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- Urban Legends and FolkloreUpdated: Thu Jul 3 20:43:03 2008
THE starting place for exploring Urban Legends and Folklore on the Web: Internet hoaxes, rumors, urban legends and urban myths debunked… - 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… - Current Internet Hoaxes, Email Rumors & Urban LegendsUpdated: Thu Jul 3 04:55:31 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 Legends Top 25 at a GlanceUpdated: Wed Jul 2 23:22:50 2008
Most popular urban legends topics of the past week… - 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… - Latest Updates & Additions: Net Hoaxes, Urban Legends & Rumo…Updated: Tue Jul 1 23:32:47 2008
Information on all the latest misinformation on the Net - Internet hoaxes, rumors and urban legends… - 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?… - Barack Obama Not a U.S. Citizen? - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jun 26 05:35:12 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… - Current Netlore - A to Z IndexUpdated: Wed Jun 25 20:29:55 2008
A-Z listing of current Netlore… - Email Petitions, Politics and Protest - Current NetloreUpdated: Wed Jun 25 20:28:53 2008
Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends… - 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… - JFK: 'I Am a Jelly Donut' ('Ich Bin ein Berliner')Updated: Fri Jun 20 01:02:48 2008
Did Germans chuckle with embarrassment when John F. Kennedy uttered the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner' at a Berlin Wall ceremony in 1963?… - Listerine Mosquito Control - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jun 19 08:18:17 2008
Forwarded email claims spraying an outside area with Listerine mouthwash repels and/or kills every mosquito in the vicinity… - '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… - Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Causes Chemical Burn? - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jun 19 00:16:23 2008
Forwarded email describes 'chemical burns' sustained by a 5-year-old child when he scrubbed his own skin with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponge… - John McCain's Sons - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Wed Jun 18 19:31:50 2008
Forwarded email states that three of Republican presidential candidate John McCain's sons are in the military, and one, Jimmy McCain, served as a Marine infantryman in Iraq… - Spiders in the Toilet! [Analysis]Updated: Wed Jun 18 01:38:09 2008
Email prank, cont… - Email Petitions, Politics and Protest - Current Netlore (p. 2)Updated: Mon Jun 16 18:55:39 2008
Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends, cont… - Current Netlore - Internet hoaxes, rumors, etc. - A to Z Index, cont.Updated: Mon Jun 16 18:55:39 2008
A-Z listing of current Netlore, p. 3… - Gerbilling Mishap Injures Two (Variants) - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Mon Jun 16 17:31:55 2008
Another insult to the reputation of gerbils everywhere… - Gerbilling Mishap Injures Two - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Mon Jun 16 17:31:55 2008
Two people injured in gerbilling mishap (another insult to the reputation of gerbils everywhere)… - A Light at the End of the Tunnel - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Mon Jun 16 17:29:49 2008
I became aware of a man in the next cubicle fearfully explaining to the young doctor examining him that he was experiencing pain in his rectum. The doctor positioned the man for examination. Sudden… - Richard Gere and the Gerbil - An Urban LegendUpdated: Mon Jun 16 16:58:32 2008
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 … - John McCain on the Pledge of Allegiance - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sun Jun 15 19:41:16 2008
Circulating via email: a speech attributed to Senator John McCain on the meaning and importance of the Pledge of Allegiance… - Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky - Friday the 13th Origin, HistoryUpdated: Fri Jun 13 17:49:50 2008
As folklorists, we may not be able to cure paraskevidekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th), but we can at least lend its sufferers a few good excuses… - Stolen License Plates Used in Gasoline Thefts - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Thu Jun 12 14:58:24 2008
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… - The Snake in the Store - An Urban LegendUpdated: Wed Jun 11 19:55:56 2008
A shopper in a department store is handling a coat, blanket, rug, or mattress (etc.), suddenly feels a sharp pain, and collapses. It turns out she was bitten by a snake hiding in the merchandise… - Perfume Ether Scam - The Knockout PerfumeUpdated: Tue Jun 10 19:36:59 2008
Perfume hoax email - Parking lot thieves knock out their victims by convincing them to sniff ether-laced perfume - the evolution of an Internet urban legend… - American Flag v. Mexican Flag at Montebello High School - Netlore Ar…Updated: Mon Jun 9 14:40:34 2008
Emailed images show Hispanic students demonstrating against proposed immigration legislation by hoisting a Mexican flag above an upside-down American flag at Montebello High School in California… - Best Buy Return Policy - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Sat Jun 7 17:36:25 2008
Forwarded email recounts a customer's unhappy experience attempting to return merchandise and obtain a cash refund at a Best Buy store… - Companies & Products - Current NetloreUpdated: Sat Jun 7 17:20:17 2008
Information on all the latest misinformation on the Net… - Ghost of the Sundarbans / Fort Mountain Ghost [p. 2]Updated: Fri Jun 6 18:18:12 2008
Emailed photo purportedly depicts a tourist visiting the Sundarbans in southwest Bangladesh, cont… - The Ghost of the Sundarbans [Analysis]Updated: Fri Jun 6 18:15:05 2008
Emailed photo purportedly depicts a tourist visiting the Sundarbans in southwest Bangladesh two days before he mysteriously died of a heart attack… - The Ghost of the Sundarbans [Image Comparison]Updated: Fri Jun 6 18:07:48 2008
Emailed photo purportedly depicts a tourist visiting the Sundarbans in southwest Bangladesh, cont… - Ghost of the Sundarbans / Fort Mountain Ghost - Netlore ArchiveUpdated: Fri Jun 6 18:05:43 2008
Emailed photo allegedly depicts a ghostly figure standing beside a tourist in the Sundarbans (southwest Bangladesh) two days before he mysteriously died of a heart attack; in a more recent version,… - Leap Year - Traditions and FolkloreUpdated: Fri Jun 6 16:14:08 2008
Folklore and traditions associated with the phenomenon of leap years… - The Package of Cookies - An Urban LegendUpdated: Fri Jun 6 13:30:06 2008
A traveler is aghast when an indigent sits down next to him in an airport waiting area and (apparently) begins filching cookies from the package he has just bought… - Gross PicturesUpdated: Thu Jun 5 18:32:06 2008
A gallery of viral images notable for their 'Ick!' factor. Some of these 'gross pictures' are authentic, others are fakes. As you'll see, it's not always obvious which is which. WARNING: Some viewe…