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Prompted by the Sean Connery/ Petula Clark thing on the other thread..
What are most impressive urban myths you've heard..
I once rememeber hearing a story about a girl who had a rather lavish 18th Birthday Party in her parents garden in Yorkshire. A large Marquee with uniformed waitresses serving champagne. An unfortunate accident with a toilet led to birthday girl suffering a large rip, and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life...
I heard the exact same story a year later, from an American guy talking about a girl from Iowa...
What are most impressive urban myths you've heard..
I once rememeber hearing a story about a girl who had a rather lavish 18th Birthday Party in her parents garden in Yorkshire. A large Marquee with uniformed waitresses serving champagne. An unfortunate accident with a toilet led to birthday girl suffering a large rip, and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life...
I heard the exact same story a year later, from an American guy talking about a girl from Iowa...
I imagine there will be a lot from the North West that know this one. (Shockingly it turned out to be true )
Purple Aki = Touch my muscles boy
Taken from wiki:
Stories about a man named 'Purple Aki', partially based upon Arobieke (presumably exaggerated), were common amongst children in Merseyside and the surrounding areas throughout the 1980s and 1990s. 'Purple Aki' was said to have earned his name because he was "so black he was purple", or more fancifully because he had purple hair or cape. As with most urban legends the details varied considerably, but stories usually involved 'Purple Aki' pursuing or capturing school children and then mutilating, raping or murdering them. He was also said to carve the initials 'P.A.' into the buttocks of his victims.
Link to wiki
Purple Aki = Touch my muscles boy
Taken from wiki:
Stories about a man named 'Purple Aki', partially based upon Arobieke (presumably exaggerated), were common amongst children in Merseyside and the surrounding areas throughout the 1980s and 1990s. 'Purple Aki' was said to have earned his name because he was "so black he was purple", or more fancifully because he had purple hair or cape. As with most urban legends the details varied considerably, but stories usually involved 'Purple Aki' pursuing or capturing school children and then mutilating, raping or murdering them. He was also said to carve the initials 'P.A.' into the buttocks of his victims.
Link to wiki
I once heard that there was a place called the Pie & Piston, full of all sorts of threads, the page content would almost entirely change every half an hour or so, threads were not moved every five minutes, and it was a really vibrant place 
Can't remember who told me about it though and I've lost the link
Can't remember who told me about it though and I've lost the link
Adenauer said:
I once heard that there was a place called the Pie & Piston, full of all sorts of threads, the page content would almost entirely change every half an hour or so, threads were not moved every five minutes, and it was a really vibrant place
Can't remember who told me about it though and I've lost the link
No, you lie! Don't come in here spouting lies about such a wonderful sounding place Can't remember who told me about it though and I've lost the link
DOOG said:
Prompted by the Sean Connery/ Petula Clark thing on the other thread..
What are most impressive urban myths you've heard..
I once rememeber hearing a story about a girl who had a rather lavish 18th Birthday Party in her parents garden in Yorkshire. A large Marquee with uniformed waitresses serving champagne. An unfortunate accident with a toilet led to birthday girl suffering a large rip, and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life...
I heard the exact same story a year later, from an American guy talking about a girl from Iowa...
I haven't heard this one have you got a link to the full story anywhere?What are most impressive urban myths you've heard..
I once rememeber hearing a story about a girl who had a rather lavish 18th Birthday Party in her parents garden in Yorkshire. A large Marquee with uniformed waitresses serving champagne. An unfortunate accident with a toilet led to birthday girl suffering a large rip, and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life...
I heard the exact same story a year later, from an American guy talking about a girl from Iowa...
Edited by Magog on Friday 17th April 12:59
There's the legendary myth from Preston about a woman who went to hospital with some sort of inner body 'worm' turned out that the 'worm' only lived in dead bodies and that her husband worked at the mortuary and had been shagging dead bodies.
I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
Nobody You Know said:
There's the legendary myth from Preston about a woman who went to hospital with some sort of inner body 'worm' turned out that the 'worm' only lived in dead bodies and that her husband worked at the mortuary and had been shagging dead bodies.
I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
I wouldn't trust those blind people.I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
Nobody You Know said:
There's the legendary myth from Preston about a woman who went to hospital with some sort of inner body 'worm' turned out that the 'worm' only lived in dead bodies and that her husband worked at the mortuary and had been shagging dead bodies.
I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
I`ve heard similar recently. It involved a woman who kissed a bloke in a club whilst on a hen do in Amsterdam. She developed a rash, went to the doctor and it transpired the rash could only be caught from dead bodies; cue inevitable search for said man by all and Sundry. I heard that from multiple people in Preston all swearing blind that the women was a friend of there mum.
Re: Purple Aki
I ha dforgot about the stories when I was in high school, but about a year ago he was in the paper for being allowed back into St Helens
For those of you who havent seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YAL4QFXDRI
I ha dforgot about the stories when I was in high school, but about a year ago he was in the paper for being allowed back into St Helens
For those of you who havent seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YAL4QFXDRI
Lad has bash in bed while at home and when finished there is a hot cup of tea next to him. He lives with his parents. 
You can open your car door with your phone
Scuba diver found inland in forest fire after being scooped up by a helicopter fire fighter thing.
Man goes into toilets and has a nosh with a man in next cubicle when finished comes out and its his dad.
You can open your car door with your phone
Scuba diver found inland in forest fire after being scooped up by a helicopter fire fighter thing.
Man goes into toilets and has a nosh with a man in next cubicle when finished comes out and its his dad.
Edited by GTIR on Friday 17th April 14:40
GTIR said:
Lad has bash in bed while at home and when finished there is a hot cup of tea next to him. He lives with his parents.
You can open your car door with your phone
Scuba diver found inland in forest fire after being scooped up by a helicopter fire fighter thing.
Man goes into toilets and has a nosh with a man in next cubicle when finished comes out and its his dad.
What noshing him off ? You can open your car door with your phone
Scuba diver found inland in forest fire after being scooped up by a helicopter fire fighter thing.
Man goes into toilets and has a nosh with a man in next cubicle when finished comes out and its his dad.
Edited by GTIR on Friday 17th April 14:40
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