The Licked Hand. The Licked Hand, known sometimes as The Doggy Lick,[1] is an urban legend popular among teenagers.
Like many urban legends, it has several versions, most prominently a story told in Indiana.[2] Plot[edit] A young girl is home alone for the first time with only her dog for company. Listening to the radio, she hears of a serial killer (or mental patient) on the loose, so she locks all the doors and windows (in some versions, the basement window is jammed open so she just locks the basement door) and goes to bed, taking her dog to her room with her and letting it sleep under her bed.
Bonsai Kitten. Bonsai Kitten is a satirical website that claims to provide instructions on how to grow a kitten in a jar, so as to mold the bones of the kitten into the shape of the jar as the cat grows, much like how a bonsai plant is shaped.
It was made by an MIT university student going by the alias of Dr. Michael Wong Chang.[2] The website generated furor after members of the public complained to animal rights organizations, who stated that "while the site's content may be faked, the issue it is campaigning for may create violence towards animals", according to the Michigan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). Although the website in its most recent form was shut down, it still generates (primarily spam) petitions to shut the site down or complain to its ISP. The website has been thoroughly debunked by Snopes.com and the Humane Society of the United States, among other prominent organizations. Progesterex.
Email contents[edit] Typical contents of the e-mail hoax are as follows, although different versions tend to turn up over time: "A woman at a nightclub called _______ on Saturday night was taken by 5 men, who according to hospital and police reports, gang raped her before dumping her.
Unable to remember the events of the evening, tests later confirmed the repeat rapes along with traces of Rohypnol in her blood and Progesterex, essentially a small sterilization pill. The drug is now being used by rapists at parties to rape AND sterilize their victims. Progesterex is available to vets to sterilize large animals. Debunking[edit] There is no sterilization pill under any name that exists for sterilizing horses. Notable examples[edit] A version of this e-mail was translated and sent around in Brazil in 2008–2009. Satanic ritual abuse. Engraving by Henry de Malvost in the book "Le Satanisme et la Magie" by Jules Bois depicting a Black mass, part of an earlier moral panic of religious desecration and Satanic ceremonies that was a precursor to the satanic ritual abuse moral panic of the late 20th century.
Jackalope. A mock-up of a stuffed Jackalope in a restaurant near Death Valley The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore (a so-called "fearsome critter") described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns or deer antlers and sometimes a pheasant's tail (and often hind legs).
Hundredth monkey effect. Fur-bearing trout. A mounted "fur-bearing trout" The fur-bearing trout (or furry trout) is a fictional creature native to the northern regions of North America, particularly Canada, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and the Great Lakes.
Fiji mermaid. P.T.
Barnum's Feejee mermaid from 1842. List of hoaxes. Goatman (Maryland) The Goatman of Maryland refers to a legendary half-human, half-goat cryptid.
Bunny Man. Coordinates: The "Bunny Man Bridge" in daylight The "Bunny Man Bridge" at night The Bunny Man is an urban legend that probably originated from two incidents in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1970, but has been spread throughout the Washington D.C. area.
There are many variations to the legend, but most involve a man wearing a rabbit costume ("bunny suit") who attacks people with an axe. Urban legend. An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true.[1] As with all folklore and mythology, the designation suggests nothing about the story's veracity, but merely that it is in circulation, exhibits variation over time, and carries some significance that motivates the community in preserving and propagating it.
Despite its name, an urban legend does not necessarily originate in an urban area. Rather, the term is used to differentiate modern legend from traditional folklore in pre-industrial times. For this reason, sociologists and folklorists prefer the term contemporary legend. Urban legends are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by e-mail. Some urban legends have passed through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations. Origins and structure[edit] Propagation and belief[edit] Other terminology[edit] Hoax. Brass Plaque on door at Tremedda farm, Zennor, Cornwall, England.
It reads: TAKE NOTICE THAT AS FROM TODAYS DATE POACHERS SHALL BE SHOT ON FIRST SIGHT AND IF PRACTICABLE QUESTIONED AFTERWARDS. BY ORDER J.R. BRAMBLE HEAD GAMEKEEPER TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF GUMBY 1ST NOVEMBER 1868. Although the Duke of Gumby is probably a fictitious entity since there is no accessible record of him, the plaque may have had some deterrent effect A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.[1] It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment,[1] or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.[2] Etymology[edit] Pin prick attack. A pin prick attack is a hypothetical assault on another person with a needle or syringe tainted with the blood of somebody carrying a blood-borne disease, such as HIV. Although there have been numerous cases of people being attacked with needles and syringes, the idea that people infected with AIDS have deliberately attempted to infect others in this manner is generally considered an urban legend.
AIDS Mary. Legend: The morning after a one-night fling, a man walks into his bathroom and finds the words "WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF AIDS" scrawled on the mirror in lipstick. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 1994] Origins: Commonly known as "AIDS Mary" or "AIDS Harry," this legend came into prominence in late 1986 and was as much an expression of the fears of that time as anything else. Though AIDS had been with us for years before that, it was only in the late 1980s that heterosexuals began to wake up to this Grim Reaper walking among them, not just their gay siblings. related legend has it that madmen attack the unsuspecting with AIDS-tainted needles. See our Pin Prick Attacks page for more on this related myth.) AIDS is a fearsome disease: once HIV-positive, the infected lives under a death sentence.
The legend speaks to our fears; as such, it's larger than life, complete with shocking messages of impending death callously delivered. Within a few days of her arrest, her story began to change.