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dipsydoodle

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3. There's an even funnier urban legend here

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 08:12 AM

Dec 2013

Email tale about 'a very pleasant attendant" who, for 25 years running, showed up every day at Bristol Zoo and collected parking fees from visitors, then one day simply vanished with all the cash. Turns out the zoo had never hired a car park attendant.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/humor/a/bristol_zoo_car_park_attendant.htm

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I've heard this story before and never figured whether its true or not. [View all] dipsydoodle Dec 2013 OP

See Snopes on this one. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #1

There's an even funnier urban legend here dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #3

I suspect it's false. Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #2

Fairly sure it's an urban myth; a good one, though! LeftishBrit Dec 2013 #4