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Are Wombles real??

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fucketynamechanged · 13/05/2018 00:52

Just had an argument with a friend... is there an actual species called Wombles or were they made up creatures?

Thank you

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BettyBaggins · 13/05/2018 00:55

Endangered species now, plastics not helping. Find your inner womble.

WorraLiberty · 13/05/2018 00:55

No but Google is real.

SleepingStandingUp · 13/05/2018 00:54

The Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by author Elisabeth Beresford, originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.

CircleSquareCircleSquare · 13/05/2018 00:54

Yes. Of course.
What kind of a daft question is that?
Of course they are real. I believe the tennis folk have real issues with them in the lead up to Wimbledon.

I think there was a BBC documentary about the phenomenon on around this time last year.

BlessYourCottonSocks · 13/05/2018 00:54

Please tell me you are not the one who thinks they are real...

zzzzz · 13/05/2018 00:53

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