IRISH URBAN LEGENDS you heard

The J Stands for Jay

shamrock55 wrote: »

This is true, it happened to a lad in cork city a few years back, needless to say the wedding was called off

Why needless to say? Bride to be was a homophobe?

shamrock55

McGaggs wrote: »

Why needless to say? Bride to be was a homophobe?

Eh no, it was the lad who got raped called it off

ViveLaVie

The story about some hapless Irish kid/old couple spending their first time in New York. Get into elevator in hotel. An imposing black man is in the lift with them. He looks a man not to be trifled with. He says "hit the floor" and they immediately fall to the ground and put their hands over their heads. He roars laughing and presses the floor button. Asks their names. When they go to pay for their stay they are told one Will Smith already paid their bill.

Heard it loads of times in different variations. A girl used it as her red chair story on Graham Norton recently which was pure cheating!

Custardpi

Regardless of any racial preconceptions one might have, who the f*ck is going to be intimidated by Will Smith? At least make the story somewhat plausible lads!

swimming in a sea

Custardpi wrote: »

Regardless of any racial preconceptions one might have, who the f*ck is going to be intimidated by Will Smith? At least make the story somewhat plausible lads!

his ears might scare you or his inoffensive rap might bore you to death

Badly Drunk Boy

HalloweenJack wrote: »

What about not swimming for an hour after eating?

Me ma used to swear by it but when I told people from other countries, I just got laughed at.

That's not just an Irish thing. Stephen Fry debunked it as untrue on an episode of QI so we probably inherited it from 'them across the sea'.

Irelandcool

In glengarra wood and Galtee forest there is a legend of black panther or cougar.

Custardpi

Yeah those older Tipperary ladies can be pretty wild alright!

Dog of Tears

The guy in school who got a wedgie and was found to be wearing women's underwear.

Mick55

I heard... that they Eat Da Poo Poo...

whisky_galore

Roma and Romanians are one and the same.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Apparently American's are easily convinced that there are no Tuesdays in Ireland.

FueledbyCoffee wrote: »

? Sorry can you explain that for me, I don't get it ?

I have heard several claims that a group of American tourists were convinced that there were no Tuesdays in Ireland and we have a 6 day week. I know this is an idiotic story and is obviously made up but people have often tried to claim it's true.

the_monkey

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Trinity student during the 1990s goes to doctor complaining about nausea and a sore bunghole in the morning. Turns out his roommate was drugging and raping him while he was unconscious.

How many people have you met who knows the Garda called to Ronan Keating's house?

haha I heard the same bollix story but with a lad staying in UCG ..

NormalBob Ubiquitypants

Americans driving around the country in 1st gear because they didn't know how to work a manual car.

BillJ

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I have heard several claims that a group of American tourists were convinced that there were no Tuesdays in Ireland and we have a 6 day week. I know this is an idiotic story and is obviously made up but people have often tried to claim it's true.

I know you won't believe me but myself and my friends did this to a group of teenagers on our j1!

No wednesdays and we had 28 hour days, a religious thing in Ireland, they were particularly gullible people

whisky_galore

The Blarney stone is p*ssed and puked on by the drunken locals on a regular basis.

Simi

A girl told me this one in college. She was at house party at home at the weekend and there was a girl who was quite drunk who went into a bedroom with a guy. Sometime later the guy returns to the party and says something along the lines of 'She's out cold'. Sometime later everyone at the party hears screaming coming from the room and runs to the room, they flick on the light and the girl looks up in horror at her own brother trying to force himself on her.

I think my friend placed herself in the story to add credibility, not realizing the implications of being at an incestuous rape party in her home county of Mayo.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Aldi and Lidl are owned by two brothers.

retalivity

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Aldi and Lidl are owned by two brothers.

When everyone knows its actually Aldi Nord & Aldi Sud!

AndThatsAFact

Irelands coming out of the recession

daheff

wifi on irishrail.......