10 of the Most Interesting Urban Legends
Urban legends are a great way to lighten a party as an ice breaker. It is fascinating to see how people's imaginations are engaged in high gear when these stories are told. Urban legends have interested writes for decades, and eventually these stories make their way into film, television, and other popular media.
1. Baby in the oven
A babysitter is hired to take care of an infant. The babysitter, sometimes mentioned as a hippie, under the influence of narcotics places the baby in either the conventional or microwave. The parents later returned to find the smell of burning flesh in their house. Finally, they traced the smell to the kitchen whereby inspecting the oven find their baby dead.
2. Crocodiles in the sewage
Originally from New York with its large sewage system which lends itself to the imagination. Here a baby alligator is given to a kid as a pet. As the reptile grows it becomes unwieldy and needs to be disposed. The animal is flushed down the toilet, but instead of dieing it manages to survive. Feeding mainly on rodents the gator grows to an astonishing size. Eventually, it seeks revenge on all those who fare into the sewage system.
3. Dial 911 in an emergency
Dialing for emergencies has been publicized as "call nine eleven." Here a scared victim tries to call for assistance, but do to fear can not do so. The reason is the victim doesn't seem to be able to find the button with the number eleven on the phone.
4. The $50 dollar sport scar
A man is required by court to sell his car as part of a divorce settlement. On completion of the sale, he is required to give half to his ex-wife. The irate divorcee sells his very expensive sports car, usually a Porsche or Jaguar, for 50 dollars. On completion of the sale and as required by court, he joyfully mails a check for 25 dollars to his ex-wife.
5. Home from the war
A young man returning from the war calls his family from a distant airport. He tells his mother that he is back and on his way. He wants to bring a fellow soldier to come and live with them. The soldier was completely crippled as a result of wounds sustained. The mother informs him that it would be very hard to take care of this person for the rest of his life and politely refuses. A few days later, the mother gets a call form an officer informing her that her son was found dead in a hotel room. Apparently, the son was the crippled soldiers all a long.
6. Flashing lights
A car drives a desolated highway and sees an upcoming car with the lights off. The concerned driver flashes his lights to let the upcoming vehicle of his error. The car passes by without turning the lights on. The car suddenly makes a turn and catches up to the car that flashed the lights. Upon forcing the car to stop, the offending driver shoots and kills the Good Samaritan. There is evidence to support that some gangs now use this method to initiate their members
7. Mouse in the soft drink bottle
One of the most well known urban legends, a man drinks a soft drink out of the bottle or sometimes a can. As he finishes the drink and much to his dismay, he realizes there is a rodent inside the container all along. There were actually several lawsuits in the 1930 proving that it could happen or at least that it can be faked.
8. The winning lottery ticket
A man at a bar watches the television intensely as the winning numbers of the state lottery are announce. Excited, he announces to his friends that he has the winning ticket. The ticket is passed from friend to friend, so that all can see the winning numbers. When the ticket is returned to the winner, he notices the numbers in the ticket have changed.
9. Dial revenge
A young man breaks up with his girlfriend and asks her to leave the apartment they both occupy. A few days latter the young man comes home to find his girlfriend thing gone and his untouched. He notices the telephone receiver off the hook. When he picks up, the astounded man hears the time been repeated over and over in Japanese. The angry ex had called the time service in Tokyo, and it had been off the hook for several hours.
10. The suicide rule
Many college students to this day still believe that if a roommate commits suicide, their grade point average will immediately be bumped to 4.0. However, there is no such rule documented anywhere in the regulations of any school nor there is evidence that ever was such a rule.
Whether based on reality or imagination urban legends focus on real fears. Perhaps, the interest might come from a primordial instinct of self preservation. At any rate, urban legends are fun and interesting tales to be told at parties or over a fire camp.
1. Baby in the oven
A babysitter is hired to take care of an infant. The babysitter, sometimes mentioned as a hippie, under the influence of narcotics places the baby in either the conventional or microwave. The parents later returned to find the smell of burning flesh in their house. Finally, they traced the smell to the kitchen whereby inspecting the oven find their baby dead.
2. Crocodiles in the sewage
Originally from New York with its large sewage system which lends itself to the imagination. Here a baby alligator is given to a kid as a pet. As the reptile grows it becomes unwieldy and needs to be disposed. The animal is flushed down the toilet, but instead of dieing it manages to survive. Feeding mainly on rodents the gator grows to an astonishing size. Eventually, it seeks revenge on all those who fare into the sewage system.
3. Dial 911 in an emergency
Dialing for emergencies has been publicized as "call nine eleven." Here a scared victim tries to call for assistance, but do to fear can not do so. The reason is the victim doesn't seem to be able to find the button with the number eleven on the phone.
4. The $50 dollar sport scar
A man is required by court to sell his car as part of a divorce settlement. On completion of the sale, he is required to give half to his ex-wife. The irate divorcee sells his very expensive sports car, usually a Porsche or Jaguar, for 50 dollars. On completion of the sale and as required by court, he joyfully mails a check for 25 dollars to his ex-wife.
5. Home from the war
A young man returning from the war calls his family from a distant airport. He tells his mother that he is back and on his way. He wants to bring a fellow soldier to come and live with them. The soldier was completely crippled as a result of wounds sustained. The mother informs him that it would be very hard to take care of this person for the rest of his life and politely refuses. A few days later, the mother gets a call form an officer informing her that her son was found dead in a hotel room. Apparently, the son was the crippled soldiers all a long.
6. Flashing lights
A car drives a desolated highway and sees an upcoming car with the lights off. The concerned driver flashes his lights to let the upcoming vehicle of his error. The car passes by without turning the lights on. The car suddenly makes a turn and catches up to the car that flashed the lights. Upon forcing the car to stop, the offending driver shoots and kills the Good Samaritan. There is evidence to support that some gangs now use this method to initiate their members
7. Mouse in the soft drink bottle
One of the most well known urban legends, a man drinks a soft drink out of the bottle or sometimes a can. As he finishes the drink and much to his dismay, he realizes there is a rodent inside the container all along. There were actually several lawsuits in the 1930 proving that it could happen or at least that it can be faked.
8. The winning lottery ticket
A man at a bar watches the television intensely as the winning numbers of the state lottery are announce. Excited, he announces to his friends that he has the winning ticket. The ticket is passed from friend to friend, so that all can see the winning numbers. When the ticket is returned to the winner, he notices the numbers in the ticket have changed.
9. Dial revenge
A young man breaks up with his girlfriend and asks her to leave the apartment they both occupy. A few days latter the young man comes home to find his girlfriend thing gone and his untouched. He notices the telephone receiver off the hook. When he picks up, the astounded man hears the time been repeated over and over in Japanese. The angry ex had called the time service in Tokyo, and it had been off the hook for several hours.
10. The suicide rule
Many college students to this day still believe that if a roommate commits suicide, their grade point average will immediately be bumped to 4.0. However, there is no such rule documented anywhere in the regulations of any school nor there is evidence that ever was such a rule.
Whether based on reality or imagination urban legends focus on real fears. Perhaps, the interest might come from a primordial instinct of self preservation. At any rate, urban legends are fun and interesting tales to be told at parties or over a fire camp.
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