snopes.com - Urban Legends

Neil Jones · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 19.31

http://www.snopes.com

Interesting site filled with all kinds of supposedly "urban legends" on all kinds of things.

For example: The 1980's song, Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays (by The Boomtown Rats) is based on a true story of a schoolgirl in America who went on a killing spree in 1979. (click for more)

It is alleged (but it is not true) that the ghost of a dead boy appears in the film Three Men And A Baby. (click for more)

It is rumoured that a munchkin actor killed himself on the set of the 1939 version of movie The Wizard Of Oz. (click for more)

A photo of a topless woman appears in the Disney animation, The Rescuers. (click for more)

Interesting site!

Chris · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 19.53

Neil Jones wrote:A photo of a topless woman appears in the Disney animation, The Rescuers. (click for more)

Interesting site!

A topless woman?

All I see is a cringing green face with tongue sticking out.

Neil Jones · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 20.00

Um...?

Chris · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 20.26

Neil Jones wrote:Um...?

This ...

Gavin Scott · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 20.52

EDIT: Sorry the image wouldn't remote link, yet I could see it because it was in my webcashe.

Uploaded to TomServo's space - ta.

James Martin · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 21.38

I like this...
http://www.snopes.com/love/betrayal/radio.htm

Listen at...
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/trust.mp3

Neil Jones · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 23.48

I don't see this green face and sticky-out tongue, or am I just missing something?

Neil Jones · Tue 13 Jul, 2004 23.51

Ah hah, got it licked now.

Remote loading limitation it would appear.

Larry Scutta · Wed 14 Jul, 2004 00.02

Neil Jones wrote:For example: The 1980's song, Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays (by The Boomtown Rats) is based on a true story of a schoolgirl in America who went on a killing spree in 1979.

Yes and a radio station somewhere played it on the morning of the Dunblane shootings not realising the back-story of the song

Jenny · Wed 14 Jul, 2004 08.48

Snopes rocks. I post on their messageboards from time to time too.