Archive for August, 2012

Was Polka Really Invented in Poland?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Polka was created in Poland. For almost two centuries now, the dance and the music style known […]

Did Mike Oldfield Use Morse Code to Complain About His Record Company?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Mike Oldfield used morse code to express his displeasure with his record company. Mike Oldfield is one […]

Did Kiss Get Into Trouble For Their Logo Appearing Like the SS Logo?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about music and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the music urban legends featured so far. MUSIC URBAN LEGEND: Kiss got into trouble for the Kiss logo appearing to contain the logo for the Nazi S.S. […]

Was the Janitor on Scrubs Originally Just a Figment of J.D.’s Imagination?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Janitor was written in the first season and a half of Scrubs as though he was a […]

Did a British Hidden Camera Show Accidentally Catch a Man in a Compromising Position?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: A British candid hidden camera show accidentally aired a man masturbating to a porno tape in his […]

Did Aaron Spelling Pay Luke Perry’s Salary Out of His Own Pocket on 90210?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Aaron Spelling paid Luke Perry’s salary himself for the first two seasons of 90210. Beverly Hills 90210 […]

Did Robert B. Parker Invent a Character in a Novel Series for Helen Hunt?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about novels and novelists and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the novel urban legends featured so far. NOVEL URBAN LEGEND: Robert B. Parker created a popular series of novels just so an actress could have […]

Was Samuel Richardson’s Pamela Written as a Self-Help Book?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about novels and novelists and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the novel urban legends featured so far. NOVEL URBAN LEGEND: Pamela began originally as basically a self-help book. What we now know as “self-help” books […]

Did Cervantes Write Don Quixote While in Prison?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about novels and novelists and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the novel urban legends featured so far. NOVEL URBAN LEGEND: Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote while in prison. Don Quixote, or as it was […]

Is the Actor Who Played Alfalfa Buried With a Drawing of His Dog From the Little Rascals?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. Let’s begin! MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: The actor who played Alfalfa in the Little Rascals films is buried with a drawing […]