Urban Legends (Read 2,989 times)

[André DiMera]

Chapter 5 - Big Hair

GABI: Vanity?
BRADY: Yeah. Like in this one legend where there's this woman who works at a 50s themed diner. She has a very big hairdo, sometimes known as a beehive...
~~~
Stephanie, with a beehive hairdo, is serving food to some customers.
STEPHANIE: Anything else I can get for you?
CUSTOMER: No thanks.
STEPHANIE: Okay, enjoy.
BRADY (VO, narrating): She's very proud of her hairdo and refuses to wash it, so it won't lose its shape. She always makes sure to put a lot of hairspray in it.
At her apartment, Stephanie sprays her hair with hairspray.
BRADY (VO, narrating): Then, one morning, she notices something. She sees a little speck of white in her hair.
STEPHANIE: What is that?
Stephanie looks in the mirror.
STEPHANIE: Oh my god! It's a spider!
Quickly, she grabs a pair a scissors from a nearby drawer and cuts off the piece of hair with the spider on it.
STEPHANIE: Phew! That was close.
BRADY (VO, narrating): But then she notices another spider. And another. And another.
Stephanie quickly chops off several pieces of hair.
STEPHANIE: What is going on here?
BRADY (VO, narrating): She soon discovers that there is a whole colony, hundreds of spiders, nesting in her hair, which she is frantically cutting off.
STEPHANIE: Spiders! Spiders! They're everywhere! Get them off me!!!
~~~
BRADY: During the previous night, a colony of spiders, sought and found shelter in the woman's hairdo. Their number was multiplied exponentially as the spiders laid eggs which hatched early that morning as she was doing her hair. Today, the woman is in a mental institution, still haunted by horrific visions of spiders crawling around in her hair.
MIA: That's gross!
ABBY: That's horrible!
PHILIP: You know, I think we should add a little more fun to this game. Let's say we add a true or false question after every four or five legends.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
BRADY: Okay. True or false: The notorious pirate Blackbeard used the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" as a code to recruit fellow pirates.

The answer will be revealed on Monday. Readers, please post whether you think the Blackbeard question is true or false.

[MrsM]

Ewwww. I hate spiders!!!

I am gonna say false. Just a shot in the dark there.

[gapeach]

False.

[fluffysmom]

The spiders are horrifying. I'm enjoying Urban Legends.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 6 - Hidden in a Cactus

FOREST
PHILIP: I read about this once. It's true. Blackbeard used the song to recruit crew members. He paid his crew sixpence a day.
BRADY: Actually it's false.
PHILIP: It can't be. I read about it on Snopes.
BRADY: Snopes lied, purposefully. It was to see if people would believe it or not. In reality, though Snopes attributed it to Blackbeard, it's never been used by pirates. So, the answer is false.
REX: You know, that legend about the spiders got me thinking. I remember this one legend I heard a long time ago.
CASSIE: Tell us, Rex.
REX: Okay, so it starts out with a guy who enjoys the great outdoors. During a trip to Mexico, he finds a rare breed to cactus...
~~~
John is looking at a cactus. Rafe walks over.
RAFE: You like it?
JOHN: I love it.
RAFE: I'll sell it to you for...200.
JOHN: Dollars?
Rafe nods. John thinks for a minute.
JOHN: Okay. You've got a deal.
REX (VO, narrating): Even though there are laws against bringing plants into the country, the man hides it from the customs officials and smuggles it in. Once back home, the cactus becomes his prized possession. About a month later, the man goes to give the cactus its daily spray when something bizarre happens.
John sprays the cactus with water. It moves.
JOHN: What the heck?
John sprays it again, again it moves.
JOHN: That doesn't look good.
REX (VO, narrating): He calls a botanist and tells him about the strange movements the plant is making.
JOHN: It's got six stalks. Only about three feet high. But, this morning, I went to spray it, and it moved.
QUINN (over phone): Moved in what way?
JOHN: It jiggled a bit.
QUINN (over phone): Where did you say you got this cactus?
JOHN: Well, don't tell anybody, but I smuggled it in from Mexico.
QUINN (over phone): Get out of the house as quickly as you can. I'll be there in ten minutes.
REX (VO, narrating): Within a few minutes, the botanist drives up, followed by a white van. He, along with two men wearing white, walk up to the mam.
QUINN: It's in the house. Bring out the cactus. We're gonna torch it.
JOHN: Excuse me? Torch it? You can't just torch it. That's my cactus!
QUINN: We have to.
The two men in white bring out the cactus and set a flamethrower to it.
QUINN: It would have been very dangerous had we left it like it was. That's one of the many reasons why we don't smuggle plants into the country. You're lucky to be alive.
REX (VO, narrating): As the flames die down, the botanist and the man walk over to where the cactus used to be. They look in and see the charred remains of giant bird-eating tarantulas.
~~~
REX: They laid their eggs in the cactus. And, if they had bern left alone long enough, they would have come flying out of the cactus in a deadly shower.
MIA: Ew!!
MELANIE: That is sick!
GABI: Please, no more stories about spiders!
BRADY: Okay, guys. No more stories about spiders.

[MrsM]

Ewwwwww!!!!

[fluffysmom]

That is freaky.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 7 - Can I Have a Ride?

FOREST
ABBY: Okay, I think I've got one.
BRADY: Let's here it.
ABBY: A young woman is walking towards her car after a long day of shopping at the mall. When she gets there, she notices an old woman holding a single bag standing near her car...
~~~
OLD LADY: Excuse me, miss?
CHELSEA: Yes?
OLD LADY: I was wondering if I could get a ride home. See, I missed the last bus and I don't have a cell phone, so I can't call for a ride.
CHELSEA: Sure, I'll give you a ride. Where do you live?
OLD LADY: Over near the Pub on River Street.
They get in the car
ABBY (VO, narrating): As the two get into the car, the young woman first feels sorry for the old lady as she missed the last bus. However, she soon starts to feel a little uneasy. There's something not quite right here.
CHELSEA: Oh, darn! You know what, I must have dropped my license in the store on my way out. I'll just be a second. Stay right there.
OLD LADY: Okay.
Chelsea gets out of the car and walks over to the mall.
ABBY (VO, narrating): This was a lie. What the young woman was really doing was going to get a security officer. Even though she didn't foresee any immediate danger, she had this nagging feeling in the back of her mind that something was a little off here.
CHELSEA: So, there's this woman that asked me for a ride. She says she missed the last bus, but I know tat the buses run later than this. Also, there's just something about her I don't like. Something weird's going on here.
ROMAN: Okay. I'll check it out.
ABBY (VO, narrating): The young woman leads the security officer back to her car. Upon arriving, they are stunned yo see that the woman is gone. However, she has left a few things behind: a grey wig, the dress she was wearing, her shoes, and a really big knife.
~~~
ABBY: It turns out, the old lady was actually an escaped conflict from the men's prison nearby. The convict would dress up in the clothing of an old woman and approach young women in the parking lots of nearby malls and stores to lure them into a false sense of security. He would then brutally murder them by slashing their throats.
PHILIP: That is creepy!
BELLE: Weird.
MAX: Chels, what was one of those first legends you mentioned about?

[MrsM]

Yikes.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 8 - Furby

FOREST
CHELSEA: Oh, that one. Ah, yes. I was wondering when we'd get around to that one. It starts off with a member of the ISA.
~~~
CHELSEA (VO, narrating): He and his family are getting ready for company.
There is a knock on the door. Philip opens it. Chad walks in.
CHAD: Hello.
PHILIP: Hi, welcome. This is my wife, Melanie. Mel, this is my new assistant at the ISA, Chad Woods.
Melanie and Chad shake hands.
CHAD: Pleasure. Anyway, I brought some things for you all.
Chad hands Philip a bottle of brandy and Melanie some flowers.
MELANIE: Thank you.
PHILIP: Awesome!
CHAD: I have something for your son, too.
PHILIP: Cool. Parker!
Parker comes running up.
PHILIP: Parker, this is Mr. Woods.
PARKER: Hi.
CHADS: Hi, Parker. I have something for you.
From behind his back, he pulls out a Furby.
CHELSEA (VO, narrating): The toy is a big hit. As the agent's son spends a lot of time with his dad, the furby is almost always around. Several weeks later, the family goes out for the day and leave the Furby behind. They return to find the house broken into. They look around to see if anything's missing.
PHILIP: Anything stolen?
MELANIE: Nope.
PARKER: What about Furby?
MELANIE: Sweetie, maybe Furby's in your room.
PHILIP: He's not. I checked, too. He was on the staircase when we left.
MELANIE: This is so weird. I mean, who would steal a kid's toy? I know the toys are popular, but to break into someone's home and steal it?
CHELSEA (VO, narrating): Many miles away, the young assistant to the agent arrives at a safe location and meets some shady looking people.
CHAD: I have it.
E.J.: Excellent.
CHAD: I'm sure it was with him all the time. It has every secret the ISA has.
E.J.: Well done.
Chad pulls out the Furby and hands it to E.J., who begins stroking it as if it were his villain cat.
~~~
CHELSEA: It turns out that the young assistant was a double agent. The Furby was equipped with spy gear. The ISA's biggest secrets are now in the hands of evil forces. Shortly after, the UN puts a ban on Furbys.

[MrsM]

Interesting...

[André DiMera]

Chapter 9 - Gun-Totting Granny

FOREST
Morgan, who had been quiet for the longest time, finally spoke up.
MORGAN: All this talk about urban legends made me think of somethin'.
ABBY: Okay. What have you got?
MORGAN: Well, it starts with this old woman coming out of Target. As she approaches her car, she notices three young men are sitting inside of it.
~~~
Caroline walks up to her car which has three people inside.
MORGAN (VO, narrating): She is immediately alarmed, because she is sure she locked the doors when she got out.
Caroline knocks on the window of the car. One of the boys, J.J., lowers the window.
J.J.: What's up?
CAROLINE: Get out of the car, young men.
J.J.: Excuse me?
CAROLINE: Get out of the car, please.
The three boys laugh. Caroline goes into her purse and pulls out a gun.
CAROLINE: Get out of the car!
The boys quickly get out.
MORGAN (VO, narrating): The boys, now frightened of the old woman, run out of the car. The old woman gets in the car and then comes to a realization.
CAROLINE: Wait a minute, this isn't my car.
MORGAN (VO, narrating): Though it is the same make and model, it's not her car. Luckily, there is a police station nearby. The old woman finds her own car, and drives over there to explain what happened. When she gets there, she is met by three familiar faces.
Caroline walks into the police station.
J.J.: I don't know what her deal was.
J.J. looks over and sees Caroline.
J.J.: That's her! That's the old lady who mugged us!
~~~
STEPHANIE: That's crazy!
ABBY: Definitely.

[MrsM]

Lol!!

[fluffysmom]

I can see that happening.

Many of the legends are creepy.

[André DiMera]

Chapter 10 - Lotto's Biggest Loser

MIA: Okay, since most of you have told legends, I wanna tell one now.
BRADY: Okay. Let's hear it.
MIA: So, it starts out with a guy who, every week, buys a lottery ticket. It's always the same six numbers, and he even uses the same store. Except, one week, he doesn't buy a lottery ticket. But, just for kicks, he decides to watch, anyway...
~~~
Jack is in the living room, watching the TV
ANNOUNCER: And the winning lottery numbers for the prize of 20 million dollars are: 47, 84, 97...
Jennifer comes in the room and starts watching.
ANNOUNCER: 56, 27, and 76.
Jack turns off the TV
JENNIFER: Jack...those are your numbers, aren't they?
JACK: Yeah, but, um...
JENNIFER: Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! This is amazing!
JACK: Um...
JENNIFER: You won, Jack! You won 20 million dollars!
JACK: Jenn.,.
JENNIFER: Oh my gosh! I have to call Hope! This is so exciting!
JACK: I didn't buy one.
JENNIFER: What?
JACK: I was in a rush to get home today and I didn't buy a lottery ticket.
JENNIFER: You...you didn't buy one? You idiot! This is typical of you! We could have had everything we ever dreamed of! And then you go do something like this! You are a worthless sack of bones! How could you be so stupid!? You have one job every week, and that's to buy a lottery ticket! And you didn't buy one! You are such a worthless, pathetic, stupid, idiotic, sack of garbage! You disgust me! I can't even look at you! Your idiocy has reached new depths, you filthy, putrid maggot!
Jennifer storms off to the kitchen.
MIA (VO, narrating): While the man's wife is still stewing over her husband's idiocy, she hears a loud bang. She runs into the den, and finds that her husband could no longer live with himself.
Jennifer runs into the den to find Jack lying dead on the floor in a pool of blood, a gun in his hand.
~~~
MIA: Today, his luck ran out.
GABI: That was harsh!
ABBY: Hey, I'd be mad if my husband did that.
CHELSEA: Yeah, but would you yell at and degrade him so much that he took his own life?
ABBY: Probably not.