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Leprechaun Loose in Alabama
Status: Undetermined
Some residents of Mobile, Alabama are claiming that a leprechaun is loose in their neighborhood. It shows up in the branches of a tree at night. Apparently it can't be photographed, but the thumbnail shows an "amateur sketch" of what people say it looks like. The NBC 15 news broadcast that covered this interesting phenomenon reports that: "eyewitnesses say the leprechaun only comes out at night. If you shine a light in its direction, it suddenly disappears." Make sure that you catch the guy who appears towards the end of the report who has "a special leprechaun flute which has been passed down from thousands of years ago from my great, great grandfather who is Irish."
Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu Mar 23, 2006 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 45
Category: Places, Tall Tales
Category: Places, Tall Tales
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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"You had better start believing, because I am
not in Alabama..."
Anon,
I have to start believing, just because you are not in Alabama?
I have no trouble at all believing (dang, that word starts looking strange after typing it a few times!) that some kind of "being" lives in the tree. I just have a tough time with magical type beings, that disappear when people try to see it, because logic tells me that if it didn't want to be seen, it wouldn't be. And you have to admit that most of the people in the video who claim to have seen it certainly don't add a lot of credibility to the claim...
Posted by hcmomof4 on Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 01:11 PMnot in Alabama..."
Anon,
I have to start believing, just because you are not in Alabama?
I have no trouble at all believing (dang, that word starts looking strange after typing it a few times!) that some kind of "being" lives in the tree. I just have a tough time with magical type beings, that disappear when people try to see it, because logic tells me that if it didn't want to be seen, it wouldn't be. And you have to admit that most of the people in the video who claim to have seen it certainly don't add a lot of credibility to the claim...
Posted by JP in UK on Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 02:45 PM
It's Elvis.
Posted by Laura Higginbotham in Alabama on Thu Mar 30, 2006 at 09:07 AMYou guys won’t believe this! The leprechaun sketch is up for sale on EBay! The NBC station is auctioning it off. I want that sketch so bad! If you go to http://www.wpmi.com they have a link to it. I’M WILLING TO DO ANYTHIING TO GET MY HANDS ON THAT SKETCH! MOM, DAD, I NEED A LOAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by johns88880 in new york city on Sat Apr 01, 2006 at 08:11 PMI can't get over the part where the little girl says that she saw him tip his hat......
And that last guy who had the flute, said that it was handed down from his Great Great grandfather THOUSANDS of years ago..... how long did his dad, grandpa, and greatgrandpa live?
Plus, I didn't know black people were native to ireland
Posted by Rickster in bitchcity on Mon Apr 03, 2006 at 02:23 PMAnd that last guy who had the flute, said that it was handed down from his Great Great grandfather THOUSANDS of years ago..... how long did his dad, grandpa, and greatgrandpa live?
Plus, I didn't know black people were native to ireland
And I didn't know Leprechauns were native to Alabama.
Anon, you're pretty funny. I like your humor. You sure know how to kid. You do that whole "indignation" thing really well. You're good. And your credulity, I love it. Carry on.
Posted by DJ on Thu Apr 06, 2006 at 06:59 AMAnon, you're pretty funny. I like your humor. You sure know how to kid. You do that whole "indignation" thing really well. You're good. And your credulity, I love it. Carry on.
Hey. I would really like to see some REAL PICS of the leprechaun. I think that would be awesome. And im gonna get the I WANNA KNOW WHERE DA GOLD AT shirt. 
Cause all i want to know is where da gold at.
Posted by Robert in Elk City, OK on Thu Apr 06, 2006 at 05:34 PM Cause all i want to know is where da gold at. P.S. - If you have any pictures of it, please send it to me at
Thanks.
Posted by Robert in Elk City, OK on Thu Apr 06, 2006 at 05:35 PMThanks.
Anon is anonymous, right? And he isnt mean, he is just speaking his mind. And Soberoff or whoever is just speaking his/her mind.
Posted by Robert in Elk City, OK on Thu Apr 06, 2006 at 05:37 PM"...this is clearly turning into a racial thing."
No, it's not. No one even mentioned race until you came in here and assumed people were talking about African Americans.
Posted by anon on Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 06:05 PMNo, it's not. No one even mentioned race until you came in here and assumed people were talking about African Americans.
I suppose they'll be saying "Leprechauns are black!" after this. First Jesus, then Santa, now Leprechauns.
"ANYONE SEE A LEPRECAHUN IN THE TREE SAY 'YEEEEEEAH!!!' "
Posted by Matt in AMERICA on Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 11:47 AM"ANYONE SEE A LEPRECAHUN IN THE TREE SAY 'YEEEEEEAH!!!' "
i love the mystery of the Leprechaun in the tree but you don't kno if it's true because of the stupidity of the black people in that neighborhood...need more photos and if so atleast better ones!!!
Posted by Brian in tarboro on Sun May 07, 2006 at 05:46 PMI think they have nothing else to give to the community except to get on the news with this story.As far as the news they are idots for even covering it.Whats next we find smurfs or ninja turtles in NY.Lets forget the crime and chase little green men.
Posted by Anonymous in FL on Fri Jun 16, 2006 at 08:42 AM..a special leprechaun flute which has been passed down from thousands of years ago from my great, great grandfather who is Irish."
hehe unless this guys father was a scaffold erectionist i don't think so. His "Flute" is used to connect two frames of scaffold together.
Posted by The Patch in Little Rock, Arkansas on Fri Jun 30, 2006 at 10:38 AMhehe unless this guys father was a scaffold erectionist i don't think so. His "Flute" is used to connect two frames of scaffold together.
I just wanna know where the gol. I want the gol. Give me the gol.
Posted by Leprechaun in Alabama on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 04:20 PMReality is all in one's perception, and collective belief can create anything. We are all creators. We are all part of the infinite, so yes, I believe they are in fact seeing a Leprechaun....Look at history, as the mindset changed new creatures were formed, it is all cosmic dust anyway, open to interpretation, we mold it into whatever image we see fit...It is all in the mind to begin with. Thoughts are things. 
Posted by CoRa in INDIANA on Sun Aug 20, 2006 at 11:13 AMOnly within the confines of your mind. 
Posted by Charybdis in Hell on Mon Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43 AMI've recently seen the MSNBC video, and I was shocked at how an entire group of people could be some dumb, and entire community. "I want the gold," and "A special flute that has been passed down." I do not see it as a ace based thing, but I think each, and every single person on that broadcast should be slapped, and put in a mental hospital for a long time.
Posted by Demetrius in Atlanta on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 04:43 PMThis is the silliest web site I have come across in a long time. I live in Alabama...Mobile Alabama....I am not saying that I don't believe in Leprechauns....or green crack....but that last one I seen didn't look anything like that picture.
Posted by Living in the tree with the leprechauns smokin the in Mobile Alabama on Fri Mar 16, 2007 at 08:01 PMOkay they have been showing this same video for years.It is just a lil bit of Bama humour i guess.We enjoy seeing people really believe these things its funny right??
As for the racist shit,Do we always have to turn everything into racism we are having a lil fun whats the problem its people like you who ruin the party..........I am a white woman and not prejudice by far........I just think its rediculous that someone mentions crackhead and you assume they are being racist no one said black crackhead the damn leprachaun is GREEN!!!
Posted by LLL in Mobile,Al on Sat Mar 17, 2007 at 07:40 AMAs for the racist shit,Do we always have to turn everything into racism we are having a lil fun whats the problem its people like you who ruin the party..........I am a white woman and not prejudice by far........I just think its rediculous that someone mentions crackhead and you assume they are being racist no one said black crackhead the damn leprachaun is GREEN!!!
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