Saturday 16 February 2008

Funny newspaper phrases

Journalists love nothing more than a good "knobbly monster" - a desperate attempt not to use the same word again . . . when there is only one. Named after Paul Hudson, who was writing about alligators when, having used up "reptiles", he resorted to "the knobbly monsters".

Here are some classic funny newspaper knobbly monsters (compiled by Tom Churchill of The Scottish Sun)

Hospital: the healing spot (News of the World)

Vladimir Romanov's Lithuanian fitness team: the Baltic henchmen (News of the World)

Jack Vettriano: the saturnine dauber(Sunday Times)

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