Famous urban legends

[PBAR]

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Actually, i'm pretty sure this is true as my cousin worked at Arby's and said the meat comes in liquid form and when heated turns into solid. I'm calling her as we speak.

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You can typically see the beef being sliced at Arbys.

Which is delicious.

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How does this prove that it doesn't come in liquid form and turn to solid when heated?

[guids]

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as a kid there was a rumor about a place in france, where the naked ladies dance. true?

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I also hear there is a hole in teh wall where the men can see it all. verifiable?

[Mike Gallo]

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Mr. Rogers being some sort of US special forces guy with over 20 confirmed kills was something I had always thought was true, but recently found out it's not given any credit or considered true, because he was filming during the Vietnam war, however, the anti-true people neglect to comment on what he was doing during the Korean war or before the official start of the Vietnam War.

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I heard that about Captain Kangaroo..Bob Keeshan

An internet rumor purports that Lee Marvin appeared on "The Tonight Show" and said he had served in the Marine Corps fighting alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima. There is no truth to this tale. Marvin never told the story, never served on Iwo Jima (having been invalided out after the battle of Saipan months earlier), and Keeshan never saw combat in any form, having enlisted just before the end of the war.

[ZenMusician]

"Bloody Mary" - Which probably spawned the CandyMan
movies: Stand in the dark in front of mirror (usually
in the bathroom) and repeat "Bloody Mary" 3 times and
she will appear...to this day I haven't tried it.

The Syringes found in the Coke/Pepsi cans were big
legends maybe a decade ago...similarly, like in only
ONE case on Earth did a razor, etc. actually ever
get found in Halloween candy!

There are many, many local legends involving Salem
(Mass), The Lynn Woods, Danvers Mental Hospital, etc.

The local legends always scare the kids the most!

-ZEN

[orange]

The 10% of our brain myth-

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

[asofel]

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The 10% of our brain myth-

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

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amusingly enough, the fact that I used to think this probably helps confirm it...

[rubixxcube]

When i was younger everyone claimed that Paul Pfeifer from the wonder years was played by marilyn manson and that the kid who played jaime on small wonder was billy corgan from the smashing pumpkins. Conveniently snopes had an article disproving both.

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/marilyn.asp

I really wanted this to be true.

[suzzer99]

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The 10% of our brain myth-

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

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The how come I can have like a full-on vivid dream with lots of plot twists in like 30 seconds? (I've fallen asleep watching TV and woken up knowing it was only 30 sec. later.) Hmmmm? I think our brain slows down and partially shuts down during conscious hours to keep us from going insane.

[TomE.]

The legend of Ollie North fingering OBL years before the 9-11 attacks. I get this email at least twice a month, sometimes from people I thought would know better.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/north.asp

[Ray Zee]

putting on socks soaked in vinegar draws a fever out- when i was little and had measles i had to wear them for days.

playing with yourself can make you go blind-- i wear glasses

sitting too long can give you hemroids--
i used to have that problem