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fushigi · Mar 13, 2007, 05:00 am

I gotta say, there are some great ones out there. But Bloody Mary will always be the best. I never ran into anyone who had the guts to do it until I told my Chinese friends about it.

tinybear · Mar 13, 2007, 11:46 am

Hercules, the 'Liger'; a cross between a lion and a tiger and, at 10 ft. long and still growing, the largest cat in the world.

G. Adams · Mar 13, 2007, 12:03 pm

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Hercules, the 'Liger'; a cross between a lion and a tiger and, at 10 ft. long and still growing, the largest cat in the world.

Liger's arn't urban legands tiny...

tinybear · Mar 13, 2007, 01:11 pm

They're not? Have you ever seen a cat this huge?

phoenix_fire · Mar 13, 2007, 02:24 pm

Are you saying that that particular cat is a hoax, or that the breed is?

G. Adams · Mar 13, 2007, 03:14 pm

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They're not? Have you ever seen a cat this huge?

I havn't seen an elephant either, but I'll take it on the numerous documented cases of it from zoo's breeding them that they do exist. When a male lion mates with a female tiger, the gene that tells the liger to stop growing is overridden. Which means they have, without becoming obese, grown up to 1200lbs.

tinybear · Mar 14, 2007, 12:40 am

A certain fact or phenomenon doesn't have to be a hoax to be an urban legend, does it? In fact my understanding is many urban legends are true.

fushigi · Mar 14, 2007, 03:44 am

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A certain fact or phenomenon doesn't have to be a hoax to be an urban legend, does it? In fact my understanding is many urban legends are true.

If you ask Napoleon Dynamite, the liger legend is definitely right on the money.

PatrickHenry · Mar 14, 2007, 05:00 am

My favorite is the US media's tale of 9/11...

G. Adams · Mar 14, 2007, 08:47 am

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A certain fact or phenomenon doesn't have to be a hoax to be an urban legend, does it? In fact my understanding is many urban legends are true.

Once an "urban legend" is proven to be true, then it is just history or a real phenomena. The "legends" of a wealthy land to the west put about by Vikings talking of Vinland were a kind of urban legend of the middle ages till Columbus found them to be true. Yet we don't talk of the Americas as an urban legend, do we?

Again, the liger is not an urban legend. It is a zoo/circus exhibit. Even if Napoleon thinks they are bred for skills in magic.

fushigi · Mar 15, 2007, 03:46 am

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Again, the liger is not an urban legend. It is a zoo/circus exhibit. Even if Napoleon thinks they are bred for skills in magic.

lol

Mozart1220 · Mar 17, 2007, 06:07 pm

The Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City had a "liger" for a couple yeras, until some religious fruitloop went up on the mountainside above the zoo and kiled it with a rifle because it was an "abomination against God".

My personal favorite urban legend is from Reagan when he talks about the "welfare people buying steaks with their food stamps and then driving home n a brand new Caddilac".

I hear this same story all over the net now(usually from right wingers trying to discredit helping the poor) and to date NO ONE can verify ever actually seeing this happen.

fushigi · Mar 17, 2007, 11:48 pm

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I hear this same story all over the net now(usually from right wingers trying to discredit helping the poor) and to date NO ONE can verify ever actually seeing this happen.

Heh, "welfare queens," that was a brilliant one. Sometimes I can't help but admire the GOP for their ingenuity at confusing and misleading the American people.

Of course, Reagan was the target of some urban legends as well, but they weren't nearly as inspired. My favorite was the one that claimed he said, in relation to whether we should prevent logging to maintain our forests, "If you've seen one redwood, you've seen 'em all."

Actually, what he said was, "a tree is a tree - how many more do you need to look at?"

Milton Bradley · Mar 18, 2007, 02:27 pm

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iMy personal favorite urban legend is from Reagan when he talks about the "welfare people buying steaks with their food stamps and then driving home n a brand new Caddilac".

I hear this same story all over the net now(usually from right wingers trying to discredit helping the poor) and to date NO ONE can verify ever actually seeing this happen.

I have seen exactly this type of behavior. Trading Food Stamps for drugs, alchohol, prostitutes, labor, cigarettes, lottery tickets.

What can I say, I ran with a diverse crowd.

fushigi · Mar 19, 2007, 03:04 am

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I have seen exactly this type of behavior. Trading Food Stamps for drugs, alchohol, prostitutes, labor, cigarettes, lottery tickets.

What can I say, I ran with a diverse crowd.

But at least the benefits reached somebody in need... think of how happy that prostitute's children were when she came home with a brand new block of WIC cheese.

LtMisha · Mar 20, 2007, 04:56 am

My favorite Urban Legend is BAtman

fushigi · Mar 20, 2007, 05:45 am

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My favorite Urban Legend is BAtman

Welcome LtMisha.

Does Batman really count as an urban legend? Are there people who believe he actually exists???

Mozart1220 · Mar 20, 2007, 05:49 am

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But at least the benefits reached somebody in need... think of how happy that prostitute's children were when she came home with a brand new block of WIC cheese.

Hey, that commodity cheese was great for home made mac and cheese.

fushigi · Mar 20, 2007, 05:58 am

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Hey, that commodity cheese was great for home made mac and cheese.

You've been on welfare Moz?

LtMisha · Mar 21, 2007, 11:59 am

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Welcome LtMisha.

Does Batman really count as an urban legend? Are there people who believe he actually exists???

Ok, fair enough. I dontbelive in Batman, but I have met some strange people who do.

Mar 13, 2007, 05:00 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
fushigi Hot Lava Location: Beijing Posts: 2,340	What's your favorite urban legend? I gotta say, there are some great ones out there. But Bloody Mary will always be the best. I never ran into anyone who had the guts to do it until I told my Chinese friends about it. "What truth endures beneath the flaming stream?" -- A Volcano, Bartolome de Las Casas, Inferno de Marsaya, 1536

Mar 13, 2007, 02:24 pm	#5 (permalink) (top)
phoenix_fire Paladin Location: Narnia Posts: 4,277	Are you saying that that particular cat is a hoax, or that the breed is? Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. -- Song 8:6

Mar 14, 2007, 05:00 am	#9 (permalink) (top)
PatrickHenry 9/11: Inside Job Location: Hawai'i, Big Island Posts: 10,446	My favorite is the US media's tale of 9/11... "Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams

Mar 17, 2007, 06:07 pm	#12 (permalink) (top)
Mozart1220 Igneous Magma Posts: 687	The Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City had a "liger" for a couple yeras, until some religious fruitloop went up on the mountainside above the zoo and kiled it with a rifle because it was an "abomination against God". My personal favorite urban legend is from Reagan when he talks about the "welfare people buying steaks with their food stamps and then driving home n a brand new Caddilac". I hear this same story all over the net now(usually from right wingers trying to discredit helping the poor) and to date NO ONE can verify ever actually seeing this happen. Big Jr is watching you!

Mar 20, 2007, 04:56 am	#16 (permalink) (top)
LtMisha Instant Leninist Location: Leningrad Posts: 340	My favorite Urban Legend is BAtman You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place. Vladimir Putin

Mar 13, 2007, 11:46 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	Hercules, the 'Liger'; a cross between a lion and a tiger and, at 10 ft. long and still growing, the largest cat in the world.

Mar 13, 2007, 01:11 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	They're not? Have you ever seen a cat this huge?

Mar 14, 2007, 12:40 am	#7 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,106	A certain fact or phenomenon doesn't have to be a hoax to be an urban legend, does it? In fact my understanding is many urban legends are true.