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Archive for the 'Urban Legends' Category

The Yankees lost today in 11 innings, meaning the Indians lead the series 2-0. Boston is holding its own, it’s tied at 3 all after winning Wednesday’s game against the Angels 4-0. And the Cubs are still cursed.
(Ed. note: This is in no way my own work, I did not contribute to it in anyway. […]

I got this bulletin from one of my Myspace friends:
you opened this becuase it said…
TOP FIVE GIRLS/BOYS I WOULD GO WITH : )
but would you have opened it if it said
“I love God no matter what?”
respost this in 5 mins. If You Truly Love GOD.
A miracle Will Happen Tonight at 12.
P.S. Dont ignore

My answer is […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is doing very well and sparking widespread interest in pirates. It’s not just kitschy costumes, people want the real deal.
Today’s Corpus Christi Caller-Times tells us that a pirate museum just opened in their neck of the woods.
The Pirate and Smuggling Museum is now open on Padre Island.
Curator […]

Another urban legend from the great “social networking” siteĀ  MySpace.com.
HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT
The following is an actual question given on a
University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The
answer by one student was so “profound” that the
professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet,
which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of
enjoying it as well.
Bonus […]

I got a reply from the good people at Snopes.com regarding my post on the Myspace rapist alert. It seems that, like many urban legends, this one has at least a kernel of truth.
The original version of the story involved someone with the screename “slavemaster” on AOL.
John Edward Robinson Sr., 56, was arrested on 2 […]

I’m all about the segues this morning.
This came from a bulletin from a close friend on my Myspace list:
RAPIST ON MYSPACE
Body: Body: * re-post this this is very important
RAPIST ON MYSPACE!! NOT A JOKE
WARNING EVERYONE READ!! RAPIST ON MYSPACE LOOK OUT
please read, , , NOT A JOKE….
State police warning for online: Please read this “very […]