2016-03-19 18:53
It may be a cliché of countryside living, but clichés only become so by dint of accuracy. So it was that the Gnome was leaning on a five barred gate chatting to a local farmer… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Once again the spectre that is St Valentine's Day is upon us, and with it the dilemma faced by all who, like the Gnome, combine a romantic nature with an unparalleled ability for forgetfulln… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Gnome dog is keen on spreading happiness to others. No person or animal can she see without an immediate reaction of unbridled joy, coupled with the desire to bestow upon them the sort of we… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Ah, the British Bobby on the beat – a symbol of all that is reassuring about England. Calm, cheerful and approachable – just like the faces the Gnome saw on this poster in London… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
When the Gnome was a young pup entering the exciting world of the advertising for the first time, he was shown to his desk by a character straight out of Dickens. Tall, thin and with half mo… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
Amazing what you can find when Yahoo Pictures insists you move your collection to Flickr.Here is the 'please do not shove a golf club up your dog's arse' sign the Gnome told you about many m… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
The Gnome likes weird signs. He did once take a picture of a sign for you, dear readers, which seemed to imply that it was illegal to place a golf club up a dog's backside, but alas it has b… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
Seeing as the Gnome is introducing new characters, he supposes he should present to the world the latest additions to the Gnome household – Gnome Fish 1 and Gnome Fish 2. Bought by Mrs… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
On the Amtrak train between Philadelphia and NYC, the Gnome was caught short. There was little alternative but to pay a visit to the train’s toilet, a journey that even in one’s… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
Was it Mark Twain who suggested America and England were ‘two great nations separated by a common language’? This little piece of bus shelter advertising certainly seems to bear… Read More
2008-12-10 16:51
Climate change may bring future catastrophes, wars may ravage the globe and Noel Edmonds may still be on TV – but these global issues are not problems that unduly concern the Gnome. It… Read More
2007-10-18 03:23
So, once again the Gnome is spending his working days discussing and writing about bowel disease at an international medical conference.For many physicians of course, conferences are a good… Read More
2007-10-17 15:31
Why do Americans have a thing about British dentistry? Actually the Gnome knows the answer to that and is ashamed to say he generally agrees with their logic. For to be born an Englishman ma… Read More
2007-09-17 14:46
The smell of leather, the sound of balls being hit, and a ripple of applause from an intently watching crowd. What else could those sensations signify except that most English of summer past… Read More
2007-09-10 12:59
As part of the Gnome's freelance occupation (i.e. any job will do), he was recently the hired help arranging a meeting for a large public sector organisation. He took it, in part, for the op… Read More
2007-09-10 12:18
The Gnome was telling someone about his favourite cartoon the other day. It was by Ed McLachlan, a regular contributor to the now defunct Punch magazine, although you can still see his work… Read More
2007-09-10 10:55
They keep coming! And the Gnome loves them... Overheard in a gym, this one was worthy of an Alan Bennett script.Two lancastrian ladies of a certain age, immaculately attired in flourescent l… Read More
2007-09-09 16:16
A long time ago, deep in the Gnome's childhood, he would often hear the word 'wireless' used when what the adults should have said was 'radio'. This always amused the Gnome, listening to tho… Read More
2007-09-03 09:49
Hello dear readers...Once again, the months have flown past without so much as a jot from the Gnome. He can only imagine the gnashing of teeth, soulful wailing and desperation in your lives… Read More
2007-04-02 16:50
There is no excuse for going hungry in Philadelphia – it is a town with a reputation for excess in the eating department. What other town could come up with a signature dish as the Phi… Read More
2007-04-02 16:29
The Gnome would love to claim this story as his own experience, but has to give credit where credit is due. Like all long-running sagas, it is important to occasionally bring in fresh charac… Read More
2007-03-12 01:47
The Gnome cannot be described as svelte… Nor, he hastens to add, fat. Neither would be strictly accurate. He is however willing to accept he is succumbing to a soon-to-be middle aged… Read More
2007-02-11 13:46
Writing about his brief foray into the unaccustomed role of artistic consultant started the Gnome reminiscing about his early years on the stage. The word ‘years’ may be pushing… Read More
2007-02-08 13:13
Not a plug you will find in the bath, but a little reciprocation to the folks over at Bobbarama's Carnival of Humor who very kindly selected one of the Gnome's pieces for inclusion in this m… Read More
2007-02-06 15:36
The Gnome lives in the countryside, surrounded by acres of sheep pasture and gentle meadows. It is an area with a long history. Next door to the Gnome’s abode is an Elizabethan farmhou… Read More
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