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Urban Legends (65)

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http://tafkac.org/   » AFU and Urban Legends Archive Open in a new browser window
   Material from the alt.folklore.urban usenet group.
   http://tafkac.org/


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http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/thehook.html   » "The Hook..." Open in a new browser window
   Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend.
   http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/thehook.html

http://urbanlegends.about.com/   » About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore Open in a new browser window
   Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore.
   http://urbanlegends.about.com/

http://www.bellaonline.com/site/urbanlegends/   » BellaOnline: Urban Legends Open in a new browser window
   Weekly updates on the newest urban legends, plus articles on all of the classics.
   http://www.bellaonline.com/site/urbanlegends/

http://www.angelfire.com/az2/urbanlegends/   » Calypso's Urban Legends Open in a new browser window
   Small collection of famous urban legends.
   http://www.angelfire.com/az2/urbanlegends/

http://www.truthminers.com/truth/   » Christians United For The Truth Open in a new browser window
   Aims to debunk internet and email hoaxes as well as myths; membership includes monthly newsletter and forum digest.
   http://www.truthminers.com/truth/

http://www.3oddballz.com/hoaxes/   » Common E-mail Hoaxes Open in a new browser window
   A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
   http://www.3oddballz.com/hoaxes/

http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/   » Darwin Awards Urban Legends Open in a new browser window
   Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true.
   http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/

http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/   » Don't Spread That Hoax! Open in a new browser window
   Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet.
   http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/

http://www.freewebs.com/locallegend/intro.htm   » Don't Talk To Them Open in a new browser window
   Local legends lists details of the village-idiots, nutters, weirdos and deviants we all know and love.
   http://www.freewebs.com/locallegend/intro.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/hoax/05-13hoax.asp   » Email Tracking Program Hoax Open in a new browser window
   Debunks an email hoax about a new program from Microsoft.
   http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/hoax/05-13hoax.asp

http://www.envasion.net/   » Envasion: Making Paranoia Fun Again Open in a new browser window
   E-zine dedicated to urban legends, paranoia, and conspiracy theories.
   http://www.envasion.net/

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/   » Hoax-Slayer Open in a new browser window
   Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
   http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/   » Hoaxbusters Open in a new browser window
   Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.
   http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/urban-legend.htm   » HowStuffWorks: How Urban Legends Work Open in a new browser window
   What they are, where they come from, and why they spread so quickly.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/urban-legend.htm

http://www.todossantos-baja.com/todos-santos/eagles/hotel-california.htm   » Is the Hotel California in the Eagles' song located in Todos Santos, Mexico? Open in a new browser window
   Dispels the myth that this Eagles song was written about a hotel in Todos Santos, Mexico.
   http://www.todossantos-baja.com/todos-santos/eagles/hotel-california.htm

http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/jan.harold.brunvand.html   » Jan Harold Brunvand Open in a new browser window
   Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends."
   http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/jan.harold.brunvand.html

http://www.liemails.com/   » LIEmails: The Truth About E-mail Lies Open in a new browser window
   E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view.
   http://www.liemails.com/

http://www.geocities.com/neons2000/   » Matt's Urban Legends Open in a new browser window
   A collection of urban legends and superstitions.
   http://www.geocities.com/neons2000/

http://www.netscrap.com/netscrap.cfm?cat_show=Urban%20Folklore   » NetScrap.com: Urban Folklore Open in a new browser window
   Urban legends and beliefs gathered from across the net.
   http://www.netscrap.com/netscrap.cfm?cat_show=Urban%20Folklore

http://geocities.com/rayman_7575/   » Radek's Urban Legend Central Open in a new browser window
   Small collection of urban legends and other stories.
   http://geocities.com/rayman_7575/

http://www.rocketcarstory.com/   » Rocket Car Story Open in a new browser window
   A possibly true story about four guys who attach a jet engine to their car.
   http://www.rocketcarstory.com/

http://www.snopes.com/   » Snopes.com Urban Legends Reference Pages Open in a new browser window
   Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture.
   http://www.snopes.com/

http://messybeast.com/urbancat.htm   » The Cat in Urban Mythology Open in a new browser window
   Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends.
   http://messybeast.com/urbancat.htm

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~edmunds/HorseText.html   » The Horse and the Maiden: An Urban Legend in Ancient Athens Open in a new browser window
   Article by Lowell Edmunds, Rutgers University.
   http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~edmunds/HorseText.html

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/   » The Museum of Hoaxes Open in a new browser window
   A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
   http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/

http://www.netsquirrel.com/combatkit/   » The Urban Legend Combat Kit Open in a new browser window
   Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends.
   http://www.netsquirrel.com/combatkit/

http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/032088.htm   » Too Good to Be True Open in a new browser window
   Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt.
   http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/032088.htm

http://www.touristofdeath.com/   » Tourist Of Death Open in a new browser window
   A site maintaining the history of the WTC Rooftop Tourist picture hoax, and all copycat pictures resulting from the original picture.
   http://www.touristofdeath.com/

http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/   » Urban Legends & Modern Myths Open in a new browser window
   Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore.
   http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/

http://urbanlegendsonline.com/   » Urban Legends & Superstitions Online Open in a new browser window
   The most popular urban legends and superstitions including local legends based in New Jersey.
   http://urbanlegendsonline.com/

http://www.wdog.com/legends/   » Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit Open in a new browser window
   A virtual gallery of multimedia artistic representations of urban legends, by Sarah Wichlacz.
   http://www.wdog.com/legends/

http://www.delta-9.com/net47/myth/   » Urban Myths & Legends Open in a new browser window
   Submitted stories and other fantastic messages.
   http://www.delta-9.com/net47/myth/

http://www.angelfire.com/zine/WeirdUSA/   » Weird USA Open in a new browser window
   Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings.
   http://www.angelfire.com/zine/WeirdUSA/

http://thefolklorist.com/   » theFolklorist.com Open in a new browser window
   Devoted to American folklore and urban legends.
   http://thefolklorist.com/


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