Monday 21 April 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 ...

Simon Cowell: The casually-dressed music industry supremo

Seaside rock: The eight-inch minty sticks

Polar Bears: The ambling shaggy white beasts

Beavers: The dam-building mammals

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