From: dell@wiretap.spies.com (Thomas Dell)
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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1993 20:55:49 GMT

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From: catstyle@cathouse.aiss.uiuc.edu (Jason R. Heimbaugh)
Subject: AFU archive Filelist & info
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1993 17:12:10 GMT
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OK, so I hadn't updated the filelist on the stuff in my urban.legends  
directory since September 1.  I did it this morning, and here it is:

P.S.  If you have anything to add, send it to me (and if I don't accidently  
erase it, allah Snapple from one of the Terrys, I'll put it out there.)

P.P.S.  Oh, I should put YuNoHoo's site in here also, I'll dig it up and do it  
later.

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This file is a description of the files contained in the directory
/misc/fun/urban.legends that relate to urban legends, the newsgroup 
alt.folklore.urban, and similar material.  What is an urban legend?  
Stealing Terry Chan's definition from the alt.folklore.urban FAQ list:

"An urban legend:
    * appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in varying forms
    * contains elements of humor or horror (the horror often "punishes"
      someone who flouts society's conventions).
    * makes good storytelling.
    * does NOT have to be false, although most are.  ULs often have a basis
      in fact, but it's their life after-the-fact (particularly in reference
      to the second and third points) that gives them particular interest."

My thanks to Terry Chan (twchan@lbl.gov) for providing most of the information 
provided here.

My thanks to Lance Moxley for originally giving me space for my archives.

Any complaints should be sent straight to hell along with the complainee.
Any questions, suggestions, or compliments should be sent to
Jason R. Heimbaugh (jrh@uiuc.edu).

Last updated:  2/5/93
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Directory /misc/fun/urban.legends

    Alt.folklore.urban.faq
        -- The most recent official alt.folklore.urban FAQ (Frequently Asked
           Question) list as maintained by Terry Chan.  A source for one
           line True/False/Unknown status for the most commonly heard urban
           legends.  Current version is dated:  1/28/93

    Craig.shergold
        -- The grand-daddy of (or should we now say, mother of) all urban
           legends.  You know the story:  "Please help a dying seven year old
           kid set a world record for receiving the most get well/business
           cards..."  DON'T SEND THEM - read for more info.

    Filelist
        -- This file written and maintained by me.

    Modem.tax
        -- The official response from the FCC concerning the proposed modem
           tax of a few years ago.

    Pull.tabs
        -- A debunking of the claim that collecting pull tabs from aluminum
           cans will provide money for dialysis patients.  (I remember this
           claim all the way back when my grandpa was on dialysis and he died 
           in 1983.)

    afu.flame.form
        -- Save time, waste bandwidth with the "Official AFU Flame Form" for
           the recurring usenet idiot.  Written by one of the Terry's.

    afu.west.iv.minutes
        -- Miss AFU West IV?  Bob O'Brien was kind enough to enter the
           mintues for the world to share the experience.

    aids.mary
        -- "Welcome to the world of AIDS" a couple of different flavors.

    aids.million
        -- The number of Americans infected with the AIDS virus has been
           estimated at reaching 1 million 6 times in the past 8 years.

    blue.stars.contain.acid
        -- A debunking of the recurring threat that school kids are being
           given tatoos that contain LSD that will be absorbed into their
           body.

    bozo.tv.legends
        -- "That oughtta hold the little bastards for awhile," and others.

    cd.length.origin
        -- More pandering to a wife, the length of a CD chosen so it
           could hold Beethoven's 9th symphony?  Nah...

    chocolate.in.love
        -- A debunking of the claim that people eat chocolate because it makes
           them feel like they're in love.

    coriolis.force
        -- How can so many people care about which direction water drains?

    cpt.pugwash.dirty.names
        -- A debunking of the rumor that Cpt. Pugwash comics contained 
           characters with double entendre names (Seaman Staines, Master
           Bates, and Roger the Cabin Boy).

    craig.funny
        -- Funny postings (currently only one) about the beloved Craig.
           Includes the classic:  "I think it's stupid.  We collect all these
           business cards, and it turns out nobody wants them."

    craig.gif
        -- A scanned in picture of Craig Shergold in GIF format.  Note:  the
           picture quality is very poor and you must use binary format to get
           it.  (Huh?  E-mail me if you can't view it.)
           
    crapper.sir.thomas
        -- Debunking of the invention of the flushing toilet by Sir Thomas
           Crapper.

    fuck.etymology.of
        -- Etymology of the word "fuck", and debunking the theory that it
           originated as an acronym of "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" or
           "Fornication Under Charles the King".

    german.us.official.language
        -- The late Cynthia Kandolf's debunking of the rumor about German
           "almost" becoming the official language of the USA.

    hamburger.hot.dog.names
        -- Name origins for the All-American food, hamburgers and hot dogs.

    honeymoon.practise
        -- Couple gets "stuck", hurt falling down the stairs, etc. while
           getting in some early practise.  While the parents are away, the
           pussy will play.

    hot.water.freezes.faster
        -- It does, so there.  In certain conditions.

    in.like.flynn
        -- Etymology of the phrase (it came from Errol Flynn's acquittal on
           statutory rape charges).

    king.james.version.bible
        -- The late Cynthia Kandolf's information on the KJV Bible, 
           including the lack of Shakespeare help.

    little.mermaid
        -- snopes' letter to Disney asking about the penis on the cover
           of the Little Mermaid video.

    louie.louie.real.words
        -- The real lyrics to the song, "Louie, Louie".  (With the exception
           of the dirty parts, which were removed - this is a family archive.)

    maps.copyright.traps.in
        -- Companies that do, and those that don't include copyright traps in
           their maps, including examples of those that do.

    mrs.fields.cookie.recipe
        -- The $250 cookie recipe provided for you for free, although you can
           send me a donation of only one-fifty for providing it.

    napoleons.lost.bonaparte
        -- Status (?) of the current location of Napoleon's ManTool.

    nylon.etymology.of
        -- snopes' posting from _The Origins and Development of the English
           Language_ on the etymology of the word nylon.

    ok.etymology.of
        -- Cecil's list of all possible origins.  OK, maybe not all.

    party.at.kitty.and.studs
        -- Ooh, pornography.  And a review.  The Big Peter reviews
           Sylvester Stallone's first movie, the porno "Party at Kitty and
           Studs."

    pi.indiana.
        -- They call themselves "Hoosiers."

    poinsettia.poisonous.plants
        -- Exactly how poisonous are poinsettias?  There has been only 1
           recorded death of a child from eating the plant (in 1919).

    snopes.afuul.scale
        -- snopes' AFU UL (pronouced AWFUL) scale of stupid questions about
           the most common urban legends.  Give it 3 Shergolds.

    snopes.unusual.facts.and.fiction
        -- A collection of sources to look up common urban legends (in case
           you don't believe the False label in the FAQ).  Written by snopes.

    spanish.fly
        -- It doesn't work.  Buy flowers instead.

    subliminal.messages.sources
        -- Sources for showing why subliminal advertising doesn't work.
           Evidence for why it doesn't is given in three sources for you to
           Xerox and show to your doubting friends.

    thatd.be.the.butt.bob
        -- No, you didn't see it.  No, you don't have it on tape.  No, your
           friend didn't and doesn't either.

    toothbrushes.on.vacation.
        -- You all have a friend that went on vacation only to return with 
           undeveloped pictures of their toothbrushes up some burglar's butt.

    tuna.labels.
        -- The cat food labeled as tuna story, again.

    urban.legends
        -- Review of JHB's forthcoming book and discussion of what an urban
           legend is.

    us.official.language
        -- Oops, another of the late Cynthia Kandalf's posting on German
           and the US official language.  I'll  pick the better one some
           time and name it german.us.official.language.

    white.hair
        -- Nobody's hair turns white over night.  Go away.

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Directory /misc/fun/urban.legends/old.afu.faq

Old AFU FAQ lists.  Pull 'em up and laugh at all of Terry's mistakes that he 
thinks he has fixed in the current one.

    1992.august.17
    1992.december.8
    1992.july.1
    1992.june.15
    1992.november.1
    1992.october.1
    1992.september.1
    1993.january.4

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Jason R. Heimbaugh (CatStyle)
jrh@uiuc.edu
"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?" --Ronnie Van Zant