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The Cat in Urban Mythology The Cat in Urban Mythology: Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://messybeast.com/urbancat.htm Urban Legends Urban Legends: Essay by Seppo Raudaskoski on urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/PAPS/urbanl.html AFU and Urban Legends Archive AFU and Urban Legends Archive: Material from the alt.folklore.urban usenet group. (Urban Legends) http://tafkac.org/ Hoax-Slayer Hoax-Slayer: Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes. (Urban Legends) http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ Virus Hoaxes and Netlore Virus Hoaxes and Netlore: Information on virus hoaxes, chain letters, and netlore circulating via email. (Urban Legends) http://hoaxinfo.com/ Is the Hotel California in the Eagles' song located in Todos Santos, Mexico? Is the Hotel California in the Eagles' song located in Todos Santos, Mexico?: Dispels the myth that this Eagles song was written about a hotel in Todos Santos, Mexico. (Urban Legends) http://www.todossantos-baja.com/todos-santos/eagles/hotel-california.htm Don't Talk To Them Don't Talk To Them: Local legends lists details of the village-idiots, nutters, weirdos and deviants we all know and love. (Urban Legends) http://www.freewebs.com/locallegend/intro.htm Urban Legends Reference Pages Urban Legends Reference Pages: Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture. (Urban Legends) http://www.snopes.com/ BellaOnline: Urban Legends BellaOnline: Urban Legends: Weekly updates on the newest urban legends, plus articles on all of the classics. (Urban Legends) http://www.bellaonline.com/site/urbanlegends/ Jan Harold Brunvand Jan Harold Brunvand: Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends." (Urban Legends) http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/jan.harold.brunvand.html Urban Legends & Modern Myths Urban Legends & Modern Myths: Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore. (Urban Legends) http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/ HowStuffWorks: How Urban Legends Work HowStuffWorks: How Urban Legends Work: What they are, where they come from, and why they spread so quickly. (Urban Legends) http://www.howstuffworks.com/urban-legend.htm Hoaxbusters Hoaxbusters: Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet. (Urban Legends) http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/ Legends From a Small Country Legends From a Small Country: From the collection of Arthur Goldstuck, South Africa's foremost authority on urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://www.legends.org.za/arthur/ul.htm Too Good to Be True Too Good to Be True: Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt. (Urban Legends) http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/032088.htm Calypso's Urban Legends Calypso's Urban Legends: Small collection of famous urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://www.angelfire.com/az2/urbanlegends/ Don't Spread That Hoax! Don't Spread That Hoax!: Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet. (Urban Legends) http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/ theFolklorist.com theFolklorist.com: Devoted to American folklore and urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://thefolklorist.com/ About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore: Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore. (Urban Legends) http://urbanlegends.about.com/ The Horse and the Maiden: An Urban Legend in Ancient Athens The Horse and the Maiden: An Urban Legend in Ancient Athens: Article by Lowell Edmunds, Rutgers University. (Urban Legends) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~edmunds/HorseText.html Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit: A virtual gallery of multimedia artistic representations of urban legends, by Sarah Wichlacz. (Urban Legends) http://www.wdog.com/legends/ Stiller Research Virus Hoax News Stiller Research Virus Hoax News: Virus and other hoaxes that spread by email. (Urban Legends) http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm The Urban Legend Combat Kit The Urban Legend Combat Kit: Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://www.netsquirrel.com/combatkit/ Rocket Car Story Rocket Car Story: A possibly true story about four guys who attach a jet engine to their car. (Urban Legends) http://www.rocketcarstory.com/ Urban Legends Research Centre Urban Legends Research Centre: Archive of annotated urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost legends, and superstitions, with FAQ. (Urban Legends) http://www.ulrc.com.au/ Radek's Urban Legend Central Radek's Urban Legend Central: Small collection of urban legends and other stories. (Urban Legends) http://geocities.com/rayman_7575/ Tourist Of Death Tourist Of Death: A site maintaining the history of the WTC Rooftop Tourist picture hoax, and all copycat pictures resulting from the original picture. (Urban Legends) http://www.touristofdeath.com/ The Museum of Hoaxes The Museum of Hoaxes: A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception. (Urban Legends) http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/ Email Tracking Program Hoax Email Tracking Program Hoax: Debunks an email hoax about a new program from Microsoft. (Urban Legends) http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/hoax/05-13hoax.asp Envasion: Making Paranoia Fun Again Envasion: Making Paranoia Fun Again: E-zine dedicated to urban legends, paranoia, and conspiracy theories. (Urban Legends) http://www.envasion.net/ NetScrap.com: Urban Folklore NetScrap.com: Urban Folklore: Urban legends and beliefs gathered from across the net. (Urban Legends) http://www.netscrap.com/netscrap.cfm?cat_show=Urban%20Folklore Uncle Ken's Urban Myth Page Uncle Ken's Urban Myth Page: Small collection of common urban legends. (Urban Legends) http://pw1.netcom.com/~uncleken/urbanmyths.html The Oracle The Oracle: Listing of contradictions in the bible and brief discussion of some hoaxes and controversial issues. (Urban Legends) http://www.geocities.com/tell_me_oracle/ Weird USA Weird USA: Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings. (Urban Legends) http://www.angelfire.com/zine/WeirdUSA/ LIEmails: The Truth About E-mail Lies LIEmails: The Truth About E-mail Lies: E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view. (Urban Legends) http://www.liemails.com/ Urban Legends & Superstitions Online Urban Legends & Superstitions Online: The most popular urban legends and superstitions including local legends based in New Jersey. (Urban Legends) http://urbanlegendsonline.com/ Common E-mail Hoaxes Common E-mail Hoaxes: A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email. (Urban Legends) http://www.3oddballz.com/hoaxes/ Urban Myths & Legends Urban Myths & Legends: Submitted stories and other fantastic messages. (Urban Legends) http://www.delta-9.com/net47/myth/ Global Monetary Global Monetary: Get your IDchip inplant. (Urban Legends) http://www.idchip.com/s1/entry.htm "The Hook..." "The Hook...": Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend. (Urban Legends) http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/thehook.html Darwin Awards Urban Legends Darwin Awards Urban Legends: Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true. (Urban Legends) http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/ Matt's Urban Legends Matt's Urban Legends: A collection of urban legends and superstitions. (Urban Legends) http://www.geocities.com/neons2000/ Weird US Weird US: Strange stories from around the States: ghosts, local legends, crazy characters, UFOs, and other oddities. (Urban Legends) http://www.weirdnj.com/__weirdus/ Christians United For The Truth Christians United For The Truth: Aims to debunk internet and email hoaxes as well as myths; membership includes monthly newsletter and forum digest. (Urban Legends) http://www.truthminers.com/truth/