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

Leon Jackson: the tonic wine-sipping crooner (The Sun)

Christmas lights: the twinkling festive decorations (News of the world)

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