Skeptic Tank Files: Urban

Date: Sat Jun 04 1994 09:24:02 To: Peter Berrett Subj: 3 men + a baby P_SKEPTICr ---------
Subject: Alt.folklore.college Frequently Asked Questions Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 16:10:26 G
Subject: Announcing ALT.FOLKLORE.INFO Date: 14 Oct 93 19:21:09 GMT To my Friends (and Frie
Subject: A CLUE Date: 21 Apr 93 22:50:20 PST I was looking at some of the posts on here ov
Subject: CLUE 2 Date: 27 Apr 93 17:45:52 PST This is the 2nd model clue slightly changed f
Subject: Twas the Night Before Something Date: Thu, 23 DEC 93 12:22:50 EST I beg your fore
Here's the OFFICIAL AFU BOOK LIST -- Suggested Reading for when your news feed is down. If
STANDARD AFU REPLY FORM To :_ +gt;From:_ I have read your recent post concerning_. I regre
Subject: AFUUL Scale I was going through my archives and discovered my uncompleted scale f
Subject: AFU Survival Guide Date: 28 Feb 1993 05:21:23 GMT Summary: Excellent Introduction
Subject: a variation on the +quot;aids mary+quot; ul i heard a new (to me anyway) version
Subject: Seagulls + ALKA-SELTZER = KABOOM! (redux) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 04:11:00 GMT Thi
Subject: Re: alligators in sewers? In article +lt;3080@keele.keele.ac.uk+gt; cla04@seq1.ke
Subject: Re: Origins of April Fools' Day? Date: 11 Apr 1993 15:25:57 GMT cba@hpuerca.atl.h
Subject: New UL: Arizona resorts pre-wired for casino gambling Here's another entry for th
From the pages of FidoNews: FidoNews 11-09 Page: 2 28 Feb 1994 Make Hoaxes Fast From the C
Subject: +quot;Blind Girl Saw Test Explosion 120 Miles Away+quot; Date: Thu, 16 Sep 93 01:
Subject: LSD flyers hit El Segundo -- L.A. Times article AUTHORITIES DISMISS FLYERS ABOUT
Subject: Re: Skin Suffocation Date: 8 Sep 93 01:52:58 GMT mlitchfield@pimacc.pima.edu (R.
Subject: More on TV Legends First, pearl@sw.stratus.com (Dan Pearl) writes: ++gt;+gt; The
Subject: Re: Calendar Changes (was: Gregorian Calendar Rationale) Summary: The British Act
Subject: Re: How to get married w/o religious ceremonies? Date: 1 Jun 1993 07:11:04 GMT Le
Subject: Chevrolet Nova Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1993 23:15:00 GMT I received a response from Gene
Subject: Love and Chocolate Date: 20 Sep 91 05:15:46 GMT In article +lt;1991Sep18.210920.2
+gt;From: glennd@StarConn.com (Glenn Davis) Subject: Re: Alleged attempt to ban religious
Subject: Coca-Cola ULs Date: 2 May 1993 11:52:59 -0500 I quote from the recently published
Subject: Female horse fastened with wax Date: 15 Jun 1993 18:28:54 -0500 The Coca-Cola Com
Subject: Coca-Cola Police: Confirmation of UL Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1993 00:10:20 GMT Over the
Subject: Re: Wet hair on Winter mornings Date: 22 Oct 1993 02:23:51 GMT Andrew Welsh asks:
This originated following a post claiming that cop was an acronym for +quot;Constable On P
Subject: The pure truth on the Coriolis Farce (sic). Date: 7 Dec 1992 20:19:13 GMT Here, s
Subject: Re: Captain Pugwash +gt;In article +lt;9111192151.AA01601@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU+gt;
Now that I have your attention... DO NOT SEND ANY {GET WELL, POST, BUSINESS} CARDS TO CRAI
Subject: Craig Shergold strikes in Kennewick, WA, USA Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1992 22:31:19 GMT
Subject: Re: Thomas Crapper and Spread Spectrum rocher@husc8.harvard.edu (Jean-Marc Rocher
Subject: Death at Disneyland! Date: 22 Oct 1993 21:14:13 GMT WAITING IN LINE TO DIE - DEAT
Subject: Re: Tattoo You (not!) Date: 28 Sep 1993 22:23:47 -0500 The running battle to extr
Subject: Re: UK mutation of Blue Star Date: 16 Jan 94 22:17:55 And now a mutation from the
Subject: Re: +quot;Dixie+quot; folk etymology Date: 16 Sep 1993 09:13:55 GMT In article +l
Subject: Re: Some random legends Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 15:49:49 GMT +gt;In article +lt;49
Subject: The Edison Electric Chair? In article +lt;76+pykg@rpi.edu+gt; kasprj@operators.it
This butchering of the alt.tv.muppets FAQ to leave only the Ernie is not dead piece was do
S.N.U.F.F. List Actually, I prefer calling this the SNUFF List (without periods), but that
Subject: Re: the fire inside's delightful... Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 16:38:15 GMT acook@vne
Subject: Lights on and off Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1993 01:13:06 GMT The U.S. Government has cho
Subject: alt.folklore.urban Frequently Asked Questions Date: 30 Oct 1993 20:05:36 GMT Summ
Subject: Re: Big Brother/Zappa Date: 23 Dec 1993 11:16:40 -0600 In article +lt;H.eg.5YZAQ+
Subject: 1-800-STOLEN PET Date: 13 APR 93 21:45:17 GMT The following letter appears in the
+gt;From: cindy@solan10.solan.unit.no (Cynthia Kandolf) Subject: Return of the US Language
Subject: Glass Flow [Was Re: OBJECTIONS to afu faq (v.2.50 1/194) ] Date: 30 Jan 1994 04:1
Subject: Re: Etymology of junk food names In article +lt;1992Jun18.162539.9714@sbcs.sunysb
Debunking the `Day of Dread' for Women; Data Lacking for Claim of Domestic Violence Surge
Subject: Practicing for Their Honeymoon ... an Urban Legend PRACTICING FOR THEIR HONEYMOON
Subject: Re: Verbing Nouns (Re: aluminium + Alzheimer's d) Date: 3 Oct 1993 05:56:12 GMT [
Subject: Re: Sources on +quot;Hooker+quot; please Date: 29 Aug 1993 02:31:47 GMT bjb@cs.mu
Subject: Re: Hot water Followup-To: rec.martial-arts Date: 25 Jul 92 06:12:10 GMT Referenc
Subject: Re: Movie legends In article +lt;1992Jul1.203446.22549@leland.Stanford.EDU+gt;, j
Charles +quot;new boy+quot; Evans sez: +gt; F. There is a pillar in India made of metal fo
Subject: Shakespeare and the KJV It seems i've been called upon again to drag out my books
Subject: Proposed AFU anthem. Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 14:52:02 GMT I hearby reproduce, in f
Subject: +quot;The Little Mermaid+quot; cover Several months after writing (twice) to Buen
Subject: Origins of +quot;Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds+quot; title Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994
Subject: M+M's Chocolate Candies FAQ list Date: 13 May 1993 18:34:40 -0500 Not surprisingl
Subject: Re: Men who breastfeed (next on Oprah..) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 18:25:21 GMT Subj
From dog.ee.lbl.gov!tennyson.lbl.gov!twcaps Mon Oct 14 16:45:22 PDT 1991 Article 25859 of
Subject: Re: Can Cats and Rabbits Mate? Date: 2 Feb 1994 20:57:43 GMT In article +lt;joely
Subject: Re: Buried with a telephone? Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1993 10:47:48 GMT ccohen@pitt.edu
Subject: Re: women living together and concurrent cycles Date: 8 Oct 93 17:48:19 GMT +gt;
Subject: Re: The Missing Day (Found!) Date: 4 Jan 1994 19:12 MST In article +lt;vernon.19.
The Modem Tax surfaced on a local bboard here in Pittsburgh. An enterprising fellow in our
Subject: Re: Great Boston molasses flood? Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 00:10:30 GMT Scott Larson
+gt;From: ph@cs.uow.edu.au (Rev Dr Phil Herring BMath DD (Ret)) Subject: Re: moon size Dat
Subject: RECIPE: Chewy chocolate-chip cookies Date: 21 Dec 85 06:46:35 GMT Copyright (C) 1
Subject: Re: Napoleon's penis manley@optilink.UUCP (Dave Manley) writes: +gt;Speaking of d
Subject: Re: Nylon In article +lt;1992Oct17.201418.22632@sq.sq.com+gt;, msb@sq.sq.com (Mar
+gt;From: twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan) Subject: Sheesh! Okay Already! References:
Subject: Re: Clues for you all Summary: Paul Is Dead (PID) hoax again In article +lt;92930
Subject: Patent office UL Date: 25 Jun 1993 00:05:48 GMT At AFU West VI Bob O'Bob asked ab
Subject: Re: I'm Your Tree/Metallica +quot;Sad But True+quot; Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1993 11:26
Subject: Paul Harvey source of UL's? The following was published in a local paper (and the
Subject: Re: Hotel California and Satanism Date: 9 May 1993 00:46:02 GMT References: +lt;1
Subject: Diet Pepsi, scratch and sniff offer Date: 16 Jun 1993 02:08:05 GMT Here is a lett
From dog.ee.lbl.gov!ucbvax!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!c
Subject: Re: Poinsettias It's time to settle the poinsettia argument (yeah, right.) I went
Subject: Re: Atomic bomb explosion in Port Chicago, California Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 01:5
Subject: Post-it, Scratch'n'Sniff - Related? Date: 20 Dec 1993 18:29:05 GMT Hope you haven
Subject: Re: Aluminum can tabs worth 80 bucks? Summary: It aliens...I'm sure... Date: 2 Ju
In Cecil Adams' latest column, he tackles the subject of saving pop-can tabs to pay for ti
Subject: Pull Tabs and Dialysis Addenda Date: 13 May 1993 06:24:54 GMT Having seen some re
Subject: Re: Rolling Rock Beer; what does +quot;33+quot; mean? Date: 8 Sep 1993 01:38:04 G
Subject: Burn her, she's a witch . . . Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 01:45:00 GMT This might be t
Subject: Saturn V and stuff (was Re: stat - where'd it come from?) Date: 15 Dec 1993 04:29
Subject: Scorpions (was, Re: Submarines) Date: 30 Oct 93 17:57:11 GMT bear@tigger.cs.color
Subject: Re: Subliminal Advertising (was: Little Me Date: 31 Mar 93 16:48:47 GMT +gt;From
Subject: Re: Yet Another UL? Date: 11 May 1993 01:21:36 GMT cookval@auducadm.auburn.edu wr
+quot;Snapple Escapes the Grip of Rumors+quot; by Barbara Presley Noble _New York Times_,
Here is a definative answer from the FAQ list of sci.space: Subject: Frequently Asked Ques
Subject: Spanish Fly [Billionth iteration of very ancient reference to Spanish Fly deleted
Subject: AFU Party at Kitty + Stallone's [As I mentioned a year ago, in March 1992] Sylves
Subject: Re: Need sources for subliminal advertising Date: 8 May 1992 22:00:04 GMT In arti
Subject: alt.folklore.urban Frequ Date: 1 Jun 93 21:20:00 GMT re: FAQ... TC+gt;Tb.Tomatoes
From dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!noc.MR.NET!mac.cc.macalstr
Subject: More details on the +quot;cat food sold as tuna+quot; story There was some discus
Subject: Urban Legends in the Popular Media Here's a pretty good column on urban legends w
From jelson@server.cs.jhu.edu Mon Mar 1 13:22:07 1993 Sender: jelson@server.cs.jhu.edu Cc:
Subject: Waltzing Matilda Date: 6 Oct 1993 20:32:58 -0500 In the AFU FAQ (which, by the wa
Subject: Re: Welding contact lenses [The Answer] Date: 9 May 1993 01:22:01 GMT References:
Subject: Re: Head bangin' In article +lt;1991Aug21.160323.5822@aus.intel.com+gt; robin@aus
Subject: Re: a)Oz hanging death b)Aluminum dust Date: 29 Aug 1993 02:07:22 GMT In response
Subject: Jumbo jet nosedive: Walkman to blame? +quot;It all started with a rumor that was