Re: Sarasota

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
>>.... and just a few blocks from Robert's house....
>>
>>This is a true account as recorded in the Police Log of Sarasota,
>>Florida...
>
>
> It's a very funny story, Allan.  Unfortunately, it is also a Modern Urban
> Legend.  The story originally was about an old woman in Texas.  It's such a
> famous legend that it is included in the curriculum of at least one
> university class on the subject.  See the following link for more info:
> http://www.nmsu.edu/~bsc/lesson15.htm

snopes.com has several variations of this one too, including one sent as
a letter to Dear Abby:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/justice/grannies.htm