Talk:List of urban legends/Archive 1

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This list was blanked, and linked to Urban legend. Methinks, urban legend would be overcrowded with the plethora of ua's, making a list of urban legends sorely needed. Besides, none of the info was worked into the urban legend-article, so I reverted. Needless to say, this list has still a long way to go, but then, it's a wiki. Regards, --Gott (talk) 21:04, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

I suggest that the humorous ones are disfavored over the scary and supernatural ones in this list. What about the guy who buys condoms and tells the pharmacist that he has a "hot date" and then, when he goes to pick up the girl, he discovers that the pharmacist is her father? Ann Landers fell for this story and printed it in her column, some time in the 1990s. It was also the subject of a "Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" cartoon in the late 1960s or early 1970s, but it is probably older than that. I agree that the list has a long way to go, but should not be deleted because it is needed as a quick reference. The Urban legend article quite rightly is about studies by folklorists about urban legends and attempts to classify them. Cheers. Wastrel Way (talk) Eric

Medusa was an Urban Legend

Medusa is obviously an ancient Greek urban legend. As was the Minotaur and the Cyclops. Do you think just because a couple of centuries passed means they suddenly stop being Urban Legends? Idiots.

(161.29.246.205 (talk) 06:34, 15 December 2021 (UTC))

No. An urban legend is a fictional story rooted in modern popular culture. The legend of Medusa is not rooted in modern popular culture; it is ancient. The term "ancient urban legend" is an oxymoron. General Ization ^Talk 06:37, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Well, then the definition is obviously wrong. Had the term "Urban Legends" existed a couple of centuries ago you can bet that most if not all of the Greek Mythology would be considered urban legends, but of course none of you so-called experts are going to bother acknowledging that fact. (161.29.246.205 (talk) 06:43, 15 December 2021 (UTC))

If there was a rumor that Medusa was stalking a modern city, then that would be an urban legend. If that is not the case, then it is an ancient myth. I suppose in time these urban legends might migrate over to some other list like "20th century myths". It would be hard to say when these things change. Anyhow, find a citation that people are claiming that Medusa is prowling around recently and we will add it to the list. Also see WP:CIVIL. You should not call your fellow editors idiots just because you disagree with them even if they seem like idiots to you. Think of them as co-workers. (Unless your in the habit of being rude to your co-workers, then don't do that.) Richard-of-Earth (talk) 16:01, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Ward Kimball as Source of Legend

Walt Disney's Cryo Chamber makes the claim that this legend was started by Ward Kimball. This doesn't seem to be supported by what I can find on reliable sources (e.g " Was Walt Disney Frozen?" on Snopes). LA Magazine's article on the topic "Walt Disney Is Still Not Frozen" theorizes that it was started by an interview with Bob Nelson, former president of the Cryonics Society of California that was widely misinterpreted. a PBS story claims that it originated from a reporter for tabloid "The National Spotlite." At first I just added "citation needed" here, but I've decided to be bold, remove the references to Kimball, and add the citations I found Mark Asread (talk) 14:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Jack the Ripper as Urban Legend

I don't feel JtR should be included here, as he was a real murderer. If we're to include him here because of urban legends spawning off of him, we would have to include many more actual murderers in this list. This is also true if the reasoning is his identity was never confirmed (the Zodiac Killer, for example). Spring-heeled Jack would work, however, if we really need an old Jack here. (Though, aren't these too old to be considered ULs anyway?)

I just finished cleaning up a whole mess of errors on this list, and didn't want to include removal of his entry in that edit, but I may remove him later on if no one can justify his inclusion here. Mousenight (talk) 23:07, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Big mouthed eater

A big mouthed eater who would eat so much food from the fridge and dosent stop it starts to carry on eating food and starts to eat bigger things.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mirellaxloverocean (talk • contribs) 09:04, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

If you can find anything supporting this as a legitimate UL, go for it, though I don't see it happening. Mousenight (talk) 23:09, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Urban Legends

If Krampus is an Urban Legand it stands to reason that Santa Clause should also be. As should Jesus. And…Area 51 Is a real place. 96.54.118.91 (talk) 03:22, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia requires reliable sources for its assertions, see WP:RS. I have tagged Krampus as needing a source. Miner Editor (talk) 03:56, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

The Jersey Devil

Weren't the New Jersey Devils named after the Jersey Devil? I read it somewhere, I just forgot the book name. Can somebody prove me right? OvalTheNerd (talk) 21:25, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

@OvalTheNerd: Article talk pages are only for discussion of improvements to the article. Are you suggesting an edit? Sundayclose (talk) 23:45, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes. It is important in culture nowadays. OvalTheNerd (talk) 14:58, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

@OvalTheNerd:  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source. Sundayclose (talk) 15:39, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Never mind. OvalTheNerd (talk) 20:51, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

extremely poor sources

can the citations (and maybe the entries as well) to the damn "only in your state" website be removed? it's clearly not a reliable source by any stretch and there are multiple entries on the page citing it Fox Room (talk) 02:27, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

We have 11 references to that site. I checked two. Both were credited to professional travel writers. I do not care to check them all. You will have to take up each citations one at a time and say why it is not reliable. I will grant you it is not a scholarly source, but that does not equate to unreliable. If a better source can be found, you are welcome to replace any of the citations, but I would not support removing them categorically. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 03:44, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

"not scholarly" is putting it mildly. it's clearly a clickbait article, and i do not trust its claims to be remotely reliable. obviously leaving the entries without a citation would be silly but if one does exist it should be used, and if it does not exist then the entry should be removed. if someone else hasn't cared to do it the next time i remember about this i'll do it myself Fox Room (talk) 06:34, 24 August 2023 (UTC)