Scary story my coworker SWEARS is true:

[RandomKoolzip]

I dunno. Sounds like an urban myth to me. Anyhow:

My coworker, _______, has a friend who once went camping alone (ALONE) in the woods in Wisconsin. She brought a camera and slept in a tent.

When she got back from the trip and developed her film, there were several pictures of her sleeping in her tent!

Sounds like a total urban myth, but ______swears it's true, says she's seen the pictures, and the whole thing scared the crap out of me (against my better judgement) the first time I heard it.

Good night!

[Hugin]

1. Gum soled shoes are very quiet.

A line from a Haiku?

[redqueen]

7. too many syllables

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. You forgot the Jesus element

that the pictures also show Jesus hovering over her body, protecting her from the guy who took the camera. Clearly, he was going to kill her - or maybe just steal her kidney - but Jesus was there to protect her, just like our soldiers in Iraq!

Pass this on to ten of your friends if you believe in Jesus, and God bless America!

[RandomKoolzip]

4. I also forgot the Nigerian element...

I also forgot that the camper was Nigerian and she needs a heart transplant. God Bless You.

[JVS]

10. And a large check is coming to you

[eyepaddle]

3. I've heard that story as well,

And since I don't know your co-worker, that tweaks my suspicion of the Urban Legend aspect of it.

I'd check snopes, I think they have something about this on the site. I will concede that it is possible, but dayyum, how deep a sleeper is that girl?

[RandomKoolzip]

8. It IS an urban legend.

I was just superamused that _____ fell for it. When someone says "I have a friend who heard from a friend..." they're either repeating an urban legend they heard or they're singing an REO Speedwagon song incorrectly.

[Left Is Write]

29. An otherwise extremely intelligent relative of mine...

fell for the black market kidney thieves story many years back, and actually warned me about it when I was about to leave for a business trip to Orlando.

[Whoa_Nelly]

42. Snopes says it's not true

Although there are true stories of photos taken unbeknown to the subject, the one about camping is a myth.

Read for yourself:

http://www.snopes.com/risque/caught/snapshot.asp

[henslee]

5. Tell her to show you pics. Not something you'd toss.

[Shell Beau]

6. Why on earth would she go camping alone?

Sounds fishy, but if true, hella scary!

[RandomKoolzip]

9. That was my question too.

Of course, never let facts get in the way of a good story.....Reagan taught me that.

[eyepaddle]

12. I do have a buddy who solo camps

an awful lot, winter, summer, whatever--he likes to camp. If he can't get anybody else to go, he goes anyway.

I used to do a lot more camping, then I got into whitewater and that takes more of my time and resources than good ol' camping.

[Shell Beau]

16. Yeah, I can see men doing it more so than women. And

even more so if it was in a camper. Not to say all women would be scared to camp alone, but to me, it's like asking for a death wish or something!! MAybe I am just a baby! :shrug:

[JVS]

11. Because it's the only time people will let her drink and shoot smack

without bugging her

[RandomKoolzip]

14. So you know my sister?

[JVS]

Oh no, that's just what I think a good reason to camp alone would be

Is that what she's into?

[skygazer]

27. I've camped alone many times

Why not?

[Shell Beau]

31. I'd just be scared! That is just me though!

My mind would start racing and wondering. Nothing wrong with it, but most women I know would feel a little leery about camping alone! Good for you for not!!

[skygazer]

35. LOL I guess I look at things differently

I've always lived in rural places and people always ask, "Aren't you scared out there all by yourself?"

I'd be a lot more scared in the middle of a town somewhere with strange people all around me. Where I live, if someone who doesn't belong there comes around, you know it in a minute. In a town or city, they're all over the place.

Besides, who's going to find me when I'm out in the middle of nowhere camping? Or at home, for that matter.

[XemaSab]

43. I go camping alone all the time

:shrug:

[donheld]

44. I solo camp

no biggie.

[underpants]

13. That's funny the old guy who runs the campground didn't warn her?

[RandomKoolzip]

17. About what? The enormous talking dog and his

drug-scarfing companion who eats canine treats and dresses entirely in Earth Tones? Or their extravagantly-scarved faux-detective agency?

Yeah, look out for those weirdos.

[underpants]

23. Finally the time has come

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4652084

[underpants]

15. Were there scratches like from a hook hand around the button?

:bounce:

[RandomKoolzip]

18. Of my pants? Yup, this morning there were.

Oh, you mean the camera? Nope.

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Reminds me of Lost Highway.

When Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette keep recieving videotapes of inside of their house and them sleeping.

[RandomKoolzip]

20. Except "Lost Highway" was more boring than

staring at a dried rabbit turd for three hours while listening to Phish.

At least my story was over quickly.

[ghostsofgiants]

26. I like you, so I'll pretend you never said that.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

37. Big dried rabbit turn fan, huh?

Thought so. :D

[ghostsofgiants]

38. You should see the walls here in my bedroom.

[progmom]

21. but when did the cop jump out of the bushes?

:shrug:

[RandomKoolzip]

24. Now CUt that out!

[XNASA]

22. Anything is possible in Wisconsin.

Ever hear of Ed Gein? How about Jeff Dahmer?

There ya go.

[RandomKoolzip]

25. Were they campers?

[BigMcLargehuge]

28. Thats the legend of the Chupacamera!!

:scared:

[jandrok]

48. heheheh heheh heheheh

That was funny!

[Left Is Write]

30. Did she have her cat with her?

My sister's cat was playing with her camera once and actually took several pictures.

:D

[Sequoia]

32. I know who did it....Ms. Blair Witch

[Redstone]

33. Yeah, right. The flash didn't wake her up?

Bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit.

Redstone

[RandomKoolzip]

39. Dude...relax.

It's an urban myth.

[bettyellen]

45. shouldn't it be called a country myth? or a woodsy myth?

there's nothing remotely urban about camping.

[RandomKoolzip]

47. It's a Prickly Rash Myth.

[Javaman]

34. Oh that's a good urban myth.n/t

[DesertRat]

36. That urban legend has been around awhile

Here are the origins of it at snopes: http://www.snopes.com/risque/caught/snapshot.asp

[kick-ass-bob]

40. Well, duh! The guy she went out there with took 'em!

:crazy:

[Ikonoklast]

41. Well, you gotta watch out fer dem bears

up in Wisconsin, doncha know.

Everyone dere knows how much dey like the pictures, yah.

[pitohui]

46. it's definitely an urban legend

i've heard the same story and i doubt it's because i'm in your office on the other side of your co-worker