SC - Thoughts on Medieval food

[Ingus Moen]

Shari Burnham wrote:
> 
> Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
> 
> > (although it's possible its existence was
> > concealed at times, just as there are still, or were in recent memory,
> > children taught that dinosaurs are a myth concocted by Wicked Scientists
> > in New York City™ ).
> >
> > Adamantius
> 
> I thought they were alive and well and living UNDER New York City (TM) shows you
> how I haven't kept up on my urban legends.  So, who was it using the "God as
> supreme creator" classbook rather than "big bang creation" classbook, I am
> assuming it was along that lines?

Nope, that's alligators living in the sewers. This little bit of wisdom
was, at least until fairly recently, apparently part of the curriculum
in elementary schools in Valdosta, Georgia, including the part about the
Wicked Scientists sitting around cooking up Evil Lies in New York City.
It certainly was taught to my niece there in the mid 80's. It seems,
though, that she had trouble learning this lesson.

Does this qualify as an Urban Legend if its origin is clearly somewhat
rural? (Admittedly rural is a relative concept these days...)

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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