With no preamble or prior notice, the first two potential contestants to this year's Great Gnome-Out were sighted today. Alternately circling and testing locations on the ice, neither Gnome (for they are both recognizably gnomish) has apparently yet chosen a location for the game.
This Reporter will attempt to interview both of these contestants - if possible - before the start of the contest February 1st.
In other news, there is concern that the unseasonably warm weather of 42 degrees the last 2 days has affected the ice cover, potentially weakening the ice early and affecting the outcome of the contest. Members of the event organizers had "no comment" on this concern, so we turned to the event hosts for their input.
When questioned, Mrs. Grizwald, one of the land owners hosting this year's event replied while cleaning her gun: "Ppppssssbbbt. It's still getting down to the 20's at night, and it's only the middle of January. We have months before thaw yet. Don't get yer undies in a bunch".
Mr. Grizwald was unavailable for comment; he appeared to be watching one of the possible entrants very closely while hiding behind a tree.
reported by Gerald Putzny for Gnome Press International
you crack me up !!!! I'll be by this week with my Gnome before I leave on my trip to California :P
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