tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post4922459703969603154..comments2024-03-27T19:11:37.620-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: The tale of the gnomeJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-91419850575878998942009-08-21T20:54:16.247-04:002009-08-21T20:54:16.247-04:00In our newsroom departing colleagues traditionally...In our newsroom departing colleagues traditionally clear their desks of years' worth of accumulated clutter by passing on "heirlooms" to those left behind. Here is a brief sampling of the sort of thing I have been bequeathed by departing co-workers: one boxing glove (for the right hand--no word on where Left is), a pink flamingo lawn ornament (missing its legs), a photo of David Hasselhoff (I did not ask why my co-worker had this in his desk), and a larger-than-life-size cardboard stand-up of Star Trek's Captain Picard. There not being enough room for the captain in my cubicle, he now resides in my family room.Kristen Stieffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716097889143393543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-37438672253155344222009-08-18T21:49:59.608-04:002009-08-18T21:49:59.608-04:00As the first recipient of the gnome and, yes, the ...As the first recipient of the gnome and, yes, the copy editor who nicknamed the grump, I remain vastly proud of my gnome, nearly six years on. I'm also quite proud that I was held "in affection," although I would have sworn that I was considered "an affliction." Must be a typo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-16416683776836775632009-08-18T08:17:41.633-04:002009-08-18T08:17:41.633-04:00The closest I've had to that was passing on th...The closest I've had to that was passing on the copy chief's clipboard and taking a shot with the following semester's copy chief at my campus paper.Luke Morrishttp://lukemorris.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-55822389786012822612009-08-17T16:33:55.339-04:002009-08-17T16:33:55.339-04:00Ya know, when I left The Sun, you guys gave me TWO...Ya know, when I left The Sun, you guys gave me TWO gnomes. Now, what does that mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-57129293822870561102009-08-17T14:03:05.060-04:002009-08-17T14:03:05.060-04:00I have a collection of work IDs and nameplates of ...I have a collection of work IDs and nameplates of the departed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-91606632478895199632009-08-17T13:40:03.613-04:002009-08-17T13:40:03.613-04:00I think all your fans here would say that when it ...I think all your fans here would say that when it comes to you, John, "To gnome is to love him."<br /><br />Best wishes. Please keep up the great work.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201642850880123904noreply@blogger.com