One of my friends tipped me off that the seniors in Dawson, Minnesota have an annual gnome stealing and throw them into the Lac qui Parle River. Apparently the sheriff rescues most of them. So I googled “Dawson Minnesota gnomes” and found a wonderful story about working “grove gnomes” http://www.holthouse.org/grovegnomes.html and a great link to the “Gnome Reserve and Flower Garden” in North Devon, Britan. http://www.gnomereserve.co.uk/ It looks from the website that they have “Recycled Teenagers” there too! Maybe they are just regular teenagers that dress in thrift store clothes—I’m not sure. Maybe Rufus is there.