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Old 03-12-2008, 12:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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South American Town in fear of Yard Gnome

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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.

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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."
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Alvarez 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 neighborhood now."

"One of my friends was so scared after seeing that thing that we had to take him to the hospital,” Alvarez said.
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: South American Town in fear of Yard Gnome

They scare me too.
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Re: South American Town in fear of Yard Gnome

Link to the video.
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Re: South American Town in fear of Yard Gnome

Here ya go, it's pretty funny!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...icle902014.ece
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Re: South American Town in fear of Yard Gnome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_Liberation_Front
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that one guys starts to scream. Wish they didn't cut the video so short. But that is some pretty wierd stuff kind of funny to.
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Eerie? Yes.. But also quite slow and puntable.
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That video IS freaky. South America is scary enought without creepy gnomes running around it.

I bet it's a shaved monkey with a pointy hat. Someone's strange idea of a joke.
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