Post by Whisker on Jul 24, 2012 23:30:46 GMT -1
First of all, what exactly is an urban legend?
Folklorists all have their own definitions of what makes an urban legend.
Urban Legends are stories - usually passed on by word of mouth or—more commonly today—in e-mail form. They often invoke the famous "it happened to friend of a friend" (or FOAF) clause that makes finding the original source of the story virtually impossible.
Discovering the truth behind urban legends, however, isn't as important as the lessons they impart, experts say.
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Folklorists all have their own definitions of what makes an urban legend.
Urban Legends are stories - usually passed on by word of mouth or—more commonly today—in e-mail form. They often invoke the famous "it happened to friend of a friend" (or FOAF) clause that makes finding the original source of the story virtually impossible.
Discovering the truth behind urban legends, however, isn't as important as the lessons they impart, experts say.
Read more:
