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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

BEST OF (#66 OF 520) URBAN LEGENDS #1: THE KILLER BISCUIT, THE HOOK & OTHER STORIES

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

"Urban Legends I"- Urban legends are described as often told stories quoted as truth but lacking in verification. Here are ten of our favorites, with some that are true thrown in for posterity. We hope you enjoy them. 1) The Colander Copier Crime Caper, 2) The Hook, 3), The Killer Biscuit, 4), The Bricklayer's Report, 5) The USS Nimitz and the Lighthouse, 6), The Flea Market Declaration, 7), Elvis's Harley, 8) There goes the Monarchy, 9), Mothman, and 10), The New Jersey Devil.   

 

See our collection of Urban Legends at  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/categories/legends-and-urban-legends/

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0:00.0

The You know, Welcome to another episode of 1001 heroes, legends, histories, histories, and mysteries.

0:52.5

We're constantly running into stories that don't quite make a full show,

0:56.6

and our research barrel is overflowing with them,

0:59.2

so we decided to turn them loose on you for your enjoyment.

1:03.2

This collection of stories titled Urban Legends and Historical Tidbits

1:07.3

is sure to enlighten you as to the truth of some of the tall tales you might

1:11.3

have heard friends talking about or that you may have seen on the internet as well as provide you

1:16.2

with a chuckle or two we hope you enjoy hearing these as much as we enjoyed researching and

1:20.8

telling them and the next time you find yourself at a campfire gathering you'll have some new

1:25.5

stories to share oh and by the way we'll be doing a part two,

1:29.4

so don't hesitate to share some new ideas on our Facebook page at facebook.com slash 1001 heroes.

1:36.5

This is your host and storyteller, John Haggardorn, and this is our story.

1:42.6

The first story is an urban legend provided by David Emery, Urban Legends expert at

1:48.5

urban legends.com.

1:52.3

This from the stupid criminals file.

1:56.0

Police in Radner, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal calendar on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine.

2:05.6

The message, he's lying, was placed in the copier and the police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth.

2:14.1

Believing the lie detector was working, the suspect confessed. Though the basic premise

2:20.0

isn't all that implausible, we have reason to believe thanks to documentation provided by

2:24.9

Jan Harold Brunbond in his 1993 book, The Baby Train, that the specifics of the story above

2:32.2

may be false. Brunbond contacted the police chief of Raddard, Pennsylvania, where most versions of the story above may be false. Brundt-Bond contacted the police chief of Raddor, Pennsylvania,

2:36.6

where most versions of the story say the Collander, copy, or caper, took place

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