GNOME terrorises Argentinian town

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336750,00.html

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 Sun reports.

The little person — who wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk — was caught on video last week by a terrified group of youngsters.

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.

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

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."

Shuffle sideways at you menacingly?

That's their natural habitat ya know

Gnome could do a lot....uh... they could let the air out of your tires.....um...they could steal your newspaper.... real terror stuff.

:rofl:

:shrug:

Santa has his minions out.

Boom --

Gnome sane?

:shrug:

He must have snuck out again.

Be right back. Gotta go check in the garden. CMW's cousin is Argentinian; could be that Fjord sneaked home with him. :yoiks:

Travelocity has deals for South America, COOL!

We decide, you just read and watch and believe. Oh, and look at page three, there's a wooahhh!

:hi:

in my room.

:eyes:

or raft over Angel Falls?

Or cliff dive?

Or maybe a Gnome without a home or a kidnapped gnome?

http://www.gnomeswithouthomes.com/

I love him too..his British Accent when he sings home on the range is priceless.

And the screaming...simply the best

Sorry, geek joke.

I did a piece on it for TV, and interviewed the teens who saw it. Most of the sightings were on or near a golf course, so we called it "The Fairway Goblin."

The kids who saw it were really convincing, I've gotta say - they were either genuinely freaked out and not really interested in getting publicity, or they were better actors than Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep combined. Also, the Fairway Goblin was spotted by other people at different times - adults with no connection to the teens.

I say this little freakshow is the same kind of critter.

Maybe it was someone who needed help...