Glimpses of South Pasadena: Caption this photo (#52)

Friday, February 18, 2011

Caption this photo (#52)

Have at it, gang...

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: gnome one is home; February 18, 2011 at 1:17 AM
Judy Williams said...: The residents of 508 were about to experience their neighbor's attempt at kind acts of randomness.; February 18, 2011 at 5:27 AM
JF said...: Why spend thousands on cleaning and renovations when all you need is a 5 dollar troll to instantly upgrade the curb appeal of your house.

(I really, really like "kind acts of randomness," Judy.); February 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Pauline didn't understand why she never had a second date.; February 18, 2011 at 8:13 AM
dbdubya said...: I recognize that guy. You posted a photo of him before, but he was guarding the house from the ground. How did he get on the roof?; February 18, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Auntie S said...: Anonymous' pun is the kind my husband would make...made me laugh!

"Gnome on the Roof" But he's so sad because the Fiddler never came back.

Laurie, thanks for the entertaining shot, magnified there are bits and pieces of wonderful images. Hope you are on your way back to normal!; February 18, 2011 at 8:38 AM
TheChieftess said...: The Gnome climbed up on the roof after Pauline's last second date...he took it upon himself to scare off any other dates as he himself had fallen in love with her while he was in the garden, next to the porch where the mail would drop if she had too much in her hands...; February 18, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Trish said...: "If you cannot serve as a good example, then be a horrible warning..."; February 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Dixie Jane said...: If I'd have gnome you were comin' I'd have baked a cake.; February 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Gnome and garden.; February 18, 2011 at 4:10 PM
Mister Earl said...: Why does the plant in front of the door look fake?

508 is the seating capacity of the house in Base Gnome.; February 18, 2011 at 5:07 PM
TheChieftess said...: Because it's alive???; February 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Safe from his rooftop perch, Glopnik looks down at the site of the largest de-gnoming operation since 1978.; February 22, 2011 at 7:03 PM

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Friday, February 18, 2011

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