tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post9138187763937402854..comments2024-03-18T19:36:10.480-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Urban LegendsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33012689280646021702006-12-16T13:38:00.000-05:002006-12-16T13:38:00.000-05:00Come to think of it, hall mates lit our Christmas ...Come to think of it, hall mates <i>lit</i> our Christmas decorations on fire my freshamn year, because it was now April. Which, combined with Michael's comment, may suggest that at college, all bets are off.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81162490376357561692006-12-16T10:49:00.000-05:002006-12-16T10:49:00.000-05:00Well, that's a school then, even if it's not an el...Well, that's a school then, even if it's not an elementary school at Christmas.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-20194240742822976062006-12-16T00:07:00.000-05:002006-12-16T00:07:00.000-05:00When I was in college, the bulletin board in my do...When I was in college, the bulletin board in my dorm caught fire. No more decorations after that. True story. Not urban legend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50588026546632861912006-12-15T21:42:00.000-05:002006-12-15T21:42:00.000-05:00And then sometimes legend gets overtaken by new ev...And then sometimes legend gets overtaken by new events. The microwaved baby may have been urban legend in the past, but no longer:<br /><br /><a herf="http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/12/07/baby.microwave.ap/index.html">Death penalty sought in baby's microwave death</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-26641540953059786982006-12-15T09:17:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:17:00.000-05:00While the common urban legends are indeed fun, the...While the common urban legends are indeed fun, the "superbowl wifebeating" meme was an organized propaganda effort by a group of feminists who issued false press releases that were never fact checked until much later. Very much more than a rumor out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com