Professor GeGnome Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
By Kittykatch on 01-Dec-15. Waypoint GA7992

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Type: Moveable
Container: Small
Coordinates: S35° 18.956' E149° 23.903' (WGS 84)
  55H 718033E 6089281N (UTM)
Elevation: 813 m
Local Government Area: Queanbeyan-Palerang

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Professor GeGnome is an entry in the GeGnome race of 2015/2016.

The official game runs from 1 Dec 2015 - 31 Jan 2016. After the official game ends, this GeGnome wants to make its way back to Canberra.

Rules of the game

Anyone may find and move this GeGnome during the game period.

The GeGnome must be found and hidden by the same geocacher (i.e. no mailing the GeGnome to another geocacher to hide).

There is no limit to the number of times a geocacher can find / move the GeGnome provided there are at least two other finds / moves in between.

If a geocacher moves this GeGnome overseas and it remains unfound overseas for 1 week or more, the GeGnome mover may move the GeGnome back to the country of origin without breaking the "2 moves" rule.

There is no limit to the distance other geocachers can move the GeGnome.

Etiquette

Avoid rehiding this GeGnome far from active geocaching territory as it basically exits the gnome from the race (ie please no remote locatrions!).

When rehiding this GeGnome get good coordinates. Seriously. Don't dump and run. Get coords as you would a permanent GeGnome.

When making your log against this GeGnome include a good hint so the next finder can identify whether it's been moved, muggled or just a bad GPS day.

The challenge is moving GeGnomes along, not trying to make them impossible to find, so help your fellow players out by making the task enjoyable.

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Thneq envy
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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Logs

21-May-21
Moved 199.3km
We've had a few movables for way too long, so I went out for a drive and set them all free today.
 
25-Apr-21
GCA 4,382. Found this one at the Temora Community Celebration Event.

Signed but did not take.

TFTC !!
 
25-Apr-21
I had travelled to Temora with Sol de Lune and Nibletricecakes where we discovered this moveable. TFTC Clan CerberusClan CerberusClan Cerberus
 
25-Apr-21
Out in Temora for a fantastic community event Found this cool little cache whilst I was there! Thanks for the cache.
 
25-Apr-21
One of the many GA Moveables I found while hosting an event at the Temora lake. TFTC Very Happy
 
25-Apr-21
One of the many GA Moveables I found while attending an event at the Temora lake. TFTC Very Happy
 
25-Apr-21
Moved 197.76km
 
11-Apr-21
Out for a drive with Just a cacher to break the Sunday boredom and decided to grab a cache or two as we passed by.

A quick grab here today.

Thanks for the cache Kittykatch.
 
11-Apr-21
Quick find with Black Bunny. Will place out in the wild again, soon.
 
18-Sep-19
Moved 18km
Left in a road guard.
 
17-Sep-19
Spotted with Goldenwattle. TFTC.
 
09-Sep-19
I thought I was coming here to find one cache, but I found four moveables. I planned only to discover them, but a car pulled in near me and so I had to take the caches with me. TFTC Kittykatch.
 
17-Aug-19
Moved 9.7km
Dropped and ready to go! Cheers!
 
21-Jul-19
Retrieved while grabbing the other moveables here but have already found this moveable. Will move on soon.
 
20-Jul-19
Moved 6.47km
Down and ready to go again...
 
19-Jul-19
Moved 8.57km
Moved to a new spot waiting for the next journey
 
02-Jul-19
Found in the hands of Joolay today - great to see this little fella still getting around. Top gnome hahahahahahaha
 
02-Jul-19
Spotted after Joolay had rescued this little fellow. Thanks for the cache Kittykatch.
 
02-Jul-19
Picked up today will drop off soon
 
01-Jul-19
Moved 3.37km
Back out for collection!
 
29-Jun-19
Moved 17.22km
out with another cacher
 
29-Jun-19
Picked up with a cache of others down here
 
29-Jun-19
Moved 948.67km
Down and ready to go
 
29-Jun-19
Found this fellow on its arrival in the ACT.

Thanks for the cache Kittykatch
 
21-Jun-19
Found a whole pile of lovely GA caches when I met ParisLaura!
we will set them free in the ACT.
 
21-Jun-19
Moved 12.66km
Just a cacher met me today in the city for a chat and moveable swap. This one was passed on and headed for its next adventure.
 
25-Apr-19
A collection of GCA caches made their way to the lovely Mawson Lakes in South Australia and were hidden all in wonderful spots around lakes and parks. I had a lovely afternoon out picking up some GCAs with Mr 10 year old, and also putting out some more.

I have taken this cache today with the intention to move it along again soon. Very HappySmileCoolLaughingWink
 
24-Apr-19
Moved 26.61km
Professor GeGnome decided that this spot was an excellent waiting place so found a snug spot at the top of a wall to wait for its next move.
 
16-Mar-19
We were lucky that we were in the area soon after these caches were hidden as we were able to make a quick find on a warm autumn evening while our little granddaughters enjoyed the near by playground equipment.
 
16-Mar-19
Moved 27.39km
The Professor is studying the local flora around the Bridgewater area.
 
04-Mar-19
One of three gnomes found loitering in my front yard with a queer policeman.

The unlikely bunch have been granted access to J & J HQ for a short stay, and will be released back into the wild at our earliest opportunity.

Thanks Kittykatch.

 
04-Mar-19
Moved 2128.84km
Popped over to Adelaide awaiting new adventure.
 
14-Jan-19
Found on our first trip to Perth. Lazarus68 had it
 
14-Jan-19
Found on our first day in Perth!
 
13-Jan-19
After a 4 hour flight from Sydney, arrived to swap movables with Lazarus68. Thanx for the trade.
 
13-Jan-19
Discovered in the hands of Lazarus_68
 
12-Jan-19
Handed to me prior to attending WestOz AGM & subsequent GC event BBQ.
Will move along as soon as practical.

WestOz Geocaching are a commitee of volunteers responsible for hosting annual "WA Goes Big". The goal of the event, is to get as many geocachers together as we can, to socialise; sharing tips, tricks and stories. Over the course of the weekend there will be:
—Geocaching games and competitions
—Prizes!
—Dinner on Saturday night
—Geocaching information sessions
—Beginner FAQ’s and question sessions
—Time to chat and catch up with Geo-Friends
—Puzzle solving techniques/tips
—Things for the Geo-Juniors to do

http://westozgeocaching.net.au
 
12-Jan-19
Moved 33.99km
Dropped off at West Oz AGM
 
21-Dec-18
Found this cache when helping Gwiber and Chwiliwr remove it from his car after his trip out east with the better half collecting them all. Thanks for the cache.
 
21-Dec-18
Found this cache when helping Chwiliwr remove it from his car after his trip out east with the better half collecting them all. Thanks for the cache.
 
17-Dec-18
The better half and I went out for a drive in the country picking up some traditional caches and a whole load of moveable ones. The sealed roads that we went on were obviously OK but according to the better half not the gravel and 4wd ones which only confirmed her aversion to going down them in any vehicle.

Picked up these moveables on the way back to the City after visiting York and other places in between.

Thanks for the cache.
 
17-Dec-18
Chwiliwr and I went out for a drive in the country picking up some traditional caches and a whole load of moveable ones. The sealed roads that we went on were obviously OK but not the gravel and 4wd ones which only confirmed my aversion to going down them in any vehicle.

Called in to find this moveable cache on the way back to the City after visiting York and places inbetween.

Thanks for the cache.
 
07-Jan-18
Moved 34.21km
 
06-Jan-18
found the professor sleeping out with a bunch of other gnomes
 
05-Jan-18
Moved 10.14km
Back out in the wild ... finally.
 
28-Oct-17

Found today at the Moveable and Mystery Madness event.
Thanks to all the cachers who gathered up all these moveables.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with tbh and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Discovered 'Professor GeGnome' at the Moveable & Mystery Madness Event held in Whiteman Park. The forecast was for rain but we were blessed with good weather for the day. A small but dedicated group of geocachers and a couple of new faces attended and exchanged stories of caches found and missed. Many thanks Kittykatch for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Found at Whiteman Park event.
 
28-Oct-17
Discovered at event GA10647.
 
11-Oct-17
Moved 57.59km
NOT at above coordinates
Attending "Moveable & Mystery Madness" event GA10647
 
09-Oct-17
In my hands Clapping and happy to report is in good condition.
Preparing to attend "Moveable & Mystery Madness" event GA10647
Thank you for the cache Kittykatch


According to Wikipedia...
A gnome / noÊŠm is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characteristics have been reinterpreted to suit the needs of various story tellers, but it is typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground.
The word comes from Renaissance Latin gnomus, which first appears in the Liber de Nymphis, Sylvanis, Pygmaeis, Salamandris, et Gigantibus etc. by Paracelsus, published posthumously in Nysa in 1566 (and again in the Johannes Huser edition of 1589–1591 from an autograph by Paracelsus).
The term may be an original invention of Paracelsus, possibly deriving the term from Latin gēnomos (itself representing a Greek γη-νομος, literally "earth-dweller"). In this case, the omission of the ē is, as the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) calls it, a blunder. Paracelsus uses Gnomi as a synonym of Pygmæi and classifies them as earth elementals. He describes them as two spans high, very reluctant to interact with humans, and able to move through solid earth as easily as humans move through air.
The chthonic, or earth-dwelling, spirit has precedents in numerous ancient and medieval mythologies, often guarding mines and precious underground treasures, notably in the Germanic dwarves and the Greek Chalybes, Telchines or Dactyls.
The English word is attested from the early 18th century. Gnomes are used in Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". The creatures from this mock-epic are small, celestial creatures which were prudish women in their past-lives, and now spend all of eternity looking out for prudish women (in parallel to the guardian angels in Catholic belief). Other uses of the term gnome remain obscure until the early 19th century, when it is taken up by authors of Romanticist collections of fairy tales and becomes mostly synonymous with the older word goblin.
Pope's stated source, the French satire Comte de Gabalis (1670), used the term gnomide to refer to female gnomes (often "gnomid" in English translations).
In 19th century fiction, the chthonic gnome became a sort of antithesis to the more airy or luminous fairy. Nathaniel Hawthorne in Twice-Told Tales (1837) contrasts the two in "Small enough to be king of the fairies, and ugly enough to be king of the gnomes" (cited after OED). Similarly, gnomes are contrasted to elves, as in William Cullen Bryant's Little People of the Snow (1877), which has "let us have a tale of elves that ride by night, with jingling reins, or gnomes of the mine" (cited after OED).
One of the first movements in Mussorgsky's 1874 work Pictures at an Exhibition, named "Gnomus" (Latin for "The Gnome"), is written to sound as if a gnome is moving about, his movements constantly changing in speed.
Franz Hartmann in 1895 satirized materialism in an allegorical tale entitled Unter den Gnomen im Untersberg. The English translation appeared in 1896 as Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersberg. In this story, the Gnomes are still clearly subterranean creatures, guarding treasures of gold within the Untersberg mountain.
As a figure of 19th century fairy tales, the term gnome became largely synonymous with other terms for "little people" by the 20th century, such as goblin, brownie, kobold, leprechaun, Heinzelmännchen and other instances of the "domestic spirit" type, losing its strict association with earth or the underground world.
The name gnome has been used in the Fantasy genre, typically in a cunning role, e.g. as an inventor.
In L. Frank Baum's Oz series, the Nomes (so spelled), especially their king, are the chief adversaries of the Oz people. They are ugly, hot-tempered, immortal, round-bodied with spindly legs and arms, have long beards and wild hair, live underground, and are the militant protectors/ hoarders of jewels and precious metals; Baum does not depict any female gnomes. Ruth Plumly Thompson, who continued the series after Baum's death, reverted to the traditional spelling.
In C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, gnomes, or "Earthmen" as they are sometimes called, live in the Underland, a series of subterranean caverns. Unlike the traditional, more humanlike gnomes, they can have a wide variety of physical features and skin colours. They are used as slaves by the Lady of the Green Kirtle.
J. R. R. Tolkien, in the legendarium surrounding his Elves, uses "Gnomes" as the initial and later dropped name of the Noldor, the most gifted and technologically minded of his elvish races, in conscious exploitation of the similarity with the word gnomic. Gnome is thus Tolkien's English loan-translation of the Quenya word Noldo (plural Noldor), "those with knowledge". Tolkien's "Gnomes" are generally tall, beautiful, dark-haired, light-skinned, immortal, and typically wise but suffer from pride, tend towards violence, and have an overweening love of the works of their own hands, particularly gemstones. Many of them live in cities below ground (Nargothrond) or in secluded mountain fortresses (Gondolin). He uses "Gnomes" to refer to both males and females. In The Father Christmas Letters, which Tolkien wrote for his children, Red Gnomes are presented as helpful creatures who come from Norway to the North Pole to assist Father Christmas and his Elves in fighting the wicked Goblins.
The Dutch books Gnomes and The Secret Book of Gnomes, written by Wil Huygen, deal with gnomes living together in harmony. These same books are the basis for a made-for-TV animated film and the Spanish-animated series The World of David the Gnome (as well as the spin-off Wisdom of the Gnomes).
In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, gnomes are pests that inhabit the gardens of witches and wizards. They are small creatures with heads that look like potatoes on small stubby bodies. Gnomes are generally considered harmless but mischievous and may bite with sharp teeth. In the books it is stated that the Weasleys are lenient to gnomes, and tolerate their presence, preferring to throw them out of the garden, rather than more extreme measures.
In Terry Brooks' Shannara Series gnomes are an offshoot race created after the Great Wars. There are several distinctive classes of gnomes. Gnomes are the smallest race. In The Sword of Shannara they are considered to be tribal and warlike, the one race that can be the most easily subverted to an evil cause. This is evidenced by their allegiance to the Warlock Lord in The Sword of Shannara and to the Mord Wraiths in The Wishsong of Shannara.
In the Warcraft franchise, particularly as featured in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, gnomes are a race of beings separate from but allied to dwarves and humans, with whom they share the lands of the Eastern Kingdoms. Crafty, intelligent, and smaller than their dwarven brethren, gnomes are one of two races in Azeroth regarded as technologically savvy. It is suggested in lore that the gnomes originally were mechanical creations that at some point became organic lifeforms. In World of Warcraft, gnomes are an exile race, having irradiated their home city of Gnomeregan in an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to drive out marauding foes.
BB's The Little Grey Men (1942) is a story of the last gnomes in England, little wild men who live by hunting and fishing.
After World War II (with early references, in ironic use, from the late 1930s) the diminutive figurines introduced as lawn ornaments during the 19th century came to be known as garden gnomes. The image of the gnome changed further during the 1960s to 1970s, when the first plastic garden gnomes were manufactured. These gnomes followed the style of the 1937 depiction of the seven dwarves in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Disney. This "Disneyfied" image of the gnome was built upon by the illustrated children's book classic The Secret Book of Gnomes (1976), in the original Dutch Leven en werken van de Kabouter. Garden gnomes share a resemblance to the Scandinavian tomte and nisse, and the Swedish term "tomte" can be translated as "gnome" in English.
 
09-Sep-17
found at the event
 
08-Sep-17
Moved 216.04km
 
24-Aug-17
Doing a job nearby today and decided to stop and grab this one to take to WA Goes Big next month
 
04-Jun-17
Moved 249.03km
 
02-Jun-17
with me
 
29-May-17
Moved 16.26km
Seeking car maintenance by a professional
 
28-May-17
in my safe hands (again) Smile
 
25-May-17
Moved 13.56km
on the bush enjoying the tranquility
 
17-May-17
moving to a new location
 
11-May-17
Found this one with his mate and left them for some alone time.
 
07-May-17
Moved 24.13km
Dropped off whilst on a walk around Whiteman Park.
 
18-Jan-17
Found today
 
18-Jan-17
Found today.
 
18-Jan-17
Found today
 
18-Jan-17
Picked up today.
 
15-Jan-17
Moved 40.15km
I am hiding under a bridge covered with sticks waiting to be found. DancingI'm a Gnome, duh!
 
05-Jan-17
Picked back up.
 
28-Aug-16
Moved 1.91km
Professor GeGnome is hidden with his twin, GeGnomeAlone in Gwelup open space waiting for a lift. I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
27-Aug-16
So surprised, this gnome is identical to the one we have just picked up. Thanks Kittykatch. I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
14-Aug-16
Moved 29.07km
resting in the bush
 
14-Aug-16
time for a move
 
05-Apr-16
Discovered the Professor in the hands of Lazarus_68
 
04-Apr-16
Lovely day for a walk in paradise. GPS took ages to settle down, and I was just about to give up searching when thought to one last time move some pine needles, and there he was! Lesson: persistence!
 
01-Apr-16
Moved 5.82km
Back out in the wilds of Western Australia DancingClan MinotaurI'm a Gnome, duh!
 
28-Mar-16
Found before dad re-hid it.
 
28-Mar-16
Found before dad re-hid it.
 
28-Mar-16
Found before dad re-hid it.
 
22-Mar-16
Always an easy find when they're in the back of a friends geomobile Laughing

Will move along very soon. DancingClan Minotaur
 
22-Mar-16
Moved 2766.61km
I took this one to work and it escaped into a fellow cacher's hands! Shocked

Safe travels!! I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
20-Mar-16
Driving from National MTB Championships at Bright back to Melbourne, I have gnabbed this gnome and have taken him on a jet plane! The security guys at the airport didn't even question my strange collection of hand luggage...

Stay tuned for where he'll pop up next!

Thanks for the cache Kittykatch! I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
25-Jan-16
Moved 347.34km
Along with the other moveable here, this has helped Cerberus claim the Strathbogie dZ. Cache on!
 
15-Jan-16
Found in the usual spot in Callum Brae. Very cool looking moveable. Will move on soon. TFTC!
 
14-Jan-16
Moved 21.13km
 
14-Jan-16
Gotcha
 
12-Jan-16
Moved 21.13km
Finally released him with a bit of a rural aspect.
 
12-Jan-16
found this little guy at work so i had to put my name in the log
Thanks Kittykatch
 
04-Jan-16
A nice easy find in a rather familiar spot.
Will re hide him soon.
 
04-Jan-16
Moved 8.24km
 
02-Jan-16
Found this while on a mornings walk with Just a cacher and the hounds.

Thanks again for the gegnome Kittykatch
 
02-Jan-16
Found on a walk with Black Bunny and dogs. I went one way and he went the other. Total haul, three gnomes, all muttering and carrying on behind our backs all the way home. Will take them for a drive in circles until they are lost, then dump them, as soon as possible - I don't like the look in the eye of this one.
 
01-Jan-16
Moved 2.48km
Taking Geodog for a walk during new years day,
 
19-Dec-15
Grabbed from albida33 during BBQ.. yeah its a summer time thing.
lets see if I can drop you off before Xmas.
 
17-Dec-15
Found it passing by at mtrax's place, so decided to log it!
 
17-Dec-15
Moved 14.48km
Placed just in time to be collected. Please wait for the next move.

Thanks
Albida
 
12-Dec-15
I managed to collect this on a short Saturday drive.

Thanks
Albida
 
09-Dec-15
Moved 4.18km
 
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