The School Project That Ended Up X-Rated-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that some elementary students were doing a potted plant project. They painted and fired pots that looked like clowns and planted cactus in them. The result, however, was that the cactus ended up looking like male genitalia belonging to the …
Plumbing Truck With Toilet Scene Painted on the Side-Truth! Summary of eRumor: There’s no text with this eRumor, just a picture that says it all. The picture is of a truck from a plumbing and electrical service company. On the driver’s door, there is a scene of a torso sitting on a toilet. It …
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Insulting Voice Mail at Pacific Palisades High School–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that parents at Pacific Palisades High School in California are suing the school because students who were absent or didn’t complete their work got failing grades. It also includes the alleged text of a school voice mail greeting that insults the …
Insulting voice mail at Pacific Palisades High School in
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A simple riddle with a simple answer that was allegedly reported on Paul Harvey…and that Kindergartners answered more correctly than university seniors.
The Perfect Squelch: Rumsfeld Shutting Down Ted Kennedy-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alleged exchange between U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Senator Ted Kennedy during Rumsfeld testimony before congress. Rumsfeld is quoted as having shut down Kennedy by making reference to a 1969 incident in which a woman died in a car driven off a …
Sparring Between a U.S. Marine and a French Army Officer in Bosnia-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alleged first-hand account of a confrontation between a U.S. Marine and a French Army officer in a PX in Bosnia. The two soldiers exchange views and insults about France and the USA ’til the U.S. Marine offers …
Confrontation between a French Army officer and a U.S. Marine in
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John Kerry Gets Mixed up Quoting his Favorite Bible Verse-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that John Kerry tried to demonstrate his commitment to faith during a speech by quoting his favorite Bible verse. He meant to refer to John 3:16 but referenced John 16:3 instead, with humorous results. The Truth: This is one …
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Girl on a First Date with a Guy Gets Frozen to the Bumper of his Car While Relieving Herself Beside the Road During Winter-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story alleges that a girl and a guy were out on a first-time date with each other. They were returning from a day of skiing she becomes …
A story by comedian Jeff Foxworthy turned into an online chain letter — but as it spread, his involvement was erased. The story, “Christmas with Louise,” was published as part of Foxworthy’s 1996 book No Shirt. No Shoes….No Problem! and involves Foxworthy deciding to “fulfill” his brother’s Christmas wishes and buy him an inflatable doll …
The Louisiana Lawyer Who Was Asked to Prove Title on a Piece of Property “back to its origin.”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story goes that a Louisiana resident wanted to get an FHA loan and offered a piece of property as collateral. The title to the collateral property dated back to 1803. The resident hired …
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