06 Meanwhile, back to our regularly scheduled program . . . (alt.folklore.urban)
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This article is from the Urban legends FAQ, by Terry Chan tchan@dante.lbl.gov and Peter van der Linden linden@eng.sun.com with numerous contributions by others.
06 Meanwhile, back to our regularly scheduled program . . . (alt.folklore.urban)
I have also begun to collect references to specific volumes of JHB's to
document various classic ULs. This is a slow and on-going process.
Acronyms for Jan Harold Brunvand's books in the list below are:
TVH - _The Vanishing Hitchhiker_
TMP - _The Mexican Pet_ (No, not Splinter!)
TCD - _The Choking Doberman_
CBA - _Curses! Broiled Again_
TBT - _The Baby Train_
Related newsgroups to consider when posting an article which may be
"folklore":
- alt.folklore.computers [guess what this one is about?]
- alt.folklore.science ["Does hot water freeze faster than cold?" Heh.]
- alt.folklore.college [Lots of the same old stuff, but why not?]
- alt.folklore.ghost-stories [Spooky!]
- alt.folklore.suburban [Joel Furr moderated, low-volume group.]
- alt.folklore.info [Terry Wood moderated, very low-volume group.]
- alt.folklore.military [What exactly is "Puff the Magic Dragon" about?]
- alt.fan.cecil-adams [For those who want the dope, straight or not]
- sci.skeptic [for those with lots of time on their hands]
- alt.tasteless [frequently more appropriate than not.]
- alt.usage.english [pretty self-explanatory, dontcha think?]
- alt.flame [just a thought else hold that thought]
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d [the others are for *pictures* only.]
- alt.religion.kibology [the mother of all newsgroups]
- rec.arts.startrek.misc [Anything about "Lost in Space" will do.]
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