Urban Legends

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:26 pm

That story about the guy who went around an Ikea with tape and made the arrows lead people round and round in a circle.

It's funny enough that it doesn't warrant looking into if it's true or not. There are now plenty of articles de-bunking the story but the idea is still there.

Post the urban myths of lore here folks.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:30 pm

Where I grew up there was a legendary adolescent named Sandy Bibb.

Everybody in the village still knows the name of Sandy Bibb.

Depending on who you asked, Sandy was a gypsy boy who was so tough he was last seen beating up a cohort of adults even though he was only 12 years old.

Alternatively, Sandy was a gypsy girl so attractive and promiscuous you only had to lay eyes on her for her to win your heart and you hers (for a few minutes, at least).

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:07 pm

The guy who played saxophone on Gerry Raffertys “Baker Street” was Bob Holness of blockbusters fame.

It wasn’t by the way….

ebby · Post by **ebby** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:10 pm

Rod Stewart played harmonica on My Boy Lollipop sung by Millie.

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:22 pm

Trebor mints are so called after Robert backwards - in honour of one of the company founders Robert Robertson.

They aren't - they are so called because the company moved into premises on Trebor Terrace.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:29 pm

The NYPD choir that was singing "Galway Bay" has never existed.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:42 pm

Trebor Terrace was built by Robert Ecarret

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:03 pm

trebor mints are a minty bit stronger.
shove 'em up your bum and they last a bit longer.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:17 pm

Carmina Burana is the theme to the Omen...

it's not and I recall reading the fact on this forum a while back - apparently people think it is because of Only Fools and Horses when Damien was born and the link to it was made

colner · Post by **colner** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:20 pm

Butch Cassidy was born in Bacup,he wasnt

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:42 pm

Rick_Muller wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:17 pm
Carmina Burana is the theme to the Omen...

it's not and I recall reading the fact on this forum a while back - apparently people think it is because of Only Fools and Horses when Damien was born and the link to it was made

https://youtu.be/5VVcot09Dnc?si=pZ6QedGPeeJMPr_0

It is used in "The Omen" its also in "Excalibur" too

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:48 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:42 pm
https://youtu.be/5VVcot09Dnc?si=pZ6QedGPeeJMPr_0

It is used in "The Omen" its also in "Excalibur" too

but only at times its not the "theme"

Nori1958 · Post by **Nori1958** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:49 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:29 pm
The NYPD choir that was singing "Galway Bay" has never existed.

But the pipes and drums of the NYPD did feature in the video

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:59 pm

Aled Jones didn't sing "Walking in the air" that's featured in the film the Snowman. That was Peter Auty.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:01 pm

bobinho wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:07 pm
The guy who played saxophone on Gerry Raffertys “Baker Street” was Bob Holness of blockbusters fame.

It wasn’t by the way….

That was started by Stuart Maconie in the "joke" page of the NME.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:03 pm

Rowls wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:30 pm
Where I grew up there was a legendary adolescent named Sandy Bibb.

Everybody in the village still knows the name of Sandy Bibb.

Depending on who you asked, Sandy was a gypsy boy who was so tough he was last seen beating up a cohort of adults even though he was only 12 years old.

Alternatively, Sandy was a gypsy girl so attractive and promiscuous you only had to lay eyes on her for her to win your heart and you hers (for a few minutes, at least).

Alternatively, it is what you get when you take a baby yo the beach.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:46 pm

Your so vain was written about Mick Jagger. (Have I got it right that this is not true and infact he sang backing vocals on the track?)

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:50 pm

Goobs wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:46 pm
Your so vain was written about Mick Jagger. (Have I got it right that this is not true and infact he sang backing vocals on the track?)

Warren Beatty and two others apparently (and she said it was not about Jagger).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_So_Vain

Longsidebovril · Post by **Longsidebovril** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:58 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:29 pm
The NYPD choir that was singing "Galway Bay" has never existed.

The NYPD Choir is just slang for the singing drunks in the drunk tank surely?!

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:58 pm

Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:49 pm
But the pipes and drums of the NYPD did feature in the video

True enough.
Perhaps they should change the words. Mmm, a bit tough now and I don't think it would scan anyway.

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:00 pm

Silent farts are smellier then noisy ones ('silent but deadly').

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comm ... uch_worse/

Unfortunately more research needs to be done because this does not answer the question.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:05 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:42 pm
https://youtu.be/5VVcot09Dnc?si=pZ6QedGPeeJMPr_0

It is used in "The Omen" its also in "Excalibur" too

Been a while since I saw the Exorcist, so have to trust you on that one, but I watched The Omen just a couple of weeks ago and O Fortuna doesn't feature anywhere

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:07 pm

Jimmy Page played the solo in 'You Really Got Me'.

If he did, it was the worst thing he ever played.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:10 pm

Croydon Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:05 pm
Been a while since I saw the Exorcist, so have to trust you on that one, but I watched The Omen just a couple of weeks ago and O Fortuna doesn't feature anywhere

Excalibur (a King Arthur film) not "The Exorcist"

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:10 pm

colner wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:20 pm
Butch Cassidy was born in Bacup,he wasnt

His Father was born in Accrington

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:24 pm

Richard Branson did 'play' (hit) the anvil on XTC's Towers of London.
Branson owned the studio in Oxford.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:25 pm

Longsidebovril wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:58 pm
The NYPD Choir is just slang for the singing drunks in the drunk tank surely?!

Dunno but stop calling me Shirley....

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:44 pm

Richard Gere was taken to a hospital to have a gerbil removed from his rectum.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:58 pm

Bosscat wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:10 pm
Excalibur (a King Arthur film) not "The Exorcist"

How the hell did I translate Excalibur into The Exorcist?

That's skim reading at its finest

I blame the Christmas fog

And the eggnog

Clovius Boofus · Post by **Clovius Boofus** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:13 pm

yTib wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:03 pm
trebor mints are a minty bit stronger.
shove 'em up your bum and they last a bit longer.

Yeah, that's a massive myth. They don't last longer.

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:38 pm

I remember many years ago I was told that Telly Savalas had bought a house on Scotland Road in Nelson and that Kate Bush occasionally visited Brierfield gym.

DingleDangle · Post by **DingleDangle** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:39 pm

sjb wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:22 pm
Trebor mints are so called after Robert backwards - in honour of one of the company founders Robert Robertson.

Robert Backwards was actually the nickname of Robert Robertson, the company founder of Trebor mints. He was actually christened Trebor Nostrebor, which is shown on his official birth certificate.

durhamclaret · Post by **durhamclaret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:42 pm

Bob Lord knew my father
No he didn’t

ClaretsPadiham · Post by **ClaretsPadiham** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:47 pm

Purple Aki

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:50 pm

Hipper wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:50 pm
Warren Beatty and two others apparently (and she said it was not about Jagger).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_So_Vain

I’d heard one of the people it’s written about was James Taylor, who Carly was married to for a while…. If true it means both mine and your posts should be binned, as neither are myths…

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:50 pm

We were told in 1996 that Alan Shearer looked at a rather substantial property just outside Long Preston "The Riddings" and aparently he had put an offer in... a few weeks later he was sold to Newcastle and had pulled out of the deal...

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:01 pm

Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. Can’t be done though.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:13 pm

Clovius Boofus wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:13 pm
Yeah, that's a massive myth. They don't last longer.

i've lost count of the amount of trebor mints, murray mints and humbugs i've tipped into my anus over the years only for them to never be seen again.

i'm thinking of taking robert to court.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:28 pm

Spijed wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:59 pm
Aled Jones didn't sing "Walking in the air" that's featured in the film the Snowman. That was Peter Auty.

This is true.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:26 pm

dougcollins wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:24 pm
Richard Branson did 'play' (hit) the anvil on XTC's Towers of London.
Branson owned the studio in Oxford.

Not an urban legend, the reference to XTC reminded me that I found Andy Partidge’s maths exercise book when sorting through my late father’s belongings a couple of years ago. My dad taught him at school, along with Paul Rideout (not the same year I don’t think) which is a link to Everton who we play tomorrow.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:41 pm

Prince Andrew can't sweat

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:57 pm

ebby wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:10 pm
Rod Stewart played harmonica on My Boy Lollipop sung by Millie.

He says he didn't

Claret Till I Die · Post by **Claret Till I Die** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:01 pm

durhamclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:42 pm
Bob Lord knew my father
No he didn’t

He knew mine

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:57 pm

WD40 is great for arthritis.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:43 pm

Rick Astley was reported to be buying a house on Haslingden Rd., Rocky because he’d become obsessed with learning to ski and was regularly at Ski Rossendale.
All ********.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:46 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:43 pm
Rick Astley was reported to be buying a house on Haslingden Rd., Rocky because he’d become obsessed with learning to ski and was regularly at Ski Rossendale.
All ********.

rick astley did a gig on tod road. true story.

Greenmile · Post by **Greenmile** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:48 pm

Goobs wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:46 pm
Your so vain was written about Mick Jagger. (Have I got it right that this is not true and infact he sang backing vocals on the track?)

I think that song’s about me, actually.

beeholeclaret · Post by **beeholeclaret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:54 pm

bobinho wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:07 pm
The guy who played saxophone on Gerry Raffertys “Baker Street” was Bob Holness of blockbusters fame.

It wasn’t by the way….

Great and amusing myth but not as good as …….

“Bob Holness was the second person to play James Bond!”

This is actually true though! If in doubt - google it!

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:23 pm

ClaretsPadiham wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:47 pm
Purple Aki

The man is most definitely a living legend in the urban jungles of the north west .

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:31 pm

Marc Almond, was rushed to A@E and had 2 pints of sp@nk pumped from his stomach .

Sort of true . The camp Soft Cell troubadour was a legendary caner of booze , sex and “ anything he could get his hands on” After a particularly wild party where Almond was “very much enjoying himself “ he ended up passing out and was taken to A and E. Alas , though he’d “ swallowed his share “ that night there was neither stomach pump nor flaggon of jizz.