A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. (Winston Churchill)

You can listen to The Hitchhiker here. This link will tell you about 25 of the most popular urban legends still being told. They include stories about John F. Kennedy and Walt Disney. To finish up, I suggest you take a look at this page which includes plenty of examples of paranormal experiences, i.e. ghost stories, to get you shivering and shaking until the new year. A very clear summary of reflexive pronouns here.