Urban Legends, Hoaxes, The Darwin Awards
Urban Legends provides another source of real life humor via contemporary folk tales and hoaxes, plus the ever-popular Darwin Awards.
Power Blackout Satellite Photo Hoax
Many email victims were hoodwinked by this phony picture depicting the continental United States during the North American power outage in August, 2003.
Many email victims were hoodwinked by this phony picture depicting the continental United States during the North American power outage in August, 2003.
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time
A comical countdown of the goofiest stunts from 1582 to present, compiled by The Museum of Hoaxes. Plus: The Origin of April Fool's Day, April Fool's Day Quiz, A Few Good Reasons to Hate April Fool's Day, and a Chronological Index of April Fool's Day Hoaxes.
A comical countdown of the goofiest stunts from 1582 to present, compiled by The Museum of Hoaxes. Plus: The Origin of April Fool's Day, April Fool's Day Quiz, A Few Good Reasons to Hate April Fool's Day, and a Chronological Index of April Fool's Day Hoaxes.
Numerous Humorous Urban Legends
From About Urban Legends and Folklore: "Urban legends can be as funny as the most hilarious jokes -- indeed, sometimes the distinction between the two types of folklore is blurry. Some of the funniest urban legends are, in fact, old or new jokes told convincingly enough to seem true. Does the distinction really matter? Maybe not. The important thing is, they make us laugh."
From About Urban Legends and Folklore: "Urban legends can be as funny as the most hilarious jokes -- indeed, sometimes the distinction between the two types of folklore is blurry. Some of the funniest urban legends are, in fact, old or new jokes told convincingly enough to seem true. Does the distinction really matter? Maybe not. The important thing is, they make us laugh."
Urban Legends Top 20, The
And I'm Casey Kasem, counting down the most popular rumors and oddities in the land each week on this Internet, as tallied by About Urban Legends. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the toilet spiders.
And I'm Casey Kasem, counting down the most popular rumors and oddities in the land each week on this Internet, as tallied by About Urban Legends. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the toilet spiders.
'Last Photo' Atop the World Trade Center
"No one knows who this man is, but this doctored picture of him 'moments before tragedy struck' was everywhere in cyberspace." Soon, these spoof photos, courtesy of About Urban Legends, placed him at the Titanic, the Hindenberg, the Ford Theatre with Abe Lincoln, and other historic events.
"No one knows who this man is, but this doctored picture of him 'moments before tragedy struck' was everywhere in cyberspace." Soon, these spoof photos, courtesy of About Urban Legends, placed him at the Titanic, the Hindenberg, the Ford Theatre with Abe Lincoln, and other historic events.
Absolute Bottom 50 Urban Legends, The
A list of spoof incidents, from Chickenhead. Adult content.
A list of spoof incidents, from Chickenhead. Adult content.
Darwin Awards
Tracking the "theory of evolution by commemorating the remains of individuals who contribute to the improvement of our gene pool by removing themselves from it in really insipid ways."
Tracking the "theory of evolution by commemorating the remains of individuals who contribute to the improvement of our gene pool by removing themselves from it in really insipid ways."
Museum of Hoaxes, The
Extensive listings and explanations of hoaxes from year 750 to the present, including special galleries of Hoax Web Sites (themselves practical jokes), Hoax Photos, and April Fool's Day put-ons. Check Hoax Watch for news on current pranks and take the quizzes: Hoax Photo Test and Gullibility Test.
Extensive listings and explanations of hoaxes from year 750 to the present, including special galleries of Hoax Web Sites (themselves practical jokes), Hoax Photos, and April Fool's Day put-ons. Check Hoax Watch for news on current pranks and take the quizzes: Hoax Photo Test and Gullibility Test.