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Ransom note demands cheesecake in exchange for garden gnome’s freedom
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Posted on 06/14/2021 11:42:20 AM PDT by mylife

The kidnapping of a cafe’s beloved garden gnome in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, Scotland, has locals mesmerized.

The gnome went missing in early June from the Butternut Squash Café, which was soon sent a bizarre ransom note demanding no money, but cheesecake.

The cafe posted a pic of the note on its Facebook page which read: “We have your gnome. If you want to see him again leave 2 cheesecakes when you shut the cafe, We will be watching.”

The cafe refused to bow to the specific demands and instead left two pieces of shortbread outside the eatery with a note on social media that read: “Kidnappers your treasure awaits…”

The thieves were not impressed and sent another ransom note threatening: “Shortbread!!!!! We asked for cheesecake!!!!! You have 24 hours or your gnome gets dusty binned.”

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1 posted on 06/14/2021 11:42:20 AM PDT by mylife
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To: mylife

If it is their own marketing idea, it’s brilliant.


2 posted on 06/14/2021 11:44:38 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

:)


3 posted on 06/14/2021 11:45:24 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

TTIWWP


4 posted on 06/14/2021 11:45:26 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: mylife

Thats funny...


5 posted on 06/14/2021 11:46:13 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: mylife

Travelocity is the #1 suspect.....................


6 posted on 06/14/2021 11:48:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy............. Nightbirde)
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To: mylife

I was listening to Coast-to-Coast one night. Caller claims Gnomes are real. In his living room he has a small house built for them. Puts a beer out for them every night. Claims the beer is empty every morning.


7 posted on 06/14/2021 11:49:50 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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I suspect Neil the barbarian..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqm3x8rNyuw


8 posted on 06/14/2021 11:50:19 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
Ransom note demands cheesecake

Isn't she that kooky Qtard that now thinks all medicine is poison
that millions of corpses are rotting in the street because they
got the EVIL SATANIC vaxijabination?

I hope nobody gives her cheesecake.

9 posted on 06/14/2021 11:51:24 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: VastRWCon

Claims the beer is empty every morning.

I believe him.


10 posted on 06/14/2021 11:51:25 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: humblegunner

more cheesecake for us!


11 posted on 06/14/2021 11:52:22 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

I love Scottish humor. That’s why I get Trumps humor as well.


12 posted on 06/14/2021 11:52:59 AM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: mylife
more cheesecake for us!

That's what Jesus said and I believe HIM.

13 posted on 06/14/2021 11:54:57 AM PDT by humblegunner
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Sid Barrett hated gnomes too... and he had a cheesecake problem..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7fezaruTk


14 posted on 06/14/2021 11:57:28 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

What size cheesecakes? As it is a garden gnome, I’m thinking a 6 inch cake would suffice.


15 posted on 06/14/2021 11:58:45 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: humblegunner

I think he said make a man cheese cake and he eats for a day, teach him its simple to make and he has snackies all the time.


16 posted on 06/14/2021 12:00:40 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Step 1: Collect Gnomes.
Step 2:
Step 3: Profit!


17 posted on 06/14/2021 12:01:56 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Several decades ago, someone stole a pair of pink plastic flamingoes from someone’s lawn. The couple whose flamingos had been stolen started receiving postcards from around the world with a photo featuring the flamingos. They went around the entire world, then reappeared in the couple’s yard. Every time the couple received a postcard, they gave it to the newspaper, which published it.

Quite a hoot, actually.


18 posted on 06/14/2021 12:02:01 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Flick Lives

see up thread, gnomes drink beer.


19 posted on 06/14/2021 12:02:09 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: humblegunner

I’ve always thought you were annoying. But now, I just flat out don’t like you. Wish we had a block feature ob FR.


20 posted on 06/14/2021 12:02:10 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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