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Urban legends are primarily expressions of our fears, and one of the things we fear the most is being embarrassed. And, as this collection of legends demonstrates, we can be embarrassed in a bountiful variety of ways.

What She Left Behind

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 4, 2009 Woman accidentally leaves a bag of waste in her lover's apartment?
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Wedding Dress Hung from Hotel Sprinkler

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 28, 2007 Drunken bride's attempt to hang up her wedding dress results in hotel evacuation.
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Property Dispute

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 3, 2007 E-mail exchange between property manager and renter turns personal.
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Leaving Letter

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 4, 2007 Departing employee e-mails acerbic 'leaving letter' to his colleagues.
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Songs Played at Funerals

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 4, 2006 An inappropriate song is mistakenly played at a funeral
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Embarrassing Wrong Bible Verse on Wedding Cake

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 11, 2006 Bride's mix-up results in an inappropriate Bible verse on her wedding cake.
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Cell Phone Conversation in Restroom

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 6, 2006 Restroom user responds to cell phone user's conversation overheard from the next stall.
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Brad & Elizabeth E-mail

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 12, 2005 Fellow exacts revenge on cheating girlfriend by broadcasting her apologetic e-mail and his reply ...
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Ham Sandwich Fight

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 10, 2005 An e-mail exchange between two legal secretaries over the whereabouts of the makings of a ham sa ...
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Ketchup Trousers

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 20, 2005 Law firm secretary sends caustic reply to senior associate's e-mail request for a £4 cleaning bi ...
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Keep Your Fork

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 18, 2005 Visiting Royal being feted is told 'Keep your fork; there'll be pie.'
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Martha Stewart Snub

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 19, 2003 A rumored encounter between Martha Stewart and David Rockefeller has been dismissed as a tall tale.
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Is This Embarrassing Breakup E-Mail Real?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jul 15, 2003 "You suck at life."
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Did an Intern at a Prestigious Law Firm Send This Embarrassing Email?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jun 21, 2003 This intern at prestigious law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom committed a cardinal em ...
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Napkins Confusion

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 24, 2002 Confusion between dinner napkins and feminine napkins leads to interesting dinner party.
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Groom Test

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 27, 2002 'Dear Abby' letter details an unusual posed to a young man by his fiancée's parents.
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'Up the Butt, Bob'

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 11, 2002 Did a "Newlywed Game" contestant say the weirdest place she'd ever "made whoopee" was "up the butt"?
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Bridezilla

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 7, 2002 Did a bride-to-be send an over-the-top list of instructions to her attendants?
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Rubber Made

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 14, 2001 Groom's indiscretion with a bachelor party stripper is revealed by his failure to remove the condom.
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Snubbed Celebrity

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 22, 2001 Man asks celebrity to pretend he knows him so that he can impress the people he's with, then snu ...
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