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 ..
Traffic cone - The lightweight obstacle
North Pole - Earth's most northern point
Wallflowers - The rewarding biennial
David Seaman - The pony-tailed stopper
Thursday, 24 April 2008
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