'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."

[Sopater]

How scary can a gnome be?

[Hegemony Cricket]

"The midget - which wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk..."

Wondered where tommy daschle had gotten off to...

[6ppc]

Wondered where tommy daschle had gotten off to...

LOL! After watching the video, it looks like a hoax to me.

[nuconvert]

Lol. How many guys are there and they’re all afraid of a dwarf in a pointed hat? Lol

[Hegemony Cricket]

Boo!

[Non-Sequitur]

bump

[MrB]

I would think one well placed kick would negate the problem.

[Holicheese]

yup, like a mechanical gnome or its the guy from CSI Maimi. He looks like a red headed gnome too.

[4yearlurker]

Right you are. One good shoe to the gnomes a$$ and off he goes like a field goal.

[Holicheese]

Don't call me a gnome but I am short and creepy like a gnome!

[KoRn]

/mark

[Sopater]

[6SJ7]

Is it April 1st already? The video is of such poor quality, even for a cell phone, one has to wonder if it is a hoax. Why stop filming just as the ‘gnome’ appears?

[Lurker]

Pretty scary...

L

[MrB]

Are you thinking of SciFi’s Special Unit 2?

[TOWER]

Now that Gary Gygax is gone, we are no longer protected from the gnomes of the night. The end times are upon us.

Quick, someone roll up a paladin with a high constitution!

[Slings and Arrows]

In before the Kucinich jokes!

[Berlin_Freeper]

[Holicheese]

I never watched that but wish I had.
That guy gave me the willies.

[SShultz460]

[Perdogg]

Does he ride a Chupacabra?

[RDTF]

Video captures little person dressed as a 'creepy gnome' in Argentina

[RDTF]

video:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece

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I know this doesn't qualify as a Crypto but I thought the video clip was funny. Reminds me of the movie Signs.

[Danae]

And we all thought Elliott was hanging out in his house talking to lawyers.....

[Titan Magroyne]

I like one of the comments at the site: “Maybe Tom Cruise on another scientology crusade.”

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

How do we know he wasn’t checking out the local hotels for Travelocity?

[Brainhose]

Anyone know where Robert Reich has been lately?

[Larry Lucido]

That travelocity gnome is almost as bad as the burger king dude.

[evets]

Was there a unicorn?

[Allegra]

Creepy little midget-dude ping.

[Allegra]

Anybody missing from your shed, by any chance?

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[mowowie]

That video cracked me up!

Of course if i was sitting there in the dark and saw that little dude bounce by i’d probably scream too!!
lol

[Don Joe]

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Pretty scary...

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Spitzer always looks like he was drawn by R. Crumb.

[Lady Jag]

Fight gnomes with gnomes!

[GSWarrior]

How creepy can a gnome be?

Pretty creepy!

[xJones]

This reminds me of the Big Foot hoax.

In Dallas there used to be the reported sightings of the Ghost of White Rock Lake Lady, who allegedly committed suicide and consequently spooked several SMU students over the years.

And not to be outdone, Ft. Worth students came up with the Goat Lady of Lake Worth who allegedly scared numerous dating couples.

I just love a good hoax.

[SunkenCiv]

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

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

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.




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[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.