devo_inc t1_j2f8r0o wrote
It's all Amelie's fault.
Moustari t1_j2feefl wrote
It's the other way around.
They began to free Garden Gnome in 1996.
Amélie Poulain was made in 2001.
SSSS_car_go t1_j2fg4dl wrote
And The Traveling Gnome game actually started in the 1970s. History of Garden Gnomes
> The “Traveling gnome” is a game that dates back to the 1970s. It started when one traveler photographed two of his gnomes during his travel around Antarctica.
>It became widely popular during the 1990s, when a community in France named the Garden Gnome Liberation Front made a prank out of it, stealing gnomes and taking them traveling.
>The concept was to give the gnomes freedom they were believed to want.
>Thieves usually sent photographs of the gnomes to the owners, showing them that their minions were safe and sound, in their newly gained freedom and independence. This community dedicated itself to the purpose of “freeing garden gnomes.”
oodelay t1_j2f9tsk wrote
It's because of people that can't come up with their own fun things and have to imitate something they see in movies/tv.
So many people think it's original to steal a garden gnome and take pictures of it on their travel because of Amelie.
Look at me! I steal quirky ideas in movies and pretend it's my own personality!
Wednesday is the current one like that. Dressing in black and saying mean stuff to happy people..how edgy!
"I always wanted to play the cello, ok?"
Dense_Letterhead_248 t1_j2fievb wrote
It's almost like young people look to others to help define what they should be, and lacking a suitable example nearby, try to kind of cobble it together with other sources. Might be a little annoying to witness at the start, but a good sign that they're willing to learn if impressed.
oodelay t1_j2fwokn wrote
You're right. Peace and happy new year
Qualityhams t1_j2fc7cr wrote
Maybe it’s fine tho
oodelay t1_j2fwmvs wrote
It is. Happy new year.
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