Fact? Or Urban Legend

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by orlok

Well it supposedly did happen in January 2000, though the same article also had a write-up on the Winnebago being put on cruise control while the driver went to brew a coffee, so I'm not sure

Definitely fake.

http://www.stellaawards.com/bogus.html

[orlok]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Definitely fake.

http://www.stellaawards.com/bogus.html

I'll have to stop believing the rubbish my Mother keeps sending me. Maybe follow up the advice of others and put her on "block"

[Fbone]

Vikings, contrary to popular opinion and operatic caricatures, did not wear horns on their helmets: these would have been impractical in battle, since they would have made it much easier for opponents to knock the helmet off the wearer's head.

[WT Sharpe]

Since no one took my bait, I'll give the answers now:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Here are 2 for you:

1) On February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite stated on his CBS News broadcast that the Vietnam War was mired in stalemate. As he watched the broadcast, President Lyndon Johnson said to an aide, "If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America."

FALSE. Although it's been reported on TV and in print numerous times; there's no proof that LBJ ever said those words.

For more info, see http://mediamythalert.wordpress.com/...-cronkite-ive/.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

2) A Kansas man was struck and killed by an oncoming train. The engineer tried blowing his whistle to alert the man, but the man had his cell phone in one ear, and was cupping the other with his hand to block out the noise of the oncoming locomotive.

TRUE. Or at least, confirmed by Darwin.
See http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2002-24.html.

[Bikeridr]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Vikings, contrary to popular opinion and operatic caricatures, did not wear horns on their helmets: these would have been impractical in battle, since they would have made it much easier for opponents to knock the helmet off the wearer's head.

Fact.
Viking helmets were quite pointy at top in order for the opponends sword to skip and slide off. The sword would probably then hit the shoulders but the chain mail had metal plates on top of the shoulders.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Bikeridr

Fact.
Viking helmets were quite pointy at top in order for the opponends sword to skip and slide off. The sword would probably then hit the shoulders but the chain mail had metal plates on top of the shoulders.

Very good. Very few helmets from Viking days have been discovered. They probably were melted down into other objects when they were damaged leaving a couple still around. No horns.

[Fbone]

In the famous Beatles song "Paper Back Writer", the French folk song "Frere Jaques" can be heard in the background several times.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Fbone

In the famous Beatles song "Paper Back Writer", the French folk song "Frere Jaques" can be heard in the background several times.

False?

[wodin]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Here are 2 for you:

1) On February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite stated on his CBS News broadcast that the Vietnam War was mired in stalemate. As he watched the broadcast, President Lyndon Johnson said to an aide, "If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America."

I'm not sure if he said that, but it was true in any case.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Vikings, contrary to popular opinion and operatic caricatures, did not wear horns on their helmets: these would have been impractical in battle, since they would have made it much easier for opponents to knock the helmet off the wearer's head.

You mean Haggar the Horrible is a Myth?

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by wodin

You mean Haggar the Horrible is a Myth?

NOOOOO! NOOOOO!!!

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Since no one took my bait, I'll give the answers now:

FALSE. Although it's been reported on TV and in print numerous times; there's no proof that LBJ ever said those words.

For more info, see http://mediamythalert.wordpress.com/...-cronkite-ive/.

Thanks Tom! That truly is an urban legend, the perfect example of what the thread is about!

[Fbone]

The city Halifax, Nova Scotia has more bars per capita then any other city in North America.