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Urban legends didn’t just inspire a kickass ’90s movie starring the Noxzema girl.
They also gave way to an awesomely imperfect Wikipedia index of actual urban legends mixed in with weird stories and curiosities.
According to Jan Harold Brunvand, the professor and folklorist who popularized the concept of urban legends, they’re wild stories with a kernel of truth that get passed from person to person, usually carrying some sort of moral or warning. For instance, if you head out to Lover’s Lane late at night, you might end up with a dying Joshua Jackson’s feet grazing the top of your car. Iykyk. The classic “friend of a friend,” unverifiable method of transport creates so many different versions of the story that the original is lost in the sauce.
The “List of Urban Legends” Wikipedia page itself is a bit like this. Since Wikipedia is open to be edited by the public,...
They also gave way to an awesomely imperfect Wikipedia index of actual urban legends mixed in with weird stories and curiosities.
According to Jan Harold Brunvand, the professor and folklorist who popularized the concept of urban legends, they’re wild stories with a kernel of truth that get passed from person to person, usually carrying some sort of moral or warning. For instance, if you head out to Lover’s Lane late at night, you might end up with a dying Joshua Jackson’s feet grazing the top of your car. Iykyk. The classic “friend of a friend,” unverifiable method of transport creates so many different versions of the story that the original is lost in the sauce.
The “List of Urban Legends” Wikipedia page itself is a bit like this. Since Wikipedia is open to be edited by the public,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Guide to the Unknown
- bloody-disgusting.com
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