| 单词 | gnome |
| 例句 | The gnome can be expelled from the garden by swinging it in circles until dizzy and then dropping it over the garden wall. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s a pepper mill,” she said, holding up the small garden gnome. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “So, you sell gnomes,” I said, trying to sound interested. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll be back,” said Ron as they watched the gnomes disappear into the hedge on the other side of the field. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry learned quickly not to feel too sorry for the gnomes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In the field far below he could see a gang of gnomes sneaking one by one back through the Weasleys’ hedge. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then she hugged Felix, who was doing a perfect imitation of a garden gnome. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She knew plenty about this forest, knew that the denizens of this place had once been faeries: gnomes, sprites, nymphs, goblins, more names than anyone could count or remember. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A toddler gnome poked his head out of an aqueduct only a few feet from the hut. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She also had hallucinations, imagining that they were walking down the halls on tiptoe—tiny, cunning, furtive gnomes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because if I were to look up, I am sure I would see a gnome popping her head up from the patch of moss closest to me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A funny little garden gnome stands guard by Uncle Phil’s squash patch. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She felt like a nut inside a shell, between a gnome’s molars. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The gnomes would hit you over the head with a shovel.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He lifts his glass, his gnome’s eyes twinkling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I jumped so high my feet nearly cleared a garden gnome. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Fickle gnomes control the weather, and an air conditioner is powered by a team of squirrels, their cheeks packed with ice cubes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Harry was silent so long that Scrimgeour said, looking from Harry to the gnome, “Funny little chaps, aren’t they? But what say you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The innkeeper, who was a choleric gnome of poor disposition, looked out of the door. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Jarveys live mostly below ground, where they pursue gnomes, though they will also eat moles, rats and voles. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The gnomes weren’t helping either, lumbering along with their big swinging behinds blocking two lanes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ron relieved his feelings by aiming a kick at a gnome who was peering out from behind one of the new Flutterby bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At last, we spied an ancient female gnome sitting on the ground near the pond. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind howled outside in the blackness and Freddie, looking like a gnome, flashed his gold teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then come the ones about the elves, and then the forest troll, and after that the gnomes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The little bag from Resthaven—the one Myanda had given him—fell out of his pocket and landed at the feet of a toppled garden gnome. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars, the biggest in years: this is what fills him with glee, makes his eyes of a gnome shine in his head like blue- gray buttons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This scandalized the gnome, who was of the opinion—not, however, uttered in the hearing of his guests—that the wine should be permitted to breathe. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The old gnome looked up, her face wet with tears. “!zhulpH” She grabbed him in a tight hug and covered his face and beard with kisses. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ivy wondered, curled under a knotty blanket given to her by the gnomes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They carefully trimmed the lawn around the gnomes, of which they eventually found fifteen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know,” Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Soon, the crowd of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line, their little shoulders hunched. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Hardly taller than I, she was much wider—not stout, but wide, which is the direction gnomes grow after they reach adulthood. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z With that cone on his head, he would’ve looked like a gnome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She saw cloth bags in knobby mounds; they looked like gnomes but were not gnomes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s human through and through. No other creature would be as selfish as he is, not fairies or gnomes or elves or giants.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a ceramic garden gnome hanging out on the shelf beside a container of pink liquid, and he watches me spread the Cookie Monster T-shirt on the floor before taking a seat on it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z On the port-side wall, the huge ugly face receded so that Leo could see the entire creature—another gnome chimp, in even crazier clothes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She tripped over a garden gnome and fell with a splat onto a freshly watered bed of marigolds. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The gnome under the rhododendron was now digging for worms at its roots, and Harry kept his eyes fixed upon it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A sketchbook full of fairies and gnomes and palaces. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Evidently our Muggle friend had unearthed not a ferret, as he supposed, but a Jarvey, most likely in pursuit of its favourite prey, gnomes. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry could hear the gnome giggling madly as Crookshanks inserted a paw into the boot, trying to reach it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Little sketches of fairy couples dancing in the moonlight, gnomes peeking out from hollowed trees, a stone palace with turrets spiraling up from each corner. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It is a great scavenger, eating anything from gnomes to old tyres. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey still sat, doubled over his book, a Black hunchbacked gnome. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Grover translated: “Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium” Flanking the entrance, as advertised, were two cement garden gnomes, ugly bearded little runts, smiling and waving, as if they were about to get their picture taken. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They reached through the nostrils of the pink plaster gnomes and blossomed in their hollow heads, giving them an expression half surprised, half sneeze-coming. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed the little gnome in my effort to resist, and he yelped and twisted in my arms. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z See, they’re not too bright,” said George, seizing five or six gnomes at once. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Bidding the wizard farewell, he turned to his daughter, who held up her finger and said, “Daddy, look—one of the gnomes actually bit me!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Areida’s voice was as smooth as syrup and as rich as gnomes’ gold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She ranged around the garden, smashing tea tables, kicking garden gnomes and uttering the most terrible curses. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The dormice were timid gnomes that looked up at her with wide eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Not a single fairy flitting over my head or a gnome out collecting acorns. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He let go of the gnome’s ankles: It flew twenty feet into the air and landed with a thud in the field over the hedge. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At one o’clock in the morning, my little brother, who in my lonely days of inferno dwelling had protected me from goblins, gnomes, gremlins and the devils, was leaving home. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned big words, like caterpillar and mosquito, and words that follow crazy rules, like knock and gnome. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As if the place wasn’t smelly enough already with all those country gnomes lumbering around the place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z All the Kyrrians bowed when we passed, and the visiting elves and gnomes did too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z You have a poster of the garden gnome from that movie over your bed. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The gnome child wailed, thrashing at the air. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The gnome had finally managed to extricate his worm and was now sucking on it happily, leaning against the bottommost branches of the rhododendron bush. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Horklump is a favourite delicacy of gnomes but otherwise has no discernible use. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I regarded this as a fairy-tale farm as surely imagined as gnomes sitting under toadstools. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “And when might that be?” squeaked the irate gnome, brandishing a notebook as though she were prepared to make a complaint of some kind. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z At the foot of a toppled garden gnome, Arm picked up a small cloth bag. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart beats faster than the time I thought a barrel cactus was a gnome, on one of Mom and my fairy hunts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Harry was feeling extremely well fed and at peace with the world as he watched several gnomes sprinting through the rosebushes, laughing madly and closely pursued by Crookshanks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The gnome had just managed to get hold of a worm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Another Weasley? You breed like gnomes. Isn’t Harry Potter here? I was hoping to meet him. I thought he was a friend of yours, Ronald, or have you merely been boasting?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We can’t see the future any more than you can. Only gnomes can, a few of them anyway.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was inhabited by people and dwarfs, by gnomes and sylvans and other, even queerer, folk. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He was fat and short and had a puckered and expressionless face like a very serious gnome. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “He likes chasing gnomes. He’s never seen any before.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At each corner of the pool lolled a pink plaster-of- paris gnome with rosy cheeks and a peaked red cap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingfisher Meadows was all rain-stained walls, dripping bird tables, wet gnomes, swilling ponds, and shiny rockeries. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “It depends on how long the American cord is….” Theresa’s little gnome face scrunches up like she’s thinking hard about this. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z While there's no place like gnome, there are many other ways to decorate your garden and outdoor living space. How to cope with the garden gnome shortage 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z A gnome is being sent into space -- for charity. Billionaire sends gnome to space for New Zealand charity, thanks country for hospitality during pandemic 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z There are a few earthy elements — a running joke about a garden gnome, an islander’s late-term pregnancy — that help to balance the more fanciful aspects. ‘Islander’ Review: Two Young Women Lost and Found at Sea 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Your kids can see seven states, stand under a waterfall, and take a walk through a cavern full of glowing gnome statues. 12 Ultimate Trips for Kids 2010-05-06T16:06:00Z It’s hardly surprising, really, that his prized possession is a garden gnome he’s actually named. | 'Neighbourhood Watch' : ?Neighbourhood Watch? by Alan Ayckbourn at 59E59 - Review 2011-12-08T03:17:19Z For a long time, gnomes weren't used in advertising. Leprechaun vs. Gnome: How the little imps stand up in pop culture 2011-03-17T20:50:04Z When all the elves get the flu right before Christmas, the North Pole has to turn to garden gnomes to finish the holiday preparation. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Can you imagine a minister of education referring to "Newton's laws of thermodynamics", or giving taxpayers' money to schools that believe in karma and gnomes? David Colquhoun, Twitter-addicted scourge of scientific quackery 2013-04-21T08:00:08Z In a lighthearted, G-rated version of the Shakespeare drama, the film uses garden gnomes in roles usually reserved for heavyweights of the stage. `Gnomeo & Juliet' wins box office on Oscar weekend 2011-02-27T16:32:13Z Rumpelstiltskin is not villainous, but a good-hearted gnome who yearns to raise a child. Duty and the beast 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z They were intellectuals, or creative gnomes, hunched over keyboards, who flourished in their feverish imaginations. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z The absurdist grotesquerie of male fine artists such as Paul McCarthy, with his sculptures of gnomes holding butt plugs, springs to mind. The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Romeo's name has been changed to Gnomeo as a signifier that he's a garden gnome and not the heir to a powerful post-Renaissance Italian dynasty. Gnomeo and Juliet: a gnome by any other name ... 2010-09-29T09:38:00Z “Now we are reverting to the classic garden gnome, that is the trend.” Wanted: savvy gnome maker to take over historic German firm 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The circus master, Mr Macaroni, believes in the latter: "I used to be a garden gnome." The Adventures of Pinocchio ? review 2011-01-05T22:45:00Z Mulberry's show at London's swanky Claridge's hotel was decorated with dozens of garden gnomes and fake geckos crawling on rose bushes - a typically wacky atmosphere of pretty English garden meets exotic creatures. Mulberry, Illincic wrap up London Fashion Week 2012-09-19T01:16:05Z And the gnome in this version, unlike the one in the movie, becomes an animated, singing character. Review: ‘Amélie’ Is Easy to Listen To, but Never Really Sings 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Neither fits the durable stereotype of video game fanatics as pasty, basement-dwelling gnomes. Big Buck Hunter: Meet the world’s best fake marksmen 2012-11-25T16:00:00Z Since the gnomes are really just miniature statues, they can get by with very few expressions; that means major savings in time and artistic output. Gnomeo & Juliet: Garden-Variety Shakespeare 2011-02-10T23:15:00Z “Outdoor art gets a bad rap, because people think about lawn gnomes and flamingos,” Humphrey says, “but try to think outside the box.” 9 improvements that will help you get more out of your outdoor space 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z William Shakespeare's original stage directions read: "At this point I'll run on and do a kind of funny dance with a garden gnome rolling around on top of my head and it'll be hilarious." Gnomeo and Juliet: a gnome by any other name ... 2010-09-29T09:38:00Z The Scandinavian candy store’s striking display is populated by snow-white mushrooms and a herd of bearded gnomes. Wrap up New York City for your candy crush 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z I look down, to check I haven't turned into a concrete garden gnome. Rachel Whiteread still casts a spell 2013-04-11T10:35:32Z The garden gnome flew over a car driven by a husband who turned "arrogant and heartless." On Valentine's day, a museum for broken hearts 2012-02-13T15:29:16Z “She’s just one of these magical people — you always find yourself running into her at the exact right moment, like a tree gnome or a woodland sprite,” Mr. Reilly said. John C. Reilly’s Group in Lincoln Center Songbook Series 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z They go to a storage locker overflowing with luggage and clothes and blankets topped by a garden gnome. Americans are pack rats. Swedes have the solution: ‘Death cleaning.’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z C, a once-renowned textile artist turned struggling art supply store owner, is attempting to get her life together but being thwarted by a hallucinated and persistent garden gnome obsessed with the collapse of modern life. Newly Published, from Asteroids to Garden Gnomes 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z On the other hand, the Chinatown trinkets the gnomes encounter cut uncomfortably close to caricature. Review: ‘Sherlock Gnomes’ and the Search for Better Wordplay 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Here, two clans of gnomes are at war over the garden fence, and two star-crossed gnomes experience the pangs of forbidden love. Gnomeo & Juliet ? review 2011-02-10T22:30:02Z If they went away from what a garden gnome looks like, it would probably be kind of creepy. Best and worst animated characters, explained 2011-02-09T21:15:00Z We don’t meet the gnomes in this preview, but I expect we will in the future. Jon Favreau on ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ and Virtual Reality 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z To avoid repetition, the gardens needed to be different in character—some manicured, others neglected, one full of gnomes. Start with the Map 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z And there she'd be on set, off in a corner with her "laptop and a messy bun," looking like a "garden gnome." Amy Schumer still surprised Judd Apatow cast her in her own movie 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Let's see how they stack up: A point for the gnomes. Leprechaun vs. Gnome: How the little imps stand up in pop culture 2011-03-17T20:50:04Z How small is he, I wonder, beginning to envisage a munchkin, a garden gnome, a Borrower... Tinchy Stryder 2010-07-31T23:02:00Z Not to worry: Aldi will have its epic variety of autumnal decor, such as cinnamon latte candles, ceramic pumpkins, witty box signs, and gnomes, which have become somewhat of a collector's item in recent years. 7 Aldi fall finds that are brand new this year 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Soldiers are as likely to intrude as garden gnomes, ghosts are given equal status with art-historical allusions. Art We Saw This Winter 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z As his birthday looms and the neighbours arrive to celebrate, talk turns to the desecration of garden gnomes as Dennis makes a bid for freedom. This week's new theatre 2013-02-02T06:00:18Z When I was a kid, I drew a lot, so I gravitated to oversized books with a lot of artwork — books about giants, gnomes, Norse myths and space travel. Dave Eggers: By the Book 2012-07-12T20:05:01Z Crescent Moon Gifts vendors, entertainment, all-ages activities on fairies, elves, gnomes, leprechauns, dragons and other creatures in fantasy, myth and magic, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar 2012-04-11T23:15:04Z One fashionable young woman possesses “the look of a gnome or a prematurely vicious child,” while another is deemed “a good-looking girl with an ugly mouth.” A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The author’s moral horror was matched only by his physical disgust for the “swarthy, balding, thickset, burly, mustachioed gnome.” He Was a Prominent Holocaust Survivor. But His Story Was a Hoax. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Of course, kitsch depends on the perspective: An English garden gnome taken seriously is depressing; viewed with irony, it’s droll. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A 300-pound wooden gnome serves as the unofficial mascot at one of Yale University's 12 colleges. Leprechaun vs. Gnome: How the little imps stand up in pop culture 2011-03-17T20:50:04Z ZAGREB, Croatia — What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup? On Valentine's day, a museum for broken hearts 2012-02-13T15:29:16Z That's it: a love story set in adjacent back yards filled with rival families of garden gnomes. Gnomeo & Juliet: Garden-Variety Shakespeare 2011-02-10T23:15:00Z This is most impressive and also most jarring at the beginning, when a jolly dwarf invasion of Bilbo’s home turns into a riot of gluttonous garden gnomes. Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ by Peter Jackson 2012-12-13T18:58:19Z But there's a gnome emblem in its stead. Bar's motto: 'the best beer, the best sausage, at The Wurst Place' 2012-09-26T18:56:04Z I imagined that I was beating gnomes or fighting aliens or searching for the Loch Ness monster. Disney's 'Gravity Falls' Creator on How to Create a Show for All Ages 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Aside from the gnome, Rocket Lab will be sending “a diverse range of payloads” from the U.S., Billionaire sends gnome to space for New Zealand charity, thanks country for hospitality during pandemic 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Water pistols, garden gnomes, slimy potions, plenty of gore and a bare bum – oh, and they even slip some genuine Shakespeare into the script. Edinburgh fringe: the 10 best shows for children 2010-08-24T10:00:00Z She is still a water spirit, and her father or uncle or spiritual father is still a water gnome. With ‘Rusalka,’ Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm for Mary Zimmerman? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z In Northamptonshire, a Victorian baronet populated a whole cliff with ceramic gnomes. Antiques: The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky 2013-05-30T20:04:26Z They seem endearingly awkward creatures, stalking the riverbank like hunched feathery gnomes, peering for glimmers of fish, then hurling themselves talon-first into the current. Through the Russian Wilderness in Search of the World’s Largest Owl 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z There may be a Tybalt in the mix, and there may be a jokey, verbal allusion to the real ending of "Romeo and Juliet," but ceramic gnomes can only mean one thing: happily ever after. 'Gnomeo & Juliet': Blame Elton John for this happily-ever-after version 2011-02-09T18:22:03Z Architectural historians have described the monastery churches, some shaped like gnomes in slouch hats, as Byzantine churches built with Gothic hands. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z Latham increased the store’s presence online, where she sells garden gnomes and other statuary. The second-best flower shop in Naperville, Ill., is struggling to survive. Along with the American Dream. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Its seafaring people developed a culture quite distinct from the mainland with a rich mythology of mermaids, forest gnomes and ghost ships. Illinois man may be the most traveled person in the world 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z It has the aura of a morbidly picturesque fairy tale, with Monaghan’s compact, sprightly and inexhaustible Richard bringing to mind one of the vengeful, quick-tempered gnomes common to such stories. Review: All the World’s a Grave in the Druid ‘Richard III’ 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z I was already feeling like a spavined, misshapen old gnome. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: He was searching for a column idea. He found a third nipple. 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The whole place patrolled by elk, reindeer, the very real possibility of gnomes. Waffles, Gentle Slopes and Cloudberries Everywhere: Skiing in Sälen, Sweden 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z And keep your eyes on that garden gnome. ‘Amélie’ musical's creators bring to the stage a ‘love letter to imagination’ 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “Either I carry on until I am over 100 years old, that would certainly still be fun, or the garden gnomes reproduce,” he joked. Wanted: savvy gnome maker to take over historic German firm 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Indulging in the drug himself, he spends a good part of the novel tripping, “watching rainbows being sucked back into the chimney pots and garden gnomes reeling in their hooks.” Book review: ‘Shark,’ by Will Self: Postmodern novel in a psychiatric community Princess Anne also received some unconventional presents, including a gnome, a plastic angel, and an art print of the royal riding a moose -- a gift from a Canadian artist. Chocolate castle, beetles among gifts to UK queen 2014-01-16T00:43:47Z Even on St. Patrick's Day, it seems like gnomes are gaining an edge over leprechauns. Leprechaun vs. Gnome: How the little imps stand up in pop culture 2011-03-17T20:50:04Z By 5, the fate of the gnomes was still unclear, but Mr. Rogers had to leave; the gnomes would live to play another day. Exit the Dungeon Master. Tonys Rehearsal Is Calling. 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Or when Babar's dog, "bombarded … with hard snowballs" by Santa's little helpers, returns to tell his master of his adventure and the elephant declares himself "very curious to make the acquaintance of these gnomes". Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z On Monday, aerospace company Rocket Lab announced that a gnome made by billionaire and CEO Gabe Newell would be launched into space in mid-November. Billionaire sends gnome to space for New Zealand charity, thanks country for hospitality during pandemic 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z This might look like a frog waving to a tiny ninja gnome, but it still forms an important part of the play. Gnomeo and Juliet: a gnome by any other name ... 2010-09-29T09:38:00Z Top 5 U.S. and Canada for Feb. 25-27: More Box Office Data » In the end, the garden gnomes lost by a blade of grass. ArtsBeat: After Recount, Sad Ending for 'Gnomeo & Juliet' 2011-03-01T16:44:55Z Instead of toys, lawn ornaments: ceramic garden gnomes, to be precise. | 'Gnomeo and Juliet': A Kitsch-and-Tell Movie of Garden Variety Love 2011-02-11T01:37:31Z Within a decade he was making garden gnomes. Wanted: savvy gnome maker to take over historic German firm 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s just that her idea of perfection tends more toward garden gnomes than grand vistas or historic landmarks. In the galleries: Step right up and see the sideshow 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Estimates put the German gnome population at 25 million. Wanted: savvy gnome maker to take over historic German firm 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z This is a happy story about love and happiness and gnomes. Romeo and Juliet: that familiar tale of garden gnomes and happy ever after 2013-04-17T15:38:04Z In addition to trolls, gnomes and changelings, Arcadia has goblins, lots of them. For ‘Trollhunters,’ Guillermo del Toro Found Inspiration in the Sewers 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It's then up to Stine and the plucky kids to recapture the monsters, which include an abominable snowman, a werewolf, an army of evil garden gnomes and at least one giant praying mantis. 'Goosebumps' trailer: Jack Black rewrites the book on R.L. Stine stories 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Can you find the tiny hidden garden gnome? Can you solve these tricky Christmas brain teasers? 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z She will also curate the Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre in June, and promises a celebration of environmentalism, feminism, peace and garden gnomes. Yoko Ono: happy 80th birthday! 2013-02-18T06:00:45Z "There before me was a frightful gnome with red-rimmed eyes and no eyelashes, no hair, greenish teeth, bad breath, the manners of a mountebank and the reputation, nevertheless, for being a ladies' man." The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio – Poet, Seducer & Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett – review 2013-02-04T07:00:01Z Instead, I wandered the community’s wooded trails, finding whimsical gnomes tucked into stumps and gnarled root systems. For a Seattle writer, trips to the Olympic Peninsula made time to reconnect with outdoors, others 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A pair of garden gnomes, bottom right, seem to be discussing how it got there. Simon Roberts puts political England in the frame 2010-04-12T15:49:00Z In “Amélie,” a running gag about a globe-trotting garden gnome loses its touch when the statue comes to life and sings a song called “There’s No Place Like Gnome.” “Amélie” Arrives on Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Witches, gore and garden gnomes ... a child-friendly take on Macbeth Over the past few years, as the fringe has expanded, the number and variety of family-friendly entertainments has grown with it. Edinburgh fringe: the 10 best shows for children 2010-08-24T10:00:00Z We see Alvar’s beginnings in Nordic Classicism, including a 1924 metal table with webbed feet that evokes both Dr. Seuss and a Norse gnome. In ‘Artek and the Aaltos,’ Caution — Sleek, Modernist Curves Ahead 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Yes, the woman who jokingly refers to herself as a Cabbage Patch doll and a garden gnome now has a fancy stylist who also dresses Kristen Stewart. The Kim and Amy Schumer show — just rub it in 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z To wander the Village dressed as a high-fashion druid, a goth garden gnome, is fun of a kind. Immersed in ‘Stranger Things,’ Then Strolling to Beckett 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z According to the news outlet, one garden center says that it hasn’t even seen a garden gnome in stock for the past six months. Garden gnome shortage strikes due to pandemic and Suez Canal blockage 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “This gnome, which is said to be the earliest surviving garden gnome in England, now lives in the comfort of the house,” Mr. Campbell writes. Antiques: The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky 2013-05-30T20:04:26Z To my mind, the equanimity with which Cindy and Jim handle the whole living garden gnome situation suggests they are highly adaptable, a great asset for parenting. The Odd Life of Timothy Green: A Fairy Tale for the Infertile 2012-08-14T12:00:02Z The brain, too, provides a welcome environment for opportunistic bands of neural gnomes to flourish, as long as the living conditions aren’t too difficult. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z Baum kept the rococo creatures of antique fairy tales — Munchkins and flying monkeys in place of gnomes and talking donkeys — while discarding the medieval morality. Oz Revisited – Part 2: How They Made It Wonderful 2013-09-17T15:44:25Z Are we in such a hurry to introduce preschool kids to "Romeo and Juliet" that they need to see a computer-animated, bowdlerized version featuring garden gnomes and a happy ending? 'Gnomeo & Juliet': Blame Elton John for this happily-ever-after version 2011-02-09T18:22:03Z This category is hands down for the gnomes. Leprechaun vs. Gnome: How the little imps stand up in pop culture 2011-03-17T20:50:04Z “I wanted it to be rustic and woodsy—sans gnomes,” Elizabeth says. Natural Thanksgiving Table Setting 2011-11-10T22:50:02.727Z At times, the game relies too heavily on the nostalgic glow of the TV show, with visits from Al Gore, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo, underpants gnomes, Jesus and extremely invasive aliens. Video Game Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Make a ‘South Park’ Game 2014-03-04T22:47:52Z Bubble tea is following in the footsteps of garden gnomes, ketchup and toilet paper. Bubble tea shortage hits US, could last for several months: report 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Determined mall security guards were apparently the garden gnomes of 2009. From mall cops to sex buddies: 14 times movies about the same thing came out at the same time 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z They might think she's human, and what sort of sicko would want to watch a love story between a human woman and a ceramic gnome? Gnomeo and Juliet: a gnome by any other name ... 2010-09-29T09:38:00Z Which is a shame, because if anything could convince the public to see this it'd be the sight of a 13-year-old garden gnome stabbing herself through the heart with a dagger. Gnomeo and Juliet: a gnome by any other name ... 2010-09-29T09:38:00Z A quirky new exhibition, which imagines iconic 20th Century artists as garden gnomes, is on display on the roof of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, France. In Pictures: Artists as gnomes 2013-09-16T11:47:45Z Asked about a scene involving a gnome and a dollhouse, he admitted with a laugh that, yes, it did indeed come from the 1963 “Twilight Zone” episode “Miniature,” starring Robert Duvall. For ‘Trollhunters,’ Guillermo del Toro Found Inspiration in the Sewers 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z He giggles every time he sees a garden gnome. Bar's motto: 'the best beer, the best sausage, at The Wurst Place' 2012-09-26T18:56:04Z The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky Posting statues of bearded gnomes in gardens is considered a kitschy affront to nature. Antiques: The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky 2013-05-30T20:04:26Z He told his brother that he had seen the plaster versions – garden gnomes – in London shops. Artist Piet Mondrian in London: the forgotten years 2010-06-25T13:00:00Z There’s a garden where goats pull 18th-century aristocrats on dollies, and a town square where gnomes drink beer and a ginormous rat plays the accordion. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z To sell that movie, the characters should look like garden gnomes that people will recognize. Best and worst animated characters, explained 2011-02-09T21:15:00Z Other strange items reportedly left on Ben Nevis include a church organ, a toilet seat and a 3ft garden gnome. Anger over ironing board abandoned on Ben Nevis 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Eagle-eyed fans will spot Easter eggs all over the place: garden gnomes, tennis balls and long dogs abound. For real life? Bluey's house is coming to L.A. — and fans can play inside it 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z People are being warned to keep an eye out for the sudden appearance of "Christmas gnomes" in their gardens. Broughton: Homeowners warned of unexpected 'Christmas gnomes' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z And a giant elephant, frog, gnome and teddy bear descended from the ceiling on “Toys In The Attic.” Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z “He’s kind of halfway in between. Other than going on a rut, losing a bunch of weight, whacking on tarps and yard gnomes, he’s not fighting other bulls, which can get to you.” Meet Bruiser, Whidbey Island's loneliest (and only) resident elk 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z As usual, the hottest item at the merchandise center is the Masters garden gnome, which changes in details every year but is always a must-have souvenir. Ready to tee off for Masters 2023? Here's how to stay on course 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z What have become known as garden gnomes in the States and England can be traced to dwarf statues that originated in Germany around the early 19th century. Home & Garden - The Washington Post Rss Loading... The gnomes, North Wales Police warned, are being left by potential burglars in residential front gardens in the Broughton area, Flintshire. Broughton: Homeowners warned of unexpected 'Christmas gnomes' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Despite their small stature, garden gnomes spark big debates. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z "Readers can expect to meet characters ranging from cavemen to gnomes, wizards to ghosts, and read about time travel tourism, the haunting of Council offices, and a visitor from another planet," the publisher added. Sir Terry Pratchett: Short stories to be published after being found by fans 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z This year it’s a bearded gnome dressed as a Masters patron, complete with a white cap, blue polo and holding a Masters drink cup. Ready to tee off for Masters 2023? Here's how to stay on course 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Autumn Joy sedum and speedwell, a purple flower that reminded me of a gnome’s hat, were still going strong. Perspective | Creating a garden as a refuge for pollinators — and myself 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The force said the tactic is sometimes used to see if the gnome is collected by a resident, to determine if the property is empty and an easy target. Broughton: Homeowners warned of unexpected 'Christmas gnomes' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z “That’s the trouble with gnomes,” says Twigs Way, garden historian and author of “Garden Gnomes: A History.” Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z It’ll be like Amelie, but if instead of freeing garden gnomes from people’s yards, we liberated them from pesky taxes, and if instead of gnomes, those were the account books of private equity firms! Opinion | I just want this bill to have some fun (and help the rich avoid taxes)! 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A neighbor had written an absolutely delicious post accusing us of rearranging her lawn gnomes at night and she was not happy about it. Jenn Takahashi, chronicling the best (and worst) of Nextdoor 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps you’re inviting friends over for a garden party and would like to install a purple jubilee bench flanked by miniature monarch garden gnomes? Platinum Jubilee souvenirs, from mugs to Barbies to corgi cakes 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The gnome is used as a "calling card" for thieves. Broughton: Homeowners warned of unexpected 'Christmas gnomes' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z However, according to Way, what have become known as garden gnomes in the United States and England can be traced to dwarf statues that originated in Germany’s Black Forest region around the early 19th century. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Declaring that babies in wool looked like “little gnomes,” Lilibet’s mum, then the Duchess of York, opted for frilly cotton, rejecting anything too fussy. A look at Queen Elizabeth II’s style through the decades 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z This apparently didn’t deter the lawn gnome rearranger because she started posting about it daily. Jenn Takahashi, chronicling the best (and worst) of Nextdoor 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z For example, kids are invited to collect forest materials such as twigs, feathers and stones to create “gnome homes” for others to discover, along the Gnome Trail. Central Washington coast: Seabrook and beyond | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z He has lots of souvenir flags and garden gnomes — those are hugely popular — along with badges and buttons from a wide range of years. Masters memorabilia is not an antique business in Augusta, Ga. 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “To see pictures of gnomes with shotguns kind of took me aback,” says Way, who uncovered such images in old catalogues. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “But I’ve gotten the gnomes just about every year. I got a ticket for the practice round and here I am and now I’m done.” At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Eventually, I moved to another neighborhood, where I found that the Nextdoor drama was a little more “real” than lawn gnome rearrangement. Jenn Takahashi, chronicling the best (and worst) of Nextdoor 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z This annual light display includes a gnome village, Santa and his workshop, a light tunnel, crystal disco, Wishing Tree, model trains and the opportunity to make an orange-and-clove pomander to take home. One clue the holidays are upon us? Garden light shows and wreath-making are back! 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer tasks the final three teams of bakers with creating a gingerbread scene depicting gnomes during the holidays. What's on TV Monday: 'American Auto,' NBC; 'Maps & Mistletoe,' Lifetime; 'Landscapers,' HBO 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Now it’s possible to find statues of gnomes mooning, sitting on the toilet and vomiting rainbows. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z That they will, whether it’s gnomes, shirts, belts, hats and anything else they can get with the Masters logo. At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The display was in a glass case and featured 11 small gnomes with pointed wizard hats clutching books. Library takes down ‘holiday-reading’ display featuring Bible lumped in with sexually-explicit books 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z And fear not: Given the stockings’ 12 image options — from a fox or gnome to a snowman or Santa — you can have individualized options for each member of your family. Deck your halls with these 35 gorgeous Christmas decorations | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z This annual light display includes a gnome village, Santa and his workshop, a light tunnel, crystal disco, Wishing Tree, model trains and the opportunity to make an orange and clove pomander to take home. One clue the holidays are upon us? Garden light shows and wreath-making are back! 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z If you’re looking to add a gnome — or another whimsical figure — to your garden, try one of these options. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He had a bunch of souvenirs, including two gnomes. At Masters, some come to see golfers, others to see gnomes 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Behind the gnomes were pinned multiple handwritten pieces of paper that contained quotes from Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses” and other books, according to witnesses and photos. Library takes down ‘holiday-reading’ display featuring Bible lumped in with sexually-explicit books 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z In my case, that looks like delicious edible crops, lots of color and texture, and the occasional vintage garden gnome. Real gardening doesn’t happen via TV’s ‘instant’ magic or ‘rescue’ makeovers 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z These trees, when young, remind me of cute little gnomes with pointy hats. Rant & Rave: Leaf blowers are the bane of nighttime workers who sleep during the day 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Weighing 75 pounds and measuring 29 inches tall, this oversize gnome works well as dashing decor or a doorstop. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Some are thatched-roof cottages made of pebbles, others are tall gnome apartment buildings hewed from stumps. The best way to experience art right now is at one of these sculpture gardens 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Supply chain issues and the popularity of garden centres during lockdown are causing a shortage of garden gnomes. Gnome shortage: Lockdown and Suez canal blockage blamed 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Halfway through the prologue, this animation rips up the script to deliver the tale of two households with warring garden gnomes. From Gnomeo & Juliet to Baz Luhrmann: 10 of the best Romeo and Juliets 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z She had a thing for garden gnomes, and she and her cousin would move them around people’s yards as a prank. A woman lost her life, and a repeat abuser is behind bars 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The gnomes fell further out of favor during the two world wars, when the British spurned anything related to Germany, but they enjoyed a resurgence in the 1950s and ’60s. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z One of his favorites was a gnome named Praedo Rex, who flew around on a magical mop. Opinion | Desperate for Distraction, We Chose Dragons 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z "We haven't seen a gnome in six months now unfortunately," he said. Gnome shortage: Lockdown and Suez canal blockage blamed 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z They both are forced to wear idiotic pointed gnome hats while permanently attached to bases. Gift Guide 2020: Best in gaming gadgets, games and collectibles 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The women, both wearing matching red face masks and T-shirts bearing the Norwegian flag, recently helped customers purchase traditional Scandinavian Christmas decorations, such as julenisse, a Santa-like gnome, and julebukk, the Yule goat. A Norwegian church in San Pedro honors a saint who brings light to darkness. Fitting in a pandemic 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z “I think a lot of people who get a gnome — we’re not talking about people who cover their entire front garden with them — do often attribute some kind of luck to them,” Way says. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z His was not a yard filled with funny, air-filled Santas or gnomes. Perspective | A beloved Christmas display went dark — and stayed that way. Because 2020. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The man has all the conscience of a muddy lawn gnome. Perspective | Washington Football’s only path to genuine integrity is without Daniel Snyder 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Whimsical dinos, garden gnomes and lumberjacks dress your houseplants, making them fun and fancy. Garden gifts 2020: Top picks for gardeners and plant parents | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The gnome will be attached to the inside of Rocket Lab’s Kick Stage, the final stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket that allows more accurate placement of satellites in orbit. Valve’s Gabe Newell is sending a gnome to space 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Poortvliet’s playful pictures of gnomes rubbing noses, helping injured animals and building snug underground cabins painted them as endearing, warmhearted characters full of good intentions. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Down the highway, in Palmer, a few hundred people gathered at an indoor bazaar at the state fair, sampling sweet pecan nuts and touching plush gnomes made of beaver, moose and deer pelts. Worried About Covid-19 in the Winter? Alaska Provides a Cautionary Tale 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Other examples of homespun BLM merchandise include wine stoppers and even garden gnomes - objects more often associated with white suburbia. Homespun BLM products include cookie kits, garden gnomes 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Other examples of homespun BLM merchandise include wine stoppers and even garden gnomes — objects more often associated with white suburbia. Homespun BLM products include cookie kits, garden gnomes 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z A few recent college graduates from the nearby University of North Florida drank White Claws, held up a souvenir gnome and whooped, “Go Jags.” On the first NFL Sunday of the pandemic, a mix of silence, protests and unfamiliar scenes 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z There was even a giant-size gnome on display, a perfect prop for early adopters of Instagram looking for a selfie mate. Whimsical, funny, vulgar: A brief history of the garden gnome 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Mixing hilarity with indignation, he regaled an audience by ridiculing the gnomes of Brussels whose European Union regulations torment British producers of smoked kippers by requiring the fish to be shipped on plastic ice pillows. Opinion | Authoritarianism and the politics of emotion 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Not when the creator of Sherlock Holmes believes in fairies and gnomes. Opinion | Why people believe in a ‘plandemic’ 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Advertising support for the movement on items like a gnome or wine stopper doesn’t personally appeal to her. Homespun BLM products include cookie kits, garden gnomes 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z You might as well attempt a crossbow elimination while searching for the hidden gnome in Fortnite. What’s one way to respond to mass quarantines? Start a video-game network. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z There were magical creatures like trolls, gnomes, elves and dragons with special powers. Review: In ‘Onward,’ a weird but worthy Pixar magic act 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Garden gnomes and a heart-shaped “Welcome Friends” sign decorated the front yard. The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Love-struck garden gnomes become part of a feud between rival neighbors in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace. Movies on TV this week Aug. 25: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) and more 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z After someone kidnaps their garden gnomes, the duo calls on famous Detective Sherlock Gnomes and his sidekick Watson to solve the case. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Workers on laptops are tucked among the foliage like garden gnomes. La Brea tar pits’ trippy new pavilion is the L.A. debut of a name to know: Selgascano 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Neon lights flashed across the stage, moving from its Chinese painting backdrop to a mural of gnomes and glowing mushrooms on the wall. Chinese reality show ‘The Rap of China’ comes to L.A. to seek its next star 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z "I say to people it was either that or a very large garden gnome, so I went for the Spitfire," said Mr Linsell. Man restores Spitfire in front garden 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Offi Numminen is an outsider in the gnome community, and becomes the unlikely leader in a band of misfits on a quest to confront the villain instigating the war. 13 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out this April 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z However much Trump might deserve impeachment, there’s never been anything more than an underpants gnome theory of how it could possibly happen. After the Mueller gaslighting, we know the adults won't save us. But the kids might 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In one episode, aired in January 2000, Putin was depicted as an evil, infant gnome muttering obscenities. Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for 'disrespecting' government 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “From what the Sandman here told me, I was picturing a little mud hippie. Some kind of hairy-ankled garden gnome.” “The Starlet Apartments” 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “The entrails of the earth swarm with gnomes,” he writes. In his element: looking back on Primo Levi’s The Periodic Table 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Such permission had not been granted in decades, and many British newspapers were indignant, describing Mr. Bercow the next day as a “sweaty, self-important gnome” and an “egotistical preening popinjay.” Amid Parliament’s Brexit Rebellion, a Tectonic Shift in How Britain Is Governed 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Many had already been modifying patterns and designing their own yarn gnomes and cat costumes, but until they heard from others, they lacked the confidence to step out on their own. Analysis | This researcher studied 400,000 knitters and discovered what turns a hobby into a business 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Two kids get tied up by gnomes, then released. What to watch with your kids: ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,’ ‘Gnome Alone’ and more 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z There’s a giant gnome carved from a tree, for instance. 16 of the weirdest roadside oddities in the Lehigh Valley 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The yellowing pages, which smelled of dust and magic, were filled with pictures of what looked like giant gnomes, huddled around fires or skulking in caves. The night I met a troll in Stockholm 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z There’s a little nook with a bunch of gnomes, and a puppet show, and a little band playing in another corner, so there’s all these little things that happen throughout the walk. BloomBars founder John Chambers goes on a ‘future-fantasy’ adventure on his dream day 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z A world filled with fairies, gnomes, and wizards has the potential to be just as entertaining as one with Navy SEALs who are also seals. Disenchantment lacks the magic of Netflix’s other animated originals 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Maybe get back to me if you have the gnomes timestamp, comma drumstick. Ron Judd explains how to outsmart your smart technology 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z On the other side of the street, smaller gnomes peak from another carving. 16 of the weirdest roadside oddities in the Lehigh Valley 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Examining the loss, Givens noted that some of her mother’s garden gnomes had survived, as well as a small garden fountain and a colorful flowerpot. Gone in a flash: Goleta family's home of 25 years is lost to fire 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s like being governed by a gnome on a humpbacked bridge. Middle-aged in a heatwave? I wouldn’t wish it on a dog | Zoe Williams 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z One “gnome” model even climbed inside a tiny garden shed and stayed motionless the entire show. Bright colors, odd shapes, huge crowds for Paris menswear 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z A garden gnome, wearing the white coveralls of a Masters caddie, greeted me on the campgrounds when I visited Friday. By Land or by Sea, U.S. Open Golfers Got Creative About Their Lodging 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z In Cumbria, northern England, 1,500 contaminated birds were killed and buried with some radioactive garden gnomes. Secrets and lies of the nuclear age 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Simply because we are annoyed at how a man or woman presents himself, we will elect into office an orange, pouch-eyed gnome with less integrity than you could fit into the navel of a cricket. Opinion | Further excerpts from James Comey’s book, if the existing ones are anything to go on 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It’s a fairly serviceable animated feature, with a few inspired elements, and more than enough gnome puns to go around. ‘Sherlock Gnomes’: It’s elementary, with inspired moments 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z It's a fairly serviceable animated feature, with a few inspired elements, and more than enough gnome puns to go around. With an uninspired vocal turn from Johnny Depp, 'Sherlock Gnomes' is as slight as its heroes 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Even invoking the weak assumptions of the Washington budget gnomes, he says the range is 0.2 to 0.4 percentage point, “per year, on average, for 10 years.” Tax Reform’s Growth Whisperer 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Obviously, Netflix did not actually create a trailer featuring gnomes or porpoises, perfidious or otherwise. Netflix’s new Defenders series is nowhere near as weird as the original comics 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z He cited the example of the gnome once used by the website Travelocity to encourage people to embrace adventure and see the world. The Potential and Peril of Giving a Brand a Human Face 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z It’s a fairly serviceable animated feature, with a few inspired elements, and more than enough gnome puns to go around. ‘Sherlock Gnomes’: It’s elementary, with inspired moments 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The garden gnomes and lawn ornaments come to life while their owners are away, ruling over their bucolic backyard domains. With an uninspired vocal turn from Johnny Depp, 'Sherlock Gnomes' is as slight as its heroes 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The gnome, which was placed at the junction by Westfield Drive, was bought for Mr Perry for Father's Day. Wistaston man told to remove bottom-baring gnome - BBC News 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Part of the award is a gnome with that citizen’s face painted on it. Opinion | A hornet might be a good mascot, but it’s wrong for a water tower 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z “And as the brand evolved we wanted the gnome to be more of a travel expert,” Mr. Nolan said. The Potential and Peril of Giving a Brand a Human Face 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The garden gnomes and lawn ornaments come to life while their owners are away. ‘Sherlock Gnomes’: It’s elementary, with inspired moments 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z As for the appeal of using garden gnome characters, well, it's anyone's guess. With an uninspired vocal turn from Johnny Depp, 'Sherlock Gnomes' is as slight as its heroes 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In a way, the reason buying health care is different than shopping for a garden gnome or short-term apartment seems obvious. Why market competition has not brought down health care costs 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z In Dawson, Minn., gnomes surround the town’s “Welcome to Dawson” sign for visitors. Opinion | A hornet might be a good mascot, but it’s wrong for a water tower 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z It looked like something cooked over a campfire by gnomes. Destination Dining: Mana Restaurant lets nature take its courses 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Actress Zelda Williams shared a gnome from the Disney animated series Gravity Falls producing rainbows. Arab TV station pulls women's campaign, and the "appropriated" LGBT rainbow - BBC News 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Sgt Cam Donnison says that often a missing gnome is the result of "drunken high jinx" or youngsters pulling a prank, but that this was an organised operation. New Zealand garden gnome thefts 'fund meth trade' - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z It wasn’t quite so much that West Ham were bad that night, more they barely played at all, and City danced around them like a puppy playing against garden gnomes. West Ham United v Manchester City: Premier League – live! 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z He is putting around 100 internet-connected gnomes in the Olympic Park in East London. Tomorrow's Cities: What can be done to improve air quality? - BBC News 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z A nativity scene and gnomes dotted the landscape. 'Bright Lights' directors Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom on Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z A Norris gnome would make a nice addition to that collection. This Dan Kolko and Jayson Werth bobblehead needs to happen 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z As well as the gnomes, police found pots, garden statues and some ornamental pink flamingos. New Zealand garden gnome thefts 'fund meth trade' - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Once inside the airy and modern building, you’ll see local artists’ work hung from the walls, quirky bright garden gnomes scattered throughout the store and neat piles of to-die-for designer clothing. For Ron Robinson, a stimulating customer experience is part of the sale 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Heck, you don't even have to enjoy holiday shopping, though the marketplace is packed with Finnish knitware, tableware and crystal, as well as the occasional gnome. 15 things to do in the D.C. area on the weekend of Nov. 18-20 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z New or enlarged entitlements always overwhelm projections, because of so-called “woodwork effects” where added benefits draw out people the budget gnomes weren’t expecting. Medicaid Explodes 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z It’s a little figure of a gnome you can put in a garden. Noam Chomsky and the Bicycle Theory 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Starring Terry Scott, and Hugh Lloyd as concrete British gnomes threatened by their plastic European counterparts, the show ran for just six episodes. Obituary: Jimmy Perry - BBC News 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Bryan Gibson from Cornwall told 5 live’s Emma Barnett that he’s taken 15,000 pictures of overflowing drains to highlight what he says is their "diabolical danger" and always includes his gnome next to them. Man snaps gnome 15,000 times to improve road safety - BBC News 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The pace of Real Muthaphuckkin G’s suited him, and his own eerie instrument-a “demonic, gnome type of voice”, Rhythm D called it – fit the track’s tone. Backstabbing, Moogs and the funky worm: how gangsta rap was born 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In 2014, the country made international headlines when the disappearance of 400 gnomes caused an election scandal in the mountainous state of Vorarlberg. Austria’s election mess deepens after voting envelopes come unglued 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z But connecting with the character in a room-scale VR environment, with the gnome reacting to my own physicality in real time, conjured a sense of emotional immediacy that was undeniable. How director Jon Favreau made the leap to VR with Gnomes & Goblins 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z My favorite was a report about a woman who had gotten upset at her live-in boyfriend and hit him over the head with a New Orleans Saints commemorative lawn gnome. Florida Man Explains His State's Weirdness 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z A garden gnome is being used in a one-man photographic campaign to improve road drainage. Man snaps gnome 15,000 times to improve road safety - BBC News 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Since these arrangements are legal under national laws and widely implemented accounting standards, Brussels is deploying its antitrust gnomes to claim that taxes that are “too low” are an illegal subsidy under EU state-aid rules. Europe’s Apple Tax Ambush 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z About 400 of the gnomes were attached to lampposts as alternatives to traditional posters, but when all of them suddenly disappeared, the Social Democrats accused their main rival, OeVP, of stealing them. Austria’s election mess deepens after voting envelopes come unglued 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Slowly, I handed the gnome the fruit, and feeling like I’d made some sort of tiny friend, watched as he disappeared back into the grass with his prize. How director Jon Favreau made the leap to VR with Gnomes & Goblins 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Mascis, who, with his long gray hair, looks like a blissful gnome, played his guitar with a bored ease, generating squalls of sound while barely moving an inch. How Nostalgia Drives the Music Industry 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z All I remember are frustratingly insignificant details, like how one clip featured a garden gnome and a song by Belle & Sebastian. I lost my favorite YouTube channel because I trusted the internet to keep track of it 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z I’m saying that the bald-headed, roaring garden gnome we saw here on Monday night is literally not the same physical being as the old Rudy. Rudy’s recycled fear and Melania’s plagiarized pablum: The GOP unleashes the goblins 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z In 1917, recuperating from trench fever, Tolkien composed a series of tales involving “gnomes,” dwarves and orcs engaged in a great struggle for his imaginary realm. How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Over the course of the next few minutes, I saw the gnome trying unsuccessfully to pull a piece of fruit down from one of the trees, and leapt up to grab it myself. How director Jon Favreau made the leap to VR with Gnomes & Goblins 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z After Appaloosa Management’s David Tepper escaped to Florida from New Jersey last year, Trenton’s budget gnomes sounded the public alarm. Connecticut’s Hedge-Fund Bribe 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z We looked like an oven full of gnomes. In Russia, a nice relaxing bath isn't quite that 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Ortiz’s team has five scheduled promotions centered around their departing DH, one each month through August: A necklace commemorating his 500th homer, a canvas print, a gnome, “build-a-Papi” and the requisite bobble head. Red Sox DH David Ortiz is preparing for his last walkoff 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z They kept garden plots orderly, guarded by the requisite gnome. The end of Heile Welt 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The key to that was the interaction with the gnome character. How director Jon Favreau made the leap to VR with Gnomes & Goblins 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Texas Senator Ted Cruz wants to reignite the promise of America and, according to this video, that begins by sticking garden gnomes in a building. Ted Cruz Gets A Bad Lip Reading That Is So, So Good 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Why, political revolution and magical underpants gnomes, of course. Telling it like it is? Americans now want politicians who tell it like it isn’t 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The man found with the gnome on Tuesday was arrested for a public order offence. Garden gnome 'joins Greater Manchester Police' - BBC News 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Another added: "Just seen a man carrying a gnome down the M60. Best commute ever." Man carrying gnome sparks police alert on M60 in Greater Manchester - BBC News 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z That’s when I noticed a creature scurrying around: one of the tiny, titular gnomes running through the tall grass, trying to gather food. How director Jon Favreau made the leap to VR with Gnomes & Goblins 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Bowie chim-chim-cherees and trades lines with a studio chipmunk voice, making puns on the word "gnome." David Bowie was a vivid and gentle presence who never stopped exploring 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z But now, as a new generation moves in, the only gnomes you see are ironic. Living the good life in Berlin's allotments - but for how long? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z But there's still something a little chuckle-worthy about its setting, a world of elves, gnomes, and trolls who fervently believe magic doesn't exist. The Shannara Chronicles is Game of Thrones without wrinkles 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z One road user tweeted: "Did I really just see a dude walking along the hard shoulder of the M60 carrying a gnome." Man carrying gnome sparks police alert on M60 in Greater Manchester - BBC News 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z He appeared as a black man in Amsterdam, a benevolent bishop in Munich, a pagan winter gnome in Finland’s Lapland. Why Scandinavian Countries Are Fighting Over Santa 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z But that Bowie never goes away — in 1986's "Labyrinth," Bowie plays Jareth, the Goblin King, essentially performing "The Laughing Gnome" again, except this time he and his gnomes come perilously close to rapping. David Bowie was a vivid and gentle presence who never stopped exploring 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Forget the garden gnomes and replace those pink begonias with something more hip. Living the good life in Berlin's allotments - but for how long? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The job security and air of self-importance this provides the tens of thousands of people—EPA bureaucrats, wind-turbine manufacturers, litigious climate scientists, NGO gnomes—whose livelihoods depend on a climate crisis. Liberalism’s Imaginary Enemies 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z A man who was reported to police for carrying a "small child" on the M60 was found to be holding a garden gnome. Man carrying gnome sparks police alert on M60 in Greater Manchester - BBC News 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z In the family-friendly “Goosebumps,” you get both — along with a giant, angry praying mantis, an army of malevolent garden gnomes, zombies, a levitating poodle, a werewolf and an abominable snowman. The chase is on, as ‘Goosebumps’ turns the page to unleash CGI monsters 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Looking at the shops by the side of the road: curtains, garden gnomes, plaster swans and tombstones. We can never go home: an elegy for a lost Yugoslavia 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Before another game, the Mets handed out garden gnomes of him and his hair — calling them the #deGnome — and hundreds of fans arrived early to get one. Jacob deGrom, a Met Known for His Hair, May (Gasp!) Cut It 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The gnomes at the Bureau of Economic Analysis ran the numbers based on new data and analytical methods and downgraded the recovery since 2011 nearly across the board. The Six-Year Slough 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The Buck Showalter garden gnome, one of the highlights of this season’s giveaway schedule, will be distributed to the first 25,000 fans age 15 and over attending the second game Sunday. Rainout means doubleheader for Orioles and Indians on Sunday 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z The 28-year-old singer and TV presenter performed the winning electro-pop ballad Heroes, dancing in front of a black screen with animated gnomes. Sweden's Mans Zemerlow wins Eurovision Song Contest 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Barrymore cruised mostly to Mexico, and kept a journal about his impressions, such as the thrill of “strange, fantastic, jagged rocks rearing out of the sea like gnomes’ castles.” The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z It was one of their most successful promotions in recent memory, and the gnomes now sell for $100 or more online. Jacob deGrom, a Met Known for His Hair, May (Gasp!) Cut It 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z A Jacob deGrom garden gnome will be given away on May 2. Pat LaFrieda is Heavy Hitter as Citi Field Upgrades Ballpark 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z If there really was a little Google gnome looking up answers inside your computer, Wednesday's mirror-image search page may offer a peek at his point of view. Google and Silicon Valley's Top April Fool's Day Pranks 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Lucas has made artwork from Marlboro Lights cigarettes, painstakingly gluing them over toilets, garden gnomes and wrecked cars. The Undiminished Charisma of Sarah Lucas 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z It's a shame — on and off the air they are a dynamic duo, though Ince prefers the terms "the glamorous and the wise" and "the facetious gnome." Infinite universes and dead strawberries: an interview with Brian Cox and Robin Ince 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z I’ve always found hard to root against Brady … until considering the hooded gnome who patrols the sidelines. SNYDER: Tom Brady makes it easy to root for him as America’s darling 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z The campaign will now move into its second phase, which will be to get some permanent gnomes installed. Gnome name approved for roundabout 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z They tell Michelangelo, “The Pope really just wants some lawn gnomes.” Michelangelo’s David is no ‘lawn gnome’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z After trampling through a holiday gnome village set up on the square, they pushed most of the crowd into the underground passageways leading to the subway, arresting more than 100 people in the process. Anti-Putin Protest Fizzles as Police Sweep Square 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Twenty-five years ago, garden gnomes being machine gunned, severed heads on washing lines and naked men dangling from gutters became everyday occurrences in a Dorset cul-de-sac. Growing up in Victor's House 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “A little gnome hut is what we call it sometimes,” Stavropoulos says. Now open: The National Cathedral’s first café 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Across the country, laborers are hard at work lifting 700-pound shelves full of multivolume encyclopedias, propane grills or garden gnomes and dragging them across vast warehouse floors. Meet The Robots Who Work at Amazon 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The previous record was set when 1,110 little gnomes got together in Wetherby, Great Britain. Thai Kids Break Elf Record 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z By now Bannan would be globally revered as an A-list trophy magnet and all-round high spec skill gnome. How football got serious, or why Martin Keown talks as if a dog just died 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Among the calls featured as part of #GMP24 were a reported gnome theft in Salford, and a grandmother from Oldham saying that her grandchildren were misbehaving and not doing their homework. Gnome theft report among 999 calls 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Six of the gnomes are signed by the outfielder. Werth gnome could take you out to the ballgame 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z For example, she recalls one user asking her, “Can you pretend you are the size of a garden gnome and are being swallowed by someone? Can you talk about what it’s like?” The Soothing Sounds of Bob Ross In using gnomes for its election campaign, the Social Democrats are breaking with long established custom in Austria. Austria party rues 'gnome napping' 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z These days there are fewer gnomes, dragons and pirates at the most competitive courses. The Crisis in Ferguson and Other Fascinating News on the Web 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Competition-grade miniature golf courses differ from the kind of course that most Americans think of — there are no gnomes, dragons or pirates stalking the professional circuit. Mini Golf’s Fresh Face, Not a Clown’s 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z In some ways, World of Warcraft is a diverse place, with humans, orcs, elves, and gnomes fraternizing on the game’s digital battlefields. Video Games Can't Afford to Ignore Women 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Baseball fans, eager to see the Nationals play the Mets and also desirous of getting their gnomes, mixed with the usual hordes of home-bound commuters. Quest for Nationals gnome crowds Metro system The gnomes, known as "Coolmen", are the property of the left wing Social Democrat Party. Austria party rues 'gnome napping' 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z It survived the Great Depression by catering to the rich, creating cast iron lawn gnomes and painted doorstops in the shape of dogs. America's Last King of Cast Iron Finds His Time Has Come Again 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Beyond the spectacular television ratings, the show generates cash from merchandising of all kinds, from T-shirts to garden gnomes and, of course, all kinds of duck-hunting gear. Advertising: Fans Criticize Move to Suspend ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star 2013-12-20T01:48:06Z The character in the image above is an underwear gnome from the second season. How Design And User Experience Translates To The Bottom Line 2013-11-24T01:40:00Z And if I kept going all the way into the back yard I’d come face to face with the glass door I shattered when I threw that lawn gnome through it. Jeffrey Eugenides: “Find the Bad Guy.” 2013-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr Leighton paid for the gnomes and instructed his son and his son's friend to leave them in people's gardens and around the village. Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z Maybe water harvested by magical gnomes and shipped from the Swiss Alps is superior. 11 Modern Marvels of Demand Creation 2013-09-17T16:51:00Z Their number became so great that she decided to open a gnome reserve to house them all, which she also opens to the public. VIDEO: The woman obsessed with gnomes 2013-09-06T01:14:55Z The secret to really sitting at the table—to not being an underwear gnome—is to fill that question mark in with actual business priorities. How Design And User Experience Translates To The Bottom Line 2013-11-24T01:40:00Z Under terms of the deal, “the brand is as hollow as the gnome itself,” Harteveldt says. How Expedia Took Out Travelocity 2013-08-26T20:13:16Z Many gnomes were donated to a collector in another village The identity of a mystery prankster who arranged for dozens of gnomes to be deposited around his village has been revealed after his death. Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z Last week, he was at the corporate headquarters of Walmart and was surprised to see his face on a garden gnome. A Calculated Push Into Entertainment Lifts ‘Duck Dynasty’ Family Fortunes 2013-08-25T21:23:44Z They are loved and loathed in almost equal numbers, but for one woman there's something very special about the humble garden gnome. VIDEO: The woman obsessed with gnomes 2013-09-06T01:14:55Z When discovered, the gnomes reveal their business plan: Phase 1. collect underpants, Phase 2. ? and Phase 3. profit. How Design And User Experience Translates To The Bottom Line 2013-11-24T01:40:00Z Fairies, elves, gnomes, goblins and genies of folklore speak human languages, and usually in addition to their own tongues. (Big)foot in Mouth: Bigfoot Language 2013-07-24T17:15:05.777Z But at his funeral on Monday, his son revealed that Mr Leighton had masterminded the gnome prank. Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z His defence was that his work was satirical - the gnomes were poking fun at the Nazis. Can Nazi symbols be art? 2013-07-19T16:19:07Z There is more to the 21st Century suburb than simply conformist folk and gnome fanciers obsessively peering out defensively behind their twitching net curtains. Why are suburbs seen as boring? 2013-07-16T08:56:05Z The statues gone, but for a cracked and muddied garden gnome. Pity poor Zosia Mamet as the world fails to get Cabin Sisters fever 2013-06-13T17:22:29Z "We can confirm no gnomes were harmed in the making of the advert, thanks to the brave stunt doubles and some clever post production," he added. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z Neighbour Mike Spencer said Mr Leighton, who died of cancer aged 61, had wanted a gnome on his coffin "but his wife drew the line at that". Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z "As the first proud Germanic dwarves arrived in England they were promptly re-named as the more humble 'gnome'," garden historian Twigs Way wrote. The Loop: Kulture Klub 2013-05-24T15:48:01Z “It’s a joke, really, to show what we think of gnomes,” said Les Day, the managing director. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z A ban on garden gnomes has been lifted for the show's centenary. Chelsea Flower Show preview begins 2013-05-20T15:55:33Z The Swedish furniture chain does not sell garden gnomes and has no plans to start. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z "The two guys had a sack of gnomes on their shoulders and they had planned it because of the amount of gravel drives and noisy footfall, and there were security lights to take into account." Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z The manufacturing heartland of the early gnome or dwarf centred on the town of Graefenroda in Germany... The Loop: Kulture Klub 2013-05-24T15:48:01Z “I don’t know where he went,” Mr. Myers said of his erstwhile gnome. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z Organisers have also temporarily lifted a ban on the inclusion of garden gnomes as part of the centenary celebrations. Chelsea Flower Show preview begins 2013-05-20T15:55:33Z One scene shows a furious gnome standing over the body of his broken friend. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z Many gnomes were donated to a collector in another village. Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z The Royal Horticultural Society has temporarily lifted a ban on garden gnomes - normally deemed too "tacky" - at the Chelsea Flower Show. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z They send me photographs of their gnome collections. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z In one of the more egregious cases, a woman in Port Orange, Fla., was recently told to “move visible statues including a pelican, egrets and a gnome” from her yard or face a fine. Code Police! 6 Things That May Surprisingly Be Banned in Your Front Yard 2013-04-22T16:35:59Z The company said it had always stocked gnomes as they were "consistently popular". Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z To avoid suspicion, Mr Leighton arranged for a gnome to be put outside his own house. Gnomes prank mastermind revealed 2013-10-24T18:16:06Z The reputation of the Germanic gnome plummeted after World War I It was Sir Frank's gnomes that featured so prominently on the cover of the George Harrison album All Things Must Pass. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z The gnome, cunningly sitting inside a kind of mini-indoor greenhouse called a Wardian case, can usually be found on the estate, by the clock tower. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z They exhibit hubris like your neighbor exhibits lawn gnomes. NFL free agency just isn’t the same when the Redskins can’t spend cash 2013-03-15T15:18:44Z The advert features a couple smashing and kicking gnomes in an attempt to clear them from their garden. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z Sales of jubilee gnomes after skyrocketed after England's stunning victory. Football transfer rumours: David de Gea to Atlético Madrid? 2013-02-07T09:39:10Z Alternately loved and loathed, the gnome epitomises the social divisiveness of garden design. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z The loosening of the gnome restrictions applies only to this year, the centenary year of the Chelsea Flower Show. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z Word that PG&E planned to remove the gnomes prompted an outpouring of support from residents. | West: California: A Win for the Little People 2013-01-30T03:33:06Z The television advert shows a couple being confronted by increasingly angry gnomes as they attempt to clear out the old furniture and ornaments from their garden. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z I now have to explain to her that there really are tiny caffeine- and Monster Munch-powered gnomes that live under the desk of the journalistic power house that is the Fiver. The Fiver 2012-12-04T16:03:43Z The manufacturing heartland of the early gnome or dwarf centred on the town of Graefenroda in Germany. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z At the stand for Kings Seeds, a gnome in a little green hat sat in what on closer inspection turned out to be a chamber pot. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z And cobblestones clad Mr. Stillman’s new garage, which looks like a treasure vault for gnomes. House Proud: A Minnesota Sculptor Creates an Artistic Mini-Golf Course 2012-10-10T22:00:06Z The woman finally aims a hose at the combative gnomes and the jet of water smashes them to pieces. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z To keep the gnome in the mood for travel, both Mr. Marchington and Mr. Wilson said they carry statues with them when they fly. Advertising: A Gnome Is Back Home, but Still Likes to Wander 2012-09-30T21:29:52Z So came the heyday of the traditional concrete garden gnome. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z Some exhibitors went proud and loud, putting gnomes in places they would not be missed, like in the middle of the grass. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z A man who turned to growing cannabis at his garden gnome business after it started to struggle has been jailed for two years. Gnome firm was cover for cannabis 2012-08-21T14:32:48Z The Homebase chain said it had noticed a "growing trend" for gnomes since the Chelsea Flower Show and was introducing a new range. Viewers complain about gnome advert 2013-05-29T11:45:35Z “We really wanted to develop the story of the gnome further,” Mr. Wilson said, and the company decided the agency that was its progenitor would be best for the assignment. Advertising: A Gnome Is Back Home, but Still Likes to Wander 2012-09-30T21:29:52Z In the 1970s a whole new gardening generation rushed to buy multi-coloured plastic gnomes dressed in football strips, beachwear and even disguised as Smurfs. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z One renowned landscape architect, Robert Myers, hid a gnome in a tree in his display, lost his nerve and took it out again before the judges could see it. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z Not the fellows who compile reports in Brussels, or even the much-maligned gnomes of Paris and Zurich, but the kind of people one meets on holiday. From the archive 4 August 1973: Gnome truths in a summer of violent unrest 2012-08-03T23:05:06Z The parasitism of corporations snooping on us could become a symbiosis, in which information is freely surrendered in exchange for something concrete: say a garden gnome. There's no point resisting corporate websites. It's time to sell yourself 2012-06-16T23:03:21Z Among their guests were the brownies, elves, gnomes, many of the birds, butterflies, humming-birds, red lizards, grasshoppers, and crickets. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Sir Frank Crisp at Friar Park in Oxfordshire was another early adopter, with his grand country house garden housing several of the 1m-tall gnomes by the late 1890s. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z And about time, said Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, a celebrity who gives decorating advice on television and who painted his gnome in a classic English landscape. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z I wonder what sort of people live in it—gnomes or wood-spirits, perhaps? Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z Where are the stage mechanists who assisted George Conquest, that unique representative of sprites and gnomes, who achieved success by "leaps and bounds?" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z But Laka caught the king of the gnomes and from him learned how to gain the aid rather than the opposition of the little people. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z Perhaps not unconnected with the spread of gnomish undress, the late 20th Century also saw the much awaited arrival of the female gnome. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z “Gnomes are very symbolic in English gardens, as an anti-class statement,” said Mr. Llewelyn-Bowen, who happened to be passing by his painted gnome as he prepared to tour the garden show. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z But I think about the gnomes is the most frightening, don't you, Rollo?' Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z At the same moment the Rain brownie, or gnome—no, he was too handsome to be a gnome—or whatever you like to call him, came forward again, and he too was holding something. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Therefore they gathered together the lame, crooked, deformed, and blind among the gnome people. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z History is full of curious tales - and none more so than the simple garden gnome. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z He said he had a colony of gnomes in his garden. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z Being an intrepid blogger, I of course asked for an image of the Harper gnome, but was told the item is still in production. The Hagerstown Suns are giving away a Bryce Harper garden gnome 2012-03-13T18:03:37Z And as side dishes, which apparently were still in fashion in the land of the gnomes or brownies, stood fruit pies whose pastry melted in your mouth, so light and flaky was it. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Fairies and gnomes dwelt in the woodland, coming forth at night to build temples, massive walls, to fashion canoes, or whisper warnings. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z Snobbery may dictate a gnome free home, but for some a pond will never be complete without a cheery chap in a pointed red hat and a fishing rod. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z “It’s good to confront the received wisdom that all gnomes are nasty,” Mr. Llewelyn-Bowen said. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z Mounted on snowy night-moths, off they raced, Startling the gnomes, asleep within the shade Of gloomy forests, with their merry cries, As at forbidden games all night they played. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z You see the gnomes, at work beneath the mountain, Make gold and silver and diamonds every day. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The eepa people were more like fairies and gnomes, and were usually somewhat deformed. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z As the first proud Germanic dwarves arrived in England they were promptly re-named as the more humble "gnome". Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z Others seemed to feel that gnomes may be fine for other people, but certainly not any people they know, or want to know. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z The dainty creature, tripping in her queer travesty between her foster-father and Roger's misshapen form, showed like a fairy between two gnomes. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Just where the breath of life his nostrils drew A charge of snuff the wily virgin threw; The gnomes direct, to every atom just, The pungent grains of titillating dust. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Thus the fairies and the gnomes were driven away and scattered over the islands. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z With the outbreak of World War I the reputation of the Germanic gnome plummeted. Our love-hate relationship with gnomes 2013-05-20T11:06:19Z The owners of large estates in Cornwall have a humorous habit of playing gnome-related tricks among themselves, Mr. Jones said, sometimes unexpectedly placing gnomes in odd places on one another’s property. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z He is a shy gnome, and loves the darkness rather than the light; not, as I believe, because his deeds are evil, but for reasons best known to himself. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The first characters you meet are gnomes with moustaches. Kingdoms of Amalur Review: the Fantasiest Fantasy Out There 2012-02-07T14:15:29Z We felt as if we had gone back to German fairy tales and had fallen into the evil grip of the gnomes. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z ‘According to those gentlemen,’ says Pope, ‘the four elements are inhabited by spirits, which they call sylphs, gnomes, nymphs, and salamanders.’ Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z “Once someone decapitated one of our gnomes,” he said. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z The third political beef is a very longstanding complaint: recall, for example, Harold Wilson, a former British prime minister, and his rants about the “gnomes of Zurich” who were speculating against the pound. Buttonwood: The war on finance 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z The Märchen deal with the underground life of nature, which weaves in caverns and in the heart of mountains, where gnomes and dwarfs are at work gathering hidden treasures. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z He is supposed to be a contemporary of David; and round his name is gathered a number of proverbs, gnomes, and fables. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z So it is also with the local visions peculiar to mountain regions, like the Little Gray Man of the Grisons in Switzerland and the gnomes of miners in almost all lands. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z The gnomes, which are on display at the flower show, are to be auctioned off to raise money to help educate children about gardening. London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many 2013-05-20T23:51:51Z A dozen blocks of brownstones, brick houses and garden gnomes slope down to shipping yards overlooked by giant cranes. Gowanus Canal Repairs Collapse Brooklyn Slaughterhouse 2011-12-31T02:43:02Z It would have been easy to fancy oneself translated to the world of gnomes, and the scene of their mysterious labours. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The little gnomes, in whom all believe, often attach themselves to special farms. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z The state is not allowed to contribute money, however, unless the comptroller and her economic gnomes certify that the state income generated by sales and other taxes would be larger than the state investment. The Texas Tribune: With Formula One Race Iffy, It Remains Unclear Who Is Lead Driver 2011-11-27T00:54:04Z It would be as useless to discuss, at this point, the actuality of what are called "spectres," as of other things named fairies, pixies, gnomes, or sprites. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Did the brownies or the gnomes tell it; or was it some of the spirits of the wind that go everywhere and see everything? The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Harold Wilson, a British prime minister, used to fulminate against the “gnomes of Zurich” who speculated against the pound. Buttonwood: Voters versus creditors 2011-11-17T09:47:56Z Sometimes the gnomes devote themselves, by petty vexations, to worrying the life out of the people to whom they bear malice. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z If you dig west a gnome will show itself and hinder you. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z When the dwarf ceased speaking, the King rose, approached the boy, who still stood by the door, surrounded by the gnomes, and said: "You human child, what has brought you to my secret dwelling?" The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z With the exception of Theognis, whose gnomes were fortunately preserved by some schoolmaster about 300 B.C., only fragments of the Gnomic Poets have come down to us. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Crazed by the lure of gold they pitted the hillsides and valleys and mucked like gnomes in their wild scramble for riches. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z I did so in an hour, but only to find the mystery that hung around my little gnome deepened. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Nor was he the first to seed the courses with whimsical figures like castles and gnomes. Ralph J. Lomma, Who Shaped Miniature Golf, Dies at 87 2011-09-18T01:45:02Z Half-blinded, with hand shading his face, he followed the dwarf, the stone door closed behind them, and Fried was in the secret dwellings of the gnomes. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Sententious maxims, put into verse for the better aid of the memory, were known by the Greeks as gnomes, γνῶμαι, from γνώμη, an opinion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The quarrel between the gnomes and the fairies waxed furious in their patriotic eagerness to get their own way. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z My little gnome was a gnome no more, but a fairy, washed and clean and neatly dressed, and with a wealth of sunny hair floating over her shoulders. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z How absurd to talk of frogs when everyone could guess the voices were those of gnomes or ill-natured water-sprites, irritated at having their solitude disturbed, and Aurore sobbed on, and clung to her mother. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z "Nothing, mother," he replied; "I only had a foolish dream about the gnomes who dwell in the mountain." The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Theognis enshrines his moral precepts in his elegies, and this was probably the custom of the rest; it is improbable that there ever existed a species of poetry made up entirely of successive gnomes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The gnomes—who formed the Opposition Party—had turned disloyal and wanted a republic; whereupon the King, hurt in his dignity, insisted upon abdicating. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Nature spirits, gnomes and fairies peeped in and out of the shrubs, as Mr. Saltus' imagination soared on delightfully. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z For the first time since her arrival in the gnome garden, she spoke aloud. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z As he sat there winking and blinking at the light, he looked more like a gnome than a human being. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z By the very nature of things, gnomes, in their literary sense, belong exclusively to the dawn of literature; their na�vet� and their simplicity in moralizing betray it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The gnome was looking afraid that the king might not fall, after all, into the little trap he was preparing. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Some chocolate babies, as serious as gnomes, looked up as we came into daylight, opened their eyes wide, and fled up the path between the plantains. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The bright sword hung unused upon the wall, as no enemies appeared against whom to unsheath it, and the prince never again felt tempted to risk a visit to the kingdom of the gnomes. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z “Come, my dears,” said the little gnome, “let us toddle.” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z It would be an error to suppose that the ancient Greek gnomes are all of a solemn character; some are voluptuous and some chivalrous; those of Demodocus of Leros had the reputation of being droll. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The gnomes, who had had time to consider it, were dumbfounded at their stupidity in having thrown the key into Mortal-land, and they regretted it when it was too late. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z For there is no mean to take in the true religion, and we must not fall into the extravagances of the gnomes and sylphs of the cabalists. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z In the extremity of her distress, she thought of what the friendly gnome at the outer gate had said to her. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z The old woman began knitting as she spoke, the gnome replenished the fire with a few more pieces of wreck to drive the cold sea air out of the chimney. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z These gnomes or maxims were extended and put into literary shape by the poets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Our days are made up of personal narratives of good and evil, joy and conflict, magic potions and angry gnomes. Storytelling: digital?technology allows us to tell tales?in innovative new ways 2011-08-06T23:05:30Z The high-springed stagecoach lurched drunkenly over the trail that wound through a valley Betty thought gnomes might have hewn out when the world was young. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z But we must not again venture into the precincts of the gnome's garden, for who knows what might befall our lovely lady here? The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Some seemed to be dark and murky, suitable homes for gnomes and evil genii. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z |
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