urban legend

publication A story, which may have started with a grain of

truth, that has been embroidered and retold until it has

passed into the realm of myth. It is an interesting

phenomenon that these stories get spread so far, so fast and

so often. Urban legends never die, they just end up on the

Internet! Some legends that periodically make their rounds

include "The Infamous Modem Tax", "Craig Shergold/Brain

Tumor/Get Well Cards", and "The $250 Cookie Recipe".

(1996-05-08)