Gnome theft with sad consequences

Picture via Reporter Herold

It makes me sad when I hear of gnomes being stolen, never to be returned. I wish these "gnome liberationists" would consider the consequences of their actions. I do gnot condone gnome thefts, but if you are compelled to do so, please leave a gnote with the gnomes whereabouts, and your plan for them to return to their homes.

Case and point, as reported in the Colorado Reporter Herold this week, a Gnome fundraising program  was halted by thieves. The granddaughter of an 80 year old man paid to have a large number of gnomes appear on his lawn; a birthday gift whose purchase would go towards raising money for youth to attend and get uniforms through the Explorers Youth Program. Before Grandpa could wake to see his birthday surprise, the gnomes were snatched from his lawn in the middle of the night. With the gnomes now missing, many of the youth will not be able to afford participate in this years events, and a spokesperson of the program said of this theft, “We can’t recover from this. The fundraiser is over.”

Not only are these gnomes now without homes, but  kids had a great opportunity stolen from them as well. Just awful.