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- Urban Legends: Legends by CategoryUpdated: 2008-11-22 @ 02:34:19 GMT
A comprehensive listing of urban legends, rumors, and Internet hoaxes: information on all the latest misinformation on the Net!… - Urban Legends Top 25 at a GlanceUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 21:06:16 GMT
Most popular urban legends topics of the past week… - New & Updated - Urban Legends, Rumors, Internet HoaxesUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 21:04:39 GMT
Find info on the latest Internet hoaxes, rumors, and the most popular stories circulating today… - Bankruptcies and Gift Cards - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 20:59:23 GMT
Email flier lists several companies that have supposedly filed for bankruptcy, warning that gift cards from these businesses won't be valid for much longer… - List of Store Closings 2008 - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-21 @ 20:52:26 GMT
Forwarded email purports to list current and future retail store closings by major U.S. companies due to the economic downturn and advises consumers not to purchase gift cards from these businesses… - Parodies of 'The Night Before Christmas'Updated: 2008-11-21 @ 16:47:10 GMT
Apocryphal versions of 'The Night Before Christmas,' one of the most parodied poems in the English language… - Do Bar Codes Reveal Where a Product Is Made? - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:04:11 GMT
Forwarded email claims potentially hazardous products made in China can be identified by examining the first three digits of the bar code on the packaging, which supposedly indicate the country of … - Obama's Random Act of Kindness - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:04:05 GMT
TRUE: Forwarded email relates a story published in a Norwegian newspaper about Mary Andersen, who was stranded without money in the Miami airport one day in 1988 and unable to pay a $103 luggage su… - Obama Citizenship: Is Barack Obama a U.S. Citizen? - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:03:36 GMT
Obama citizenship: Email rumor claims that Barack Obama is ineligible to become president because according to the laws in effect at the time of his birth he is not a natural-born citizen of the U… - Christmas Cards for Recovering American Soldiers - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:03:17 GMT
Email flier says Christmas cards can be sent to wounded servicemen and women at Walter Reed Army Medical Center by addressing them to 'A Recovering American Soldier.'… - Burundanga Drug Warning - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:02:59 GMT
Forwarded emails warn that criminals in the U.S. are using business cards impregnated with a potent street drug called burundanga (aka scopolamine) to incapacitate victims before attacking them… - ABC Bans Flag Lapel Pins - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:02:39 GMT
Forwarded email claims ABC News has issued orders forbidding reporters to wear American flag lapel pins or other patriotic insignia… - Jamie Lee Curtis, Hermaphrodite - An Urban LegendUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:02:22 GMT
Longstanding (and unproven) rumors claim actress Jamie Lee Curtis is a hermaphrodite or was born intersex and underwent surgery to become a woman… - Richard Gere and the Gerbil - An Urban LegendUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:01:57 GMT
I don't mean to sound cranky, but all too often when I tell folks I debunk urban legends for a living, the first question that pops out of their mouths is: 'What about that thing with Richard Gere … - The Dread Candiru / Maggots in the Brain - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-20 @ 19:01:38 GMT
Dear Guide: 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… - Current Internet Hoaxes, Email Rumors & Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-12 @ 02:28:46 GMT
From About.com: Current Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends debunked - your resource for information on all the latest misinformation on the Net… - Maggots in Oreos (Photos) - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-11 @ 23:46:25 GMT
Emailed photos purport to show an infestation of maggots or insect eggs in the cream filling of a Chinese-made Oreo cookie… - Man-Eating Catfish (Photos) - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-11 @ 20:43:55 GMT
Internet photos purport to show a giant, man-eating catfish caught in the Furong Reservoir in Huadu, China… - Aesop - A Brief Biography of AesopUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 19:48:24 GMT
Aesop, the great fabulist (author of fables) of ancient Greece, was himself the subject of legend… - The Thief and the Flutter MouseUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 19:45:11 GMT
Of mice and bats: Peter Kohler takes a look at the lore surrounding these two modest creatures… - Bedbug and Flea - A Fable from Ancient IndiaUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 19:37:33 GMT
Truth is in the details, somebody once said. Here's a summary of an insect-sized view on some intimate matters, in a fable from ancient India… - Urban Legends: Classics and MoreUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 19:22:11 GMT
Urban legends first won mainstream popularity with the publishing of folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand's series of books on the subject, beginning with 'The Vanishing Hitchhiker' in 1981. Thanks to hi… - Do Redskins Wins and Losses Predict the Outcomes of Presidential Ele…Updated: 2008-11-08 @ 19:19:09 GMT
According to the infamous 'Redskins Rule,' whether or not the Washington Redskins win their last home game prior to a presidential election predicts which party will win the presidency… - Glitter Spray Mistake - An Urban LegendUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 18:22:12 GMT
A woman accidentally uses holiday glitter spray instead of feminine hygiene spray just before visiting the gynecologist. Embarrassment ensues… - Tiresias: The Blind and PropheticUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 18:16:43 GMT
Those Greek gods and goddesses were always copulating, or thinking about copulation, or planning to copulate… - Altoids, Oral Sex and the PresidencyUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 18:13:34 GMT
Altoidsgate: Will the latest Bill Clinton debacle bring the White House to its knees?… - Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban legend?Updated: 2008-11-08 @ 17:38:38 GMT
Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban legend?… - urban legend - definition of urban legendUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 17:36:41 GMT
Definition of urban legend - An apocryphal, secondhand story told as true and plausible enough to be believed, about some horrific, embarrassing, ironic, or exasperating series of events that suppo… - Barack Obama Is the Antichrist - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-08 @ 16:03:26 GMT
Email rumor claims charismatic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is the Antichrist prophesied in the New Testament… - Jay Leno Hits the Nail on the Head - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: 2008-11-06 @ 16:21:11 GMT
Article attributed to Tonight Show host Jay Leno labels the majority of Americans 'ungrateful, spoiled brats' for saying they're unhappy with the current direction of the country… - A Message from David Letterman - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-11-06 @ 16:09:21 GMT
Article attributed to late-night talk show host David Letterman labels the majority of Americans "ungrateful, spoiled brats" for saying they're unhappy with the current direction of the c… - On G.W. Bush's IQ (or Lack Thereof) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: 2008-11-06 @ 14:32:45 GMT
Forwarded email attributed to the nonexistent 'Lovenstein Institute' claims a recent report proves G.W. Bush has the lowest IQ of any modern president… - Halloween FAQ: History of Halloween and Its CustomsUpdated: 2008-11-04 @ 01:01:07 GMT
As observed today, Halloween is a secular holiday which takes place on October 31, combining vestiges of traditional harvest festival celebrations with customs more peculiar to Halloween itself suc… - Stalin: 'It's Not the People Who Vote that Count; It's the People Wh…Updated: 2008-11-03 @ 17:30:30 GMT
Did Soviet dictator Josef Stalin once say 'It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes'?… - Flash Your Headlights and Die! (Gang Initiation) - An Urban LegendUpdated: 2008-11-01 @ 15:36:33 GMT
Resurgence of a terrifying urban legend about aspiring gang members who fire weapons at oncoming drivers who innocently flash their headlights… - Strawberry Quick Meth Warning - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 21:23:21 GMT
Forwarded emails warn of a new, candy-flavored form of methamphetamine targeted at young people called 'strawberry meth' or 'Strawberry Quick'… - Halloween Warning - Candy-Flavored Meth - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 21:21:07 GMT
Circulating via email, a 'Halloween Warning' urges parents to instruct their children to beware of a new form of crystal meth that looks and smells like strawberry Pop Rocks candy and comes in othe… - Top 10 Scariest Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 18:31:08 GMT
The Top 10 scariest urban legends ever told… - The Clown Statue - An Urban LegendUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 15:09:42 GMT
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 o… - Obama Explains Why He Doesn't Salute the Flag - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 13:30:43 GMT
Circulating via email, an alleged quote from Barack Obama explains why he doesn't wear a flag pin or salute the flag during the national anthem… - Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins - Melamine Contamination WarningUpdated: 2008-10-31 @ 01:30:45 GMT
TRUE: Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins imported from China may contain deadly melamine and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has warned the public not to eat, distribute or sell… - Huntley Brown: Why I (A Black Man) Can't Vote for Obama - Urban Lege…Updated: 2008-10-30 @ 22:54:16 GMT
Emailed essay by Christian pianist Huntley Brown states his reasons for not supporting Barack Obama's candidacy for president… - Does Snopes.com Have a Liberal Bias? - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-28 @ 18:21:16 GMT
Snopes 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 cannot be trusted to provide reliable… - Election Day Switch - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-28 @ 16:03:22 GMT
Fraudulent emails and paper fliers sent out before Election Day tell Democrats or Republicans to vote on Wednesday instead of Tuesday… - Cell Phones, Telemarketers and Do Not Call Registry - Urban LegendsUpdated: 2008-10-25 @ 16:13:18 GMT
Forwarded email warns that a directory of cell phone numbers will soon be published and urges users to call 888-382-1222 to enter their numbers on a federal 'Do Not Call' list to prevent unsolicite…