Favorite urban legend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it Richard Gere with the gerbil?

I love that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The tampered candy post got me thinking...what's your favorite urban legend?

Mine is the one where the college girl goes back to her dorm to get something and doesn't turn on the light because she doesn't want to wake up her roommate. When she comes back the next day, her roommate has been murdered and written in blood it says "aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?"

I also like Bloody Mary and admit that I don't like to pass by mirrors in the dark!

Never heard that one!

[Anonymous]

That Mikey died after eating pop rocks and drinking coke!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woman bitten by tarantula in Whole Foods organic banana bin.

I will now never buy organic bananas at Whole Foods. Or probably regular bananas anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Bunny Man.

OMG Did you grow up in Mantua, Fairfax County????

[Anonymous]

Oranjello and Lemonjello or La-A

[Anonymous]

Lotus boob.

Even though it's been debunked, it still gives me the willies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oranjello and Lemonjello or La-A

I was going to say this

[Anonymous]

Bunny Man is a Clifton, Va story.

[Anonymous]

Even though Clifton is not really "urban," it is my very favorite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The tampered candy post got me thinking...what's your favorite urban legend?

Mine is the one where the college girl goes back to her dorm to get something and doesn't turn on the light because she doesn't want to wake up her roommate. When she comes back the next day, her roommate has been murdered and written in blood it says "aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?"

I also like Bloody Mary and admit that I don't like to pass by mirrors in the dark!

The college student one is freaky.

I didn't know some of these, or had to be reminded of some. I did some googling:

I didn't know some of these either.

The Bunny Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man

Orangello/Lemonjello
http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/urbanlegends.html

Bloody Mary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(folklore)

Goat Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatman_(Maryland)

Moth Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman


You have to google lotus boob yourself -- the pictures are gross.

Mine was going to be the hook man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hook),

but I think my favorite is the killer in the back seat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_in_the_backseat.

[Anonymous]

I always liked this one, about the hitchhiker:

http://www.scaryforkids.com/vanishing-hitchhiker/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Goat man

The newer version, posted online is pretty damn creepy.

I don't get creeped out often....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Phil Collins song one. That he actually witnessed the murder and invited the guy to one of his concerts.

Great song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA
Wiki on the legend - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight#Urban_legend
Snopes take on it - http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/intheair.asp

[Anonymous]

I like the one where the babysitter keeps getting crank phone calls, so she calls the local telephone company and gets the operator to find out where the calls are originating from. The operator checks it out and calls back in five minutes and tells her the calls are coming from an upstairs extension, presumably from the attic!!

Or the Urban Legend that if you drink soda and eat pop rocks your stomach will explode.

Pop rocks and coke. Try it.