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[tatter2323]

Here's the explanation for outside.html

Dear Bradley,

It was a little joke, really. I was saying that those people who spend so
much time on the internet really need to get outside more!

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

Quoting Bradley Sands:

> Hello, Amanda,
>
> For this week's urban legend, entitled The Internet is Driving Me Crazy,
> what's the deal with outside.html? Is that rumored to be part of the
address
> for the website that makes people insane? Or is it something else?
>
> Bradley
>

[RobMagus]

Toldja.

[TheLightShogon]

Dear Bob,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. Part of the fun of
urban legends is as you have done - picking out the obvious inconsistencies
that make the story obviously false. Glad you're having fun with it.

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

>
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>
>
> name: Bob Bobson
>
> referrer: Actually it was a puzzle in a e-mail from a reality TV show...
not
> sure why...
>
> comments: ummm in your urban legend about World War One and australia
eating
> a dude who got ground up in the machine well it isnt realistic because in
> 1917 during World War 1 Germany wasnt Nazi and the alliance the
Australians
> were on was the Triple Entente or something french and the Germans were
the
> Triple Alliance so really they were the allies...

[sequoya]

Just received this:

[TheLightShogon]

Dear Bob,

That poor man! I have heard the legends about tiny piranhas swimming ... up
the stream... and I have heard about bums supposedly killed after urinating
on the third rail, but never about the lightning. And there's the timeless
Ren and Stimpy classic:

When nature's callin'
Don't be stallin'
Use your common sense
Before you let it flow
Find a place to go
Just don't whiz on the electric fence

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

>
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>
>
> name: Bob Bobson
>
> referrer: From what I am starting to think is someone in the Tommorows
Talk
> company who is trying to lead people to the House of Dread conspiracy/
myth
> hidden in an email that I think alot of people are recieving and being
> directed to your site... I am sure someone else prob directed you to it
but
> the site www.urbanhunt.com lets you apply for some sort of online advisor
for
> this reality tv show when you get the auto reply the first letters of all
the
> sentences spell URBANMYTHOLOGYNET andyou know... this is kinda an urban
> legend of sorts itself
>
> legend: Just remembered this Urban Legend I heard... hell could be true
but I
> doubt it. It is said that this guy had just gotten dumped by his
girlfriend
> and was so distraught about it he went for a walk and took a bottle of
vodka
> with him, after stumbling around drunk for awhile he came across this
cliff
> that his girlfriend had taken him to while they were going out. She had
> thought the view was romantic, he however never understood why. By now a
> storm had brewed but the guy barely noticed the rain or even the thunder.
So
> mad at being dumped and being rather drunk he decided to get back at
> everything by ... relieving himself over the side of the cliff. However
as
> the man's unrine fell a stray bolt of lightning stuck it and traveled up
the
> stream. When it reached his... thing... it caused it explode but the
> electricity was divereted to his wet clothes causes them to disintigrate
but
> leaving the man alive... but with more problems then just being dumped
>
>
> comments: I guess most good urban legends are supose to be ironic or
> something... i just found this one funny yet also kinda horrible from a
guys
> point of view lol just wanted to share this with yah because i really
enjoy
> your site and wanted to add my imput

[Karmic_Crimewave]

I asked Amanda about the origins of her posting the "Dread House" story, hoping for a lead:

[bagsbee]

[Varin]

Here are my email interactions with Amanda so far. (sorry I didn't get around to posting them until now)

I wrote using their website contact form about a legend from my home town and a few others I had heard about. I unfortunately forgot to copy what I wrote - I'll make sure and contact her using my regular email account from now on so I'll have a copy.

She replied:

[spies]

Dear David,

The best way to find information is probably to enter "mysterious hum"
into
your favorite search engine, as well as "subliminal audio". I believe
that's how I did most of my research on the topic.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

Quoting "spies_@hotmail.com" <spies_@hotmail.com>:

> Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
> (spies_SPLAThotmail.com) on Monday, August 02, 2004 at 12:46:38
>
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>
>
> name: David Hill
>
> referrer: www.snopes.com
>
> comments: I was reading about the sonic "hum" on your website, and was
> wondering if you could point me towards more information. I'm very
interested
> in hidden and subliminal messages in audio, particularly on the
internet.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dave
>

[karmajay]

Varin: Not sure if the urbanmythology site was updated today, but they have used your story and pic and name in the update!

[MrvnMouse]

Found something interesting...

http://subliminalrecorder.com/

if you type in subliminal audio into google, you get this as the first option in the list. It looks highly suspicious, but may be nothing. Something worth looking into perchance?

[konamouse]

[karmajay]

I asked about the 'rumors' and where Amanda had saw or heard them in conjunction with the reality tv show myth. I thought maybe we were missing her source..no go though.

[pnoeric]

Nothing too thrilling, but fun... my original submission: