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Urban Legends and Old Wive's Tales
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Cellphone dangers  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Jul 13 2008 09:15
There are a lot of warnings we hear everyday about something. Well I had never heard about this one. Could you cell phone be affecting you health in some way? Well I don't know if it is our it isn't, but this made me stop and think about what it ...Read More

Happy Birthday America! even though we celebrate 2 days late or a month early de...  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:4 | Date:Jul 2 2008 21:29
July 4th is known would wide as Independence Day in America. In tribute to America's 232nd birthday, here are the top 5 myths about the 4th of July: 5. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the Fourth of July Well this is true the...Read More

A little birthday lore on my special day!  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:8 | Date:Jun 25 2008 21:34
Today belongs to me. Once again I'm celebrating my birthday. I'm 35 (again). I decided to find out why we do some of the things we do to celebrate birthdays and found this. Thousands of years ago birthdays were considered a time when the bad sp...Read More

Please stop filling my inbox with e-mail legends!  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:4 | Date:May 13 2008 14:09
Okay this is not directed to anyone in particular it is a general appeal. I am so tired of getting these so-called true e-mails with the order to "pass it on." The latest offering is telling me not to buy Pepsi in the "new"...Read More

MS-13 car initiation warning  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:2 | Date:Apr 2 2008 21:59
Once again the notorious and violent MS-13 gang has become the stuff of (urban) legend. In the past we have received warnings about the Bloods and Crips. It seems that now it is all MS-13. Ms-13 is a very violent gang and one that has internatio...Read More

The newest Urban Legand is a side splitter  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Feb 23 2008 08:17
Whenever campaign time comes around Urban legends about the candidates are sure to follow. There have been numerous urban legends concerning Barack Obama, but the latest is a side splitter. This one has been making the rounds of e-mail lately as ...Read More

Here is a true one! Aussie's should love it!  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:1 | Date:Feb 12 2008 13:08
I had a friend tell me about an old e-mail she had gotten years back. She kept it because she thought it would be interesting to get certified as a "royal". Luckily she never got around to placing an order and she just happened to come ac...Read More

Peace on earth during the middle of WWI?  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:2 | Date:Jan 31 2008 21:14
During the winter of 1914 German and allied troops had an impromptu "Christmas Truce". Started by German soldiers in the trenches setting out lit Christmas trees in front of their foxholes, the Christmas truce began with the singing of car...Read More

New Year's Traditions (superstitions)  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:4 | Date:Jan 31 2008 21:13
There are so many Traditions and superstitions connected with the New Year it's almost impossible to keep them all straight. My family has several traditions that have taken root over the years. Men First The first person to enter your house dur...Read More

$50 Applebees gift certificate?  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Dec 15 2007 08:48
Another internet hoax is making the rounds again. The e-mail requests you forward to 9 people and you will get an Applebees' gift certificate. This is false folks. you can read the information here ...Read More

Your marriage will be a happy one if...  
Posted By Rollins | Comments:1 | Date:Nov 8 2007 07:02
You feed a cat out of one of your shoes just before you are married A cat sneezes in front of your bride (or you, if you are the bride) on the day before you are married Either of you dreams about your wedding day You marry in June, since &...Read More

Happy Halloween, Let the thrills and chills begin!  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Oct 31 2007 09:15
Here's a little something from snopes.com to get us in the mood. Be sure to post your own creepy crawly Halloween tale and join the fun! Beware of Historic Buildings I have a cousin named Pedro. Pedro worked for years as a security guard on t...Read More

Halloween fun  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:1 | Date:Oct 27 2007 10:35
I thought it might be nice to plan a little Halloween fun. I know some great legends and word of mouth stories handed down to me. So I'm going to go back over them and post one on Halloween. Than I thought maybe all of you know some too. Well Sher...Read More

How would you like to be the referenced attorney in this case!  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Oct 24 2007 12:32
Rather embarrassing for this to come out in court This one is undetermined so it could just be true. ...Read More

Another Home Grown urban legend  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:0 | Date:Oct 18 2007 19:21
There is an area near Norfolk NWS that the old folks call "Bloodfield" It got the name because so many people died violent deaths that the rain causes the blood to seep up out of the ground, or at least that's what the old folks say. The...Read More

True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis  
Posted By sherpas | Comments:1 | Date:Oct 18 2007 08:49
The cabdriver knew that the ghosts of Japan were not confined to ancient graveyards and shadow-haunted shrines. Any modern resident of the nation's capital could tell you that the taxis of Tokyo are more haunted than hearses, and his own route took h...Read More

This hoax keeps rearing it's ugly head  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:1 | Date:Oct 14 2007 10:03
Warning!Block your driver's license I know this is a joke. I hope everyone else does too. But it's not a very funny one since a lot of people have gotten bent out of shape and upset by it. The habit of posting this with a "warning" does no...Read More

Here's a ghost story that has been debunked  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:1 | Date:Oct 12 2007 15:18
Growing up in Virginia, there's a lot of history. After all it's one of the of the original 13 colonies. We have a lot of history and a lot of urban legends, ghost stories etc. There is a plantation there known as "Carter's Grove" the ho...Read More

Tale of the Hookerman  
Posted By Lanny Ray!! | Comments:5 | Date:Oct 8 2007 19:25
The Tale of the Hookerman Long ago, when the trains were still the main commerce transportation in the state, an accident occurred on the tracks of Budd Lake. Now these tracks, which run through Netcong, Flanders, and Budd Lake, were said to carry c...Read More

Not for the Squeamish  
Posted By ppl_cheryl63 | Comments:2 | Date:Oct 7 2007 21:26
I received an e-mail warning about this for the fourth time now. This is not for the squeamish, but Sometimes it's important that we know what is true before we forward it. For the fourth time a well meaning soul has sent me an e-mail about new u...Read More


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