The conclusion to an interesting tale recounted at True Hoop about the quest to witness a basketballer touching the top of the backboard.
(does touching the bottom of the backboard count?)
(not that I can even do that anymore, at one time I could, though)
Showing posts with label Urban Legends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Urban Legends. Show all posts
03 August 2007
Some Details From Private Beauchamp's Next Piece for The New Republic
According to one source, the tale that Private Scott Beauchamp about the disfigured woman in the mess hall is an urban legend (hat tip LGF, and like all urban legends there may be a grain of truth surrounded by a bushel of hype and overstatement).
In his next dispatch expect tales of bored soldiers handing out Pop Rocks and Pepsi to Iraqi children, encouraging them to consume them together, and laugh in glee as the kiddies stomachs explode.
In another incident, Private Beauchamp details his involvement in a psy-ops campaign using pig's blood and parts as a threat against Islamic extremists.
In his next dispatch expect tales of bored soldiers handing out Pop Rocks and Pepsi to Iraqi children, encouraging them to consume them together, and laugh in glee as the kiddies stomachs explode.
In another incident, Private Beauchamp details his involvement in a psy-ops campaign using pig's blood and parts as a threat against Islamic extremists.
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