LEGENDS
... Examples of common urban legends: • The Choking Doberman • The Exploding Toilet • The Fatal Hairdo • Humans Can Lick, Too • The Killer in the Backseat • The Mexican Pet • The Microwaved Pet • The Spider Bite • Urban Legend: The "hanging man" in a funhouse turns out to be the corpse of an outlaw. ... Urban Legends Urban legends are realistic stories concerning recent events or alleged events with an ironic or supernatural twist; urban beliefs or rumours are reports of such events that lack the storyline of the urban legend.Many urban legends and beliefs spread through the internet in the form of e-rumours, e-mail hoaxes and chain letters, and computer virus hoaxes.