Urban Legends

[vampirecult]

what's your favorite urban legend?

 

[wanto]

I guess I'll start. Have you heard the one about the baby in the oven?

There are many variations on this story, but this one first appears in the early seventies:

A couple hires a hippie baby-sitter who proceeds to get stoned on acid, marijuana, or sometimes even scotch. Later in the evening the mother calls up to see how things are going, and the baby-sitter says everything's fine, she just stuffed the turkey and put it in the oven. The mother hangs up, then suddenly thinks, "What turkey?" (The mothers in these stories are always incredibly stupid.) Both parents rush home and find the kid's been cooked, while the baby-sitter watches with a spaced-out smile. (In some versions the baby-sitter has set the table with crystal and candles and says, "Look, I fixed a special dinner for you.")

For those interested, you can find this and other "Urban Legends" (as well as a variety of other topics) at the following address:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/index.html

VampireCult, what's yours?

 

[vampirecult]

My favorite has always been this one



Claim: A thriving colony of large alligators lives deep within the bowels of the New York City sewer system


Origins: It's
long been rumored there are thriving colonies of alligators lurking in New York City's sewer system. Supposedly, baby alligators brought back as pets from Florida end up being dumped into the sewer system when they outgrow their young and innocent stage. From such an inglorious beginning, these discarded gators grow to immense size and daily terrorize all those foolish enough to risk a visit to the bowels of the city.


http://www.snopes.com/horrors/horrors.asp (horror urban legends)