In a previous life, one of my colleagues (I use that term loosely) was the busiest fellow in the company. We knew that because he told us.
When it finally dawned on us that he was in actual fact only busy because he was telling everyone he was busy, our lives were enriched each time he told us. Which brings me to the related observation: that if you say something often enough, it eventually becomes fact. Urban myths are probably the result of some relatively outrageous (or not) story that soon becomes established as 'A Fact', and takes quite some time to unpick and get to the truth. My young work mate is prone to stating these facts and facts, when they are so obviously one of these urban myths, which (I think) he has picked up from an authoritative source such as his father, Uncle or similar...which brings me to the other observation, that these Facts are given a huge weight when uttered by an older (wiser) person.
Unfortunately, I suffer from a little known condition called 'Sceptical Bollox', which usually kicks in when someone spouts off about something.
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