Another Valentine Special - from Scam Buster
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3 Valentine's Day Urban Legends: Can You Guess Which Are True?
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Ahhhh... Valentine's Day.
It is a time of love and lore, or rather love and Valentine's
Day urban legends.
Did you know that experts still disagree about the origins of
the holiday? We won't tackle the origins today (other than to
note that regardless of how the holiday started, it is certain
to be here for a long time to come), but instead, will focus
on some fun Valentine's Day urban legends.
After all, Valentine's Day is a great time to explore popular
and funny urban legends about love and romance. Here are three
of our favorite romance urban legends -- can guess which ones
(if any) are true?
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Man dates woman on Internet for six months -- and it turns out
she's his mother!
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In this urban legend, a self-proclaimed French playboy Daniel
Anceneaux spent weeks talking with a woman on the Internet.
As often happens after corresponding for some time, they began
to fall for each other. Daniel and his online love arranged a
romantic rendezvous at a remote beach.
"I walked out on that dark beach thinking I was going to hook
up with the girl of my dreams," Daniel admitted afterward.
"And there she was, wearing white shorts and a pink tank top,
just like she'd said she would.
"But when I got close, she turned around -- and we both got
the shock of our lives. I mean, I didn't know what to say. All
I could think was, 'Oh my God! It's Mama!' "
Do you think this urban legend is true or false?
False! The Weekly World News, a tabloid that has fun
inventing fictional stories, created the original. Yahoo and
dozens of other news groups and blogs then picked it up as
news. It even made it to a Tonight Show monologue. ;-)
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Love is blind: A love-stricken moose finds romantic interest
in a fake deer in family's front lawn
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Brace yourself for this urban legend...
In 1993, a family in Maine found themselves sitting center
stage while they watched a moose enthusiastically woo a
plastic hunting deer in their front yard.
The poor moose noisily, and quite physically, wooed the
plastic deer, a bow-hunting target, until her head fell off.
Upon seeing the object of his desire without her head, the
700-pound moose gave a disgruntled snort and trotted off into
the woods.
Is this urban legend true or false?
TRUE!
The wire service went on to report: "Fall is the rutting
season for moose in northern New England, and lonely bulls are
occasionally known to attempt courtship with dairy cows and
inanimate objects."
Who would have thunk? ;-)
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Robin Hood wedding march?
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Here's an urban legend about a wedding processional:
In this particular urban legend, a woman and her boyfriend,
upon seeing "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" with Kevin Costner,
adopted the Bryan Adams theme song, "Everything I Do, I Do It
For You," as their song.
Later that night, while out to dinner, the boyfriend proposed.
Their new song played on the jukebox.
Months later, while waiting for his bride to arrive at the
church, the boyfriend requested their song from the organist.
Instead of the standard wedding march, he asked for the theme
from Robin Hood.
The organist was incredulous and asked the groom if he was
sure, to which he enthusiastically replied "yes!"
As the bride entered the church and prepared to speak her
vows, the organist began playing the Robin Hood theme song.
However, unfortunately, having never heard of the intended
Bryan Adams song, he played the late sixties television theme
song "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen." Not
exactly what they had in mind!
Is this urban legend true or false?
You may have to decide this one for yourself. It is certainly
believable and many claim that it is true, however no one is
able to corroborate it.
We hope you've enjoyed these Valentine's Day Urban Legends.
Enjoy the holiday!
Time to conclude for today -- have a great Valentine's Day and
a wonderful week!
