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Firedog · 04-27-2006, 08:26 PM

Ok, with all the fun going on lately, I thought that I'd open a place to share your favorites! Snopes is your friend (I've been checking them out for years and always enjoy the items that I read there)!

My favorite is the one that pennies (for those outside the US, that's $.01 US

) aren't legal tender. If you believe this, then, please check out the friend mentioned above..

What's your favorite??

**drgibson** · 04-27-2006, 08:40 PM

Speaking of pennies I like the one about the Empire State Building. "If you drop a penny from the roof and it hits someone it will kill them: What a hoot!

Firedog · 04-27-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by drgibson

Speaking of pennies I like the one about the Empire State Building. "If you drop a penny from the roof and it hits someone it will kill them: What a hoot!

I enjoyed the work-up that the Mythbusters did on that one. Fitting a penny into a nail gun; priceless! ...and a nice new weapon for those that annoy me!

Nexus242 · 04-27-2006, 09:40 PM

I'm still hoping to meet Heidi Hotdog one of these days.

**inspiron** · 04-28-2006, 02:47 AM

Just for the record, the Swiss government decided to take the 1 Rappen coin out of circulation. The smalles coin we have is 5 Rappen, and there has been some discussion about getting rid of it also.

The funny thing about not having a 1 Rappen (or 1 cent) coin is that everthing is rounded to the hearest 5. So gasoline here costs CHF 1.735 per liter, whereas in the US (and most of Europe) it's 1.739.

My phone bill is also rounded to the nearest 0.05. Sometimes I save 0.02, sometimes I pay 0.02 too much. But it all balances out in the end...

dragbar · 04-28-2006, 03:19 AM

I always got a kick out of the whole, P&G logo means their a devil company.blah blah blah We make frequent jokes since one of their plants are across the road and we make product for them.

tlwisner · 04-28-2006, 08:36 AM

For every one of these e-mails you forward, Bill Gates will send you $275 to test his new e-mail tracking system. It's true, as reported on Good Morning America, CNN, Foxnews, The Today Show....

Firedog · 04-28-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tlwisner

For every one of these e-mails you forward, Bill Gates will send you $275 to test his new e-mail tracking system. It's true, as reported on Good Morning America, CNN, Foxnews, The Today Show....

I love those emails! It just shows how stupid some of my "friends" are that keep sending that crap to me!

How about the email that says Target is a French-owned company? Just gotta love institutionalized racisim.

**drgibson** · 04-28-2006, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragbar

I always got a kick out of the whole, P&G logo means their a devil company.blah blah blah We make frequent jokes since one of their plants are across the road and we make product for them.

You? Serve the Devil?

MagnumForce · 04-28-2006, 09:07 AM

Sir Mix-A-Lot and Snoop Dogg are my favorite urban legends.

dragbar · 04-28-2006, 09:09 AM

it's true Gib...when your working night shift and walk out on the parking lot...I can hear them chanting across the street!!!!!!!!! Oh We Oh OHHHH Oh

**drgibson** · 04-28-2006, 09:11 AM

**inspiron** · 04-28-2006, 09:30 AM

Hey! I work for the evil empire ... um ... pharmaceuticals industry!

dogcatcher · 04-28-2006, 09:31 AM

......you'll get hairy palms!

P.S. If you forward this to 5 friends, you'll have 1 wish granted.
If you forward this to 10 friends, you'll have 5 wishes granted.
If you forward this to 50 friends, you'll have 1 year of good luck.
If you forward this to 100 friends, you'll have 5 years of good luck.

If you delete this without forwarding it, a pox will befall you and you will have 500 years of bad luck, your children will go blind and your dog will stop loving you.

Signed (your friend)?

**drgibson** · 04-28-2006, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspiron

Hey! I work for the evil empire ... um ... pharmaceuticals industry!

*GASP*

dragbar · 04-28-2006, 09:33 AM

man I'd rather work for satan than the Pharm industry.

**drgibson** · 04-28-2006, 09:35 AM

Ahhh Thread Jacking at it's finest.

**inspiron** · 04-28-2006, 09:41 AM

As a teenager, I often heard "If you do THAT, you'll go blind."

One day, I was at the store and saw a blind man walking down the isle.

I thought to myself "WOW! You're da man! You went through with it!"

italian biker · 04-28-2006, 11:21 AM

liberal democrats are champions of the poor and down trodden.

Time4me2ride · 04-28-2006, 11:49 AM

If no one in America buys gas on XX day, it will bring the oil companies to their knees.

The Alar on apples is killing your kids, and the republicans put it there on purpose.

If you spend two months salary on diamonds, it means you really, really, really love someone.

Shall we continue?

04-27-2006, 08:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Firedog Foil Inspector Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe Location: West Lafayette, IN Posts: 971	Favorite Urban Legends Ok, with all the fun going on lately, I thought that I'd open a place to share your favorites! Snopes is your friend (I've been checking them out for years and always enjoy the items that I read there)! My favorite is the one that pennies (for those outside the US, that's $.01 US ) aren't legal tender. If you believe this, then, please check out the friend mentioned above.. What's your favorite?? __________________ "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln

04-27-2006, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	Speaking of pennies I like the one about the Empire State Building. "If you drop a penny from the roof and it hits someone it will kill them: What a hoot! __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

04-27-2006, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nexus242 Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: yellow and black Location: Wide awake in dreamland... Posts: 1,935	I'm still hoping to meet Heidi Hotdog one of these days. __________________ The killer in me is the killer in you My love I send this smile over to you...Smashing Pumpkins

04-28-2006, 02:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,068	Just for the record, the Swiss government decided to take the 1 Rappen coin out of circulation. The smalles coin we have is 5 Rappen, and there has been some discussion about getting rid of it also. The funny thing about not having a 1 Rappen (or 1 cent) coin is that everthing is rounded to the hearest 5. So gasoline here costs CHF 1.735 per liter, whereas in the US (and most of Europe) it's 1.739. My phone bill is also rounded to the nearest 0.05. Sometimes I save 0.02, sometimes I pay 0.02 too much. But it all balances out in the end... __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

04-28-2006, 03:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
dragbar Fifth gear streak Joined: May 2005 Bike: M50 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 1,375	I always got a kick out of the whole, P&G logo means their a devil company.blah blah blah We make frequent jokes since one of their plants are across the road and we make product for them. __________________ I ate Chinese last night..........should of seen her struggle when i put her in the van. Доверя́й, но проверя́й.

04-28-2006, 08:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
tlwisner Throttle Jockey Joined: Apr 2004 Bike: '05 Boulevard C50 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 3,208	For every one of these e-mails you forward, Bill Gates will send you $275 to test his new e-mail tracking system. It's true, as reported on Good Morning America, CNN, Foxnews, The Today Show.... __________________ Tim Wisner AMA, SCRC Happiness is something we create

04-28-2006, 09:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
MagnumForce Throttle Jockey Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i Location: Sitting on the can... duh! Posts: 3,160	Sir Mix-A-Lot and Snoop Dogg are my favorite urban legends. __________________ "I love the smell of toner in the morning… it's the smell of victory!" MAJ M, Staff Officer

04-28-2006, 09:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
dragbar Fifth gear streak Joined: May 2005 Bike: M50 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 1,375	it's true Gib...when your working night shift and walk out on the parking lot...I can hear them chanting across the street!!!!!!!!! Oh We Oh OHHHH Oh __________________ I ate Chinese last night..........should of seen her struggle when i put her in the van. Доверя́й, но проверя́й.

04-28-2006, 09:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	__________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

04-28-2006, 09:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,068	Hey! I work for the evil empire ... um ... pharmaceuticals industry! __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

04-28-2006, 09:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
dogcatcher Seat Tester Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Blue M50, 04 Honda VFR Location: So Cal Posts: 98	......you'll get hairy palms! P.S. If you forward this to 5 friends, you'll have 1 wish granted. If you forward this to 10 friends, you'll have 5 wishes granted. If you forward this to 50 friends, you'll have 1 year of good luck. If you forward this to 100 friends, you'll have 5 years of good luck. If you delete this without forwarding it, a pox will befall you and you will have 500 years of bad luck, your children will go blind and your dog will stop loving you. Signed (your friend)? Last edited by dogcatcher; 04-28-2006 at 09:38 AM.

04-28-2006, 09:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
dragbar Fifth gear streak Joined: May 2005 Bike: M50 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 1,375	man I'd rather work for satan than the Pharm industry. __________________ I ate Chinese last night..........should of seen her struggle when i put her in the van. Доверя́й, но проверя́й.

04-28-2006, 09:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	Ahhh Thread Jacking at it's finest. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

04-28-2006, 09:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,068	As a teenager, I often heard "If you do THAT, you'll go blind." One day, I was at the store and saw a blind man walking down the isle. I thought to myself "WOW! You're da man! You went through with it!" __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

04-28-2006, 11:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
italian biker Kickstand Operator Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: 2006 M50, Blue Location: Toledo Posts: 264	urban legends liberal democrats are champions of the poor and down trodden. __________________ 2006 M50, blue, Power Commander III, Kury Hyper Charger, Roadhouse Classic 2:1 exhaust. Kury ISO Grips with matching throttle boss on both grips, Kury Dually ISO rider pegs. Memphis Shades Alley Cat(gradient black), Cobra Sissybar, Cobra luggage rack, saddle bags are from a small company in Newark, Ohio

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04-28-2006, 11:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
Time4me2ride Sprocket Pilot Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: Silver/Grey VStar1300 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 846	If no one in America buys gas on XX day, it will bring the oil companies to their knees. The Alar on apples is killing your kids, and the republicans put it there on purpose. If you spend two months salary on diamonds, it means you really, really, really love someone. Shall we continue?

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