UrbanLegendsOnline.com » Bugs and Snakes
Coat Shopper
A woman went to a coat discount store to buy a new winter coat. She browsed through the latest styles and found a coat that she thought might look nice. She took it off the hanger and tried it on. She enjoyed the feel of the coat, and she thought she would buy it. The woman walked to the mirror and admired herself, turning slowly. When she reached the mirror she posed, turned in a circle and put her hands in the pockets. Suddenly, she felt something sharp pierce her hand and she yelped out in pain. She thought that the sharp object must have been a security tag and she brought her belongings to the front of the store and approached the registers. Minutes later, while on the checkout … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bugs and Snakes
Spider Eggs Make It Chewy
Bubble Yum was the first soft bubble gum to hit the market, making its debut in 1976. It was an instant success and sales of the candy quickly soared. Prior to Bubble Yum, bubble gum was hard and took a fair bit of vigorous mastication to render it into a suitably soft bubble-blowing state. Bubble Yum was a breakthrough, a gum that was ready for bubble blowing after being chomped only a few times. As to how soft it was, even a little tyke could squish a block of Bubble Yum between his fingers. Any confection that revolutionary is going to spawn speculation among the younger set. “Why is it so chewy?” was the question on everyone’s lips. It didn’t take long for kids to invent a plausible answer. There … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bugs and Snakes
Buggy Barber
A man living in Kansas hated going to the barber. Thus, he never cut his hair. For 30 years his red hair grew and grew, until it finally reached his ankles. His wife begged him to cut his hair, for people smirked and stared whenever they saw him. He finally agreed, since his hair was annoying and got in his way. When he arrived at the barber shop, he sat down nervously and waited for his haircut to begin. Half-way through the cut, he jumped up, screaming, and ran out of the shop. His wife found him dead hours later on their door step, a huge nest of red-backed spiders crawling out of his tangled locks. When the barber was cutting his hair, he upset a nest of poisonous spiders … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bugs and Snakes
