Talk:Melon heads

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This article was nominated for deletion on 30 December 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

[edit] Whaaa...?

Radiation-mutated melon heads feasting on human flesh? The weird thing is the support it gets on the net[1][2]. Is this a real "legend"? Weregerbil 10:06, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is a "real legend" or as real as any legend can be. It is a local legend tied to two specific areas. Although this articles is poorly written, it deserves to e here. Perhaps you, myself or other interested parties can clean this up and add the citations needed. It's one of those regional bogeyman stories that is most popular with teens. I'll try and get ack to this. If you ask me, it seems to e an american variation of the Scottish Cannibal Clan legend AKA the Bean Family, found here on wikipedia as Sawney Bean. This is the same family that Wes Craven used as the asis for The Hills Have Eyes. Lisapollison 03:41, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I can certainly vouch for it as a "real" urban legend, coming from the area myself. I did some inter-wiki linking, I'll try to cite a little later when I have time. mordicai. 15:30, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Factual accuracy

see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melon heads —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pgagnon999 (talk • contribs) 17:19, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

This is an urban legend, factual accuracy doesn't come into it. All that is required is it be proven that this story is in circulation. It's pretty much irrelevant that the story itself is not true just so long as the page makes clear that it's a myth. -

[edit] Thanks

Thanks to everyone who commented to keep this page, or just for reading it, i made this page, and well it was my first i feel bad because it was so crud many many other users have updated it. I was happy to see other states with the same legend, and the pictures are just great... so thank you.Brad182