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11/29/04
†~¤ Strange Law of
the Week: • In Arkansas, it is against the law
to taek a blind-folded bull down a highway
11/28/04
†~¤ Strange Law of
the Week: • In Thailand, you must pay a $600 fine
if you throw chewed bubblegum on the sidewalk.
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Here are some Old UL's of the Week...Before I added Strange Laws
11/2/04
†~¤ Urban Legend
of the Day: Here's
the Claim: Cute cake custom causes contretemps. Believed to be
True.
A
bride and groom in Westport, Conn., got into a fight over the tradition of cramming wedding cake into the face of one's beloved.
Tracey and John O'Donnell were arrested at their wedding reception Saturday for disturbing the peace. Tracey O'Donnell
said her husband fed her the cake too roughly, after she had told him to take it easy, police reported. Fighting ensued when
she responded in kind, police said. The couple were later released. They are due in court Sept. 14.
11/1/04
†~¤ Urban Legend
of the Day: Here's the Claim: Lightning strikes a church during a sermon after preacher
identifies thunder as the voice of God. Believed to be True.
FOREST — A guest evangelist at First Baptist Church in Forest was preaching about penance and asking for a sign
on Tuesday night, when the church's steeple was hit by lightning, setting the church on fire and blowing out the sound system.
"It was awesome, just awesome," said church member Ronnie Cheney, 40, of rural Forest, who was in the church at 206
N. Martin St. when the lightning struck.
"You could hear the storm building outside ... He (the evangelist)
just kept asking God what else he needed to say," Cheney said. "He was asking for a sign and he got one."
At about
7:45 p.m., lightning hit the church's steeple, went through the electrical wiring and blew out the church's sound system.
Cheney said the lightning traveled through the microphone and enveloped the preacher, but he was not injured.
Afterward,
services resumed for about 20 minutes, but then the congregation realized that the church was on fire and the building was
evacuated.
According to Forest Fire Chief Doug Hawkin, his crew, along with the Kenton and Wharton fire departments,
responded to the scene.
After firemen arrived they saw flames coming from the steeple. Firemen doused the blaze, remaining
at the scene about three hours.
"It was kind of interesting hearing the preacher talk about what had happened," Hawkin
admitted.
There were no injuries.
Damage to the church was estimated at about $20,000.
10/31/04
†~¤ Urban Legend
of the Day: This UL is believed to
be TRUE: Here's the Claim: The FDA has issued a warning about a possible
connection between Hepatitis A and green onions. The Food and Drug Administration has advised the public to consider
avoiding raw or lightly cooked green onions in the light of evidence linking them to recent hepatitis A outbreaks.
In September, hepatitis A outbreaks associated with raw or lightly cooked green onions served in restaurants occurred
in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia, the FDA said. Another outbreak that so far has involved more than 500 people
in Pennsylvania is ongoing. The outbreak has been linked with a major restaurant chain, but the FDA said it has not been tied
to a specific food.
The agency said consumers who are concerned about the risk of getting hepatitis A
from green onions should cook them thoroughly, which reduces or eliminates the virus. At restaurants and delicatessens, consumers
should request that raw or lightly cooked green onions not be added to their food. Foods like freshly prepared salsa and green
salads often contain green onions.
The green onions implicated in the Tennessee outbreak apparently came from Mexico,
and the FDA has been working with Mexican authorities to assess the situation, officials said. The FDA, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and Pennsylvania Department of Health are investigating the Pennsylvania outbreak.
A Pennsylvania
Health Department official reported that 510 cases of hepatitis A, with three deaths, had been confirmed
to the Pennsylvania outbreak as of November 15, according to an Associated Press report. The official, Richard
McGarvey, said more infections were expected because people who contract the disease typically don't experience symptoms for
28 to 30 days.
The FDA said people who have recently eaten raw or lightly cooked green onions
do not need to take any specific measures but should monitor their health. Hepatitis A is usually mild and is
characterized by jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, and fever, officials said. The disease
is sometimes severe, especially in people with liver disease.
10/30/04
†~¤ Urban Legend Of
The Day: This UL is believe to be TRUE Here's the claim:
Students at a religious institute enrolled in a class about the life of Jesus arrive at their classroom to take their
final exam only to find a notice telling them that the test is to be taken in another
building on the other side of the campus. As the students rush across campus to the new room, each is accosted by a forlorn
beggar who entreats their help. None of the students stops for him, instead — they all rush by, anxious to arrive
on time for the exam.
The disappointed instructor is waiting for the students when they reach the classroom. He explains
to them that the beggar was an actor, planted by him to test their reactions. Because the students did not demonstrate that
they had acquired any compassion while studying the life of Jesus, they all failed the exam.
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