> Tom:
> I heard that story as well, however, I have not been able to
> substantiate it. When I heard it the husband was smacking his
> fist into the palm of his other hand, looking aloft, smiling
> and exclaiming "Yes!! Yes!!" as though divine intervention finally
> came his way and relieved him of one of life's burdens...

> I've also seen a bunch of urban legends and recognize this motif.

Though I haven't seen the tape so don't know if it your description
was an exagerration, it was also published in the printed press,
which is where I saw it. I think the tape ran on some sort of
local TV station and was picked up by CNN or the like. I've talked
to people who've claimed to have seen it when it aired.

I've seen the Urban Legends books you mention.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>