Rumours

I’m thinking of conducting a little social/psychological experiment. I’m going to start a rumour online, and I’m going to see how long it takes to become accepted as regular wisdom. There may be some cultural significance to the findings, or maybe it’ll just be something for my own amusement, but either way I’d like some help deciding what the rumour itself should be. Which of the following, in your opinion, is the most ludicrous and therefore the most likely to be believable to the unwashed, unthinking masses?

“Vernon Kay is Prince Charles’ son.”
“Margaret Beckett is an alien”
“Andrew Lloyd Webber died in 1974 and his appearances since have been filled by his waxwork dummy from Tussaud’s”
“Roquefort isn’t really cheese – it’s an elaborate kind of soup.”
“Women are genetically unable to lick stamps properly.”
“Bathrooms with tiled walls instead of painted ones are four times more likely to be invaded by moths.”
“If you carry a spoon, you can’t get dementia.”
“Eating an apple every day increases your chances of impotence.”
“Homosexuals make the best astronauts.”
“Sammy Davis Jr invented the spatula”

Let me know your thoughts..

RC 28-10-09