Kenneth wrote:
>
> So, based upon Snopes, (or otherwise), might you have a
> thought about my question, that is, why Brunvand chose to
> call these tales "Urban" legends?
>
> Urban means "from, or of the _city_" and there is nothing
> "urban" whatever about the topic of the books.

He meant "urbane", but the spellchecker didn't catch it.