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RR 2001/148 Urban Legends Reference Pages
Barbara Mikkelson and David P. Mikkelson San Fernando Valley Folklore Society Publisher e-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.snopes2.com c1995-2000 Visited November 2000
Keywords USA, Stories, Myths
The Urban Legends Reference Pages cover modern folktales. Urban legends are based on both reality and fiction, and they often gain wide acceptance because they sound plausible and are frequently retold. The home page is divided into topics, including Critter Country, Christmas (this one changes seasonally), Business, Horror, Disney, Sex, Weddings, Wooden Spoon (miscellaneous legends), Radio & Television, Humor, Love, Titanic, Toxin du Jour, Errata, College, Music, Pregnancy, Quotes, Cokelore, Movies, Lost Legends (a spoof of the site), Glurge Gallery (sickly...