Definition of an Urban Legend: An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or, more accurately, a contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of apocryphal stories that those who tell them believe to be true.
I sort of noticed that a lot of users on Amiga.org are from different parts of the world so i thought it would be interesting to share Urban Legends with each other. Lets see who has the scariest stories :nervous:
OK then, I'll go first. The following is an urban legend in my hometown of Newcastle, Australia.
The Newcastle Turd Monster. Legend has it in 1970 a local surfer who was surfing at the time was so desperate to take a dump but couldn't as that mean't that he would have to get back onto the beach and walk up to the toilet just so he could let loose. He figured it was too much effort so he just went in the water. I suppose it made sense at the time, i mean, who hasn't taken a leak in a swimming pool? Nice and easy. However it soon became apparent that it wasn't that easy. It clearly did not go to plan. Instead of sinking never to be seen again it simply floated away, it then took on a mind of it's own, never to be seen again apart from the odd sighting. This moment would later be remembered as the origins of the Newcastle Turd Monster. To this day it is said to be still floating up and down the 3 local beachs looking for unsuspecting surfers to prey upon. Some say he (it?) is a creation of the devil himself while others say it is nothing more than a really ugly fish. Some claim they have even seen it fly! I believe there is more than what we know about and we should just let things be. :nervous:
This legend has been my greatest fear for most of my life. I remember my parents telling me stories about it when i was 5. Been absolutely terrifed ever since. Everytime i get in the water and go for a surf i'm always looking around just in case. It scares the crap out of me! :nervous:
OK now i'm going lock myself in my closet for the next few hours in terror for even having the nerve to talk about this. Some things should never be spoken about this is one of them :nervous:
