Leprechaun Terrorizes Alabama!

A mysterious "leprechaun" has apparently taken up residence in a tree just outside Mobile, Alabama. Local residents have described the leprechaun as a small, frightening figure wearing a bowler hat and crouching in the tree's branches. Of course, if an observer attempts to shine a light on the creepy being, it "disappears." Reporters from the local news have made a valiant attempt to explain the apparition, and several theories have been proposed about the origin of the leprechaun, including my favorite: that it "could be a crackhead that got hold to the wrong stuff and it told him to get up in the tree and play a leprechaun," according to one observer. Massive crowds have gathered around the tree in hopes of finding the creature's pot of gold. Others are more wary -- one man has even constructed a "magic leprechaun flute" to keep himself from coming to any harm. Watch the bizarre newscast here.