Sometimes friends send me stories they have received via e-mail to see if I can check the veracity of the information. My first stop is the Snopes website. These people do a great job of collecting Urban Legends, some of which have been floating the Internet for years-- e.g. a bogus Andy Rooney essay, or the Life is Beautiful computer virus hoax. To get an idea of the range of these stories check Snopes.com's 25 Hottest Urban Legends.
