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Urban Legends: Strange, Funny, & Horrible, with a Moral

Nicholas DiFonzo on October 14, 2011

Urban legends are narratives about strange, funny, or horrible events that could have happened, the details of which change to fit particular locales and time periods, and which frequently contain a moral lesson. They help people amuse themselves, transmit cultural norms and values, and express commonly held fears.

Urban legends are narratives about strange, funny, or horrible events that could have happened, the details of which change to fit particular locales and time periods, and which frequently contain a moral lesson. They help people amuse themselves, transmit cultural norms and values, and express commonly held fears.