Urban Legends: Strange Stories Behind Modern Myths,9781894877411

Urban Legends: Strange Stories Behind Modern Myths

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ISBN13: 9781894877411
ISBN10: 1894877411
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-01
Publisher(s): Lone Pine Pub
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Summary

This book collects many of the intriguing modern myths that persistently do the rounds at water coolers all over the nation, from the vanishing hitchhiker to the tarantula crawling out of the bananas at the local grocery store. Great fun--you'll likely re

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6(1)
Introduction 7(7)
Chapter One: Eat, Drink and Be Wary
The Secret Sauce
14(3)
The Care Package
17(2)
Alcohol's Hidden Danger
19(3)
That's How They Get It so Soft
22(3)
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
25(2)
A Little Something Extra
27(2)
With Nine Lives You Get Eggroll
29(2)
Finger-Licking Gross
31(5)
Chapter Two: Naturally Dangerous
The Mexican Cactus
36(5)
The Dangers of Plummeting Livestock
41(5)
The Living Gun Rack
46(5)
Bad Hair Daze
51(7)
A Photo Opportunity
58(5)
Under the Seat
63(5)
At the Outlet Store
68(6)
Petey Grew Up
74(7)
Chapter Three: They're Celebrities, They Deserve It
That Would Explain the Way He Walked
81(3)
And the Winner Isn't...
84(3)
A Visit from an Old Friend
87(3)
An Undeserved Credit
90(3)
Choking on the Truth
93(3)
A Size Sixteen
96(2)
The Ultimate Celebrity Catfight
98(4)
Lose Weight While You Eat
102(4)
Chapter Four: A Strange Way to Go
Saying Goodbye
106(8)
Totally Baked
114(12)
Taking a Big Leap to Get Ahead
126(8)
Aiding and Abetting
134(11)
A Bug on the Windshield
145(5)
His Father's Boots
150(4)
The Deadliest Fizz
154(5)
How'd She Get up There?
159(7)
Chapter Five: Multiple Maniacs
Way Out of His League
166(6)
Just Another Scream in the Night
172(5)
All the Kids Are Doing It!
177(6)
The Letter Home
183(4)
Her First and Only Starring Role
187(9)
The Babysitter
196(4)
The Initiation
200(6)
Her Loyal Protector
206(6)
Chapter Six: You're not Going to Believe This, But...
They Never Saw These Two Coming
212(2)
For His Efforts in Population Control
214(2)
No Plate
216(2)
How Scary Is It Now?
218(3)
Edison's Unintentional Invention
221(4)
If They Found Him, They Can Find You
225(2)
The Killer Golf Tee
227(2)
The Baby Derby
229

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