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Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 22, 2006
We will always be thankful for this compendium of Thanksgiving turkey humor.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 24, 2006
E-mail describes ruse intended to scare away littering Mexican construction workers.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
May 3, 2006
A woman in a nursing home who received the gift of a radio supposedly penned an interesting 'tha ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 3, 2006
The famous general supposedly once handed out an exploding cigar that paid off decades later.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 24, 2006
A farm kid's humorous letter home describes life as a Marine.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 18, 2006
List of snappy answers to dumb Olympic Games tourist questions.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 1, 2006
An election-themed deodorant ad campaign supposedly prompted the residents of a small Ecuadorian ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2006
Canadian police stop malfunctioning vehicle; American occupants immediately assume 'about to be ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
June 19, 2005
Urban legend holds that a child successfully smuggled a penguin out of an amusement park by conc ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Oct. 10, 2004
Remember this tale about a babysitter who makes an unfortunate discovery?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 21, 2004
Did Digital founder Ken Olsen say there was 'no reason for any individual to have a computer in ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2004
Once upon a time, the notion of women proposing marriage to men was an aberration.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 17, 2004
A lavish meal that is widely known, but apparently never seen.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 11, 2004
Whatever it means, it never feels like good news.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 22, 2003
E-mails from a company's Human Resources Director document the difficulties of office holiday pa ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 14, 2003
A tongue-in-cheek scientific analysis of Santa's toy delivery process.
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Sept. 19, 2003
A rumored encounter between Martha Stewart and David Rockefeller has been dismissed as a tall tale.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 5, 2003
You can attempt to tender your fine payment in pennies, but you run the risk of being held in co ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 27, 2003
Soldier uses deck of cards to help him pray.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Oct. 29, 2002
The tale of a Taco Bell employee who refused to accept a less common form of currency because he ...
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