Helping Papa in the Garden
An old Italian gentleman lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: Dear Vincent, I am feeling pretty sad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just … Read entire article »
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Pancakes Made From Old Mix Cause Acute Allergic Reaction
DEAR ABBY: I recently made a batch of pancakes for my healthy 14-year-old son, using a mix that was in our pantry. He said that they tasted "funny," but ate them anyway. About 10 minutes later, he began having difficulty breathing and his lips began turning purple. I gave him his allergy pill, had him sit on the sofa and told him to relax. He was wheezing while inhaling and exhaling. My husband, a volunteer … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, Medical, UrbanLegendsOnline
ABC-TV Owners WANT YOU DEAD!
This morning, March 23, 2010, at 8 A.M. Eastern Time, ABC-TV’s "Good Morning America" show presented an outrageous in-depth hit piece — a foolishly ambitious presentation of orwellian inverted logic — on the growing movement of healthy eating, or eating healthy. ABC-TV’s first exhibit was one of those in-the-home interviews with Kristie, a woman who had been on the brink of death due to healthy eating. ABC-TV launched their ludicrous lie from the pompous platform … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, Medical, Scams and Cons, UrbanLegendsOnline
Roadside Dinner in Australia
Roadside Dinner in Australia These pictures were taken by one of the road crew at Cloudbreak Mine, Australia last week. It took a total of 5 hours for the Black headed Python to finish off the Goanna (Argus Monitor Lizard). As you can see, they put some signage up so it wouldn’t be run over. NOW THAT’S A MEAL. Looks like he is finally FULL! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bugs and Snakes, Emails, Food, Pictures and Video, UrbanLegendsOnline
Mama Cass and Her Ham Sandwich
"Mama" Cass Elliot’s death has been reported over the years as having been caused by "choking on a sandwich while in bed and from inhaling her own vomit." The true cause of death, a heart attack, was not determined until an autopsy was performed a week later, but by that time it was too late. Another of rock’s urban legends was born. At 5’5" and 238 lbs., Mama Cass was twice the normal weight for a woman her age and height. The effects of long-term obesity, drug abuse and crash diets had weakened her heart to the point of failure. Because she was a large woman, and there was a sandwich on the nightstand when her body was found, an irreversible connection was made. That it was a ham … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrities, Food, Hollywood, UrbanLegendsOnline
No More Nursing, Baby
Metropolis, TN – A new mother had just decided that it was time to wean her year old daughter and stopped breastfeeding her. Although this had been her first child, she had friends that had children and they all told her that weaning was a very difficult time and that the longer she waited the harder it would be. However, she found weaning to be easy. In fact, it seemed almost TOO easy. Her daughter … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Food, UrbanLegendsOnline
The Letter
In Berlin, after World War II, money was short, supplies were tight, and it seemed like everyone was hungry. At that time, people were telling the tale of a young woman who saw a blind man picking his way through a crowd. The two started to talk. The man asked her for a favor: could she deliver the letter to the address on the envelope? Well, it was on her way home, so she agreed. She … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, Scams and Cons, UrbanLegendsOnline
The Sloppy Joe
A butcher named Joe owned a diner with his wife, whom he loved dearly. One evening Joe came home to find his wife having sex with his best friend. Joe went crazy finding out about their affair this way. He yelled and screamed and during their heated argument, Joe killed them both. He disposed of the bodies by chopping them up and sending them piece by piece through his meat grinder. The next day, Joe called his dearly departed wife’s parents and the parents of his ex best friend and invited them to dinner at the diner. There he told them that the two cheaters had run off together and left him a note telling him she wanted a divorce and that she and his friend were to be … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, Love and Marraige, UrbanLegendsOnline
Kentucky Fried What?
When people eat at KFC do they really know what they are eating? During a recent study of KFC done at the University of New Hampshire, they found some very upsetting facts. First of all, has anybody noticed that just recently, the company has changed their name? Kentucky Fried Chicken has become KFC. Does anybody know why? We thought the real reason was because of the "FRIED" food issue. It’s not. The reason why they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, UrbanLegendsOnline
Hormones in Cow’s Milk
Please read this and pass along to as many people…. Mitzi Lyons and her husband Kyle live here in Gainesville. Their daughter Marissa has had menstrual problems, bleeding every day for three years and within the last year she started producing milk. They have performed tests, surgery and put her on birth control without success. They were considering giving the girl a hysterectomy in January, but Mitzi’s Dad started doing research on the internet about his granddaughter’s problem. He found out that farmers were injecting rBST (hormones) into cows so that they would produce more milk. Wal-Mart sells Great Value milk, which contains rBST and is the kind that the Lyons family always drank. Her parents stopped giving Marissa Great Value milk 3 months ago and she has since … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food, Medical, UrbanLegendsOnline
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