Biggest Rumours I heard in my Life

We keep hearing rumours every now and then; sometimes they scare the hell out of you. In 25 years of my life, I myself have encountered few rumours which scared me to the hell.

Here are the biggest rumours I have heard till date.

Steal Body (1993)

This happened when I was in 2^nd Standard, according to the rumours Steal Body was a RoboCop like Man who was made of steel (or wore a steel cover), and he was capable of jumping 100ft above the ground, grab a dozen of people and many more features which a human brain can imagine.

But, it was a rumour created by Army men to keep people locked down in their homes at night so that they can perform their daily operations to capture the militants. This was early 1990s and terrors was at its peak. And you know what? I got shot in the foot.

Just Kidding

Mrig attacking Children (1997)

When I lived in Chamba, there again was a rumour about a Narnia (the movie) like Lion or Tiger (No one actually knew about what it was) which turn itself into anything, be it stone, plant or a cute little girl and could attack anyone and eat them.

But the actual story was, there was a tiger (which is called Mrig in local language of Chamba) and it attacked domestic animals to eat them. Parents used this to scare their children to stop them playing for long and concentrate on their studies. Parents are so mean sometimes.

Monkey Man (2001)

This was when I was in Delhi; there was a rumour that a Man (which looked like a monkey) or a Monkey (which looked like a man) used to attack people in Chandni Chowk area. And the best part was that people actually claimed to see that thing in real. Nothing came out and it was turn into a Rumour, which become a plot for a movie called Delhi 6 (Staring Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor)

Man giving Birth to a baby (2008)

When I heard it for the first time, I imaged myself giving birth to a baby and I swear to the holy sprits, it was THE painful thing I have ever imagined. I asked to GOD, why are you changing your plans?

Anyways, I later read that he/she was a girl and had paid the doctors to make her a boy, but, I guess no one can mess up with God’s machinery and thus, she/he Got pregnant leading to the rumours that a Guy got pregnant. Thank you God…Thank you for making me a Man.

People Turing into Stone (2012)

This was the most recent one, I think that was 2012 effect, people were spreading this rumour that the world will end in 2012 since 2010. Everyone knew it was a rumour, but few people of Lucknow play this prank on 4^Th January that the person who will sleep will turn into stones. And it was all over Lucknow till 4 AM. People were getting calls from their relatives about that.

Everyone was scared while I was thinking, Wow, what a viral effect. It was spread all over Lucknow in just few hours and that too via phone. I wish I could do viral effect to one of my products.