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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 4:50 am
We all have local legends, and other things. So lets see what they are. :o) I've always been told that if you hold a candle infront of a mirror in a completely dark room. Then chant "I don't believe in bloody mary" ten times. Oh yeah, Ya gotta close your eyes while you say it and look down. After the tenth time you have to open your eyes and look up. Legend has it that you'll see bloody mary behind you with a knife. And the only way to save yourself from bloody mary was to say " I do believe in bloody mary" ten times while your eyes are closed. :o) fail and she kills you. This thread doesn't have to be urban legends... lets hear some things that we were told as kids. Like your face will stick that way if someone smacks ya on the back while making a face. :o)
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 5:57 am
My mom always said (when we were little) - Don't pick your nose, it will make the holes (nostrils) bigger.
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Lostintheglades
Member
07-10-2000
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 5:57 am
I gotta post this one. We always go here whenever we nearby. You are instructed to stop your car on a white line at the bottom of the hill and take your car out of gear. You actually do roll backwards up the hill. Here's the legend but I still haven't figured out how it works and always amazes me. The Legend of Spook Hill Lake Wales, Florida "Many years ago an Indian village on Lake Wales was plagued by raids of a huge gator. The Chief, a great warrior, killed the gator in a battle that created a small lake. The chief was buried on the north side. Pioneer mail riders first discovered their horses laboring down hill, thus naming it "Spook Hill." When the road was paved, cars coasted up hill. Is this the gator seeking revenge, or the chief still trying to protect his land?" The Legend of Spook Hill Here's the link http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/FLLAKspook.html
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Lostintheglades
Member
07-10-2000
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:03 am
There's a bit more to this legend at http://historiclakewales.com/spookhill/ But I should point out that Spook Hill is only an amusing illusion. If you're in Florida however and you enjoy these kinds of things it's worth the visit.
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 10:45 am
There's a tourist trap like that in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, called the Mystery Spot, where balls appear to roll up and other kooky things. Here's a pic:

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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 11:09 am
Lostintheglades believe it or not... There is a road in Virginia that does the same thing. You put the car in neutral and it coasts uphill. There is also a stream beside of the road that runs uphill. Just an illusion, but, still neat. :o) Carrie I've heard about the place your talking about my highschool teacher went there once.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 12:33 pm
Carrie, we have a Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California that is the same thing!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 12:38 pm
There is also one in Southern Oregon. "The Oregon Vortex". I was going to go once, but it was riduculously priced so we turned around. 
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 1:10 pm
Jewels, I have been wanting to go there for years. One of these days...
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 1:54 pm
Ok...here's one I was told years ago. It's supposed to be a Scottish myth or legend. On the first day of the month if you remember to say the words 'white lamb' the very first thing, before you say anything else, a wish will be granted to you. I first heard that one well over thirty years ago but have yet to remember to actually say it, even though I always remember the day before...lol.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 2:10 pm
O.K. Rupertbear, the first of June is coming up and if I were you I'd wish for more of men in those kilts and a strong breeze. I actually wanted to return to the kilt scene as it puts a smile on my face; I just got bashed in the "Movie" thread so need something fun to redirect my thoughts on. Carry on you guys with these posts; I enjoy reading them and they keep my mind off "poor me".
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 2:23 pm
C'mere you...it's 'huggy' time, little Mary! Btw...you going to the Netherlands? And you put a grin on my face with the mention of kilts & breezes, sweetie! lol 
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 2:40 pm
I wish I were going to the Netherlands. I'd love to take my hubby there to see my heritage, but, alas, I am going on a mission trip to Kenya to work with the Turkana people for a few weeks. We have about a 12 hour layover in London so I'm hoping we can get in at least a half day tour on a double decker. I've always wanted to spend time in the British Isles. Wish I could make it longer. Thanks for the hugs......I felt them all the way in Eastern Washington! I'm smiling again thanks to you.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 2:49 pm
Well, I'd love to go to the country of your birth some day too. The windmills, the wooden shoes...I just know you go around dressed in one of those cute little caps that turns up at the sides! ;) hee hee Wow, that it wonderful that you volunteer your time in such a fashion, AM. Good luck and I hope it's not too, too hot over there right now. Also, that's fantastic you're getting a chance for a quick look around in London. We were there a few years back for a visit. Saw where I spent six years as a kid and loved my time in London. DH wasn't impressed...lol but I'd go again in a heart beat, just to see all the historical sights it has to offer. Glad ya felt them kiddo...that's the power of...beep beep ;)
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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 3:03 pm
Okay, my grandfather was a farmer and supposedly for every thunder clap you hear in February means there will be a cold snap in April.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 3:13 pm
"Don't eat your buggers cause it makes worms grow in your stomach" "Don't swallow your gum because it takes 7 years to digest"
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 3:19 pm
My grandmother told me that swallowing your gum, made your insides stick together LOL
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 3:31 pm
Lost, I went to Spook Hill many times growing up in Orlando! Love the place! And it works!of course it IS an optical illusion but still fun
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 3:35 pm
don't cross your eyes, they'll get stuck like that. well... i can attest that is true. my right eye was permanently stuck towards my nose by the time i was 30. i had eye surgery 11 years ago. they had to cute the muscles on both eyes with adjusting sutures, so when the swelling went down they could manipulate the eyes to be centered. now the right eye is drifting out a bit. not going to have surgery again though. so i tell that one to my daughter whenever i see her cross her eyes!
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 4:52 pm
Ouchee! You are brave to have eye surgery, Landi. You know how popular all that stuff is, so you don't have to wear glasses...yikes...there's no way I'd get that done...so I still wear contacts.
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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:19 pm
I was always told that if you peel an apple so that the skin is one solid peice. You could spin around three times with your eyes closed. Then drop the peeling. The letter it resembled most was the first letter of the person you were gonna marry. Ok that was really told to my sisters, but, I was nosey and listened to everyone all the time. hehe :o) Also if someone walks across the place where your going to be burried you'll get a chill. So any time you get a chill for no reason it's because someone walked across your grave.
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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:27 pm
If one of your eye lashes falls out... put it on the tip of your finger then close your eyes make a wish and blow the eye lash away. When you open your eyes if it's still there then your wish won't come true. But, if it's gone then it went away to make your wish come true. :o)
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Rache
Member
05-20-2004
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:30 pm
When I was little I was told that swallowing watermelon seeds would cause watermelons to grow in your tummy. Years and years later when I was very pregnant, I relayed the legend to my four year old niece, and told her that was what was really in my tummy.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:39 pm
Okay Jed...fess up, you're really Irish, right? The apple peel and the grave thingy...my Mum told me both of those when I was small.
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Apriljo
Member
10-15-2003
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 7:15 pm
okay well i live kinda close to arkansas and in the town of crossett there is this place out in the middle of the woods that if you go down this road and park and flash your lights three times and honk your horn..you will see a light swaying back and forth..this is supposedly a lantern that some guy that lost his head is carrying or something..we used to go out there all the time and i never ever saw this light well the other night i went out there..and i finally saw it..kinda fading in and out in the distance..kinda freaky..scared the crap out of me..
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