Favorite urban myth?

[Questor]

My all time favorite urban myth is the one about the guy who stole a JATO jet assisted take-off unit, a kind of rocket used for helping heavily laden military cargo planes take off. He bolted it to his old Chevy and tried it out. The highway patrol found what they thought was airplane wreckage in the desert and later discovered that the Chevy was going about 250 miles per hour when it went off the road and crashed. Once started, a JATO cannot be shut off.

It just seemed like something that somebody would actually do.

[Tommyt]

Sounds like a Crazy Dave Osbourne venture

What ever Happened to him ?

[Rustyinfla]

  Hey wait a minute, you mean that never happened???

  Well I'm shocked. I guess it must not be dangerous after all. Maybe I could make one to fit in my Reese hitch? WOW Talk about a passing gear!

[mirage1988]

That would be just the ticket for tailgaters too!

[teamnelson]

Favorite urban myths? Here's a few:

"If you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world."
"There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy."
"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''

[Skunk]

Bigfoot - definitely the myth/legend of Bigfoot is my favorite.

[teamnelson]

Bigfoot is not a myth! 

[Skunk]

Bigfoot is not a myth! 

I hope not, but please show me one.

[jimster]

 The Loch Ness Monster.  Always wondered about that one.

[Hodr]

"You pay the U.S. Postal service to deliver mail your mail."
Think about it a minute.  When you put postage on an item you are paying to have it delivered to some one else.
This means you don't pay your letter carriers wage, you are paying some one elses letter carrier to deliver mail.
When mail is delivered to you, someone else has already paid the postage.
Can you think of any other outfit that has always been paid before they render service over a 200 year period?

blindhari

[Skunk]

Can you think of any other outfit that has always been paid before they render service over a 200 year period?

Well yes, yes I can. And I think you're well aware of the industry in which I'm referring.

[Questor]

My daughter is bigfoot! You should see the gunboats (i.e., big feet, you dirty minded rascal) on that petite little miss! Big hands, big feet. She's turning into a woman and this is part of the process. She doesn't have the shaggy fur, though.

[Skunk]

My daughter is bigfoot! You should see the gunboats (i.e., big feet, you dirty minded rascal) on that petite little miss! Big hands, big feet. She's turning into a woman and this is part of the process. She doesn't have the shaggy fur, though.

  My daughter has some whoppers too.

[Guy Pike]

My favorite myth is that my vote actually means something. Hell, I didn't even get a mass mailed questionaire asking if I was in favour of bailing out GM!