'Creepy gnome' terrorises town

The Sun ^ | March 11, 2008 | VIRGINIA WHEELER

[Sopater]

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.

(Video at link)

Teenager Jose Alvarez - who filmed the gnome - yesterday told national newspaper El Tribuno that they caught the creature while larking about in their hometown of General Guemes, in the province of Salta, Argentina.

He said: “We were chatting about our last fishing trip. It was one in the morning.

“I began to film a bit with my mobile phone while the others were chatting and joking.

"Suddenly we heard something - a weird noise as if someone was throwing stones.

"We looked to one side and saw that the grass was moving. To begin with we thought it was a dog but when we saw this gnome-like figure begin to emerge we were really afraid."

Jose added that other locals had come forward to say they had spotted the gnome.

He said: “This is no joke. We are still afraid to go out - just like everyone else in the neighbourhood now.

"One of my friends was so scared after seeing that thing that we had to take him to the hospital."

[Political Junkie Too]

...sightings of a 'creepy gnome' that locals claim stalks the streets at night.

-PJ

[abner]

Gnome ping!

[Califreak]

Ya beat me to it!

[Berlin_Freeper]

[I Drive Too Fast]

Gnome, Gnome he's deranged
where the queer and the height challenged stray
where often is heard
he terrorizes the hood
and he cries he's not rowdy, okay.

[ovrtaxt]

There’s a leprechaun that terrorizes a town in Alabama too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUa5jG_HSsc

[Rennes Templar]

“The midget - which wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk -”

He just lost his natural rhythm when he left the big city - he’s obviuosly a metrognome.

[Squantos]

Looks like the one in Houston !!

[Ignatz]

This may be a more widespread phenomenon. Seems like they’ve got a gnome in Alaska, too.

[singing] "Well there's no place like gnome for the holidays..."

[SlowBoat407]

So this guy can now be heard screaming like a girl all over the world.

The gnome is creepy, though.

[SlowBoat407]

Joel, it's... Creepy Gnome!

[Sopater]

So this guy can now be heard screaming like a girl all over the world.

LOL! That's what I thought!

[VRWCmember]

Well now that his presidential campaign has gone down in flames, Dobby Kucinich has to occupy his time somehow.

[xsmommy]

oh do not demean that little Ohio Elf, he has his young, leggy, redheaded wife, who is besotted with him, to keep him busy!

[null and void]

Darks? I know you’re involved in this somewhere.

The rest of you? Nobody pinged Darks??? You’re slipping, people!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Billthedrill]

A fellow from south Argentina
Played a hoax that just couldn't be meana
He roamed from his home
With a pointy-hat gnome
It was spookier than Halloweena.

(...and no pants, which was really obscene-a...)

[dynachrome]

There has to be more of ‘em, because gnome man is an island!

[anymouse]

How scary can a gnome be?

Well, you asked. ;)

[Eleutheria5]

Dewy got real scared of one on Malcolm in the Middle once. Are these people prejudiced against short people with pointy hats and unpleasant faces? How unfair!