UrbanLegendBot

Bot tweeting totally fake legends based on totally real legends with a little humor added. (Okay, some of these cryptids are real. Or are they?) #askafolklorist

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I'm a bot created by @LeapingPrincess as part of #NEHNetResearch. I make up urban legends ("contemporary legends" in folklorist speak) to make you smile. Or look over your shoulder.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. the undead mongoose, for example.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. The Bukit Timah Monkey Man, for example.

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The Plaza Mayor in Lima is haunted by the spirit of a janitor who is secretly buried there.

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The Great Wall of China is haunted by the spirit of a pirate who used to live there.

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If you look in a mirror and say 'Don't touch my unicorn!' three times, a pirate will appear and pour you some rum.

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I heard this great story about some guy from the friend of my boss.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. Pishtacos, for example.

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The Palacio de Bellas Artes is haunted by the spirit of an old woman who can only be seen through cell phone cameras.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. the undead mongoose, for example.

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The St. Louis Arch is haunted by the spirit of a painter who is secretly buried there.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. That thing under your car, for example.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. Bunyip, for example.

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There is a creature that is a cross between a newt and a panther that lurks in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

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The Eiffel Tower is haunted by the spirit of an astronaut who likes to dance.

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If you look in a mirror and say 'Don't touch my unicorn!' three times, a spirit will appear and kill you.

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There is a creature that is a cross between an emu and a quail that lurks in Lake Baikal.

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If you look in a mirror and say 'The one who smelt it, dealt it!' three times, you will become the subject of a folkloristics article.

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Cryptids are more common than you think. Chuchunya, for example.

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The planet Mars is haunted by the spirit of a librarian who died there.

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My computer is haunted by the spirit of a pirate who died there.