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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:01 PM
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3 divers killed by gnomes
A secret underwater attraction that lured several divers to their deaths could have returned, police say.
The "gnome garden" complete with picket fence was removed from the bottom of Wastwater in the Lake District after several divers died a few years ago.

It is thought they spent too much time at too great a depth while searching for the site of the ornaments.

Now police divers say there is a rumour that the garden has returned at a depth beyond which they are allowed.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/4263761.stm
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absolutezero Donating Member (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:05 PM
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1. wow
underwater gnomes, somebody's bored
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ZenLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:07 PM
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2. At first, I thought it said 'Wastewater'
:o
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rawtribe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:08 PM
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3. Any diver
who doesn't monitor time at depth is a candidate for the Darwin Award.

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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:10 PM
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4. Well, at least you know if you have something
you want to hide from the police, 50+ metres down's the place to put it. :D

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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:18 PM
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5. I thought it said "drivers"
Figured the gnomes fell off a truck or something.
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pinniped Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-14-05 02:39 PM
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6. Did one gnome look like this?
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