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This Urban Legend is one that has been around for awhile. What are you thoughts? Do you think that there is any truth to it?

I love urban legends, there are some horrid ones out there, I find that they are very rarely true, some I wish were though,but not many. I wonder who starts them & why, they were around long before the internet. I always check any e-mails I get with Snopes

Hi Kalliope,

First off welcome to the forum! I look forward to discussing Urban Legends with you.

I believe that a lot of Urban Legends are spawned by something that did actually happen. I am not sure who creates them but they have affected everyone in one way or another. Everyone has heard an Urban Legend whether they realize it or not.

I agree some are horrible and down right frightening but I think that is what makes them so great. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I can remember when this one went around as an actual happening in our town.

No news reports or factual information, of course. I spent a week sending the emailees to snopes and other UL sites - and even /after/ seeing the refute - some still insisted it as truth!

The names change, the song remains the same.

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Lis

Yup Lis, that is usually the case as the email goes around the story changes. Sometimes Urban Legends will become "dormant" for a while and then they come back with different locations, characters and few other changed details.