard, something struck me, I saw a garden gnome with the biggest junk I have ever seen… so I thought “why not?” and had some good sex in right there. I didn’t think it would be right to steal it since her grandson was already passed out so we just did it in the yard. It got really annoying because people kept giving me funny looks…

GardenersCardiff answers:

Lol
nice imagination

Betty asks…

is it positive the world will end in 2012 ? will Jesus come?

i heard about the world ending soon.i definently dont want that to happen.im scared.im only 13 and im on my aunts account but still.well do u think the rapture will happen before that?or do u think that its

GardenersCardiff answers:

Neither the ancient or modern Mayans predicted this. They left that up to liars and fools in the USA, Belgium and a few other countries.

Very few people believe this, including those who are saying it will end. It is about profits, not prophets, marketing, not Mayans.

Stories of disaster or anything big in 2012 are nonsense promoted by gutter websites and gutter TV transmitters for one purpose, to make money from the sale of books, advertising, movie tickets, guns, disaster shelters and survival supplies, or to get people into dangerous religious cults. Disaster in 2012 is 2% superstition and the the rest is direct lies.

The Mayan calendar does not end, nor did it predict anything from 2012, and not warning signs either. The lies that there are predictions are the bases for the lies that anything will happen at all. Since the basis of the predictions are a few lies, then all the predictions fail, no matter what other “evidence” is trotted out to support them.

In all cases in the 2012 material the other “evidence” is also lies. Here’s a short list of the lies, the list does not cover everything because there are too many different lies and some of them contradict each other.

Planet X exists, Nibiru exists

Solar flares reaching the Earth

Pole shifts, geographic or magnetic

Scientists predict it

Planetary line-ups, galactic line-ups

Photon belt

Earth’s core heating up

Nostradamus, anyone or anything else predicted it.

Garden gnome apocalypse

Get my drift? It is all nonsense.

See www.2012hoax.org/start for an exposure of the main liars and fools and why they are wrong or lying.

The rapture was invented in the early 19th century based on the delirium of a sick young Scotswoman and spread by a defrocked Anglican minister. It has no basis in theology or scripture and is used only to draw attention to various pastors and to raise money. It has been prophesied for many different years since 1838 which have all turned out to to wrong. By now you’d think that people would have woken up that it’s a fake, no matter how many times the people predicting it claim to be Christians.

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Linda asks…

Christmas gift for Boyfriend?

we love each other very much i’m 17 and he’s 18 and were both seniors in high school. he is a football star at his school and last year i got him a pillow and pajamas of his favorite pro football team last year. weve been together for 1 year and 4 months and so far this year i have a hoodie to his college were both going to. but i dont know what else to give him, but i want it to be special. something othert than a watch or clothes or colonge.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Try to think about other things he likes… What kind of shows does he like to watch on TV? Does he have any favorite bands? A favorite food? For example my boyfriend loves the show Sons Of Anarchy and online I found a company that makes a custom hoodie like the ones they wear on the show. You could always get tickets to a concert of his favorite band, and for the food thing you could get a nice gift card for a restaurant that makes a great version of that food (even if it’s pizza, there are often gourmet restaurants, usually little tiny restaurants, that are fancy but not overpriced, that make interesting kinds of pizza!) if all else fails, here’s an idea: my boyfriend loves the Patriots, but I didn’t want to get him another hoodie or anything, but at Target I found garden gnomes with a Patriots theme 🙂 it’s a silly gift but also something that’s cute and kind of ‘represents’ his team in an obscure and different way!

Sandra asks…

how do u make homade bombs?

i have an experiment for science

GardenersCardiff answers:

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”.

Donald asks…

Is there proof that gnomes exist?

GardenersCardiff answers:

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.

Gnome sweet gnome was a phrase made famous by zoe zukas who was a talking egg in an internet cartoon her only friend was a small asian man.zoes officia; site
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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Sandy asks…

what is a troll on this site?

i keep hearing the word
troll on yahoo answers
wtf is it?

GardenersCardiff answers:

‘Troll’ is an internet slang which basically means a trouble maker.

Trolls are someone(s) who intentionally posts controversial or contrary messages in an on-line community such as a discussion forum or group with the intention of baiting users into an argumentative response. Note that trolling is a trend in posting, not one individual post. DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS. That will only get you into more troll-trouble. They’ll explode and morph into a hideous garden gnome that will stand in front of your lawn. (the previous sentence was an example of trolling …)

The main things trolls do are …
… Get rid of a certain user(s). They will target them with their army and report their questions ans answers. They may also give thumbs down for no reason.
… Be funny. They ask non-sense questions, (sometimes repetitively ask them), that can be funny but annoy others. They violate the Q&A format.
… Cheat. They use multiple accounts to vote for themselves, choose as best answer etc. These type of trolls may answer and ask correctly though, but under those goody-two shows are some very dirty socks.
… Give useless answers non-related to the question. For example, they will post anything silly for every single question they answer.
… Harass others.

To prevent trolling, I suggest you hide your Q&A ( http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/settings ).

Robert asks…

Crazy College Scavenger Hunt Ideas?

My friends and I are college aged and want to do a crazy, silly scavenger hunt that will make our summer the best ever. Any and as many ideas as possible would be appreciated!

GardenersCardiff answers:

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

Paul asks…

Where did lawn gnomes originate?

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

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Ken asks…

where did the idea of the travelling garden gnome originate?

where did the idea of the travelling garden gnome originate? was it in the movie amelie, or did it start before then?

GardenersCardiff answers:

The tradition was first recorded in Australia in the 1980s. Although not definitive, the following blurb appeared in the Regular Shorts feature of the Sydney Morning Herald of September 24, 1986: ‘AN EASTERN suburbs gnome-owner was distressed when she discovered her gnome had been stolen at the weekend. A note was found in its place: “Dear mum, couldn’t stand the solitude any longer. Gone off to see the world. Don’t be worried, I’ll be back soon. Love Bilbo xxx.”‘

Thomas asks…

What is with all the garden gnome questions!!!!!?

ok so i was just kinda crusin P&S and i noticed a sh*t load of questions about garden gnomes or how ever the hellz bellz ya spell it. anyways i was just wunderin is this the new fad? do i have to change my name to gnome hater now???

GardenersCardiff answers:

To follow the path of Garden Gnome is to follow the path of enlightenment and peak potential.

Michael asks…

where can i buy tottenham garden gnome online?

Hi, want to buy a official tottenham garden gnome for my husbands birthday and cant find one online anywhere, does anyone know which site i can get one from? alot of the sites that stock them seem to be out of stock.
thanks
They dont have them on ebay or amazon, and whats the link for pyramid? they stock computer stuff not garden gnomes??

GardenersCardiff answers:

Look through the ones they have at:
http://www.pyramid.com

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Steven asks…

We’re making a list of things to do this Summer that are cheap but fun 🙂 help?

Well, we’re just looking for fun really.
We want cheap amusing things to do. Seriously, we’ve come up with some strange things! but we need more ideas.

It’s got to be achievable by the end of Summer.

Ideas?
Ty in advance!

GardenersCardiff answers:

Go to the mall and go down on the up elavotors and up on the down ones hahhaaaaa its fun

go to the harry potter movie and sit in the back like draco is soo hot(i am a fan and that annoys us)

spend the night on a trampoline. With lots of blankets and pillows itss fun

go steal garden props(gnomes or somthing) like no joke its illegal but if your smart itsss soooo funnny.

Bake a cookie cake.

Have a water gun fight

eat enough ice cream you think your gunna expplode

have a hotdog eating contest

go mud sleding after a rainy day

do your hair crazy and dress wierd and go to walmart or something and pretend to be crazyy tourist.

Thats all i got for now hahah
i am crazyyy

ohh wait one more walk through the carwash…only dont do the soap or the big dryer things cuase uhh that might not work well

Sandy asks…

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Achievement?

Does anyone know how to get the little rocket man achievement?I found a garden gnome under a bed and discovered that i have to send it into space.I tried blastign him into the air with my gravity gun and that didnt do it.Im wondering if i have to pack him around until i come to a certain area.Is this what I have to do?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Yes you have to keep him with you until VERY late into the game. It’s like within the last 1hr or two of the game.

*mild spoiler*You’ll get to a rocket and there is a place you can put him in. When it launches you’ll get the achievement.*/spoiler*

John asks…

last night around 9pm a group[6]of “hoa” members led by an appearantly inebriated?

individual who s wife is president andhe’s the security guard[no uniform nevever identifying himself as such] came up to me as a group in which accusations[ridicules??] that i /and others were actually inhabiting my garage-i’m like “oh yeah you mean the garden gnomes of course?-at which they seemed baffled so instead i said that no joke nobody lives in here”look”see? asthe door was open because i was sweaping the floor at the time they approached-they still accused me and several insults were thrown my way-as i defended my self [verbally ]a gun [one that i know of] appeared aimed directly at my chest[heart] and the old man said “i’ll tear a hole in your heart with this” stupidly as i’m sure you’ll agree i said “go ahead ,shoot” as he hesitated -my two roomates [who had heard the screaming and unbeknownst to me were there witnessing the whole thing] started screaming hysterically and actually came more or less between us -then called police-the man was arrested[aadw] what now?
I live in this hoa and have recvd nothing but harrassment fines/liens for minor ridiculas things the whole time-these are older people and they seem to be trying to keep people like them in -others out im a songle man my roomates are gay[lesbian] ? if this is it but i often wondered why am i a target? I’m losing my home actually going chpt 13 tomorrow to try to save it -i am a friendly helpful person-no partys[loud] or annoying behaviour-i have a n old volvo that i occationally perform maintenance on in my garage but thats it -i really want to do this proprly -all three of us filled reports -the guys been arrested- we are concerned about vandalism now-i need roomates to pay my bills -if they leave ill for sure lose the home -im bearly hanging on ?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Whoa, wtf?

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John asks…

What could you do with a role of duck tape, a tube of super glue and a garden gnome?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Hang the gnome up with the duck tape then use the gnome as target practice by trying to squirting it with the superglue!!

Richard asks…

He was a bully/rapist. Now he is a cannabis dealer, my revenge plot.?

Well, before i begin let me tell you about this guy who came my school a while back.

Dylan, 3 years older than me, a year 11 pupil who felt the need to terrorize a year 8 student, new to he school.
I won’t go into detail, but i had accidentally opened the door and hit his toe in the toilette in school, and became a target for 2 years.
He would pick me up and put me up side down and push his private on my mouth, feel my butt, take pictures of my private when using school bathrooms, punch/kick/slap me in front of people. One day i decided it’s enough and told the teachers and my parents and i went to him in school infront of his friends and told them hes a peadophile, slapped his food out of his hands and stabbed him with a pair of siccors that wounded him. It felt good, but because of that he used it against me when we had to speak with the police and teachers/parents he denied everything and told them that I always hated him for calling me dumbo and they all bought it and thought i lied.. even my parents.
Well so he decides to follow me home after after-school-activities and cought up to me, he slid his hands into my boxers and felt my butt and testicles he tried making me touch him but i refused and he tore my shorts and did perverted things (not penetrate)

I told on him again and this time he got in trouble and some-how we didn’t go court i don’t remember this clearly.

REVENGE

So, as the title says, he know is a cannabis grower. I saw him one time and followed him home and actually SAW him selling and to confirm i got friends of friends to verify by buying bud of him which we then smoked and got baked, moving on. I don’t want to report him to the police, and do not tell me to do so. I want to take his cannabis cause that is most precious to him. I figured that i should go in all black on 2AM and break in, but i am 15 and i cant be out till 11.

So my other plan was, leave him a note! like on his door, saying something like
“Unless you leave a ounce of your best shit underneath your garden gnome for me to send someone to collect it, ill get the police to raid your house, you have 24hours to leave the ounce, in this amount of time you couldn’t move all your weed and plants. btw im watching you so if you act susipicous im calling the cops”

obviously i could improve this using a phone, or telling him that i have already called the cops and told them i know a massive drug house and that they already have the warrant to raid but need me to tell them the addrese.

bottom line, i want his bud.

Give me your craziest ideas of how to get it, and please guys take my question seriously. Im stoned as i am writing this so pardon me if anything is moving.
the first 2 answers are exactly what i do not want to hear, someone come up with a plan like the question asks thank you.

answer 1 and 2
Fuck you.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ahaha “I figured that I should go in all black on 2AM and break in, but i am 15 and i cant be out till 11”. Dude, you are not prepared to do jack shit to this guy. If curfew deters you from revenge, then you are not the man for the job. And even if you were, you are just creating more problems for yourself by trying to get revenge – this will come back to bite you in the ass. He’s gonna know that you did it, and he’s going to come looking for you. Who knows – he could rape you! I would imagine that this would be just cause for him to straight-up butt-rape you!

If I were in your position, I would find out who his bud source is, buy an ounce from his source (or from a source with better bud), and take all of this bully’s customers. That way, the bully still has his weed and dignity, but he can’t make any money (because you have his customers), and what’s he gonna do, call the cops on you? That would just make him a bee-itch. Worst case scenario, just make sure you’ve got concrete evidence that he’s selling too so that you have all of your ducks in a row in case he tries to screw you over. That way, if you go down, he goes down, too. And that is what is known as competitive marketing – not physical, still personal, yet equally satisfying as stabbing him in the hand with scissors, hopefully without all of the blood.

James asks…

Where can I find the following…?

A garden hose, a Spanish apple crusher, 19 blue garden gnomes, a shop sales assistant called Larry, 4 chin sponges and a full bag of cashew nuts? I need to know immediately 🙂

GardenersCardiff answers:

Hose- homedepot
crusher- ??
Gnomes- walmart
larry- florida
sponges- target
cashews- target

Goodluck

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