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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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To: BusterDog
Whenever I read her posts, I get the sense that’s she’s been reading and thinking

I agree, she probably needs a job.

Whenever I ready your posts, I get an image of this scraggly, weathered old fart

The preview function readies my posts, not you.
If you are receiving images of farts then I suppose
you are making the most of thermal imaging technology.

Well done, fart watcher.

61 posted on 06/14/2021 3:08:09 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: gundog

Gee, doesn’t he have a blog for that? /giggle


62 posted on 06/14/2021 3:47:50 PM PDT by Do_Tar (Do I really need a /sarc?)
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63 posted on 06/14/2021 4:19:57 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: mylife

Worked with a guy whose last name was Pope and he had a 4” Pope Ignatius statue on his desk. We stole the Pope and put him in a bubble mailer and sent him to Hawaii with a disposable camera. Came back with pictures on the beach with young ladies in bikinis.

Took him on a trip to Vegas & took pics at landmarks there. We had a lot of fun with it & the co-worker was amused by our shenanigans.


64 posted on 06/14/2021 4:49:30 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: mylife

I bet the whiskey is disappearing too...


65 posted on 06/14/2021 5:02:57 PM PDT by HeadOn (Love God. Lead your family. Be a man.)
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To: humblegunner; mylife; wardaddy
Today I went to Walmart and caulked two windows and watered some plants

No, those were the entryways that you caulked. I didn't have the heart to tell you. The "plants" you watered were the Walmart greeters. They seemed cool with it.

66 posted on 06/14/2021 6:12:16 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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