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Urban Legends - Arcturus Publishing
URBAN LEGENDS
This edition published in 2012 by Arcturus Publishing Limited
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Copyright © 2006 Arcturus Publishing Limited
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person or persons who do any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
ISBN: 978-1-84858-720-5
Contents
Urban Legends
Committed Worker
Surprise Visitor
Quite a Shock
Stuck on You
Finding Blame
Jailbreak
Unlucky in Life
Unwanted Fame
Name That Tune
Unexpected News
Crime Pays
Trouble In-law
Do or Die
Flash Bang Wallop
Manners Cost Nothing
All-over Tan
Misplaced Genius
Cash Bonus
From Beyond The Grave
Everyone’s a Critic
An Unlikely Story
On Air Discovery
Following Instructions
Temper Temper
Having a Blast
Bringing Down The House
Guard Dog
Don’t Trust Anybody
911 Unexpected Advice
A Familiar Face
Piece of Cake
Shop Shape
Short-Changed
Picture This…
Fat Chance
Messy Mix up
Suspicious Minds
Copy Comedy
Lucky Break
Undiscovered Genius
Running Robbery
One Good Turn
Coming Up Trumps
Talk Ain’t Cheep
Pathetic Payout
Beware of Kind Strangers
All’s Fair
Customer Service
A Few Too Many
Quirky Questioning
Flight Fright
Wedding Blues
Not So-Sweet Revenge
Unexpected Advantage
Bumpy Times
Flying Blind
Number’s Up
Signing Off
Pick-up Put-Down
Chasing The Chaser
Sinking Feeling
On The Job
Penny For Them
In-Flight
Grrreat Mate
Arresting Sense of Humour
Not So Exclusive
Calling a Bluff
Food For Thought
A Very Surprise Party
False Advertising
Kill or Cure
Surgical Error
URBAN LEGENDS
They say that truth is often stranger than fiction, and so it would appear when browsing through this collection of urban myths and incredible stories. Of course, whether these tales are really true can never be proven, as they have now passed into folklore, added to and embellished with each re-telling.
We leave it to you decide which stories in this compendium ring true and which are too off-the-wall to be believable. What we can guarantee is that you won’t be bored with our selection, which includes loony lawsuits, crazy criminal misdemeanours, humiliating mistakes and mind-boggling misfortunes. Some of these tales will send a chill down your spine while others will have you laughing in amazement at the sheer stupidity of your fellow citizens of the world.
True or false, these are stories you will want to tell your friends about.
COMMITTED WORKER
Bus driver Michael Pemberton was driving 20 patients from an inner city psychiatric hospital to an institution in the countryside. As the patients were sedated, Michael thought it would be all right to stop at a roadside caff for a break. However, to his horror, he returned to find that every single one of the patients had escaped and the bus was now empty.
Rather than admit to his mistake, Michael decided to cover up what had happened and drove round