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| Dr__Jan_Harold_Brunvand Official site of the folklorist who wrote several books on urban legends beginning with "The Vanishing Hitchhiker". Features personal and professional information, works, and a FAQ. |
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| Jan_Harold_Brunvand Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends." |
| LIEmails__The_Truth_About_E-mail_Lies E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view. |
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| \"The_Hook___\" Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend. |
| theFolklorist_com Devoted to American folklore and urban legends. |
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pār'ent):
or guardian who uses excessively perfectionistic, overbearing,
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