An early image of the "Blue Star Acid" hoax

Image was found in a book by folklorist Jan Brunvand, The Choking Doberman, p. 164. Brunvand's text indicates that although the text in the file suggests a New England origin, his example was collected in Atlanta, Georgia; modified from scan found online at http://users.lycaeum.org/~sputnik/tattoo/

Blue star tattoo legend

All of it

Yes

Depiction of the topic, used to identify the subject

No

This is an example of an anonymous hoax freely distributed. It is likely public domain, being an example of a hoax distributed through fax and photocopy machine via electronically assisted folklore processes. In case it is not public domain, it is fair use, since the image was made for the explicit purpose of anonymous redistribution. It has no commercial value. No original author can be identified.

An early image of the "Blue Star Acid" hoax, an example of a warning pamphlet/poster associated with the Mickey Mouse acid urban myth.

Image was found in a book by folklorist Jan Brunvand, The Choking Doberman, p. 164. Brunvand's text indicates that although the text in the file suggests a New England origin, his example was collected in Atlanta, Georgia; modified from scan found online at http://users.lycaeum.org/~sputnik/tattoo/

Faxlore

All of it

Yes

Illustrates the sort of warning about drugs circulated as faxlore

No

This is an example of an anonymous hoax freely distributed. It is likely public domain, being an example of a hoax distributed through fax and photocopy machine via electronically assisted folklore processes. In case it is not public domain, it is fair use, since the image was made for the explicit purpose of anonymous redistribution. It has no commercial value. No original author can be identified.