Lets create an urban myth !

[confus-ed]

Well really bored today .. so a stupid idea ..

There's no disputing the power of the net with these things .. & there's a fair few 'addicted posters' out there at WD, so I reckon we can create one (an urban myth that is) all on our own, now what false thought or fact would we like 'promoted' ?

Methinks enough posting/saying that something quite blatantly not true is so, can easily create a belief in something not true just by repetition & folks strange trusting of the written word {in all its forms !} (& that then gets picked up on elsewhere etc - 'snowball effect') - tell someone something enough times & they believe it..

Suggestions then ?.. btw lots of existing ones here

There's no doubting some folks imaginations/grasp of reality, sometimes around here ! .. so lookee ! - a chance to lie 'constructively' - that should make a change .. !

[TechZ]

do you have any to build upon?

[Cobra X]

There is no actual Scott "DriverGuy" Hermanson...WinDrivers is actually run by an underground secret society who are slowly gaining control of the entire internet.

[TechZ]

To build on that, Scott is NooNoo's male alter ego, he comes out a few times a year to fiddle with the forum a bit.

[Titchski]

Something like this you mean -ed?

MAN WITH IRON LUNG FORCED THROUGH X-RAY MACHINE

Ogden, UT
12-6-2004

When Leslie Ottenheimer began his Thanksgiving journey from Los Angeles to his daughters home in Lafayette IN, he could not possibly have realised what was in store.

Slight Lurch

Gerald Oppenheimer (59) has a rare lung complaint, that requires the use of a revolutionary breathing apparatus known as a mini iron lung fibrulator (MILF). This device allows Mr Ottenheimer to lead a relatively active lifestyle, with only a slight lurch to the right when he walks to act as a giveaway about his condition. When going through a routine security screening at Denver International Airport, Ottenheimer, quite naturally due to the MILF, set off the alarm. Mr Ottenheimer takes up the story...

Security Guard

"Well, when the alarm went off, the guard asked me to step to one side, remove my shoes and belt, and go through again." Ottenheimer (64) said. "Obviously, the alarm went off again, and so they asked me to go into a side room for a further search. By this time I was very nervous, especially when I saw the size of the security guard in the room. I didn't know what was going to happen"

beggars belief

What happened next quite frankly beggars belief. Following a cavity search, which by itself is a violating procedure, Mr Ottenheimer was once again walked through a metal detector, andonce again set off the alarm. "I tried to explain about my MILF, but they wouldn't listen" Ottenheimer said. "It was then that they manhandled me onto the conveyer belt and sent me through the X-Ray machine, telling me to be absolutely still so as not to break anything in the machine".

suicide bomber

When the MILF showed up on the right side of Mr Ottenheimers abdomen, you would think that this sorry tale would reach its natural conclusion, an apology from D.I.A and a free upgrade for the next leg of his journey, unfortunately this was not the case. Over-zealous security guards, upon seeing the device inside Ottenheimers body, immediately went ino a huddle to discuss the situation. "I could hear them whispering" Ottenheimer explains, "They were saying things like, 'what is it?' and 'suicide bomber'". At this point, a SWAT team was rushed from downtown Denver, along with agents from the FBI. Upon arrival, the SWAT team forced a still partially naked Ottenheier to lurch to the ground.

eagle-eyed

It was only after an eagle-eyed FBI agent checked the X-Ray image of the MILF device. "My sister works at University Hospital, in Denver" explained Agent John Drozwakowski, "She'd told me about this device and I recognised it from her description". At this point, the SWAT team was stood down, and Mr Ottenheimer was allowed to continue his journey. We contacted Denver International Airport, who, amazingly, were full of praise for the way their security staff handled the situation. A airport spokesperson, Ms Bonnie Langford, stated "In this post 9-11 world, one cannot take too many precautions to ensure the safety of airline passengers and Americans everywhere. We have since promoted those responsible for these security measures and they are now working in our international arrivals terminal".

[paraflyer]

There is no actual Scott "DriverGuy" Hermanson...WinDrivers is actually run by an underground secret society who are slowly gaining control of the entire internet.

...which, of course, is widely known to have been invented by Al Gore.

[pmetal]

I got one:

"The economy is in the toilet....."

I read it here EVERYDAY, so it must be true!!!

Keep saying it, keep saying it.....

[WebHead]

Just imagine the panic that would happen if the people of the internet found out that there was no such thing as "Scott" and that he was just a fictitious being made up to keep order in the universe.

[WebHead]

...which, of course, is widely known to have been invented by Al Gore.

But that's not an urban myth,.. that's a true story so it wouldn't work. He spent many long hours into the night inventing the internet.

[Jeff the Brit]

I once started an excellent rumour at my old employer's place, to the effect that the management were considering installing pay and display meters in the company car park. After a slow start, it went far and wide, to the point where the management issued a categorical denial that they had ever considered such a thing.
I bet some chairwarmers and penpushers in the accounting department have that filed away as a good idea to re-introduce some time

[meatwad]

A rabbit will die if it eats a radsih.

[Stalemate]

A rabbit will die if it eats a radsih.

I heard that too.

Radish contains an element which is poisonous to them.


True.

[meatwad]

I heard that too.

Radish contains an element which is poisonous to them.


True.

Did you know if you feed a white rabbit a steady diet of beets, it's fur will turn pink over time?

[MobilePCPhysician]

Two points to Adept, and one bonus point if he can name the substance that is poisonous to the Rabbit.

[FatalException0E]

Did you know if you feed a white rabbit a steady diet of beets, it's fur will turn pink over time?

Yeah, this works, I know! Heck, my brother fed his white rabbit blackberries all the time, and its a black rabbit now!