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 ..
Alzheimer's - the memory-sapping complaint
Shawls - the multi-coloured crochet creations
Sunken treasure - the watery bounty
Prostitution - the taboo service
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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