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The term urban myth is described in wiki as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend
An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true, and often possess horror implications that are believable to their audience.
Through the years, most of us heave heard and maybe believed one or more urban myths. Where do these stories come from? Are they made up and perpetuated or are they based in real events? To this day, if a car is driving at night towards me and does not have its headlights on, I am afraid to flash them because of the urban myth that if you do this, the driver of the other car may be a gang member and part of the initiation into the gang involves killing anyone who flashes their lights at you while you drive with your lights off. I know, it's stupid. But I still don't flash others to let them know others can't see them on the road.
What urban myths have you heard and which ones do you think are true?
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend
An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true, and often possess horror implications that are believable to their audience.
Through the years, most of us heave heard and maybe believed one or more urban myths. Where do these stories come from? Are they made up and perpetuated or are they based in real events? To this day, if a car is driving at night towards me and does not have its headlights on, I am afraid to flash them because of the urban myth that if you do this, the driver of the other car may be a gang member and part of the initiation into the gang involves killing anyone who flashes their lights at you while you drive with your lights off. I know, it's stupid. But I still don't flash others to let them know others can't see them on the road.
What urban myths have you heard and which ones do you think are true?
http://urbanlegends.about.com/