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'Creepy gnome' terrorises town
The Sun ^
| March 11, 2008
| VIRGINIA WHEELER
Posted on 03/11/2008 7:25:59 AM PDT by 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."
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: callingartbell; freepun; troll; trolls
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How scary can a gnome be?
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:25:59 AM PDT
by
Sopater
To: Sopater
"The midget - which wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk..."
Wondered where tommy daschle had gotten off to...
To: Hegemony Cricket
Wondered where tommy daschle had gotten off to... LOL! After watching the video, it looks like a hoax to me.
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:30:24 AM PDT
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: Sopater
Lol. How many guys are there and they’re all afraid of a dwarf in a pointed hat? Lol
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:30:54 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
(There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
To: Sopater
Boo!
6
posted on
03/11/2008 7:34:18 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: Sopater
I would think one well placed kick would negate the problem.
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:35:54 AM PDT
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: 6ppc
yup, like a mechanical gnome or its the guy from CSI Maimi. He looks like a red headed gnome too.
8
posted on
03/11/2008 7:37:30 AM PDT
by
Holicheese
(Beware your friendly air defenses!)
To: MrB
Right you are. One good shoe to the gnomes a$$ and off he goes like a field goal.
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:38:44 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(I don't care what you say. I'm not apathetic!)
To: Holicheese
Don't call me a gnome but I am short and creepy like a gnome!
10
posted on
03/11/2008 7:41:51 AM PDT
by
Holicheese
(Beware your friendly air defenses!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:44:10 AM PDT
by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Hegemony Cricket
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:45:08 AM PDT
by
Sopater
(A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: Sopater
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?
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:47:19 AM PDT
by
6SJ7
To: Sopater
Pretty scary...
L
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:47:41 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Pimping my blog: http://lurkerslair-lurker.blogspot.com/)
To: Holicheese
Are you thinking of SciFi’s Special Unit 2?
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:48:23 AM PDT
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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!
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:49:06 AM PDT
by
TOWER
To: KoRn; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
In before the Kucinich jokes!
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:50:13 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Those who surrender personal liberty for lower global temperatures will receive neither."--weegee)
To: Sopater
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posted on
03/11/2008 7:54:30 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Vote for McCain but trust in the Lord)
To: MrB
I never watched that but wish I had.
That guy gave me the willies.
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posted on
03/11/2008 8:03:10 AM PDT
by
Holicheese
(Beware your friendly air defenses!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/11/2008 8:04:41 AM PDT
by
SShultz460
(If peace is the answer; it must be a stupid question.)
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