A 'Laptop'rechaun is similar to a Leprechaun. They both possess treasure and people chase after them so that they can catch them and steal that treasure. Shoemaking is the normal occupation for a Leprechaun. Therefore, he can be found by following the sound of his hammer. The 'Laptop'rechaun is a webmaster. He can be found by surfing the web searching for the sound of his fingers striking his laptop keys.
Both the Leprechaun and the 'Laptop'rechaun use ingenious ways to distract the fortune-seekers. They consider any method as fair for them to use in order to protect themselves and their treasure. The 'Laptop'rechaun spins web sites with impossible to follow navigation systems as his first line of defense. The navigation links are reinforced with misleading captions, most often using highly effective horrible puns. It is soon discovered that a Pentium-pun-powered 'Laptop'rechaun is almost impossible to catch.