As every True Christian™ knows, the English are, how shall we say, quite mad; but it not entirely their fault, what with their miserable weather, terrible dental work, and having to suffer a watered-down version of Cathaholism (Church of England, of which Queen Elizabeth II is Pope). Both Mary Worshippers and Monarch Grovellers have a fondness for graven images, and the English express their idolatry by way of garden gnome ... and God help you if you come between a Pom and his small demonic friend.
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Police have taken a dim view of a man's glowing garden gnome and threatened him with arrest unless he removes it.
The solar-powered policeman figure stands sentinel in the garden of Gordon MacKillop's home in Treovis, near Liskeard.
His neighbour, former policeman John McLean, says the gnome is annoying and upsets buyers viewing his home.
Now police have served Mr MacKillop with a notice for "placing a garden gnome with intent to cause harassment".
Mr MacKillop, 46, was woken in the night by two officers who warned him that the gnome was offensive to his neighbours.
The notice, under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997, also accuses Mr MacKillop of intimidating potential buyers of Mr McLean's £209,000 cottage.
Mr McLean has told officers that the garden gnome, which comes complete with police dog and solar light, was in an "annoying position". [...]
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