skysprite 0 #1 January 26, 2007 What are some of the old urban legends you grew up with? I don't mean current urban legends - photoshopped photographs, Microsoft is tracking this email and will pay you if you forward it to a billion and two people, etc etc. I mean oldschool urban legends - ghostly hitchhikers, bloody Mary that you could recreate in the school bathroom and freak out your friends with, or a local favorite, La Llorona. Any skydiving urban legends? I'm taking a class on Urban Legends right now. It looks to be really interesting. I've always been a scaredycat though when it comes to creepy stories - too many times being the butt of someones urban legend comes to life joke. Anyway as a result of my wussiness, I've distanced myself from urban legends, but need to research some for this class. Any personal favorites?~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 January 26, 2007 Some of the local urban legends from where I grew up were the BEST. Some were, like other urban legends, based a bit in fact. Firstly, there was one that there were ICBM missle sites in the farm fields around my town. Which was due to having one of the larger TIs (Texas Instruments) in the town. Come to find out there were Nike and Herculies missile sites in the general area (near Denton) and up near the red river. This was protection for Carswell AFB in Ft Worth. Secondly, there was a long held belief that a pagen cult had bought a large local structure called "Woodmen's Circle" and used it for occult practices. It was known that it used to be an orphan's home/nursing home, but the more modern history was less known. This website lays it out pretty well. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrayso/woodmen.html Of course there's stories of catfish the size of compact cars near the Denison Dam's intakes on Lake Texoma. Every large freshwater lake have stories like that. Then again, world record catfish have been found on that lake http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/catfish.htm--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #3 January 26, 2007 WRT the Internet, the oldest story I know that might be called an Urban Legend was the "Kremvax Hoax". Ironically, it later became fact, but due to the original hoax, many people initially didn't believe it. Google for it."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #4 January 26, 2007 Here ya go. http://www.deadohio.com/Swift'sHollow.htm I grew up not far from this place. The stories of Gore Orphanage Road were well know to everyone in the area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #5 January 26, 2007 You mean like our haunted Mental Hopsital complete with graveyards? Or our Bodies on the bottom of Lake Michigan?(Mayor Daley's Friends) Our haunted TB sanitariums? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #6 January 26, 2007 QuoteWhat are some of the old urban legends you grew up with? I don't mean current urban legends - photoshopped photographs, Microsoft is tracking this email and will pay you if you forward it to a billion and two people, etc etc. I mean oldschool urban legends - ghostly hitchhikers, bloody Mary that you could recreate in the school bathroom and freak out your friends with, or a local favorite, La Llorona. Any skydiving urban legends? I love urban legends....the guy in the back of the car.....the man upstairs in the house terrorizing the babysitter on the phone. Eating poprocks and soda can make you explode! What a cool classI'm taking a class on Urban Legends right now. It looks to be really interesting. I've always been a scaredycat though when it comes to creepy stories - too many times being the butt of someones urban legend comes to life joke. Anyway as a result of my wussiness, I've distanced myself from urban legends, but need to research some for this class. Any personal favorites?DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csbrady 0 #7 January 26, 2007 Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, CANDYMAN!... Well nothing happened Blues! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #8 January 26, 2007 QuoteCandyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, CANDYMAN!... Well nothing happened Blues! It's only 3 times. And that movie freaks me out! My husband once impersonated the voice perfectly.....eeeek! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #9 January 26, 2007 Every place has their "haunted house". Near Deland is Casadega. It is the home of the national spiritualist group. 300 psychics and palmists. The big deal for college students at Stetson was to sit out in the Casadega graveyard at night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #10 January 26, 2007 I immediately went to the mirror and tried that after seeing the movie. I was quite disappointed that nothing happened. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #11 January 26, 2007 QuoteI immediately went to the mirror and tried that after seeing the movie. I was quite disappointed that nothing happened. You are braver than I!!!! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #12 January 26, 2007 There's a legend about "Frank the Tank" from The Farm..........I don't know if it's urban though. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
