URBAN LEGENDS 3

URBAN LEGENDS 3

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An atheist who was training for the olympics had been given special pool priveliges at the university he was attending. Late one night he was considering the arguments a religious friend had been confronting him with as he climbed the high-dive for a little late-night practice. He stood on the board and prepared for a backward flip when he noticed the shadow he was casting on the wall formed a perfect cross in the partially-lit room. Shaken, he sat down on the board to think. As he sat there a maintenance worker came into the pool area and turned on the rest of lights and the diver saw that the pool had been drained for maintenance.

Back in '75 a young couple, both 18, decided to get married right after high school. The father of the bride lived in Palm Beach in a mansion and was able to afford a big wedding for them. To make a long story short, they got married and the wedding was beautiful. After the wedding they had a big reception in an old building and everyone got pretty drunk. When there were only about 20 people left, the groom decided that they should play hide-and-seek. Everyone agreed and the groom was "it." They all went and hid and the game went on. After about 20 minutes everyone had been found except the bride. Everyone looked everywhere and tore the whole place apart looking for her. After a few hours the groom was furious, thinking the bride was playing a terrible trick. Eventually, everyone went home. A few weeks later the groom, having placed a missing persons report, gave up looking for her. Heartbroken, he tried to go on with his life. Three years later a little old woman was cleaning the place up. She happened to be in the attic and saw an old trunk. She dusted it off, and, out of curiosity, opened it. She screamed at the top of her lungs, ran out of the building and called the police.

Apparently, the bride had decided to hide in the trunk for the game of hide-and-seek. When she sat down, the lid fell, knocking her unconcious and locking her inside. She suffocated after a day or so. When the woman found her, she was rotting, her mouth in the shape of a scream.

A man weaves his car into his garage after spending the evening at a local bar getting blitzed. The next morning he was pulling out of the garage onto the driveway to go to work. His wife ran to the door to give him his lunch, which he had forgotten. She went as far as the porch and fainted. Her husband got out of the car to see what was the matter. He saw an eight-year-old girl imbedded in the grill of his car. He reported himself to the police -- said he had a complete blackout, didn't remember anything. He was charged with Driving While Under the Influence and Vehicular Manslaughter.

A woman goes to buy a large cactus from a nursery, and brings it home. Later that day she notices something very odd. The cactus appears to be breathing! She calls the nursery she purchased the cactus from and says, "I know this sounds crazy, but I think my cactus is breathing." The woman she is speaking to tells her to immediately get out of the house, and that she (the nursery woman) is going to call the bomb squad. The bomb squad comes to the house and loads the cactus into a van. Just as they get it into the van, the cactus explodes and out come thousands of scorpions! It seems that several scorpions had laid their eggs in the cactus, and they all hatched at once.

A young woman was sunbathing on the beach and was just about to drop off to sleep, when she felt an insect running along her jawbone and then down her neck. She brushed it away, and thought nothing more of it.

After about a week, she noticed what she thought was a pimple growing and growing. The skin was inflamed and it looked like a blister. Then, one day, she was blow-drying her hair and hit the inflamed spot with her hair dryer. The blistered skin broke open and hundreds of tiny white baby spiders and pus came pouring out of the wound!

It seems that while she was sunbathing, her pores had enlarged enough that a mama spider could deposit her egg sac in one. They incubated under her skin until she smacked herself in the jaw with the hair dryer!

I have heard the same story at least 8 times in the last 15 years. It always "really" happened to an aunt or cousin or some other close relative of the person telling the story. It always takes place in Las Vegas although the hotels do vary and the person involved is always Eddie Murphy and his entourage. Here is the story...

A woman that is scared of black people (especially black men) is in Las Vegas. She becomes bored, leaves her husband at the slot machines and heads to her room. It is late and she is alone in the elevator.

The elevator stops and a large group of black men get on the elevator. One of the men in the back says, "Hit the floor." The woman, being scared out of her wits, falls to the floor, begging them not to hurt or rape her. The men are very concerned, assure her no one is going to harm her. It is explained that when the one said hit the floor he simply meant to press the elevator button for their floor. The men finally get the woman calmed down and apologize for the misunderstanding.

The next morning flowers arrive at the room (sometimes with a note, in some stories the manager comes to the room) with a note from none other than Eddie Murphy. In the note he again apologizes for frightening the woman and then states that he has paid for their hotel room and has arranged to cover all of their expenses for the remainder of their stay!

The first time I heard the story I bought it hook, line and sinker. The second time I got a tad suspicious. The third time and each time after that I have been told this story I must admit I've taken a certain delight in either 1) Letting the story teller know that they have been had, or 2) Finishing the story for them.

It is amazing to note that these people still swear that it is true and really happened to their close relative!


	URBAN LEGENDS 3 URBAN LEGENDS 1 URBAN LEGENDS 2 URBAN LEGENDS 3 An atheist who was training for the olympics had been given special pool priveliges at the university he was attending. Late one night he was considering the arguments a religious friend had been confronting him with as he climbed the high-dive for a little late-night practice. He stood on the board and prepared for a backward flip when he noticed the shadow he was casting on the wall formed a perfect cross in the partially-lit room. Shaken, he sat down on the board to think. As he sat there a maintenance worker came into the pool area and turned on the rest of lights and the diver saw that the pool had been drained for maintenance. Back in '75 a young couple, both 18, decided to get married right after high school. The father of the bride lived in Palm Beach in a mansion and was able to afford a big wedding for them. To make a long story short, they got married and the wedding was beautiful. After the wedding they had a big reception in an old building and everyone got pretty drunk. When there were only about 20 people left, the groom decided that they should play hide-and-seek. Everyone agreed and the groom was "it." They all went and hid and the game went on. After about 20 minutes everyone had been found except the bride. Everyone looked everywhere and tore the whole place apart looking for her. After a few hours the groom was furious, thinking the bride was playing a terrible trick. Eventually, everyone went home. A few weeks later the groom, having placed a missing persons report, gave up looking for her. Heartbroken, he tried to go on with his life. Three years later a little old woman was cleaning the place up. She happened to be in the attic and saw an old trunk. She dusted it off, and, out of curiosity, opened it. She screamed at the top of her lungs, ran out of the building and called the police. Apparently, the bride had decided to hide in the trunk for the game of hide-and-seek. When she sat down, the lid fell, knocking her unconcious and locking her inside. She suffocated after a day or so. When the woman found her, she was rotting, her mouth in the shape of a scream. A man weaves his car into his garage after spending the evening at a local bar getting blitzed. The next morning he was pulling out of the garage onto the driveway to go to work. His wife ran to the door to give him his lunch, which he had forgotten. She went as far as the porch and fainted. Her husband got out of the car to see what was the matter. He saw an eight-year-old girl imbedded in the grill of his car. He reported himself to the police -- said he had a complete blackout, didn't remember anything. He was charged with Driving While Under the Influence and Vehicular Manslaughter. A woman goes to buy a large cactus from a nursery, and brings it home. Later that day she notices something very odd. The cactus appears to be breathing! She calls the nursery she purchased the cactus from and says, "I know this sounds crazy, but I think my cactus is breathing." The woman she is speaking to tells her to immediately get out of the house, and that she (the nursery woman) is going to call the bomb squad. The bomb squad comes to the house and loads the cactus into a van. Just as they get it into the van, the cactus explodes and out come thousands of scorpions! It seems that several scorpions had laid their eggs in the cactus, and they all hatched at once. A young woman was sunbathing on the beach and was just about to drop off to sleep, when she felt an insect running along her jawbone and then down her neck. She brushed it away, and thought nothing more of it. After about a week, she noticed what she thought was a pimple growing and growing. The skin was inflamed and it looked like a blister. Then, one day, she was blow-drying her hair and hit the inflamed spot with her hair dryer. The blistered skin broke open and hundreds of tiny white baby spiders and pus came pouring out of the wound! It seems that while she was sunbathing, her pores had enlarged enough that a mama spider could deposit her egg sac in one. They incubated under her skin until she smacked herself in the jaw with the hair dryer! I have heard the same story at least 8 times in the last 15 years. It always "really" happened to an aunt or cousin or some other close relative of the person telling the story. It always takes place in Las Vegas although the hotels do vary and the person involved is always Eddie Murphy and his entourage. Here is the story... A woman that is scared of black people (especially black men) is in Las Vegas. She becomes bored, leaves her husband at the slot machines and heads to her room. It is late and she is alone in the elevator. The elevator stops and a large group of black men get on the elevator. One of the men in the back says, "Hit the floor." The woman, being scared out of her wits, falls to the floor, begging them not to hurt or rape her. The men are very concerned, assure her no one is going to harm her. It is explained that when the one said hit the floor he simply meant to press the elevator button for their floor. The men finally get the woman calmed down and apologize for the misunderstanding. The next morning flowers arrive at the room (sometimes with a note, in some stories the manager comes to the room) with a note from none other than Eddie Murphy. In the note he again apologizes for frightening the woman and then states that he has paid for their hotel room and has arranged to cover all of their expenses for the remainder of their stay! The first time I heard the story I bought it hook, line and sinker. The second time I got a tad suspicious. The third time and each time after that I have been told this story I must admit I've taken a certain delight in either 1) Letting the story teller know that they have been had, or 2) Finishing the story for them. It is amazing to note that these people still swear that it is true and really happened to their close relative!