A story that always seems to have happened to somebody's mother or brother's friend or something1?. Usually untrue, although at times it is hard to tell.
Also a movie in the 'I know what you did last summer' series.
1? Known as the "friend of a friend" or "foaf" by urban legend collectors.
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