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I had no idea!!!!
http://snopes.com/lost/sixpence.asp

I seem to remember hearing about that a while back. Frakkin awesome, if you ask me.


Arggghhhhh

Awwwwww. C'mon now. Are you pullin' my leg?

Although one does need to check the date on that posting... Snopes has occasionally issued "factual" legends that they made up themselves

(but this is probably somewhat legit, but I question exactly how it could lead to a recruit unless you mention the 6 pence and rye (but many pirates concealed their way of doing business...)

If you dig a bit deeper on snopes, you'll notice the heading under which that particular page is collected is called The Repository of Lost Legends, or T.R.O.L.L. for short. The idea is to remind people that you should always be on your guard, even with a source you trust. My favorite one on that page is "Mr. Ed was a zebra".

that interesting

An interesting read...I love this little glimpses into our traditions and history.
Cheers
Wiscoleeds

The Remittance Man wrote:If you dig a bit deeper on snopes, you'll notice the heading under which that particular page is collected is called The Repository of Lost Legends, or T.R.O.L.L. for short. The idea is to remind people that you should always be on your guard, even with a source you trust. My favorite one on that page is "Mr. Ed was a zebra".

So what are we supposed to believe on Snopes now?
Is there any way of checking when articles like the "Mr. Ed" one was originally put up on Snopes? Could be that they, like some other publications and organizations, produce an April Fool joke annually and these are some of them?

-"BB"-