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- Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban legend?Updated: Fri Jul 18 18:34:08 2008
Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban legend?… - Current Urban Legends, Net Hoaxes & RumorsUpdated: Fri Jul 18 13:24:12 2008
A comprehensive listing of hoaxes, rumors, and urban legends currently circulating on the Internet: information on all the latest misinformation on the Net!… - Urban Legends Top 25 at a GlanceUpdated: Thu Jul 17 23:05:44 2008
Most popular urban legends topics of the past week… - Urban Legends and FolkloreUpdated: Thu Jul 17 15:32:28 2008
THE starting place for exploring Urban Legends and Folklore on the Web: Internet hoaxes, rumors, urban legends and urban myths debunked… - Latest Updates & Additions: Net Hoaxes, Urban Legends & Rumo…Updated: Wed Jul 16 20:50:36 2008
Information on all the latest misinformation on the Net - Internet hoaxes, rumors and urban legends… - Obama: 'I've Visited 57 States' - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Wed Jul 16 20:40:23 2008
Forwarded email quotes a campaign-weary Barack Obama saying he has campaigned (or plans to campaign) in 'all 57 states.' Lo and behold, allegedly, it turns out there are 57 Islamic states… - Two Sniffs and You're Out! - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 12 22:17:32 2008
This week's hot email rumor, a warning to women about a robbery scam involving a remarkably potent 'knock-out' cologne, arrives just in time to strike fear into the hearts of holiday shoppers… - Ether-Laced Perfume Scam - Tracking an Urban LegendUpdated: Sat Jul 12 22:16:12 2008
Perfume hoax email: parking lot thieves allegedly knock out their victims by convincing them to sniff ether-laced perfume or cologne. The evolution of an Internet urban legend… - Otto Titzling - Inventor of the Brassiere?Updated: Sat Jul 12 15:00:33 2008
The sad, apocryphal story of Otto Titzling (aka Otto Titsling), unheralded inventor of the modern brassiere… - Attack of the Penis Shrinkers!Updated: Fri Jul 11 21:25:05 2008
August 1997: Authorities cope with an outbreak of pubic panic in Senegal amid rumors that penis-stealing sorcerers are roaming the streets… - Cook County Correctional Center (Photos) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Fri Jul 11 20:09:15 2008
Emailed photos purportedly show the stylish and comfortable new digs of prison inmates in Chicago's Cook County Correctional Center… - Cook County Correctional Center (Photos) [p. 4]Updated: Fri Jul 11 19:59:53 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Cook County Correctional Center (Photos) [p. 3]Updated: Fri Jul 11 19:59:53 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Cook County Correctional Center (Photos) [p. 2]Updated: Fri Jul 11 19:59:53 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Cook County Correctional Center [Analysis]Created: Fri Jul 11 19:51:35 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Merman / Mermaid Carcass Found on Beach [Analysis] - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Fri Jul 11 19:21:32 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Current Netlore - A to Z IndexUpdated: Thu Jul 10 20:03:17 2008
A-Z listing of current Netlore… - Email Petitions, Politics and Protest - Current NetloreUpdated: Thu Jul 10 20:02:15 2008
Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends… - Obama's Foreign Fundraising - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jul 10 19:49:55 2008
Phony op-ed column attributed to [i]New York Times[/i] writer Maureen Dowd claims Barack Obama has accepted campaign donations from foreign countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran… - 'POSTCARD' Virus Hoax - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jul 10 16:20:09 2008
Hoax email alert warns of 'the worst virus ever' circulating in the form of an attachment labeled 'POSTCARD' or 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK'… - Listerine Mosquito Control - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jul 10 15:40:42 2008
Forwarded email claims spraying an outside area with Listerine mouthwash repels and/or kills every mosquito in the vicinity… - The Char-Broiled Scuba Diver - An Urban LegendUpdated: Wed Jul 9 23:32:09 2008
Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed, put on your wetsuit and go scuba diving in the vicinity of a forest fire… - JFK: 'I Am a Jelly Donut' ('Ich Bin ein Berliner')Updated: Wed Jul 9 20:52:27 2008
Did Germans chuckle with embarrassment when John F. Kennedy uttered the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner' at a Berlin Wall ceremony in 1963?… - Barack Obama Not a U.S. Citizen? - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Wed Jul 9 13:22:45 2008
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.S… - Where Pringles Potato Chips Really Come FromUpdated: Tue Jul 8 15:09:37 2008
Dear Guide: My mom got suckered - she was told (and believed) that Pringles potato chips are made from McDonald's unsold fries… - Pepsi Omits 'Under God' in Patriotic Can Promotion - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Mon Jul 7 17:05:31 2008
Baseless email campaign protests the alleged omission of the words 'under God' in an excerpt from the Pledge of Allegiance on special promotional Pepsi cans… - Jay Leno Hits the Nail on the Head - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Mon Jul 7 16:58:14 2008
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… - Air Force Jets Fly in USA Formation - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:57:29 2008
Photo purports to show a Veterans Day flyby of T-38 Talon jet fighters in 'USA' formation over Randolph Air Force Base… - FW: Don't Feed Your Cat Table Scraps - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:20:09 2008
Emailed photo of a really, really big housecat… - World's Tallest Woman [Analysis]Updated: Sat Jul 5 16:14:57 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Camel Spider in Iraq (Photo) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:13:55 2008
Attack of the Camel Spider! Emailed photo taken by U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq shows a pair of huge, scary-looking insects known as camel spiders… - Pit Bull vs. Porcupine (Photos) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:13:54 2008
Emailed images show the result of an unfortunate encounter between a 'pit bull' and a porcupine… - The Eye of God? (Hubble Telescope Photo) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:10:48 2008
NASA photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has been labeled the 'Eye of God' by frequent forwarders… - Hercules, World's Biggest Dog - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:08:43 2008
Emailed image of a gargantuan dog named Hercules, purportedly the Guinness Record holder for World's Biggest Dog… - Amazing Tsunami Picture - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jul 5 16:05:37 2008
Emailed image purports to show the devastating tsunami of December 26, 2004 washing ashore on the Thai island of Phuket (or Indonesia, depending on version… - Rectal Foreign ObjectsUpdated: Fri Jul 4 15:09:50 2008
Writer Leif 'Trials of a Gay-Seeming Straight Male' Ueland glosses the execrable Richard Gere gerbil-in-the-butt legend in his probing article for Nerve.com, 'Everything but the Gerbil'… - Alligators in the Sewer - An Urban LegendUpdated: Fri Jul 4 14:17:45 2008
Did you know there are giant albino alligators living in the sewers of New York City? Or so they say… - Current Internet Hoaxes, Email Rumors & Urban LegendsUpdated: Fri Jul 4 14:11:02 2008
From About.com: Current Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends debunked - your resource for information on all the latest misinformation on the Net… - urban legend - definition of urban legendUpdated: Fri Jul 4 12:25:29 2008
Definition of urban legend - An apocryphal, secondhand story that is told as true, plausible enough to be believed, and likely to be framed as a cautionary tale, about some horrific, embarrassing, … - What Exactly ARE Urban Legends?Updated: Fri Jul 4 12:24:12 2008
Infrequently answered questions about the whys and wherefores of those silly-yet-irresistable stories called 'urban legends.'… - Catfish Eats Basketball [Analysis]Updated: Thu Jul 3 20:28:51 2008
Emailed photos show a flathead catfish with a child's basketball stuck in its mouth… - Catfish Eats Basketball [p. 5]Updated: Thu Jul 3 20:03:57 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Catfish Eats Basketball [p. 4]Updated: Thu Jul 3 20:01:55 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Catfish Eats Basketball [p. 3]Updated: Thu Jul 3 19:58:47 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Catfish Eats Basketball [p. 2]Updated: Thu Jul 3 19:55:39 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Catfish Eats Basketball - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jul 3 19:52:33 2008
Emailed photos show a flathead catfish with a child's basketball stuck in its mouth… - Top 25 Urban LegendsUpdated: Wed Jul 2 18:58:28 2008
The Top 25 topics in urban legends this past week… - The Urban Legends Top 25Updated: Wed Jul 2 15:46:20 2008
Top 25 most popular topics in Urban Legends and Folklore… - Propane Tanks Used in Meth Labs - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Tue Jul 1 23:44:37 2008
Email alert warns purchasers of propane tanks to avoid buying tanks with blue or green residue around the valve, an indication they may be contaminated with anhydrous ammonia… - Current Netlore - Internet hoaxes, rumors, etc. - A to Z Index, cont.Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:34:52 2008
A-Z listing of current Netlore, p. 4… - Crime - Internet Hoaxes Rumors Urban Legends (p. 2)Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:33:49 2008
Netlore involving crime and criminals, cont… - Companies & Products - Current Netlore (p. 2)Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:33:49 2008
Information on all the latest misinformation on the Net, cont… - Niagara Falls Frozen Over in 1911 (Photos) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Tue Jul 1 16:28:56 2008
Emailed photos purportedly taken in 1911 offer postcard views of Niagara Falls completely frozen over… - Niagara Falls Frozen Over in 1911 [Analysis]Updated: Tue Jul 1 16:26:51 2008
Emailed photos, cont… - Colin Powell Quote on 'Empire Building' - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Tue Jul 1 16:16:28 2008
Circulating by email: alleged response by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to alleged question from England's Archbishop of Canterbury regarding American 'empire building'… - Types of FolkloreUpdated: Tue Jul 1 15:50:30 2008
A brief overview of some of the many types of folklore, including examples from each of the main forms of expression: oral, material, and behavioral (or customary)… - Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban myth?Updated: Sat Jun 28 18:21:46 2008
Urban Legends FAQ: What is an urban myth?… - Obama Changes Presidential Seal - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Tue Jun 24 22:32:29 2008
Email flier says Barack Obama used a podium featuring an altered version of the Presidential Seal during a June 2008 campaign appearance… - Is Barack Obama a Muslim? - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sun Jun 22 17:09:49 2008
Email rumor alleges that U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim who has lied about his religious background, including his claim to being a devout Christian… - Current Netlore - Internet hoaxes, rumors, etc. - A to Z Index, cont.Updated: Fri Jun 20 18:59:44 2008
A-Z listing of current Netlore, p. 2… - Einstein Proves Existence of God - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Fri Jun 20 17:39:41 2008
In this emailed anecdote by an unknown author, a university student named Albert Einstein humiliates his atheist professor by proving that God exists… - 'Where Thieves and Pimps Run Free' - Hunter S. Thompson MisquoteUpdated: Thu Jun 19 07:13:47 2008
In which we attempt to nail down the source of a quotation attributed to Hunter S. Thompson and determine which of the many versions - if any - is authentic… - Do Earwigs cCawl in People's Ears and Bore into Their Brains?Updated: Thu Jun 19 07:12:51 2008
Old Wives' Tale: Earwigs are so named because they crawl in people's ears and bore into their brains…