Okay. Someone talk me out of ordering this.
I don't need it, don't really have the money to spend on it,
but I want it.........
http://tinyurl.com/6qzm8z

k :-)

I like it, made me laugh.
GGJ

"kathy" wrote in message
...
Okay. Someone talk me out of ordering this.
I don't need it, don't really have the money to spend on it,
but I want it.........
http://tinyurl.com/6qzm8z

k :-)

I picture it placed at the top of my waterfall,
evil frogs about to pitch innocent garden gnome into
the waters below.
Holding fast....
(I did, however, use it as a story starter for the boy
I'm tutoring this summer.)

I think it would be great - every time you glanced at it you would
chuckle. Isn't laughter the best medicine - just think of it as
preventive meds!
Bonnie
NJ

Bonnie NJ wrote:
I think it would be great - every time you glanced at it you would
chuckle. Isn't laughter the best medicine - just think of it as
preventive meds!


Call me a party-poop, but as I frequent thrift shops on a regular basis,
I have seen MANY such "cute" items on the shelves. Remember that a
moment of wantonness is not worth a lifetime of regret. Now back to the
sermon. :) (However, there were times when I would have gladly
reversed that.)

Actually it is cute as a puppy, but will you enjoy it on the 500th sighting?

Chip

Tutoree boy decided that Evil Milkduds had come to Earth
and were raiding garden lawns.

If I ever had my pond on a tour I'd get it in a flash.
Jan can tell you that will never happen - dogs and
pond tours don't mix. And now they've taken to digging
up nuts the squirrels bury in the lawns. And eat them.
And have the most awful gaseous emissions at night.
And DH managed to set the lawn on fire. TWICE!
He gets carried away with his propane weed torch.
He's like Rambo with a flamethrower.

k :-)

Chip wrote:

Bonnie NJ wrote:
I think it would be great - every time you glanced at it you would
chuckle. Isn't laughter the best medicine - just think of it as
preventive meds!


Call me a party-poop, but as I frequent thrift shops on a regular basis,
I have seen MANY such "cute" items on the shelves. Remember that a
moment of wantonness is not worth a lifetime of regret. Now back to the
sermon. :) (However, there were times when I would have gladly
reversed that.)

Actually it is cute as a puppy, but will you enjoy it on the 500th
sighting?

Perhaps not, but every time a visitor does a double-take it'll be worth it.
otoh, it's not too hard to make...
--
derek

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:27:07 EDT, Chip wrote:

Actually it is cute as a puppy, but will you enjoy it on the 500th sighting?
Chip

Sure, when the 500th visitor sees it for the 1st time, I would enjoy it.
;-)

Whimsy at it best, imo, isn't out in the open, but somewhat hidden and
should take a bit of looking by the visitor to "see" it. Does that make
sense? i.e. behind or beside a bush that somewhat hides it, just enough
shows that the curious will go around the bush for a full view.

Though I love the idea of them appearing to pitch it off the top of a
waterfall, perhaps a broke one laying in the pool below. (Someone would
really have to hate garden gnomes.) Now ceramic figures of politicians....
Hmmmm? ~ jan

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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:

Though I love the idea of them appearing to pitch it off the top of a
waterfall, perhaps a broke one laying in the pool below. (Someone would
really have to hate garden gnomes.) Now ceramic figures of politicians....


THAT'S wonderful! You have a talent. Now I say, go for it.

I have always hated ceramic donkeys pulling a cart, usually with a
sleeping serape draped driver. I want to work your idea into my pond
scene. Is it copyrighted?

Chip

Oooo! Political garden gnomes....
(I used to bury politicians in my front yard for Halloween.)
I went looking. Could only find the current President has been
memorialized in garden gnome form. Probably not enough turn
around time to gnome-ize our current applicants for the job.
And takes us into muddy pond waters - ponds and politics don't
mix unless you want to turn that stunning fountain at the White
House into a pond - full of lotus - how pretty!

k :-)

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:40:29 EDT, Chip wrote:

~ jan wrote:

Though I love the idea of them appearing to pitch it off the top of a
waterfall, perhaps a broke one laying in the pool below. (Someone would
really have to hate garden gnomes.) Now ceramic figures of politicians....


THAT'S wonderful! You have a talent. Now I say, go for it.

I have always hated ceramic donkeys pulling a cart, usually with a
sleeping serape draped driver. I want to work your idea into my pond
scene. Is it copyrighted?

Chip

Heck no, the only requirement is posting pictures. ;-) ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:19:23 EDT, kathy wrote:

Oooo! Political garden gnomes....
(I used to bury politicians in my front yard for Halloween.)
k :-)

Btw, there are no real politicians buried in k's yard, it was just fake
headstones with epithets about such. ;-) ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:19:23 EDT, kathy wrote:

Oooo! Political garden gnomes....
(I used to bury politicians in my front yard for Halloween.)
k :-)

Btw, there are no real politicians buried in k's yard, it was just fake
headstones with epithets about such. ;-) ~ jan

Damn! I thought she deserved some kind of award, but if they're not
_really_ there ...

Of course, it would be shame if you buried politicians in your yard, and the
dogs dug them up again.
--
derek

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:52:24 EDT, kathy wrote:

And DH managed to set the lawn on fire. TWICE!
He gets carried away with his propane weed torch.
He's like Rambo with a flamethrower.

I think I want one of those!
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb

Derek Broughton wrote:

Of course, it would be shame if you buried politicians in your yard, and the
dogs dug them up again.

The dogs have more sense than that! Let buried politicians lie.

Chip