Hurley and Johnny play a prank on Randy, (Hurley's boss from Mr. Clucks
and Locke's boss from the box factory). They gather up all the little
garden gnomes they can find and place them on his front yard.
They
drive off just as Randy comes out to see what the commotion is about
(it's late at night) and Hurley and Jonny drive off. We see the message they left for Randy: Cluck You!
In folklore, gnomes are tiny subterranean creatures associated with
mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as
hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures.
The first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847
by Sir Charles Isham, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back from a
trip to Germany and placed them around the gardens of his home, Lamport
Hall in Northamptonshire. Only one of the original batch of gnomes
survives: Lampy as he is known, is on display at Lamport Hall, and is
insured for one million pounds.
Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens,
although they are not loved by all. They can be the target of pranks:
people have been known to "return to the wild" these garden gnomes,
most notably France's "Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins" and
Italy's "MALAG" (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden
gnomes have been sent on trips around the world, being passed from
person to person and photographed at different famous landmarks, with
the photos being returned to the owner; this practice is featured in
the 2001 French film, Amélie. Non-conventional gnome statues have also
been made, such as a flashing gnome in a raincoat, or a gnome couple
having sex.
A sub-culture exists among those who collect garden gnomes. This phenomenon is frequently lampooned in popular culture.
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