Did you hear the one about the poisoned cat? A hostess finds her cat nibbling on the salmon, but serves it anyway. After dinner, she finds the cat dead in the driveway and frantically confesses to her guests who all race to the hospital to get their stomachs pumped. When she gets home, the hostess has a message on her machine: “Please accept our apologies for running over your cat; we’ll replace him.”
Or what about the Mrs. Fields Cookie recipe? A woman writes for the famous cookie’s ingredients, gets the recipe, but also a bill for $250. In revenge she duplicates the recipe and sends it to hundreds of people.
Then there’s the one about the decapitated driver? A motorcyclist overtakes a truck carrying thin steel plates. A steel plate dislodges, flies off the truck, and decapitates the biker. The truck driver sees the motorcycle with its headless rider, has a heart attack and dies.
(Hosted by Christopher Lydon)
Guests:
Professor Jan Brunvard, who has heard, studied, and categorized just about every urban legend out there.