I've been duped! (So have you)

Karen K. was kind enough to point out to me that the story I overheard two ladies talking about on the train Friday night was ... not ... real.

It's an urban legend.

Here's the background as found on Snopes.com.

Here's my original post.

But not only did this urban myth wind its way into the gossip circles of the train and onto my blog, it's even hit YouTube!