gnome, sweet gnome (1)
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7/28/2019 Gnome, Sweet Gnome (1)
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NOME,SWEHTNOMEo moy look silly, ul the numerous nomesof WroclowdeliVer n imporlonl messoge, oysDuncon Rhodes
spendmostof your ime with neck iltcrl
upwards, aking in the the city's lnrncd
Gothlcspiresand Baroquegables.
Buf Blance downwards and you'll
discofer a mor€ modern addition to
the tlwn's ,treasures:a mushrooming
popujationof :little leprechauns triking
poseCon,$e.citys pivements.These
l ) a t r ona l l c l r cy l r ; r vc ; o t ' r ruppca r i r r g
arrrrrrr t l l r r : ( ) i t l I 'crwrr sirrcc 2005.
Wlrcreas l r t : i l :utc ;rctor night prorrrJrt
cynics lc r r l isrrr iss hc da[t dwarves as
l i t t lenrore l rarr tour istgirnrnick, ehincl
thcir rosy faccs and absurd attirc li es a
nrore seri<.lus ressalle.'l 'he
gnonrc was a syrrrbol of ' the
Orange Alterrrat ivc Movement, which
soug,ht to rrndernr inc Comrnunisrrr
i r r Wroclaw in th c latc l9B0s. l -cd by
Waltlernal lr.y<lrych. r'l'lrc
Major, the
Orangc Altcrnat ivc optcd againstdirect
con[ lontat io l l l t l r r : overrrnrent,tagi l rg
instcad a rrrrrrrber f r i r l iculousstunts,
intcndcd o rcl lcct lhc r ic l iculcus atrrre
of t l tc Corrntrrrrst egirne.
SirrgingStal in ist nthcrrrs o bernuscd
clr i rnpanzecsr rWroclaw oo arrd cacl i r rg
a 2,,000-stnrrrg rrarch rlernancling tlre
releasco{ SantaClaus hc d been banncd
an<l cplacerlby lhe lnrrre socialist
IratlrerFro:;t)wcle two ol 'f lte
Major 's nrore rrrenrorable
coups. ( i r rr . rnrcs, it h thcir
pctrchant lo r trouble, were
a natural rnascot for thc
Moverncrrt an<l supprrrtcrs regularly
tlressctl thcnrsclvcs in luminous
orarrge hats and drcv picturcs of
gnonles on builtlings wherevcr anti-
governn)el)tslogans rarl ;ccn eraserlby
the establ ishrncnt 'sairr tbnrslres.
lbday, thc rcsrrrgencc of these
mischievous nttnchkrns as oroved so
popular that the littlc fellas arc bcing
threatened with pest control. Twenty
new Srronlcs sprung up
around tlre city last
auturnn alone, and many
companies are cashing
in on their popularity by
commissiorring hern right
promptingearsby the council hat the
gnornes "selling ut".' l-hele
arc no immediate lans o pull
the plug ust ye t though, nd wo more
of the critters by originalartist lbmasz
Moczekwww.moczek.com)ave lready
beenunveiled n 2008.Look out for a
cheeky chappie making phone calls
on the Rynekand one riding he tram.
I-et'shopehe setsa good exampleby
validating is icket.W
and chances are vou'll
diminutive:dudes an be found riding
pigecjns,,lnpphing,onumplings,aking
napspn street ornersor evenswingirrg
fromI
ampposts.,After you've tripped
over lyout. third one, you might ask,
"Wh{ exactly are these fellows, an<i
wherb did thev come rom?"heri did the.ycome rom?"
Wdn, hgqgglomes,or krosndle s hcy
are qrown n Pplish, re he work of local
artistlTomaq,lttloczekndwith thc city's
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