Hey Ryla (and other Harry Potter Fans)

[Brian]

Join me, and together we will free ALL Garden Gnomes!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&ncid=757&e=10&u=/nm/20031028/od_uk_nm/oukoe_odd_france_gnomes

[Charley]

uh, k.

[Dasquian Belargic]

How could you not notice people stealing your gnomes?

[Nevlonniel]

"Yeah, lemme just stuff this garden gnome in my pack pocket and look really discreet as I drop it off at the steps of a Cathedral."

o_O

[Crystal]

What does it have to do with harry potter, now?

[Dasquian Belargic]

They had that.. House elf liberation thing?

SWOT was it? something like that. SWAT SWOT SNOT... meh.

[Mortaniuss]

Actually... I had a cunning plan to re-enact a scene from Amelie that involved Garden Gnomes. ^_^;

[Zeke]

SPEW, it was.

[Ceres Duvall]

Yep. SPEW. Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare

*read all five books within a month and a half* I was addicted.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Originally posted by Mortaniuss
Actually... I had a cunning plan to re-enact a scene from Amelie that involved Garden Gnomes. ^_^;

I haven't seen that movie, but now I almost feel as though I have to just to find out what you're suggesting :lol

[Wei Wu Wei]

I read all 5 books within a week and a half. No big deal.

But yeah, that's funny.

Zeke and I were in Strasbourg last Christmas.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Originally posted by Ceres Duvall
Yep. SPEW. Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare

*read all five books within a month and a half* I was addicted.


Originally posted by Wei Wu Wei
I read all 5 books within a week and a half. No big deal.

But yeah, that's funny.

Zeke and I were in Strasbourg last Christmas.

You guys need to take a look at this link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=4&u=/nm/20031030/od_nm/harrypotter_dc) about reading too much Harry Potter being bad for your health ;)

(the link is serious btw, not a joke)

[Kelt Simoson]

BOOOOO

[Wei Wu Wei]

That's funny. I never got headaches from reading Harry Potter. It's incredibly stupid reasoning though. Just cause kids get headaches while reading Harry Potter doesn't mean Harry Potter causes the headaches. Stupid researchers...

[Ryla Relvinian]

Heh... Gnome liberation.

Man, that so reminds me of high school. ;)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Originally posted by Wei Wu Wei
That's funny. I never got headaches from reading Harry Potter. It's incredibly stupid reasoning though. Just cause kids get headaches while reading Harry Potter doesn't mean Harry Potter causes the headaches. Stupid researchers...

I think the idea was that it wasn't Harry, it was that they were reading for such long periods. I know my eyes start to hurt and I get a bit of a headache if I read anything for a long time.

[Figrin D'an]

Originally posted by Wei Wu Wei
That's funny. I never got headaches from reading Harry Potter. It's incredibly stupid reasoning though. Just cause kids get headaches while reading Harry Potter doesn't mean Harry Potter causes the headaches. Stupid researchers...


Reading for extended periods of time without pause can cause muscle strain around the eyes. This can cause headaches. It's just been observed quite a bit with kids reading the latest Harry Potter book because they attempt to read it in one sitting. That's the point the doctor in the article is attempting to make.

Edit: Dasq beat me to it....

[Ceres Duvall]

I did get headaches from reading too much, but it's normal for me. I get headaches ALL the time. lol I deal with it.

[Ryla Relvinian]

Little wimps.

Back in my day, we had to play with rocks. We didn't have no books to read.

;)

Actually, I read book 5 in one sitting, about 7 hours if I remember correctly, and of course my eyes hurt. That's a Duh. I actually talked to one guy and he said that he bought the book early but wouldn't let his kids read it untill their christmas break, when they were going on a long plane trip. That's a great way to get them to sit still.

[Crystal]

Originally posted by Mortaniuss
Actually... I had a cunning plan to re-enact a scene from Amelie that involved Garden Gnomes. ^_^;


That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this, actually. Even though I never finished watching that movie..