Urban myths that somehow, people still believe
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bimsb6 said:
Wiccan of Darkness said:
Darumvej said:
I remember this one doing the rounds.
What was in the barn……………?
This isn't that "urban myth" about the giant barrels of wine is it, as that wasn't a myth at all. What was in the barn……………?
bimsb6 said:
Fastchas said:
Steve McQueens gift of his Harley Davidson to Elvis, found in a barn with the famous inscription underneath the saddle?
I think that was james dean not steve mcqueen , and it was elvis's gift to dean that never happened .Edited by bimsb6 on Saturday 24th June 23:53
Rawwr said:
Darumvej said:
I remember this one doing the rounds.
A NY man retired. He wanted to use his retirement money wisely, so it would last, and decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15yrs.; the owner and wife both had died, and there were no heirs. The house was sold to pay taxes. There had been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. Nobody wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn’t complimentary to the property anyway….. so, nobody made an offer on the place.
The NY guy bought it at just over half of the property’s worth, moved in, and set about to tear in to the barn….. curiosity was killing him. So, he and his wife bought a generator, and a couple of grinders….. and cut thru the welds.
What was in the barn……………?
An active washing machine full of dildos?A NY man retired. He wanted to use his retirement money wisely, so it would last, and decided to buy a home and a few acres in Portugal. The modest farmhouse had been vacant for 15yrs.; the owner and wife both had died, and there were no heirs. The house was sold to pay taxes. There had been several lookers, but the large barn had steel doors, and they had been welded shut. Nobody wanted to go to the extra expense to see what was in the barn, and it wasn’t complimentary to the property anyway….. so, nobody made an offer on the place.
The NY guy bought it at just over half of the property’s worth, moved in, and set about to tear in to the barn….. curiosity was killing him. So, he and his wife bought a generator, and a couple of grinders….. and cut thru the welds.
What was in the barn……………?
TwyRob said:
djfaulkner said:
The snake one - Come around every so often
The sister has a pet python which stopped eating. After a while she got concerned and took it to the vet who could find nothing wrong. He wasn’t worried and explained that snakes like this can go quite some time without eating and suggested she take it back home, keep a close eye on it and if it still wasn’t eating in a week or two to bring it back in again.
So Tuesday of this week she goes back to the vet who can still find nothing wrong and asks if there has been any unusual behavour. She says no. The only thing odd was that a couple of night ago she woke up to find the snake on the bed beside her. She just picked him up and put him back in his tank. Wondering if the snake was seeking warmth he asks if it was curled up on the bed. The girl says “No, that’s what was odd. He was lying straight, up and down the bed.”
“Oh.” says the vet. “I’m afraid he’ll have to be put down.”
“Why? What’s wrong with him?” my friend’s sister asks.
“There’s nothing wrong with him.” The vet says. “He’s just starving himself in preparation for a big meal. It’s perfectly normal.”
Confused she asks why he has to be put down.
“That night, on the bed.”
“Yes?”
“He was measuring you!”
You will say I am gullible but I know a guy who's snake did actually start measuring him up in this way. The sister has a pet python which stopped eating. After a while she got concerned and took it to the vet who could find nothing wrong. He wasn’t worried and explained that snakes like this can go quite some time without eating and suggested she take it back home, keep a close eye on it and if it still wasn’t eating in a week or two to bring it back in again.
So Tuesday of this week she goes back to the vet who can still find nothing wrong and asks if there has been any unusual behavour. She says no. The only thing odd was that a couple of night ago she woke up to find the snake on the bed beside her. She just picked him up and put him back in his tank. Wondering if the snake was seeking warmth he asks if it was curled up on the bed. The girl says “No, that’s what was odd. He was lying straight, up and down the bed.”
“Oh.” says the vet. “I’m afraid he’ll have to be put down.”
“Why? What’s wrong with him?” my friend’s sister asks.
“There’s nothing wrong with him.” The vet says. “He’s just starving himself in preparation for a big meal. It’s perfectly normal.”
Confused she asks why he has to be put down.
“That night, on the bed.”
“Yes?”
“He was measuring you!”
It now lives in the tank rather than having free roam.
You think the wild animal that the snake normally eats allows a predator to sidle up for a measuring?
silentbrown said:
Yipper said:
silentbrown said:
HTP99 said:
In the whole history of mobiles, has there ever been a fire in a petrol station actually caused by someone being on their mobile; that rule about not being on your mobile on a petrol station forecourt, due to a fire risk, has always perplexed me.
Err, no. That's why it's a myth...http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp
All the petrol pumps here still have warning stickers on them, though.
Phones are dangerous while refuelling for the same reason they're dangerous while driving: Distraction, during what is potentially a dangerous activity. Risk of phone actually being an satisfactory ignition source must be very low.
Hence the reason that we are not allowed personal phones within oil refineries and petrochem plants but employees can use an ATEX rated phone in which the risk of it creating a spark is engineered out.
swerni said:
essIII said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
droopsnoot said:
Ari said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Chalk marks on your house means you're about to be burgled by the local diddycoys.
Even got released as a warning by one particularly dopey police force! 
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
reply to old post @Nanook on tunnels under city.
Looks like is made up of presence tunnels at both both Glasg & Edin, although not necessarily between the 2.
Not that I'm any expert, sure more Googl will reveal more to those interested.
http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/inside-g...
http://www.scotsman.com/news/lost-edinburgh-the-sc...
and closely related a tunnel under the Forth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/...
Also look up the Williamson tunnels in Liverpool, they are more of an enigma as no-one seems to know exactly what they were created by the wealthy industrialist for. (Perhaps he had read War of he Worlds ;-] )
Looks like is made up of presence tunnels at both both Glasg & Edin, although not necessarily between the 2.
Not that I'm any expert, sure more Googl will reveal more to those interested.
http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/inside-g...
http://www.scotsman.com/news/lost-edinburgh-the-sc...
and closely related a tunnel under the Forth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/...
Also look up the Williamson tunnels in Liverpool, they are more of an enigma as no-one seems to know exactly what they were created by the wealthy industrialist for. (Perhaps he had read War of he Worlds ;-] )
R8Steve said:
swerni said:
essIII said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
droopsnoot said:
Ari said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Chalk marks on your house means you're about to be burgled by the local diddycoys.
Even got released as a warning by one particularly dopey police force! https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Fastchas said:
R8Steve said:
swerni said:
essIII said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
droopsnoot said:
Ari said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Chalk marks on your house means you're about to be burgled by the local diddycoys.
Even got released as a warning by one particularly dopey police force! https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
PorkInsider said:
Fastchas said:
R8Steve said:
swerni said:
essIII said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
droopsnoot said:
Ari said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Chalk marks on your house means you're about to be burgled by the local diddycoys.
Even got released as a warning by one particularly dopey police force! https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Pothole said:
If you swim too soon after eating you'll get cramp and drown.
When you eat, blood flow is increased in your digestive system. One of the reasons people often feel sluggish or tired after a big meal. So swimming isn't ideal straight after eating.
Ari said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Pothole said:
If you swim too soon after eating you'll get cramp and drown.
When you eat, blood flow is increased in your digestive system. One of the reasons people often feel sluggish or tired after a big meal. So swimming isn't ideal straight after eating.
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