The hitchhiking gnome returns home!
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 11:56pm
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This story made me chuckle today- of a gnome ruthlessly kidnapped from its home in Gloucester. It travelled to places such as China, Thailand, Hong Kong (the lucky thing) telling its owner that it had ‘itchy feet’ ( well wouldn’t you if you were stuck at the bottom of the garden all day every day?)
If you are a huge fan of the film Amelie like myself, then this little incident will not be as mad as others would perceive it to be, but it has provided some comedy value for the press!
I did think that this was a good story for the silly season, but Gloucestershire Police clearly take this matter very seriously indeed. They are quoted as saying-
‘Any theft of a person’s property, even if it is carried out as a joke, will be treated as a crime by police. What may seem like a laugh to one person can cause distress to another.’
So that will teach any future potential gnome snatchers a lesson….
