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gnome stories: 4 news summaries

 Nazi Gnomes 
 Invade German Town 

Artist pokes fun at fascism with troll exhibit

Oct 15, 09 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 1,250 controversial German gnomes giving the heil Hitler salute will greet visitors to the center of the German town of Straubing beginning today. The artist behind the gnome blitzkrieg says the installation, Dance With the Devil, is designed "to get people to think, to react," and... More »

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Germany • Nazi • artist • gnome

(Newser) - German prosecutors have decided a Seig-Heiling garden gnome doesn't violate the country's tough laws against Nazi imagery, the BBC reports. Artist Ottmar Hörl's creation, on display in a Nuremberg gallery, is intended to mock the Nazis rather than glorify them, officials decided. Prosecutors warned, however, that the stiuation has... More »

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Germany • Nazi • artist • gnome

 Gnome Tours World, Returns

Cliché comes to life for one British woman

Aug 11, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Months after her lawn gnome went missing, a woman in England got a huge surprise when it returned, accompanied by a photo album and immigration stamps from all over the world, the Gloucestershire Echo reports. Accompanying the prodigal lawn ornament was a note describing his adventures "across three continents,... More »

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travel • vacation • Britain • adventure travel • gnome

 French Gnab Gnome Bandit 

53-year-old man accused of stealing 170 garden ornaments

Jun 12, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decorative gnomes might be the bane of garden purists the world over, but for one Frenchman, they're apparently worth risking a stint in the slammer. Police in Brittany have arrested a 53-year-old man accused of stealing 170 garden gnomes and other ornaments, Der Spiegel reports—to the surprise of the... More »

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weird • France • theft • funny situations • gnome

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