25 Hottest Urban Legends
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Debt Free America Act
- Congressional bill proposes a 1% tax on debit card usage and/or banking transactions.
Here You Have / Just for You / Here It Is Virus
- Information about the 'Here You Have / Just for You / Here It Is' computer virus.
Bedbug Infestation
- Information about the spread and extermination of bedbugs.
Dhimmitude
- Discussion of whether various religious groups are exempt from requirements to obtain health insurance.
Cell Phone Directory and Telemarketers
- Warning that cell phone numbers are about to be given to telemarketers.
Postcard Virus
- Warning about a computer virus masquerading as a postcard from a friend or family member.
*77 Cell Phone Notification
- Advisory about contacting police by calling *77 (or *112 or *47) on a cell phone.
809 Area Code Scam
- Warning about scammers' sending pages from the 809 area code.
#-9-0 Phone Scam
- Warning about scammers' running up long-distance charges by asking victims to press #-9-0 on their telephones.
Real Estate Tax
- Information about a 3.8% investment income tax.
Black in the White House
- Warning about the 'Black in the White House' computer virus.
Ben Stein's Confessions for the Holidays
- Actor/writer Ben Stein's commentary on the observance of Christmas.
Delivery Failure Virus
- E-mailed computer virus masquerades as parcel company's delivery failure notification.
Microsoft / AOL Giveaway
- Promotion promises free cash or merchandise for forwarding an e-mail message.
Cattle Guards
- Joke about government official's ordering the firing of cattle guards.
Stalking Feat
- Photograph purportedly shows an elk hunter being stalked by a mountain lion.
Baby Carrots
- Warning about baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots which have been permeated with chlorine.
Write-In Candidate Platform
- Comedian Bill Cosby's purported platform as a write-in candidate.
Denzel Washington
- Actor Denzel Washington's donation to the Fisher House Foundation.
Handgun Safety and Registration Act
- Claim that a pending Senate bill (SB 2099) would require all handgun owners list their guns on federal income tax returns.
Lee Marvin and Captain Kangaroo
- Account of actor Lee Marvin and Bob 'Captain Kangaroo' Keeshan fighting together at Iwo Jima.
Onion Contamination
- Article warns about contamination dangers with cut onions.
Palestinian Resettlement
- Claim that President Obama issued an order allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to resettle in the U.S.
An August Event
- Does this month have a quality that occurs only once every eight centuries?
Poached Eggs
- Photographs purportedly show poachers collecting sea turtle eggs in Costa Rica.
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