Two momentous moments momented this week: Le Petit President Nicolas Sarkozy left the building, as did Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak – albeit in a less likely to pop back for lunch kinda way. So, in their honour, we honour all monsters great and short...

1 Sports Monster

There’s no killing the killer instinct. Your opponent? Yeah, she can die.

2 Snake Monster

“What’s that walking across your bedroom wall?”
“Oh, just my one-legged snake”

3 The Blues Monster

There are a lot of Sesame Street musical parodies (yeah, yeah, you’re Elmo and we know it). But this one is a little bit too good. As one YouTube commentator astutely observed: “Have you ever seen Cookie Monster and Tom Waits in the same room at the same time?” Well have you?

4 Monster Mannequin

Not all monsters are scary. Some just need a cup of tea and a caregiver.

5 Underwater Monsters

The water houses a lot of things. Monsters with elbows.
Monsters churning through ice. And monsters that make you give your togs to the Sallies:

6 Monster Invasion

Relax. When the monsters come for us, Obama’s got it.

President To Face Down Monster Attack, Own Demons In Action-Packed Schedule

7 Monster Cushion

Lonely? You don’t need a partner, just a huggable pillow-phone with a heartbeat and the Samaritans on speed-dial.

8 Monster box

If Jerry Maguire was a television…

9 Your Worst Fantasy

Be careful what you fantasise about teenagers – that thing in your pants can turn nasty.