So just for the record *8) here's good old Marsha Bruenig stealing the Zoom's gnome:

And here's the memorable look on Marisa Zoom (nee Bendett)'s face as she stands at the very edge of the lot, about to leave to steal it back:

(I tell ya, these Maxis d00ds are geniuses. I guess when you're writing the sequel to the best-selling PC game of all time, you can afford the free soda and foosball that geniuses demand, heh heh.)