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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 23:41:59 -0500
From: Bob Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: TOURBUS - 12 Nov 1998 - More Urban Legends / Button Contest
TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
EVEN MORE URBAN LEGENDS / TOURBUS BUTTON CONTEST
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blbyol16.htm
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/blsnakes.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa102198.htm
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa052198.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa100798.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm
http://www.netsquirrel.com/tourbus/
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Urban Legends Update
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Over the last couple of weeks I have received more than 200 email
letters from concerned TOURBUS riders asking me to investigate several
new Internet urban legends. Always happy to oblige, here is the
latest information:
LEGEND: Dirty Needles in Phones
THE STORY: Stay away from public telephones. Drug users are
sticking their old, used needles into pay phone coin
returns or earpieces.
IS IT TRUE? No. There are ZERO confirmed cases of this happening
anywhere in the world.
FOR MORE INFO: <a
href="http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm">
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm </a>.
LEGEND: Flash your Headlights and DIE!
THE STORY: Gang members are driving around with their car
headlights off. If you flash your car lights at the
gang members, they murder you.
IS IT TRUE? No. In fact, I first encountered (and debunked) this
story back in the Fall of 1994!
FOR MORE INFO: <a
href="http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blbyol16.htm">
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blbyol16.htm </a>
LEGEND: Snakes in the Ball Pit
THE STORY: A mom takes her kid to Burger King and puts him in the
ball pit. The kid says "hurt mommy" and dies shortly
thereafter. The mom returns to Burger King to
discover a family of rattle snakes living in the pit.
IS IT TRUE? No. There are ZERO confirmed cases of this happening
anywhere in the world.
FOR MORE INFO: <a href="http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/blsnakes.htm">
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/blsnakes.htm </a>
LEGEND: Blue Star LSD
THE STORY: Children's paper tattoos are laced with LSD.
IS IT TRUE? No.
FOR MORE INFO: <a
href="http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa102198.htm">
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa102198.htm </a>
LEGEND: AIDS/HIV Sneak Attacks
THE STORY: People in public places are being stuck with infected
needles and then finding a note saying "welcome to the world of AIDS"
IS IT TRUE> NO! There are ZERO confirmed cases of this happening
anywhere in the world.
FOR MORE INFO: <a
href="http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa052198.htm">
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa052198.htm </a>
<a href="http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa100798.htm">
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa100798.htm </a>
LEGEND: Win a Holiday
THE STORY: Microsoft has discovered a new email virus contained
in email letters with the subject line "Win a Holiday"
IS IT TRUE? No! You cannot get a virus in a plain text email
letter, regardless of its subject line. Period.
FOR MORE INFO: <a
href="http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm">
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm </a>
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The Design a Button for TOURBUS Contest
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It is time to vote for your favorite TOURBUS button! Here is what you
need to do:
1. Point your Web browser to http://www.netsquirrel.com/tourbus/
2. Choose your favorite button.
3. Send an email letter to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the
*SUBJECT LINE* of your email letter, type the column and row
of your favorite button (you'll understand when you see the
page).
Be looking for the announcement of a winner in my next TOURBUS post! :)
TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
EVEN MORE URBAN LEGENDS / TOURBUS BUTTON CONTEST
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blbyol16.htm
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/blsnakes.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa102198.htm
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa052198.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa100798.htm
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa030798.htm
http://www.netsquirrel.com/tourbus/
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SOUTHERN WORD OF THE DAY
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HARD (verb). To be employed.
"Bubba's not here ... Burger King hard him away from us."
(Special thanks to David Ames today's wurd)
You can find *ALL* of the old Southern Words of the day at
<a href="http://netsquirrel.com/crispen/word.html">
http://netsquirrel.com/crispen/word.html </a>
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