Folklore Urban Legends I'm really fascinated but annoyed by Urban Legends, which have proliferated at an alarming rate as email has become a common thing and people have learned that with one long CC: list you can share anything with everyone you know in just a few seconds. We had such a problem with ULs being shared at work (as truth, of course) that I wrote a short step by step explanation of how to spot a UL. If you heard a story that's too good to be true, it's probably an Urban Legend. Read all about them at the AFU & Urban Legends Archive Likewise, that Virus warning email you got is probably as truthful as the request for bids on a bridge in Brooklyn. Find out more at the Computer Virus Myths page. Viri aren't the only kind of Internet-related hoax. Read about others, like the elusive Internet Tax at CIAC Internet Hoaxes. Other Folklore The Louisiana Folklife Center is where I got my start. I haven't worked there since '96, but they're still dear to me. The Archives of Folklore-L, a listserv mailing group, is full of fascinating stuff, plus my own boring comments. That's because I never shut up, even when I should.

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