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Gnome spotlight

Motion sensitive
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In my town it is usual that when you walk by a house at night, you get spotted by a motion detector and a bright light flicks on. A light like constructionworkers use at dusk. It's a burglar deterrent.

I propose a garden gnome with the motion detector built in.

The light shines out the eyes and they follow you.

zeno, Sep 30 2008

Gnome Defense G_2eN_2eO_2eM_2eE_2e_99_20Defense
These gnomes were lethal. [Amos Kito, Sep 30 2008]

the spot light part is baked http://www.seacoast..._garden_statue.html
[xandram, Oct 02 2008]

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       The eyes, or the gnomes?
UnaBubba, Sep 30 2008
  

       This would completely obliterate the novelty of using psychadelics. +
daseva, Sep 30 2008
  

       Tending a little crop of magic mushrooms in every front yard on the planet.
UnaBubba, Oct 01 2008
  

       Baked in Invader Zim - they also shoot lasers.
spidermother, Oct 01 2008
  

       Gnomes with frikkin' lasers? Scary.
coprocephalous, Oct 01 2008
  

       Baked in "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (Aardman animations).
8th of 7, Oct 01 2008
  

       a gnome spotlight could just focus on a ...... gnome and then .... shoot !
po, Oct 01 2008
  

       Yay! Gnomore of the little bastards!
UnaBubba, Oct 01 2008
  

       ...they have to mumble to each other, too... and giggle, evilly.
FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2008
  

       In a language that no-one else can understand.
UnaBubba, Oct 01 2008
  

       Welsh. Ideal for mumbling in, and making others feel excluded.
8th of 7, Oct 02 2008
  

       We had a Welshman visit our home today. Seemed decent enough, so I guess he'll be back later this evening with his felt slippers and a padded sack.   

       Gotta get me some gnomes with frickin' laser beams on their heads...
UnaBubba, Oct 02 2008
  

       In Cheshire, there's an old nursery rhyme, taught so children as infants; "Taffy was a welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole apiece of beef...."   

       Prejudice against the Welsh in the Marches has diminished over the milennia; it really has, you just need special highly sensetive instrumentation to detect it.
8th of 7, Oct 02 2008
  

       //Welsh. Ideal for mumbling in, and making others feel excluded.// The Mumbles.
po, Oct 02 2008
  

       I believe it's no longer legal to shoot any Welshman found on the streets of Chester after midnight.
UnaBubba, Oct 02 2008
  

       I've been to Wales. It was like being in England, only better. What beautifull countryside, what lovely sheep, what friendly people. I don't understand this ranting at Wales. Wales is good. It's like New Zealand, only closer to home, a bit colder, a bit smaller, a bit more hospitable.   

       I propose we stop ranting against Wales and every thing Welsh and put this energy in ranting at the devil and his mother.
zeno, Oct 03 2008
  

       They're both Welsh, as I recall.
UnaBubba, Oct 04 2008
  

       Hmm, sounds like [zeno] has been possessed by an evil (Welsh) spirit. Nothing else could account for such deranged babbling.   

       <Rummages in box for Bell, Book and Candle>
8th of 7, Oct 05 2008
  
      
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