Urban Legend

OK, it’s V day, so I’m taking a break from my usual scribblings to indulge in something a bit different. Here are a couple of classic Valentine’s day urban legends for you to enjoy. Legend 1 – Robin Hood This story dates to the first release of the movie “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” […]

Valentine’s day urban legends

This entry was posted in Skepticism Urban Legends and tagged Urban Legend valentines day on February 14, 2017 by Dave

When writing about an analysis of the report on the Russian Hacking the other day, the following was mentioned … …What we’re seeing in this IP data is a wide range of countries and hosting providers. 15% of the IP addresses are Tor exit nodes. These exit nodes are used by anyone who […]

What the heck is a TOR Exit Node?

This entry was posted in technology and tagged crowdfunded assassinations Exit Node hitmen for hire. scam TOR Urban Legend on January 6, 2017 by Dave

For what are rather obvious reasons this claim is dead in the water, however just prior to the election is was thriving. It is inevitable that a Hillary would have given it a huge boost and that it would then continue to have circulated for quite some time. OK, so what […]

Failed Claims: “The fix is in: Newsweek Hillary issue in print before election happened”

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking politics Skepticism society Urban Legends and tagged conspiracy cover Hillary Clinton Newsweek Urban Legend on November 9, 2016 by Dave

I appear to be falling into a habit of writing a not so serious posting for the weekend and so in keeping with that tradition, let’s start by taking a small ramble over the history of the very first live webcam. The Trojan Room Coffee Pot The world’s very first live […]

Web History: The Coffee Potty

This entry was posted in education Entertainment People science and tagged Coffee Urban Legend urine webcam on October 1, 2016 by Dave

Once, while standing around the water cooler with several friends, a colleague told us all the following true horror story: The wife of a friend who had been off shopping in Reading was rather astonished to find an elderly lady sitting inside her car when she returned back to it. […]

Water Cooler Horror Stories

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Urban Legend on July 18, 2010 by Dave

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