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Slavemaster Warning (2001 Variant) - Netlore Archive
HOAX: New version of an outdated scare story partially based on fact
Slavemaster Warning - Urban Legends
HOAX: Do not answer Slavemaster's instant messages! He has killed 56 women he talked to on the Internet!!!
Snail Eats Man's Brain - Urban Legends
Dear Urban Legends: Have people gotten sick due to snails eating their brains?
Snake Hiding in Wreath
Viral image shows a 5-foot-long rat snake lurking inside a floral wreath on the front door of a home near Slidell, LA.
Snake Swallows Man #2
Viral images purport to show a gigantic snake - variously alleged to be an anaconda, python, or boa constrictor - swallowing a human being whole.
Snake Swallows Man 1
Viral images purport to show a gigantic snake — said to be an anaconda, python, or boa constrictor — swallowing a human being whole.
Snake Swallows Man! - Urban Legends
Series of viral images purports to show a gigantic snake - said to be an anaconda, python, or boa constrictor - swallowing a human being whole.
Snake Swallows Man! [p. 2]
Man swallowed by a giant snake, cont.: snake swallows man amazon tabloid tales
Snake Swallows Man! [p. 3]
Man swallowed by a giant snake, cont.: snake swallows man brazilian rain forest snake food rare phenomenon man analysis
Snake Swallows Man! [p. 4]
Man swallowed by a giant snake, cont.: snake swallows man snake photos snake food man analysis boa constrictor
Snake vs. Electric Fence - Netlore Archive
Various tales, some taller than others, accompany shocking images of an unfortunate python who tangled with an electric fence and lost
Snake vs. Electric Fence [p. 2]
Emailed images and tall tales, cont.: electric fence snake photos
Snake vs. Electric Fence [p. 3]
Emailed images and tall tales, cont.: rock python bull snake electric fence urban legends reading rock
Snakes in a Flower Pot
An ordinary flower pot turns into an object of horror when a home gardener transplanting a petunia looks inside and believes she sees poisonous snakes. Did such
Snakes in the Ball Pit - Urban Legends
Urban legend has it that deadly vipers infest the ball pits in fast food restaurant playgrounds everywhere. True or false?
Sneakers on Power Lines... and Now for the Science!
In a science fair project, two middle school students used Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map 37
Sneaky Mountain Lion
Viral image purports to show a mountain lion (cougar) sneaking up behind a hunter posing with a freshly-downed elk in North Dakota.
Sneaky Shark
His parents, posing in their scuba gear for an underwater picture, couldn't understand why he suddenly panicked and swam frantically to the suface ... but not before taking the vacation snapshot of a lifetime.
Sneaky Shark
His parents, posing in their scuba gear for an underwater picture, couldn't understand why he suddenly panicked and swam frantically to the suface ... but not
Sneaky Shark (Photo) - Urban Legends
Emailed image shows a massive shark looming behind two blissfully unaware scuba divers vacationing in Australia.
Snooki Repeats Claim that Ocean is Salty Because of Whale Sperm
Snooki explains to Chelsea Handler why the ocean is salty.
Snopes Exposed - Is Snopes.com Biased? - Urban Legends
Snopes Exposed: Does Snopes.com have a liberal bias? Forwarded email alleges that the urban legend debunking site Snopes.com is 'owned by a flaming liberal' who is 'in the tank for Obama' and can't be trusted to provide reliable information.
Snopes Under Fire
Snowball, the Giant Mutant Cat of Ontario - Netlore Archive
Circulating via email, a photograph of a giant mutant cat named Snowball in the arms of his owner, Roger Degagne
Snowball, the Giant Mutant Cat of Ontario [Part 2: The Photo]
Rodger Degagne and his giant cat, cont.: image credit photo image cordell
Snowball, the Giant Mutant Cat of Ontario [Part 3: Commentary]
Rodger Degagne and his giant cat, cont.: atomic energy of canada limited nuclear research facility atomic energy of canada mutant offspring atomic radiation
So Close to Home
So Close to Home - Two Folktales of Papua New Guinea
Stories can unite people. Neighbors gather to listen to a clever raconteur, to view a movie reel, to watch a play or a dance. Writers have their audience, poets their dreamy public. The office gossip entertains at the water cooler. A mime enchants the imagination of the crowd. I recognize home in the folktales of distant lands....
So Close to Home [p. 2]
Two folktales of Papaua New Guinea, cont.
Soda Pop Terrorist Warnings (Don't Drink Coke or Pepsi!) - Urban Legends
In these variants of The Grateful Terrorist, an 'Arab' or 'Muslim-looking' stranger repays someone's kindness by warning his benefactor not to drink Coke (or Pepsi) after a certain date.
Soldier's Mother Solicits Emails of Support for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan - Netlore Archive
An email chain letter started by Connie Wells of Lufkin, TX, whose son is serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, solicits messages of support for troops who won't be home for Christmas this year.
Solicitation of Holiday Mail for U.S. Troops - Netlore Archive
A message posted on the Web and circulating via forwarded email asks for holiday mail and packages to be sent directly to U.S. troops
Some Children Left Behind?
A forwarded email circulating since April sounds an alarm against an alleged provision
Son of Hogzilla
A 1,000-pound feral hog nicknamed
Sonia Sotomayor Advocates Castrating White Males - Urban Legends
Emailed 'news story' claims U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor delivered a speech in 2004 in which she advocated the 'castration of all white males,' and that her comments have been defended by President Obama as 'taken out of context' by political opponents.
Sony PSP Giveaway - Netlore Archive
Email hoax claims recipients will receive a free Sony PSP console if they forward the message to 20 other people
Sony: 'PSP Giveaway' Email Is a Hoax
A new chain letter circulating via email claims recipients will receive a free Sony PSP console for simply forwarding the message to 20 other people. Sound too
Sour Spray Candy Warning - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email recounts an incident in which a child experienced a laryngospasm (involuntary closure of the larynx, obstructing breathing) after drinking sour spray candy directly from the container
Sour Spray Candy: Use as Directed!
Circulating via email, the frightening story of a child who suffered a laryngospasm (throat spasm cutting off air to the lungs) after drinking sour spray candy
Source Photos - Shark Attacks Helicopter!
Source photos used to create the 'Shark Attacks Helicopter' hoax
South African Police Probe Alleged 'Snuff Film' Murder
Detectives investigating the rape and murder of 18-year-old Tanya Flowerday in Randburg, South Africa believe she could have been the victim of a 'snuff'
Space-Age German Parking Garage?
Not exactly. The image at right is one of two circulating via email which actually depict a 20-storey
Spam from a Hit Man?
Business owners across the U.S. are targets of a new type of Internet scam involving emails purporting to come from a hired assassin who claims he has been
Speeding Ticket Frenzy
Speeding Ticket Frenzy
Speeding Ticket Frenzy - Urban Legends
Email rumor claims state troopers are participating in a 'speeding ticket frenzy,' handing out citations at a faster-than-usual pace to increase state revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in Dallas, Texas - Urban Legends
Email hoax claims a 'speeding ticket frenzy' is about to take place in Dallas, Texas, with police and state troopers handing out tickets every 10 minutes to collect more fines and increase the state's revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in Georgia - Urban Legends
Forwarded email warns that Georgia state troopers are about to launch a 'speeding ticket frenzy' in and around Atlanta, Georgia during which citations will be issued at the rate of one every 10 to 20 minutes to increase state revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in Michigan - Urban Legends
Email hoax claims a 'speeding ticket frenzy' is taking place in Michigan, with state troopers handing out tickets every 10 minutes to collect more fines and increase the state's revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in Pennsylvania - Urban Legends
New versions of email hoax claim the Pennsylvania State Police are launching a 'speeding ticket frenzy' to increase state revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in South Orange County, CA - Urban Legends
Email hoax claims the California Highway Patrol is launching a 'speeding ticket frenzy' in South Orange County to collect more fines and increase the state's revenues.
Speeding Ticket Frenzy in Tennessee - Urban Legends
July 2006 version of a familiar email hoax claims a 'speeding ticket frenzy' will take place in Tennessee, with highway patrol officers handing out tickets every 10 minutes to collect more fines and increase the state's revenues
Spider Bite
This disturbing series of images purports to show the progressive deterioration of a wound resulting from the bite of a brown recluse (
Spielberg to Film 'The Crusades'?
Spielberg's 'Open Letter' to Mel Gibson
It's angry, it's controversial, it's the hottest email on the forwarding circuit ... and it's a fake. Steven Spielberg's publicist says an open letter
Spirit Airlines 'Free Flight' Chain Letter - Netlore Archive
Email hoax claims recipients will receive a free round-trip flight from Spirit Airlines if they forward the message to 5 other people
Spleen Venting - From the Urban Legends Mailbag
Celebrity rumors, antichrist accusations and the merits of lard as a hairdressing
Spoofed Web Greeting Cards Pose Real Threat to Users
PC World reports that some messages appearing to originate from legitimate sources and asking recipients to click on a link to retrieve a virtual greeting card
Spring and Summer - : Balancing Eggs on the Equinox
Readers share their equinox egg balancing experiences.
Spunkball Warning - Netlore Archive
Spunkball - Internet warning about teens attacking cars with homemade firebombs is false
Square Watermelons - Urban Legends
Circulating via email, pictures of square watermelons grown in special tempered glass cases by Japanese farmers.
Squirrels on Crack
Srit and the Bitch
Folklore and historical legends - not to mention legends urbane - abound with warnings about visitations of malevolent spirits both natural and supernatural. Indeed it can be sobering to contemplate the seemingly endless array of bizarre and chaotic elements that are crouching nearby...
Srit and the Bitch - A Pocket Tale
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day History, Origin and Customs
St. Patrick's Day 2012: Links to origin, history and customs of the holiday
Stalin: 'It's Not the People Who Vote that Count; It's the People Who Count the Votes'
Did Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once say 'It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes'?
Stalking the Wild Haggis
November 30 is St. Andrew's Day, a feast dedicated to Scotland's patron saint and an excuse to celebrate all things Scottish, including the sometime national
Stallone: 'Richard Gere Blames Me for the Gerbil Rumor'
Via Jeanette Walls: Richard Gere and Sylvester Stallone so disliked each other when they were both working on the set of The Lords of Flatbush, said Stallone in
Star Wars Religion Doesn't Make Census
Will filling in 'Jedi' as your religion on census forms force the government to recognize it as a legitimate faith?
Star Wars Religion Doesn't Make Census - Part 2: Star Wars Theology
Email hoax is pooh-poohed by Australian authorities
Star Wars Religion Doesn't Make Census - Part 3: The (British) Empire Strikes Back
The Home OFfice is not amused...: star wars theology star wars fans british empire manchester united farce
Starbucks Cancels Free Coupon Offer
Somebody made a booboo. A limited number of printable coupons for a free Starbucks iced grande beverage were distributed via email last week to company
Starbucks Refuses to Donate Coffee to U.S. Marines? - Urban Legends
Forwarded email accuses Starbucks of refusing to donate coffee to U.S. Marines on the, er, grounds that the company is against the Iraq war 'and anyone in it'
Starbucks Statement on Donating Coffee to U.S. Marines - Urban Legends
Statement from Starbucks corporate headquarters: netlore archive marine sergeant public charities irs code freedom and democracy
Starbucks vs. Israel - Netlore Archive
Is it true that specialty coffee chain Starbucks has closed all its stores in Israel, while still doing business in surrounding Arab countries?
Starving Dog as Art? - Urban Legends
Forwarded email urges recipients to sign a petition preventing artist Guillermo Vargas (aka 'Habacuc' or 'Habakkuk') from participating in the Central American Biennial of Art because he created an exhibition in which a stray dog was allegedly starved to death in the name of art.
Starving Dog as Art? [Analysis]
Forwarded email, cont.: bull images property in costa rica incense burner dog biscuits online petitions
Starving Dog as Art? [p. 2]
Forwarded email, cont.: art images photos
Starving Dog as Art? [p. 3]
Forwarded email, cont.: art images
State Policemen Don't Have Balls - An Urban Legend
Female traffic violator tries to talk her way out of a citation by offering to buy tickets to the policeman's ball. 'I'm a state trooper, ma'am,' replies the officer. 'We don't have balls.'
Statement from French's Mustard - Netlore Archive
Statement attributed to the manufacturers of French's Mustard disavowing anything in common with the country of France -- except being yellow
Statement from Nestle Purina on Beneful Dog Food [Feb. 6, 2007]
Statement from Nestlé Purina PetCare concerning reports about pet deaths connected with Beneful Dog Food
Static Electricity Causes Gas Pump Fires (Variant) - Urban Legends
Variant of email rumor: petroleum equipment institute richmond refinery prodigy member static electricity bob renkes of petroleum equipment institute
Static Electricity Causes Gas Pump Fires - Urban Legends
TRUE: Static electricity has been the cause of a significant number of fires at or near gasoline pumps during vehicle refueling
Static Electricity Causes Gas Pump Fires [Analysis]
Analysis of email rumor concerning gas station fires caused by static electricity.
Static Electricity, Not Cell Phones, Causes Gas Pump Fires
From Deseret News, yet another reminder that static electricity generated by re-entering and exiting your vehicle while refueling can cause fires or explosions
Statue by 'Kalat' Pays Tribute to U.S. Soldiers - Urban Legends
Emailed photos show a memorial statue by Iraqi artist Kalat honoring the American troops who liberated his country.
Statue by Iraqi Artist 'Kalat' [p. 2]
Emailed photos, cont.: iraqi artist page nbsp tribute
Status Update
Please copy and paste this as your status if you know someone...
Steve Irwin a Born-Again Christian? - Netlore Archive
Email rumor claims 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin became a born-again Christian shortly before his death in September 2006
Steve Jobs Heart Attack Rumor a Hoax, Apple Says
Apple Inc. shares plummeted this morning after a posting on CNN's
Steven Spielberg Letter to Mel Gibson - Urban Legends
Circulating via email, a letter purportedly written by Steven Spielberg taking Mel Gibson to task for making anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest for drunk driving in August 2006.
Steven Spielberg to Make Film on the Crusades? - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email claims Jewish filmmaker Steven Spielberg has announced he will make a gory movie about atrocities committed by Christians during the Crusades in response to Mel Gibson's allegedly anti-Semitic film, 'The Passion of the Christ'
Steven Tyler Dead? Wrong Again
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler fell off a stage in South Dakota yesterday (see video) and was airlifted to a hospital for treatment of what were described as
Sticker-on-Rear-Window Carjacking Scheme - Urban Legends
Email rumor warns of a new carjacking scheme involving the placement of a sticker or flyer on the victim's rear window to fool them into exiting the vehicle with the engine running.
Still on Pins and Needles
News wires are reporting that more copycat incidents involving hypodermic needles secreted in public places have been uncovered in the Virginias.
Stolen License Plates Used in Gasoline Thefts - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email warns that criminals are stealing license plates and mounting them on their own vehicles to avoid being caught perpetrating 'pump and run' gasoline thefts
Stop the Presses! No Shadow for Punxsutawney Groundhog, Spring to Arrive Early
Stop the Presses! No Shadow for Punxsutawney Groundhog, Spring to Arrive Early
Stop the Presses, Lasagna Is British!
Researchers have found a recipe for lasagna heretofore considered a quintessentially Italian dish in 'The Forme of Cury,' a cookbook compiled in
Store Closing: Muslim Sign in Harwin Central Mall - Urban Legends
Circulating via email: A sign posted on the door of a shop in Houston's Harwin Central Mall says the store will be closed on September 11 to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali, purportedly a 9/11 terrorist.
Store Closings and Gift Cards - Urban Legends
Forwarded email purports to list current and future retail store closings by major U.S. companies due to the economic downturn, and advises consumers to redeem gift cards and gift certificates sooner rather than later.
Store Closings and Gift Cards [p. 2]
Forwarded email purports to list current and future retail store closings by major U.S. companies due to the economic downturn and advises consumers to redeem gift cards and gift certificates sooner rather than later.
Strange Creatures Found After Tsunami
Set of 25 images circulating via forwarded email allegedly shows an awesome variety of bizarre deep-sea life recovered from the beaches of Phuket, Thailand
Strange but True: Snake Jams Printer
Lending credence to some viral show-and-tell presentations we've seen in the past -- the mouse caught in a printer cartridge, for example, and the snake in the
Strange-Headed Creature
A reader writes:
Strawberry Quick / Strawberry Meth Drug Warning - Urban Legends
Viral messages warn of a candy-flavored form of methamphetamine targeted at young people called 'strawberry meth' (aka 'Strawberry Quick' or 'Strawberry Quik').
Street Paintings (p.2) - Netlore Archive
Emailed photos, cont.: netlore archive page nbsp image image paintings
Street Paintings (p.3) - Netlore Archive
Emailed photos, cont.: netlore archive image image paintings
Street Paintings (p.4) - Netlore Archive
Emailed photos, cont.: netlore archive image image paintings
Street Paintings (p.5) - Netlore Archive
Emailed photos, cont.: netlore archive paintings
Street Paintings - Analysis
Emailed photos, cont.: architecture blends conceptual paintings pavement art authentic photographs art center college
Street Paintings - Netlore Archive
Emailed photos show remarkably realistic 3-D street and sidewalk paintings. Are they real?
Study: Fellatio May Decrease Breast Cancer Risk
One of the items in my inbox this morning was a link to a 'news story' (if the site is unavailable, you can read the full text here) which begins as
Submit a Suspected Hoax / Rumor / Urban Legend
We welcome — in fact, we depend on — your submissions of suspected urban legends, email rumors and Net hoaxes, even if you're not sure they qualify as folklore.
Sugar Water Alert
Another helpful tip from the Internets: Watch out for shady characters lurking in Target store parking lots with jugs of sugar water. What they're up to, see,
Sugar Water in the Gas Tank - Netlore Archive
Internet urban legend warns of a criminal ploy to disable women's vehicles by pouring sugar water in their gas tanks
Sugar Water in the Gas Tank [p. 2]
Internet urban legend, cont.
Super-Skinny Fashion Model 1
Viral images purport to show extremely emaciated fashion models.
Super-Skinny Fashion Model 2
Viral images purport to show extremely emaciated fashion models.
Super-Skinny Fashion Model 3
Viral images purport to show extremely emaciated fashion models.
Super-Skinny Fashion Model 4
Viral images purport to show extremely emaciated fashion models.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models - Urban Legends
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [Analysis]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 10]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 2]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 3]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 4]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 5]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 6]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 7]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 8]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Super-Skinny Fashion Models [p. 9]
Viral images purport to show grotesquely thin fashion models in runway shows and posing for photographs.
Superglue Revenge 2009
Buck Wolf over at Weird News just blogged about a sticky situation in Wisconsin involving an unfaithful husband, his jilted wife, three different women he
Survival of the Silliest - A Darwin Award Winner?
Dear Urban Legends: What truth is there behind these 'Darwin Award' winners? I never seem to read anywhere else about these awards for human stupidity except via email.
Suspected Penis Snatcher Beaten to Death by Mob in Gambia
Police in Serekunda, Gambia say 28-year-old Baba Jallow, suspected by locals of stealing another man's penis through sorcery, was beaten to death by a lynch mob
Suspicious Halloween Candy Purchases at Costco (Variant) - Urban Legends
Did a person or persons of Arab descent buy thousands of dollars worth of candy at New Jersey Costco stores for use in a terrorist plot?
Suspicious Halloween Candy Purchases at Costco - Urban Legends
Did a person or persons of Arab descent buy thousands of dollars worth of candy at New Jersey Costco stores one month after 9/11?
Suzy DeLucci and the Miracle of Life - Urban Legends
AKA: 'Reasons Not to Have Sex with a Lobster' (Contains graphic subject matter)
Suzy DeLucci and the Miracle of Life [p. 2]
Reasons not to have sex with a lobster, cont.: susan delucci cockroach eggs mud shrimp body orifices taco bell restaurants
SweetCaliGuy4evr Warning (Variant of 'Slavemaster') - Netlore Archive
HOAX: New versions of an Internet scare story that commenced in 2000
Swiffer WetJet Harmful to Pets? - Urban Legends
Email rumor claims Swiffer WetJet disposable floor cleaner contains an ingredient toxic to dogs and cats.
Swiffer WetJet Rumor
A fast-spreading email rumor surfaced earlier this week blaming Procter & Gamble's Swiffer WetJet floor cleaner for the deaths due to liver failure of a
Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry - Urban Legends
Circulating via email, criticism of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attributed to former military personnel involved in swift boat operations during the Vietnam War.
Swine Flu + Zombies = Global Ghoul Pandemic!!!
News story credited to the BBC reports that a new strain of the H1N1 flu virus has emerged
Swine Flu Spam and Phishing Attacks
Network security expert Tony Bradley reports that spammers and phishers have wasted no time in exploiting public fears of a swine flu pandemic to peddle bogus
Swine Flu Update from Dr. Gitterle [p. 2]
Forwarded email from Dr. Marcus Gitterle, cont.
Swine Scene Investigators Dig Up Truth on Hogzilla
Scientists exhumed the corpse of Hogzilla and performed a battery of tests on it during a National Geographic TV special shown last Sunday in hopes of
Syphilis Alfredo
This just in from the Internet rumor mill:
T. Bubba Bechtol on the Torture of Iraqi Prisoners - Netlore Archive
Email flier claims T. Bubba Bechtol, supposedly a part-time city councilman in Pensacola, Florida, was ejected from a radio studio for remarks defending the torture of Iraqi prisoners
T.G.I. Friday's 'Free Entree' Coupons - Urban Legends
Circulating via email, a sheet of counterfeit printable coupons promising free entrees on behalf of T.G.I. Friday's Guest Relations.
THIS Is a New Summer Trend?
While I don't quibble with the authenticity of this image and others like it now circulating via email, I do question the claim that they document a
TR on Immigrants, the English Language, and the Flag
Circulating via email, an authentic but erroneously dated quote from Theodore Roosevelt on the necessity of
Tabloid Regurgitates Mama Cass Myth
Wouldn't you know it, number three on the Daily Mirror's roster of the
Tabloids, 'Folklore of Our Times'
'A natural offspring of America's industrialized democracy, the tabloid has learned to time its beat with the pulse of the common people. With an exaggeration
Taco Bell Meat: Grade 'D'?
A class-action lawsuit has been filed accusing Taco Bell of false advertising because it describes the meat used in some of its products as
Take that, ACLU!
As everyone knows, the American Civil Liberties Union has long pressed for separation of church and state by, among other things, filing lawsuits to remove
Taking (Re)Stock of Best Buy's Return Policy
From the Consumer Complaints department: circulating via email, a first-person narrative recounting one customer's Kafkaesque experience returning a GPS unit to
Taliban Monkey Soldiers
Talk About Weird
Just a few of the topics we're discussing in the Urban Legends Forum right now: New Loch Ness VideoAmazingly, the mysterious shape never breaks the surface
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Budweiser vs. the Arabs Who Laughed'
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Budweiser vs. the Arabs Who Laughed'
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Gen. Black Jack Pershing vs. Muslim Terrorists'
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Gen. Black Jack Pershing vs. Muslim Terrorists'
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Not All Heroes Are People'
Tall Tales of 9/11: 'Not All Heroes Are People'
Tampax Pearl Tampons Cause Yeast Infection, Bleeding - Urban Legends
Anonymous email rumor claims loose fibers from Tampax Pearl tampons can cause yeast infection and cervical bleeding.
Target Bans Salvation Army Bell Ringers - Urban Legends
Forwarded messages criticize Target Corporation for not allowing Salvation Army bell ringers on their premises at Christmas time.
Target Stores vs. Vietnam Veterans (April 2003 Variant) - Netlore Archive
April 2003 variant of forwarded email alleging not only that Target Corporation refused to make a donation to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, but that the company is French-owned
Target Stores vs. Vietnam Veterans (Feb. 2003 Variant) - Netlore Archive
Feb. 2003 variant of forwarded email alleging that Target Corporation refused to make a donation to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?
Target Stores vs. Vietnam Veterans (March 2003 Variant) - Netlore Archive
March 2003 variant of forwarded email alleging that Target Corporation refused to make a donation to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?
Target Stores vs. Vietnam Veterans - December 2003 Statement from Target Corp.
Updated statement from Target Corp., December 2003
Target Stores vs. Vietnam Veterans - Urban Legends
Is it true that the Target Corporation insulted former military personnel by refusing to make a donation to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?
Target Subsidiary Sells FCUK Brand Products - Netlore Archive
Email flier criticizes Target Corp. subsidiary Marshall Field's for marketing 'FCUK' brand fragrance and clothing to teenagers
Tariq / Fatima Hareez Chain Letter - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
Yet another 'save a dying child' hoax: urban legends and folklore folklore archive hafeez legends and folklore kalin
Ted Nugent: 'I Am a Bad American' - Urban Legends
Variant of an op-ed piece about political correctness and Americanism falsely attributed to Ted Nugent and other celebrities.
Teenager Dies After Inhaling Dust-Off Cleaning Spray - Urban Legends
TRUE: One father's first-person account of finding his son dead after he inhaled Dust-Off cleaning spray to get high.
Telemarketers Exploit 'Do Not Call' Loophole
Proving once again that it pays to read the fine print, a new email flier warns that signing up for promotional giveaways may grant telemarketers the right to
Tempus Fugitive
Via Alex Boese, word of another infamous time travel poseur (see earlier story). This one, calling himself John Titor, created a buzz in 2000 by claiming he had
Teresa Heinz Kerry, Radical Leftist?
'Tis the season for partisan attacks on presidential candidates — and their wives too, evidently. The first half of a widely circulated email discussing Teresa
Termite Warning
Terrorists Buy UPS Uniforms on eBay? - Urban Legends
Email rumor circulating since 2003 claims a large number of UPS uniforms were mysteriously purchased at inflated prices - possibly by terrorists - on the online auction site eBay.
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Tests Belie Email Warning on Beneful Dog Food
Anecdotal reports submitted by pet owners around the U.S. seem to show a correlation between the deaths of some 20 dogs and their consumption of Beneful Dog
Texas Rattlesnake
Next time you're out in the tall grass, remember this one. This snake was recently found at the J & S Quik Mart located just south of RR 3014 Turnoff on Highway 281 south of Tow, Texas.
Texas Tornado / Oil Rig Photo - Urban Legends
Dramatic image purportedly captures a massive nighttime tornado illuminated by lightning not far from an oil rig near Ft. Stockton, Texas.
Text Message Hoax Promises Cingular Credit
A text message promising a $60 credit to every Cingular customer who forwards the message to 10 more people is a hoax, AT&T announced on Friday. The message,
Text Message Hoax Spreads Panic in Flint, Michigan
The messages were short but not sweet. They blazed from phone to phone in Flint, Michigan today, spreading fear throughout the city.
Thank God It's Doomsday
The end is nigh. Time to stockpile Cheez Whiz again!
Thank God It's Doomsday (P. 2)
Predictions of 5/5/2000 cataclysms, cont.: planetary alignments natural catastrophes earth scientists bad astronomy tidal waves
Thank You from the Old Folks Home - Urban Legends
An 84-year-old resident of the Safety Harbor Assisted Home for the Aged writes to administrators of a local middle school to thank them for the radio she won at a senior citizens' luncheon.
Thank You, Google: A Quarter-Century of Weekly World News Is Now Online
If you've ever wondered how folks got their misinformation before the Internet was invented, wonder no more. Via Google Book Search, full-issue scans of
Thanks for All the Chain Letters - Urban Legends
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you send this email to at least 1,200 people in the next 10 seconds, a bird will crap on you today at 7 p.m.
Thanksgiving History, Customs and Folklore
Thanksgiving - History, origin, and traditions of an American holiday
Thanksgiving, De-Mythologized
Thanksgiving, De-Mythologized
Thanksgiving, De-Mythologized
They dressed in earth-tones, not black and white. They didn't wear buckles on their shoes. The
Thanksgiving, De-Mythologized - Urban Legends and Folklore Archives
Thanksgiving, De-Mythologized - They never, ever called themselves "Pilgrims." The "First Thanksgiving" in 1621 - actually a secular, three-day harvest festival held sometime between September 21 and November 11 - was the only Thanksgiving they ever celebrated.
That'd Be the Butt, Bob - An Urban Legend
During a taping of the popular 1970s show 'The Newlywed Game,' a female contestant comes up with an unexpected response to the question, 'Where's the most unusual place you've ever made whoopee?'
Thaw the Chicken! (The Chicken Gun) - Netlore Archive
On the unadvisability of firing chickens out of a cannon before they are fully thawed...
The 'Apollo Moon Landing Hoax' Hoax
Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, one of two world-changing events in human history occurred: 1. Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to
The 'Dark Knight' Curse
Via The Dish Rag: Heath Ledger died of an overdose. Special effects technician Conway Wickliffe died in a stunt-car crash. Christian Bale was arrested on
The 'Date of the Beast' Approacheth
Some folks are girding their loins in anticipation of the sixth of June 6-6-06 a date they regard as the calendrical equivalent of 666, the
The 'Hanoi Jane' Letters
A little over four years ago, I undertook the debunking of a forwarded email accusing actress and sometime peace activist Jane Fonda of materially betraying
The 'Love Rollercoaster' Scream - An Urban Legend
Was the bloodcurdling scream heard during the Ohio Players song 'Love Rollercoaster' uttered by a woman who was murdered in the recording studio?
The 'Real' Cindy Sheehan - Netlore Archive
Email flier claims that Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier who died in the Iraq war, never really cared about her son while he was growing up and in fact abandoned him to be raised by her 'ex-husband'
The 'Real' John Kerry (p. 2) - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email criticizes Senator John Kerry's record, cont.
The 'Real' John Kerry - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email criticizes Senator John Kerry's record as a Vietnam War hero/dissident
The 'True' Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Urban Legends
Forwarded email claims the character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created by a Montgomery Ward copywriter to console his 4-year-old daughter after her mother died of cancer.
The 'Truth' About Martin Luther King - Urban Legends
Anonymous forwarded email purports to reveal 'Four Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.'
The (Supposed) Congressional Reform Act of 2011
Now hear this: Warren Buffett had nothing to do with a chain letter touting a 'Congressional Reform Act of 2011.'
The (True) Legend of the Exploding Whale
Saturday, November 12 marks the 35th anniversary of the infamous exploding whale incident near Florence, Oregon. It was on that day in 1970 that the Oregon
The 400 Christians of Meulaboh - Netlore Archive
According to this email tale, 400 Christians living in the predominantly Muslim city of Meulaboh, Indonesia were miraculously saved from death in the December 26, 2004 tsunami because they had left to celebrate Christmas in the hills after being told they could not do so in town
The 9/11 Diet Pepsi Can - Urban Legends
Viral images show a can of Diet Pepsi purchased in the Middle East featuring a graphic design some Americans find reminiscent of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
The A.I.D.S. Computer Virus - Netlore Archive
Delete it immediately!! It will render your computer useless... (NOT!)
The Apocalypse Is at Hand
Here's a slide show presentation currently circulating via email that'll make you long for the good old days when Bible prophecy buffs were still trying to
The Art of the Prank
Coincidence? I think not. Just in time for April Fools' Day, infamous prankster and satirist Joey Skaggs has announced the launch of Pranks.com, a brand new
The Atheists' Holiday
An atheist and his ACLU lawyer go before a judge to complain that while Christians have Christmas and Easter to celebrate as public holidays, and Jews have Yom
The Atheists' Holiday - Urban Legends
An atheist and his ACLU lawyer go before a judge to complain that while Christians have Christmas and Easter to celebrate, and Jews have Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, there is no such public holiday for atheists. The judge begs to differ.
The Baby with Two Faces
Word has it that a baby born with two faces in northern India last month is being worshipped by local villagers as the reincarnation of the Hindu demon-fighting
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs - An Urban Legend
A teenage babysitter frantically calls the police after receiving prank calls from a stranger who repeatedly inquires after the welfare of the children she's supposed to be taking care of.
The Barrel of Bricks - An Urban Legend
As told in story, song, and faxlore, the tale of a bricklayer who suffers multiple injurious mishaps while lowering bricks from a rooftop with a pulley
The Biggest Dog There Never Was
Submitted for your skeptical disapproval, a widely emailed photograph purporting to document the Guinness World Record holder for biggest dog, a monstrous
The Bird Flu Conspiracy
Did you know that governments worldwide are stockpiling the antiviral drug Tamiflu in preparation for a bird flu pandemic even though only about a hundred
The Black Patch - Netlore Archive
Emailed photo shows a U.S. soldier wearing a black patch which reads 'Doing the work of...' above the flags of France, Germany and Russia
The Blind and Prophetic
Those Greek gods and goddesses were always copulating, or thinking about copulation, or planning to copulate. And all throughout the myths the smorgasboard
The Blob
It doesn't have a backbone and it's too big to be a whale skin. 'We'd never before seen such a strange specimen,' a befuddled scientist confided to Reuters.
The Blue Star LSD Tattoo - An Urban Legend
The urban legend of the 'Blue Star LSD tattoo' - a transferable decal for children allegedly spiked with LSD - makes yet another strong comeback.
The Body in the Bed
The Body in the Bed - An Urban Legend
The Body in the Bed - An Urban Legend
A classic urban legend. Honeymooners notice a strange odor in their hotel room and decide to peek under the mattress, only to find... The Body in the Bed!
The Bothered Bride (The Bride's Revenge) - An Urban Legend
During a stately wedding ceremony, the bride interrupts the proceedings to reveal a shocking secret about the groom and the maid of honor
The Boy Whose Life Was Saved by a Chain Letter that Won't Die
The Boyfriend's Death
The Boyfriend's Death - An urban legend
The Boyfriend's Death - An Urban Legend
They picked the worst possible night to go necking on Lovers' Lane...
The Breast Cancer Site (Click to Donate Free Mammograms) - Urban Legends
TRUE: Clicking on sponsors' ads on the Breast Cancer Site helps provide funding for free mammograms for low-income women.
The Bridegroom's Revenge - An Urban Legend
During a stately wedding ceremony, the groom interrupts the proceedings to reveal a shocking secret about the bride and the best man
The Bristol Zoo Parking Attendant - Urban Legends
Email tale about 'a very pleasant attendant' who, for 25 years running, showed up every day at Bristol Zoo and collected parking fees from visitors, then one day simply vanished with all the cash. Turns out the zoo had never hired a car park attendant. The man now lives in a villa in Spain.
The Budweiser Story - An Urban Legend
Still circulating years after the fact, the tale of one American's revenge...
The Cabinet of Curiosities
The Cabinet of Curiosities: an online repository of the curious, the dubious, the offbeat, the outrageous and the bizarre.
The Cannibal Cafe
Sherrie S. writes:A friend of mine said that this morning on
The Case of the Billion Dollar Booty
There's no getting around it, Jennifer Lopez's personal fame has very nearly been eclipsed by that of her own behind. Nor is there any getting around rampant
The Case of the Purloined Penguin
In an unusual press conference held last week at Boston's New England Aquarium, officials assured the public that all of the aquarium's 61 penguins are present
The Case of the Vanishing Moon Landing Tapes
Blogging about the strange disappearance of NASA's original recordings of the Apollo 11 mission to land the first men on the moon, my colleague Nick Greene
The Cat's Meow - Bogdanovich Film Recounts Legend of Thomas Ince's Death
Long ago and far away when I was a television writer in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of going to work every day at the historic Culver Studios, where I overheard rumors to the effect that the lot's 1918-vintage administration building - known to employees as
The Celebrity Heckler
It's the early '70s. One of the most popular rock bands of the era, Grand Funk Railroad, is onstage playing to a sell-out crowd. During a less-than-inspired
The Celebrity Heckler - An Urban Legend
'If you think you can do better, come on up here!' says Grand Funk Railroad's guitarist to a booing audience member. Up walks Eric Clapton.
The Chadsworth Bush Story - Urban Legends
Email euphemistically summarizes the life and times of 'Chadsworth Bush,' supposedly the great-great uncle of President G.W. Bush and a horse thief and train robber to boot
The Chadsworth Gore Story - Urban Legends
Email euphemistically summarizes the life and times of 'Chadsworth Gore,' supposedly the great-great uncle of former Vice President Al Gore and a horse thief and train robber to boot (variant of 'The Gunther Gore Story').
The Char-Broiled Scuba Diver - An Urban Legend
Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed, put on your wetsuit, and go scuba diving near a forest fire.
The Choking Doberman
The Choking Doberman - An urban legend
The Choking Doberman
My cousin and his wife lived in Sydney with this huge doberman in a little apartment off Maroubra Road. One night they went out for dinner and a spot of
The Choking Doberman - An Urban Legend
The Choking Doberman - a classic urban legend retold...
The Clinton Body Count - Netlore Archive
Forwarded email dating from the mid-1990s contains a list of dozens of people connected with Bill and Hillary Clinton who - we are to believe - died under mysterious circumstances
The Clown Statue
The Clown Statue - An urban legend
The Clown Statue
The Clown Statue
The Clown Statue / The Clown Doll - An Urban Legend
A babysitter calls the parents she's working for to ask if she can cover up the disturbing 'clown statue' in the room where she's watching TV. The parents tell her to call 911 immediately and get out of the house!
The Clown Statue / The Clown Doll [p. 2]
A babysitter calls the parents she's working for to ask if she can cover up the disturbing 'clown statue' in the room where she's watching TV. The parents tell her to call 911 immediately and get out of the house!
The Colander Lie Detector
Email tale echoes an urban legend dating back several decades about police interrogators wiring a metal colander to a photocopy machine and convincing a suspect
The Colander Lie Detector - An Urban Legend
Claim: Police in Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The suspect confessed.
The Columbus Method - : Balancing Eggs on the Equinox
Readers share their equinox egg balancing experiences.
The Cosby Platform
Did you hear that Bill Cosby plans on running for President as a write-in candidate in 2012? If not, don't fret. It's a hoax. A forwarded email purporting to
The Cost of Obama's Trip to India - Urban Legends
Forwarded emails based on unsubstantiated press reports claim President Obama's trip to India will require a staff of 3,000 people and a flotilla of 34 war ships, at a cost to American taxpayers of $2 billion.
The Cougar on the Porch (Photos) - Urban Legends
Snapshots taken through the screen door of someone's house reveal a cougar (mountain lion) prowling on the porch.
The Cougar on the Porch [Analysis]
Snapshots taken through the screen door of someone's house reveal a cougar (mountain lion) prowling on the porch.
The Cougar on the Porch [p. 2]
Snapshots taken through the screen door of someone's house reveal a cougar (mountain lion) prowling on the porch.
The Cougar on the Porch [p. 3]
Snapshots taken through the screen door of someone's house reveal a cougar (mountain lion) prowling on the porch.
The Cougar on the Porch [p. 4]
Snapshots taken through the screen door of someone's house reveal a cougar (mountain lion) prowling on the porch.
The Curse of the Hope Diamond
Many diamonds are phosphorescent, glowing faintly blue in a darkened room after exposure to ultraviolent light. By contrast, the famed Hope Diamond glows a
The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards: Honoring (posthumously, of course) those who have removed themselves from the gene pool in the most spectacular or humiliating manner. Some of these stories are true, some false; all reveal human nature at its most bizarre.
The Dead Cat in the Package
As told by SF Chronicle columnist Herb Caen nearly 50 years ago: The Story of the Dead Cat: a woman, for reasons unexplained, places her dead cat in a
The Dead Cat in the Package - An Urban Legend
After stealing someone's shopping bag in a department store parking lot, a thief gets the surprise of her life when she opens it up and sees what's inside.
The Dead Cat in the Package - Urban Legends
After stealing someone's shopping bag in a department store parking lot, a thief gets the surprise of her life when she opens it up and sees what's inside.
The Dead Rabbit in the Handbag
News sources in Europe reported today that an Austrian woman transporting her dead bunny to the countryside for burial had her handbag stolen at a train station
The Deadly Can of Coke, Part XXXVIII
How can Coke kill you? Let me count the ways... You've heard, I presume, that Coca-Cola is highly corrosive and makes a fine household cleaner when it's not
The Debunkers
Enlightening interview with David Mikkelson of snopes.com in the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review today. Here's Mikkelson on the trustworthiness (or not)
The Difference Between Obama and Romney - Urban Legends
Juxtaposed news photos purport to contrast the attitudes of President Barack Obama, fist-bumping 'man of the people,' and Mitt Romney, a 'man of wealth and privilege' having his shoes shined on an airport tarmac.
The Dread Candiru / Maggots in the Brain - Urban Legends
Dear Urban Legends: Our Scoutmasters always insisted that there were small, parasitic fish in some rivers (particularly the Amazon) that could swim up the urine stream and get inside you...
The Driverless Car - Urban Legends
A man hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night jumps in a stopped car, then realizes there's nobody in the driver's seat. Imagine his surprise when the vehicle starts moving and a disembodied arm reaches in through the window to steer!
The Dropped Chalk ('It Takes Guts to Say Jesus') - Netlore Archive
Atheist college professor receives miraculous comeuppance after challenging God to prove His existence by preventing a piece of dropped chalk from breaking when it hit the floor
The Economics of Witch Burning
Perhaps a million women were killed across Europe after being accused of witchcraft, observes Slate's Undercover Economist Tim Harford, and most of those met
The Elevator Ghost Hoax
A viral video making the rounds since March appears to be a snippet from a security cam tape showing the ghost of an old woman haunting a well-known office
The Elevator Story (p. 2)
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The Elevator Story - Urban Legends
Two black men, one or more white ladies, an elevator and (sometimes) a dog add up to one very popular - but false - urban legend
The Elevator Story - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
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The Evil Eye
A tidbit that caught my (evil) eye in the summary of a Pew Research poll on the religious beliefs of Americans: Fully 16% of Americans believe in the
The Exploding Brassiere
Ever wonder what would happen if you wore an inflatable bra at 50,000 feet?
The Exploding Cactus - An Urban Legend
A family receives a cactus as a gift and gives it place of honor in their living room. Weeks later, someone happens to notice that it's... quivering?
The Exploding Toilet (Email Version) - Urban Legends
After finishing the cigarette, he flipped it between his legs into the toilet bowl while still seated. The wife, who was in the kitchen, heard a loud explosion and her husband screaming...
The Exploding Toilet - An Urban Legend
A classic urban legend: Man drops cigarette into toilet filled with discarded gasoline or cleaning fluids. Toilet explodes. Comedy of errors ensues.
The Eye of God (Hubble Space Telescope Photo) - Urban Legends
NASA photo of the Helix Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has been labeled the 'Eye of God' by frequent forwarders.
The Fabulist
A brief biography of the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop.
The Face in the Window - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
A girl was home all alone watching TV on a cold winter night...
The Fatal Glass of Beer
The Fatal Hairdo
The Fatal Hairdo - An urban legend
The Fatal Hairdo - An Urban Legend
Girl with a 'beehive' hairdo dies a horrible death after a spider crawls inside and lays eggs, hatching a brood of hungry arachnids. Legendary proof that vanity can kill.
The Fatal Tan - An Urban Legend
With her wedding day approaching, a young woman decides she would look better in her wedding dress with a nice tan, so a week before the big day she goes to a tanning salon. Then another, and another...
The Fish of Fertility
Symbols and gestures, I’ve noticed, can be misunderstood. For example, last Friday as I hurried through the kitchen on my way out of the house on some errand or another I was momentarily brought up short by my wife, who was standing in front of the open refrigerator with a fish in her hand. She turned and shook the fish in my face. That may have been my cue, I’m still not sure - my lovely wife was in a sheer nightie at the time...
The Fish of Fertility
The Fish of Fertility
A New Year's dispatch from our roving mythographer, Peter Kohler:
The Flat Tire - An Urban Legend
Exam scam: Two college students who blew off a final exam attempt to get a second chance at taking it by telling their professor they had a flat tire on the way to school
The Gap - Free Gift Certificates Chain Letter - Netlore Archive
This email chain letter, round four in a series of hoaxes playing off the competition between The Gap, Old Navy and Abercrombie and Fitch, promises free gift certificates to everyone who forwards the message
The Gerbil Letters
Herewith, a selection of correspondence from readers concerning the allegation (which I dispute) that Richard Gere underwent emergency surgery in the late 1980s
The Ghost Under the Bed (Photo) - Urban Legends
Email chain letter claims that a ghost (depicted in attached image) will 'collect your soul' if you don't forward the message to at least five people.
The Ghost of the Sundarbans [Image Comparison]
Emailed photo purportedly depicts a tourist visiting the Sundarbans in southwest Bangladesh, cont.
The Glitter Spray Mistake - An Urban Legend
A woman accidentally uses holiday glitter spray instead of feminine hygiene spray just before visiting the gynecologist. Embarrassment ensues.
The Good Samaritan - An Urban Legend
It pays to be a good samaritan... especially when the beneficiary of your aid happens to be very rich and very famous
The Grateful Terrorist (2009 Edition)
Evidently prompted by recent Israeli military actions in Gaza, rumors have been flying in the U.S. and Israel for the past several days about a possible terror
The Grateful Terrorist - Urban Legends
A person identified only as an 'Arab' or 'Muslim' repays a stranger's act of kindness with a cryptic warning not to go to a specific place at a specific time, supposedly saving them from a planned terrorist attack.
The Grateful Terrorist - Variant #1 - Netlore Archive
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The Grateful Terrorist [p. 2]
A person identified only as an 'Arab' or 'Muslim' repays a stranger's act of kindness with a cryptic warning not to go to a specific place at a specific time, supposedly saving them from a planned terrorist attack.
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Boston, 1919: Twenty-one people were killed and 150 injured in one of the most bizarre disasters in American history, the Great Boston Molasses Flood
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
The date was January 15, 1919, a Wednesday. It was about half-past noon. In Boston's industrial North End, folks were going about their business as usual. Only
The Great GAS OUT of 1999 - Netlore Archive
We, the people of the United States, are out to prove that our chain letters are more powerful than OPEC!
The Great Internet Banana Scare of 2000 - Urban Legends
An email hoax circulating since January 2000 claims bananas imported from Costa Rica carry the deadly 'flesh-eating disease' necrotizing fasciitis.
The Greenback Prophecies (cont.) - Urban Legends
Updating us on that amazingly viral origami trick revealing images on a folded U.S. $20 bill that supposedly depict the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, a reader writes...
The Grocery Scam - An Urban Legend
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The Gunther Gore Story - Urban Legends
Email euphemistically summarizes the life and times of 'Gunther Gore,' supposedly the great-great uncle of former Vice President Al Gore and a horse thief and train robber to boot.
The Hairy-Armed Hitchhiker - An Urban Legend
A little old lady begs for a ride from a passing stranger, who notices her arms are unusually hairy for a woman's. Wait, is that an axe in her handbag?
The Halloween FAQ
The Halloween FAQ
The Halloween FAQ
The Halloween FAQ
The Halloween Surprise ('Sex in Disguise') - An Urban Legend
Halloween urban legend: At a Halloween party where everyone is in costume, a woman makes whoopee with a man she thinks is her husband...
The Hands of God
Emailed image purports to show the 'hands of God' in a cloud formation associated with 2004's Hurricane Charley.
The Hands of God (Photo) - Urban Legends
Emailed image purports to show the 'hands of God' in a cloud formation associated with 2004's Hurricane Charley.
The Hands of God?
FWD: The Hands of God - Awesome pictureA friend of mine sent this photo of a cloud formation in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley. I think it is awesome and
The Hare Dryer - An Urban Legend
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The Heartbreak of Scarabiasis
Barely two weeks after a 13-year-old Indian boy named Chandan Goswami was hospitalized with live, winged beetles flying out of his crotch, another Indian child,
The Heavenly Bodyguards - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
A murderer spares a young woman because two 'tough guys' appear to be walking at her side
The High Price of Generic Drugs
Did you know that many pharmacies drastically mark up the prices of generic prescription drugs as much as 5,000 percent over wholesale in the most
The Hijackers' Misfortune - Urban Legends and Folklore - Archive
Driving in the outskirts of Johannesburg, a woman encounters a body in the road. Thinking it may be a hijacker in disguise, she swerves to avoid it and keeps driving...
The History of Halloween
Where did Jack-o'-Lanterns come from? Why do we go trick-or-treating on Halloween night? Who invented
The Home Computer of the Future ... as Imagined in 1954
From Popular Mechanics, 1954:
The Hook
A teenager drove his date to Lovers' Lane for a make-out session before it was time to take her home. The place was very dark and deserted. After turning on the
The Hook (The Hook Man) - An Urban Legend
The Hook: A teenager drove his date to Lovers' Lane for a make-out session before it was time to take her home. The place was very dark and deserted...
The Hook-Man
The Hook-Man - An urban legend