Grown Up Kid Games

At some point during the journey from toddler to young adult, all of us played the game telephone. What fun it was to come up with a story, whisper it into the next kid's ear, and see how erroneous the finish product was. But we have all outgrown that ... or have we? I really don't think we have, it's just been given a more grown up name called "urban legends". Yesterday, my friend called me because he had just purchased a new refrigerator and wanted to know: "How long does my refrigerator need to sit until I can turn it on?" "It needs to sit as many hours as your willing to wait for cold beer." I replied. "I thought I was supposed to wait 24 hours after moving a refrigerator before plugging it in" he stated. "Nope. Although futuristic technological advancements and frig multitasking are common in many households, the fact remains that all cooling appliances (yes, even their cousins the air conditioners) cannot comprehend time, nor can they understand modern transportation ... so plug 'er in" I said. How do these stories start? Somebody somewhere got at bad unit, an even worse service mechanic, and voilà ... yet another appliance horror story that has no credibility or truth and spreads through society like a wildfire.