Being one of the only active Gnome mains in my guild means that I have to put up with a certain amount of, well…cowplop from my guildies about being a Gnome. I know they do it out of love (I mean, how can you not love someone with Princess Leia buns?!), but every once in a while I feel like a I need a day free from all of the jokes, jesting, ridicules, wisecracks and quips . In response to a request I made on our guild forums, our GM was wonderful enough to declare today “Official Don’t Make Fun of Gnomes Day!”

The rules are simple:
All forms of measurement are forbidden. No measuring tapes may be seen during the day.

So there will be much:

-Gnome hugging
-Gnome cuddling
-Gnome being treated with respect

There will be no:

-Gnome jokes
-Gnome punting
-Gnome punching
-Gnome ridicule
-Gnome teasing
-And specifically no mention on height

Of course most people will still probably ignore “the rules” and get in a joke or two, but the whole concept got me thinking about why people like to make fun of gnomes so much. *sigh* With this in mind, I’m dedicating my next post or two to gnomes and gnomish culture…a way to enlighten the masses, if you will, about how wonderful gnomes are (and why I think they are the best race in all of Azeroth).