Top Urban Legends of 2012

[MaryS]

How many of these did you get in your email?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/refere ... 2.htm?nl=1

[Kermit]

Only 1. I never open the ones in my "Spam" mailbox, just glance at the title and sender.

[PrivateSmiles]

Didn't get any in my email. I use a MS email app that resides on my computer, it filters out 99.9% of junk very effectively. Don't like those web-based email programs...Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, et al.

[MaryS]

Most of the ones I get are sent by well-mean but deluded individuals who actually believe them, not by automated spam generators.

Some people never seem to learn and keep sending the latest circulating hoax/legend etc. I do have one friend who now asks me whether something is true or not before forwarding it to everyone.

Then there are those who -- when something the forward is totally debunked -- absolutely refuse to believe it isn't true.

[Scorequick]

Most of the ones I get are sent by well-mean but deluded individuals who actually believe them, not by automated spam generators.

Some people never seem to learn and keep sending the latest circulating hoax/legend etc. I do have one friend who now asks me whether something is true or not before forwarding it to everyone.

Then there are those who -- when something the forward is totally debunked -- absolutely refuse to believe it isn't true.

8. Richard Gere and the Gerbil
i really would like to believe this one is true. makes the kinky shlt im into seem normal.

[Joel]

17. Lester having lunch with and Ray Charles to discuss his racetrack ideas.

True

As confirmed by Snopes..

[PrivateSmiles]

Most of the ones I get are sent by well-mean but deluded individuals who actually believe them, not by automated spam generators.

Some people never seem to learn and keep sending the latest circulating hoax/legend etc. I do have one friend who now asks me whether something is true or not before forwarding it to everyone.

Then there are those who -- when something the forward is totally debunked -- absolutely refuse to believe it isn't true.

Know exactly what you mean. I have a close friend who I email back & forth with a lot every week (<--dicey grammar?). She sends me these things that make me raise my eyebrows, they're so implausible. I always write back and say "Did you Snopes this?". She's getting better about it. The odd thing is, she's a super intelligent, highly practical person. But oh so naive.