the only one i can think of
Our local council invented a character to encourage kids to stop dropping litter. It turned out to be some jobbing actor painted green, covered in crisp packets. He went to all the schools whilst the local councillor talked about how he lurked in bushes waiting for you to drop litter, so he could collect it, make more copies of himself, then take over with their messiness. The problem was that he was bloody terrifying. Consequently, we were all to scared to play outside for quite a while, as we were aware that a creepy man was watching us from the bushes, and we also all developed the habit of stuffing our bags full of rubbish to prevent him breeding.
(niceandwarmandhot vive la résistance, Fri 6 Jan 2006, 14:20, Reply)