This from today's column's;
One of my Aunt Ruby's friends had the most terrible thing happen to her. Her
fingers turned black and fell off, and nobody knew why until her doctor
asked if she had cable Internet access at home. It turns out that cable
access emits deadly spiral waves that will turn your fingers gangrenous if
you stay online long enough.
According to an article a friend read in a magazine, the same thing has
happened to at least three dozen other Internet users around the world,
including two cats in Kalamazoo that sat on the computer monitor for warmth.
The magazine further reported that scientists at England's
Brushworth-By-Sands College warned people in 1982 that it would happen. But
dirty politicians let the technology through so they'd have the money to get
reelected. Ever since, there's been a massive cover-up involving at least 27
members of Congress. You say you heard something similar? Then it must be
true.
Only it's not. I made that whole story up. It's lies, all lies! I don't even
have an Aunt Ruby, nor is there a Brushworth-By-Sands College. What I'm
doing here is creating an urban legend--the kind of story that sounds as
though it could have happened, seems real because it happened to someone I
know, and has extra credibility because you're seeing it in print.
My tale fits the profile of an urban legend as urban legend expert Jan
Harold Brunvand defines it: "a story in a contemporary setting (not
necessarily a big city), reported as a true individual experience, with
traditional variants that indicate its legendary character."
From: gordon stelter
To: Pianotech
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: RE: IGNORE, IGNORE!
This, my dear friends, is NOT urban myth, as I
remember it being reported at the time of the
hurricane. In a few short days after Andrew struck,
abandoned dogs became feral and were trying to kill
and eat children. No kidding. Poodles.
Right here, in this college town of 100,000, a
pack of 6 dogs attacked a woman pushing her baby
stroller three years ago, smack dab in the middle of
an "upscale" intown neighborhood! If you're curious, I
can probably find the newspaper account for
verification.
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