Idiotic urban myths

[Beagleman]

I used to work with a woman who was convinced the reason she was boss eyed is because when her eyes were operated on as a kid the doctors "took them out and swapped them round".

I kid you not.

That and the Rainbow Conspiracy are my favourites so far!

Btw, does Glenn Beck know about the rainbows of evil yet?

 

[T'Girl]

HEY NOW! Dog is good eating, cat on the other hand is too stringy

When I was in grade school we lived in Japan. One day after school I had joined some of my Japanese friends at a local cafe, more of a club for pre-teens. Everyone ordered burgers but after a couple of bite I noticed a strange something about the meat. It was ground and fried, and tasted "stringy." I asked one of my friends what it was and she calmly state "Oh, it's dog."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Didn't the song say it Turned You Japanese or something like that?

I really think so!

That's also an urban legend (about the song). It actually has nothing to do with "notifying the moderator".

Linky

(me, I always thought it was just a love song to a Japanese girl. )

 

[John Clark]

When I was in grade school we lived in Japan. One day after school I had joined some of my Japanese friends at a local cafe, more of a club for pre-teens. Everyone ordered burgers but after a couple of bite I noticed a strange something about the meat. It was ground and fried, and tasted "stringy." I asked one of my friends what it was and she calmly state "Oh, it's dog."

One of my mates said that to another about a type of meatball that was being served at a restaurant once. It was only to wind him up, but it certainly had an effect

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

The Final Frontier might have something to say about that.

So would Nemesis

The Search For Spock and Generations would disagree, though.

Generations doesn't have much to contribute.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I used to work with a woman who was convinced the reason she was boss eyed is because when her eyes were operated on as a kid the doctors "took them out and swapped them round".

I kid you not.

That and the Rainbow Conspiracy are my favourites so far!

Btw, does Glenn Beck know about the rainbows of evil yet?

Insane Clown Posse knows.

 

[Finn]

I thought the common wisdom was to not buy things on a Monday or Friday because fewer deals are offered on those days. I'm thinking specifically of airline bookings here.

I've heard the same about buying gas for the car.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

In Germany, there's one that says you can drink beer and then wine, but not the other way around, because that would make you sick.

...which is stupid and just not true. It's irrelevant in what order you drink beer and wine; if you drink too much, you'll get sick either way- if you don't, you'll be fine no matter what you drink first.

I heard that one for the first time when I first came to Germany a few years back (so I've got no idea whether it's an international urban myth).

No matter how many times the thing gets disproven on the telly, radio and whathaveyou, people are reluctant to let it go. It's annoying.

This is based on an old saying about social classes, wine being an upper class drink and beer being the drink for the lower classes. So, it's good to climb up from beer to wine, the other way around, not so much.

Thanks for the etymology. It makes more sense this way. However, most people who use it don't make that connection.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

I thought the saying was don't mix grape 'n grain. So you can mix beer with spirits, and wine with... anything else made of grapes like erm... grapes And cheese ~ although that's not usually made of grapes but they go well together!
All I know is don't mix either with painkillers

 

[John Picard]

I thought the saying was don't mix grape 'n grain. So you can mix beer with spirits, and wine with... anything else made of grapes like erm... grapes And cheese ~ although that's not usually made of grapes but they go well together!
All I know is don't mix either with painkillers

I've heard:
Beer and liquor, never sicker,
Liquor and beer, never fear.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

I thought the saying was don't mix grape 'n grain. So you can mix beer with spirits, and wine with... anything else made of grapes like erm... grapes And cheese ~ although that's not usually made of grapes but they go well together!
All I know is don't mix either with painkillers

I've heard:
Beer and liquor, never sicker,
Liquor and beer, never fear.

What are you classing as 'liquor'?

'Wine before beer makes you feel queer,
Beer before wine makes you feel fine'

 

[John Picard]

I thought the saying was don't mix grape 'n grain. So you can mix beer with spirits, and wine with... anything else made of grapes like erm... grapes And cheese ~ although that's not usually made of grapes but they go well together!
All I know is don't mix either with painkillers

I've heard:
Beer and liquor, never sicker,
Liquor and beer, never fear.

What are you classing as 'liquor'?

'Wine before beer makes you feel queer,
Beer before wine makes you feel fine'

I still drink to make other people interesting.

That being said, when are you and I planning to get together?

 

[K'Ehleyr]

I've heard:
Beer and liquor, never sicker,
Liquor and beer, never fear.

What are you classing as 'liquor'?

'Wine before beer makes you feel queer,
Beer before wine makes you feel fine'

I still drink to make other people interesting.

That being said, when are you and I planning to get together?

But if we did there would be no need for drinking Well I s'pose we could just do the drinking for the fun of it

 

[John Picard]

What are you classing as 'liquor'?

'Wine before beer makes you feel queer,
Beer before wine makes you feel fine'

I still drink to make other people interesting.

That being said, when are you and I planning to get together?

But if we did there would be no need for drinking Well I s'pose we could just do the drinking for the fun of it

Aye!

 

[Gryffindorian]

From my personal experience, beer + liquor = pass out and puke at the same time while Mom and Dad cleaned up after me. It was a long time ago ...

 

[Nardpuncher]

^^ yeah...I just go by my own rule:
Friday night is whiskey night.
Saturday night is beer night.

 

[scotpens]

Saturday night is beer night.

And when you get a belly full of the stuff, Saturday night's alright for fighting!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

So, it seems, that for the most part it was once "true" because TVs in the '50s emitted freaking x-rays but it seems that's not been a problem for close to 40 years, or for the most part everytime I've ever been told this growing up it was wrong.

Ahh, the old Radiation King ...

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

In Germany, there's one that says you can drink beer and then wine, but not the other way around, because that would make you sick.

This is based on an old saying about social classes, wine being an upper class drink and beer being the drink for the lower classes. So, it's good to climb up from beer to wine, the other way around, not so much.

That makes as much sense as preferring one's martinis stirred rather than shaken because shaking "bruises" the gin.

(I guess James Bond likes his gin bruised.)

The real reason for that is if you shake the martini as opposed to stirring it, it chips the ice, watering down the drink. So Commander Bond liked weak, watery martinis.

 

[MetalPants]

Oh, has anyone ever heard the Old Wives' Tale that a cat should never be allowed near a newborn baby as it will "steal the baby's breath"?

Yeah, but I've heard it not just in regards to babies. I knew a guy show shot his wife's cat because he swears it was stealing her breath.