Monday, April 14, 2008

Urban legend

I remember that in my childhood, time to time, I received a letter that asked me to distribute some copies to my friends or acquirers promising good luck if the letter was replicated and bad luck if it was not. These were named chain letters.
Common methods used in chain letters included emotionally manipulative stories, get rich very quickly, the exploitation of superstition to threaten the recipient with bad luck or even physical violence or death if you "breaks the chain" and refuses to adhere to the conditions set out in the letter.
This kind of stories could be considerate urban legends because people didn’t know if it was true or not. Urban legends, like chain letters, are sometimes repeated in news stories and, in recent years, distributed by e-mail.

Looking for Internet I’ve found this fun chain letter. Have a look!

"This chain letter was started in hopes bringing relief to other tired and discouraged women. Unlike most chain letters, this one does not cost anything. Just send a copy of this letter to five of your friends who are equally tired and discontented. Then bundle up your husband or boyfriend and send him to the women whose name appears at the top of the list, and add your name to the bottom of the list. When your turn comes, you will receive 5,625 men. One of them is bound to be better than the one you already have.
At the writing of this letter, a friend of mine had already received 184 men, 4 of whom were worth keeping. REMEMBER: this chain brings luck. An unmarried woman was able to choose between an orthodontist and a successful gynecologist. You can be lucky too, but DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN! One woman break the chain, and got her own husband back again."

4 comments:

Vidakinesiología said...

Jejejejeje this chain letter it's very amusing and so stupid.
I can't believe there are people that lost his time writting this stupid things.............it's so amusing :)

butterfly said...

Ha,ha,ha
funny!!
Thank's God! because for me urban legend always have a bad ending! and if this is one of them, could get a good ending

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marclar said...

Great! very funny. At least an informal and intelligent chain letter.