Garden Gnomes are EVERYWHERE
Disappointingly, I noticed that everyone seemed to take my Kaleidoscope of Kitsch post at face value, and not one person accused me of pulling an April Fools joke. I was half-hoping someone would at least accuse me of pranking, even though it was true.
Along with Carisa, I really did purchase 40+ garden gnomes.
However, their initial goal was not to infest my sad garden under the stairs. That may be their eventual home, but their primary purpose was to be scattered in various hiding places around the office building, especially in our Accounting Manager's office.
We found out that the Accounting Manager loathes garden gnomes, so naturally we felt it our duty to put this knowledge to good use, especially with April Fool's Day being right around the corner. So yesterday my bosses, Carisa and I spent an hour or more artfully decorating hallways, doorways, breakroom, and her office with an assortment of gnomes of various shapes and sizes. Yes, there are pictures.
Today it took a while for anyone to realise that there were hidden gnomes everywhere. The IT guys walked right past them -- an impressive feat, considering a big pink and green one decorated the file cabinet at about eye level at the entrance to the IT office -- and it wasn't till about 8.45AM that I heard our IT Manager exclaim, "A garden gnome? What the hell?"
A few minutes later, I heard laughter through the walls and received an IM from the IT manager enquiring whether I was the one who planted the gnomes everywhere. I let him know that there were 30-odd more than what was currently visible. More laughter through the walls.
At 12PM today, our Accouting Manager arrived.
At 12.03PM today, half of the office gathered in my room to listen for frustrated shrieks. Seconds later there was a loud pounding through the wall that rattled the shelves, followed by the muffled slamming of a door.
"You guys are going to pay," she said, rounding the corner.
One by one, she emptied her office of the obvious gnomes. A little colony of gnomes slowly grew on the file cabinet (about 25 -- barely more than half!), as the rest of the office watched in increasing amusement. The IT guys chuckled evilly. I wiped away tears from laughing.
Throughout day -- about every hour -- she would pop into my office to drop off another gnome or two. The Studio Gnome. The Ceiling Gnome. The Petty Cash Box Gnome. The Toilet Gnome.
But as of 6PM today, there are still 10 or so gnomes hidden. Three of those have ridiculously obvious placements; the rest probably won't be found for ages.
I can't wait until she stumbles across a random gnome 5 months from now. It's the prank that keeps on giving.
Along with Carisa, I really did purchase 40+ garden gnomes.
However, their initial goal was not to infest my sad garden under the stairs. That may be their eventual home, but their primary purpose was to be scattered in various hiding places around the office building, especially in our Accounting Manager's office.
We found out that the Accounting Manager loathes garden gnomes, so naturally we felt it our duty to put this knowledge to good use, especially with April Fool's Day being right around the corner. So yesterday my bosses, Carisa and I spent an hour or more artfully decorating hallways, doorways, breakroom, and her office with an assortment of gnomes of various shapes and sizes. Yes, there are pictures.
Today it took a while for anyone to realise that there were hidden gnomes everywhere. The IT guys walked right past them -- an impressive feat, considering a big pink and green one decorated the file cabinet at about eye level at the entrance to the IT office -- and it wasn't till about 8.45AM that I heard our IT Manager exclaim, "A garden gnome? What the hell?"
A few minutes later, I heard laughter through the walls and received an IM from the IT manager enquiring whether I was the one who planted the gnomes everywhere. I let him know that there were 30-odd more than what was currently visible. More laughter through the walls.
At 12PM today, our Accouting Manager arrived.
At 12.03PM today, half of the office gathered in my room to listen for frustrated shrieks. Seconds later there was a loud pounding through the wall that rattled the shelves, followed by the muffled slamming of a door.
"You guys are going to pay," she said, rounding the corner.
One by one, she emptied her office of the obvious gnomes. A little colony of gnomes slowly grew on the file cabinet (about 25 -- barely more than half!), as the rest of the office watched in increasing amusement. The IT guys chuckled evilly. I wiped away tears from laughing.
Throughout day -- about every hour -- she would pop into my office to drop off another gnome or two. The Studio Gnome. The Ceiling Gnome. The Petty Cash Box Gnome. The Toilet Gnome.
But as of 6PM today, there are still 10 or so gnomes hidden. Three of those have ridiculously obvious placements; the rest probably won't be found for ages.
I can't wait until she stumbles across a random gnome 5 months from now. It's the prank that keeps on giving.