Run Run As Fast As You Can....

You can't catch me I'm:

a. Marion Jones on Steroids
b. The DeLorean in Back to the Future
c. The Gingerbread Man


And the answer is......................

C - The Gingerbread Man!

Especially when referring to the Gingerbread Man in Hunterdon County....

From The Hunterdon County Democrat:

Gingerbread man sought
Thursday, January 03, 2008

CLINTON TWP. -- Police said they have sifted through the clues about a suspicious Gingerbread Man, but still don't know who he is or what he was doing.

At 4:45 p.m. on Christmas Day a caller to the county communications center reported a man dressed as the Gingerbread Man acting suspiciously on Victoria Drive in a residential area. Patrolman Paul Bate, who responded along with Patrolman Umair Latif, said the caller had tried to approach the Gingerbread Man several times, but he refused to speak and walked away.

This behavior was at odds with the behavior of the Gingerbread Man in the popular children's folk tale, said Lt. Ryan Melsky, who studied children's literature in college. When anyone sought to engage that character, he ran away chanting, "Run run, as fast as you can, you just can't catch the Gingerbread Man."

The patrolmen were not able to find the Gingerbread Man, but did find a witness who said she saw the character as she walked her dog in the area. The reports may seem half-baked, but Lt. Melsky said he would "never discourage anyone from calling police if they feel it's necessary."

When accused of releasing just a few crumbs of information, he said police are releasing all the facts they have on the case. He said the Gingerbread Man is not suspected of any crime. Lt. Melsky said he would check the department's cold case files for any wrongdoers dressed like Gingerbread Men. But he couldn't recall any such previous case in his 13 years on the force.

Editor's note: If the Gingerbread Man would like to come forward to explain himself, he is invited to call north county news chief Curtis Leeds at 782-4747 ext. 697.