techno myth

The replacement of classic greek and roman myths with modern - new age ones

(Defined in Michael Crichton's THE LOST WORLD)

These are all examples of a techno myth.

1. An alien is living at a hangar at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base.
2. Somebody invented a carburetor that gets 150mpg but the automobile company bought the patent and is sitting on it
3. Russians trained children in ESP at a secret base in Siberia and there kids can kill people anywhere in the world with thier thoughts
4. The lines in Nazca, Peru are an alien spaceport
5. The CIA released the AIDS virus to kill homosexuals
6. That Nikola Tesla discovered an incredible energy source, but all his notes are lost.
7. That in Istanbul there's a tenth-century drawing that shows the earth from space.

by KitKatERG August 3, 2006

white lighter myth

The idea that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison had a white Bic lighter in their possesion when they died is a complete fabrication.

The Bic lighter was first introduced in 1973. So unless somebody has a time machine..... this is not how the white lighter myth started

by DankHugh October 4, 2008

urban myth

Story often quoted and largely believed but which is totally fictitious.

What the Seaman Staines, Master Bates thing in Captain Pugwash? No, never happened, it's just an urban myth

by Shevek September 22, 2002

white lighter myth

Bic did not start making lighters until 1973 . All of these people except for Cobain died by 1971. Maybe it was a white lighter but it was not a Bic.

white lighter myth

by tippy snip April 17, 2016

Black Myth

The belief that Black men have the largest dicks

Jessica: I rode P-Phat's huge white hobby horse last night!

Lisa: And?

Jessica: There is definitely a Black Myth; P-Phat's dick was much bigger than my black ex's!

by MOCO & P-Phat May 28, 2008

The Strake Myth

The Myth that all the guys at Strake Jesuit (an all boys Catholic High School in Houston, TX, known for their sports) are really good looking

Jill: omg Jane guys at Strake are so cute
Jane: wtf Jill, they are so not, my brother went there & they are nothing special
Jill: but they go to Strake, doesn't that make them hot automatically?
Jane: not even..that's The Strake Myth

by hewasadouchebag January 25, 2011

White Lighter Myth

Time to expose the origins of this myth. Back in 1973, when the first Bic disposable lighter was introduced, it was only available in two colors. Black and White. Back then the entire lighter was one solid color, unlike today where no matter the color of the lighter, the bottom is white. So when using a black lighter to smoke pot, the ash from packing the bowl down would not be visible. Unlike the white lighter that would show "evidence of illicit drug use"(that's the excuse the cops would use to detain you). Nowadays all lighters have a white bottom piece, so no one color should be considered bad luck.

Now that being said...I still believe in the White Lighter Myth, simply because the only time I've ever possessed a white Bic lighter I had a string of bad luck. A friend had left a white lighter in my car, so used it to light a cig, not five minutes later I get rear-ended. To add insult to injury my bong was in the trunk and had been completely destroyed by the accident. Get home, grab my other car, drive to my friends house (the one that left the white lighter in my car) and I run out of gas (the gauge showed a full tank). I called my buddy to bring some gas, when he showed up i told him everything that had happened and blamed it all on his stupid lighter. He denied ownership of said white lighter.

by CtrlAltBlaze December 14, 2010