"Creepy Gnome" terrorises town

Square Eyes · Wed 12 Mar, 2008 01.32

A nice bit of Sun sensationalism

"A TOWN in South America is living in fear after several sightings of a 'creepy gnome' that locals claim stalks the streets at night.

The midget - which wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk - was caught on video last week by a terrified group of youngsters."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 902014.ece

Be afraid of the creepy gnome.

Chie · Wed 12 Mar, 2008 02.11

Crikey

I'd have been torn between walking up to the gnome and interviewing it for a world exclusive, and climbing like buggery up the nearest tree.

Stuart* · Wed 12 Mar, 2008 02.21

Square Eyes wrote:Be afraid of the creepy gnome.

...as trilight learnt yesterday at the cost of his board membership!

I jest, of course.

Seriously though, The Sun needs to try to maintain some semblance of credibility with its reporting.

By the looks of it, this could be a video of the guys at No.8 on my road coming home after a night out. They often walk sideways in attempts to locate their front door!

Alexia · Fri 14 Mar, 2008 07.45

In other newspapers - slightly smaller, more lefty ones to be specific, there's a small piece about Welsh boxer Gary Lockett's upcoming fight in the Sport section of today's Grauniad, helpfully placed under the explicitly descriptive header "Tennis."

I knew women's tennis players were getting bulkier and strong, but my god....

Netizen · Fri 14 Mar, 2008 19.04

What's Anthony Worrall Thompson doing in South America?

Sput · Fri 14 Mar, 2008 19.09

Hey! Leave the fuzzy faced freak alone!

Square Eyes · Thu 16 Oct, 2008 22.57

No, this isn't a thread about Chie, but "The Sun" has news of another sighting of the "creepy gnome".

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 817406.ece

rts · Fri 17 Oct, 2008 07.33

Absolutely brilliant story! Cheered me up no end.

Nini · Fri 17 Oct, 2008 15.48

March. Last post in fricking March. And it's still dumb.