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Ramblings of a Mad Old Baggage: A hoax scam

Posted on March 3, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst I was grumbling about urban myths being propagated by Peter Rhodes the other day, that excellent local blogger Linda Mason has crafted a fine blog post about such dissemination elsewhere. Neighbourhood watch newsletters are notorious vectors of urban myths, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Events, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community | Tagged blue star acid, Brownhills, Burglars code, cashback scam, Coriolis effect, Express & Star, Hairy Hitchiker, Hoax, Linda Mason, local blogs, LSD tattoos, LSD transfers, neighbourhood watch, Newsletter, Ramblings of a Mad Old Baggage, Scam, Silly, Snopes, urban legend, Urban myth, water drain swirl | 1 Comment
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