BasilRathbon Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The following email was sent to everyone my office this morning. It seems genuine, but sounds suspiciously like one of those urban myths that are always knocking about. Anyone else heard it? "Afternoon, Just to make you all aware - Last week in the Asda car park at Owlcotes, a lady returned to her car to find the window broken. A helpful man at the side of the car said he had seen someone tampering with it and had remained with the vehicle to make sure no-one did any further damage. The lady was very grateful and when the man asked for a lift he was quite disappointed she was in a rush and going in the wrong direction and could not return the favour. It was only when she got home that she noticed in the pouch behind the seat a piece of rope and a knife." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The following email was sent to everyone my office this morning. It seems genuine, but sounds suspiciously like one of those urban myths that are always knocking about. Anyone else heard it? "Afternoon, Just to make you all aware - Last week in the Asda car park at Owlcotes, a lady returned to her car to find the window broken. A helpful man at the side of the car said he had seen someone tampering with it and had remained with the vehicle to make sure no-one did any further damage. The lady was very grateful and when the man asked for a lift he was quite disappointed she was in a rush and going in the wrong direction and could not return the favour. It was only when she got home that she noticed in the pouch behind the seat a piece of rope and a knife." Dude.....not a chance. Why would he ask for a lift? If he had a knife and wanted to use it, he would force her to drive him. Myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 urban myths like this reinvent them self all the time this one is quite an old one though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaks Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Its a hoax / urban legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Definately an urban legend theres another one quite similar let me know if anyone has heard this one A women had spent most of her Saturday afternoon shopping in Meadowhall as she was pulling out of the car park the guy behind her started beeping his horn and flashing his lights. "What is his problem" the woman thought? 5 minutes later the same guy was beeping his horn and flashing his lights again, this started to scare the women so she started to speed up. Again 5 minutes later the guy was honking his horn and flashing his lights. This guy seemed to be following her home and she started to get really scared. Once she reached her house she ran out of the car into the house and locked all the doors. 2 minutes later there was a knock on the door it was the guy that had follwed her from Meadowhall. The guy apologised if he scared her but he was infact trying to save her life. There was someone in the back seat of her car with a knife everytime they rasied the knife the guy behind honked his horn and flashed his lights. They went to look in the back seat of her car the only thing they found was a knife. I'm not a very good story teller but you get the gist. I love urban legend tales I know nearly all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 check out snopes' urban legends debunking site! they're all on there in some form or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauerkraut Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 A women had spent most of her Saturday afternoon shopping in Meadowhall as she was pulling out of the car park the guy behind her started beeping his horn and flashing his lights. "What is his problem" the woman thought? 5 minutes later the same guy was beeping his horn and flashing his lights again, this started to scare the women so she started to speed up. Again 5 minutes later the guy was honking his horn and flashing his lights. This guy seemed to be following her home and she started to get really scared... They used an adapted version of that story in an episode of "Frost"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondjuk Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 They said something like this on Radio Sheffield yesterday afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisyandy Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The following email was sent to everyone my office this morning. It seems genuine, but sounds suspiciously like one of those urban myths that are always knocking about. Anyone else heard it? "Afternoon, Just to make you all aware - Last week in the Asda car park at Owlcotes, a lady returned to her car to find the window broken. A helpful man at the side of the car said he had seen someone tampering with it and had remained with the vehicle to make sure no-one did any further damage. The lady was very grateful and when the man asked for a lift he was quite disappointed she was in a rush and going in the wrong direction and could not return the favour. It was only when she got home that she noticed in the pouch behind the seat a piece of rope and a knife." That's really freaky. I was walking along Division Street the other day when I saw an Asian guy drop his wallet. I picked it up and ran after him to give it him back. He was very grateful, then he warned me not to get on the Tram to Hillsborough this Saturday lunchtime. Not because of any bombs, just that it would be full of Wednesdayites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 That's really freaky. I was walking along Division Street the other day when I saw an Asian guy drop his wallet. I picked it up and ran after him to give it him back. He was very grateful, then he warned me not to get on the Tram to Hillsborough this Saturday lunchtime. Not because of any bombs, just that it would be full of Wednesdayites. oooh you are sooo "norty"! pmsl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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