The blue star tattoo legend is an
urban legend which states that a temporary lick-and-stick tattoo soaked in
LSD and made in the form of a blue star, or of popular children's cartoon characters, is being distributed to unknowing children in any given area.
Propagation
The legend commonly surfaces in
American elementary and
middle schools in the form of a
flyer which is distributed to parents by concerned school officials. In the past it was often in the form of poor quality photocopy, clearly many generations old, but it has now also become popular on Internet mailing lists and websites.
The legend states that a temporary lick-and-stick tattoo soaked in LSD and made in the form of a blue star (the logo of the
Dallas Cowboys is often mentioned), or of popular cartoon characters, such as
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
and
Bart Simpson
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ...
, is being distributed to children in the area in order to get them "addicted to LSD" (even though LSD is rarely addictive).
Generally some attribution is given, typically to a well-regarded hospital or a vaguely specified "advisor to the president",
[ and instructions are given that parents should contact police if they come across the blue star tattoos.
]
Origin
The legend possibly originated from the fact that an LSD solution is sometimes sold on blotter paper with various designs, including cartoons.
Other countries
The legend has surfaced in many other places, including:
* Brazil
* Italy
* Peru[
* Mexico
* Portugal
* Sweden
* UK]
See also
* Bananadine
* Lysergic acid diethylamide
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References
External links
Snopes.com articleThe blue star tattoo legend
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Lysergic acid diethylamide