# Bloody Mary! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 20, 2002, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-mary/133024 "2002-10-20T00:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wfootball89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wfootball89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wfootball89)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2002, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-mary/133024/1 "2002-10-20T00:16:13Z")
alright, before I go any further, let me clear this up. By lookinh at the topic you’re probably thinking “dude, he’s not talking about that little thing we used to talk about in the first grade is he? What a (fill in the blank)” Well, if this is what you’re thinking then…um…you’re right. Regardless, let’s put aside my horrible humor and actually get somewhere with this. At Urban Legends i saw the “bloody mary” or “hell mary” thing. I always thought it to be a load yet for some reason they said it was undetermined. How did the whole thing get strated? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-mary/133024/2 "2002-10-20T00:21:05Z")
Just in case anyone is wondering what the hell **Wfootball89** is on about: [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/bloody.htm](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/bloody.htm) Welcome to the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Wfootball89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Wfootball89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wfootball89)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-mary/133024/3 "2002-10-20T00:24:48Z")
Thanks man. I thought i was bound to get someone to ask what the hell I was saying, you seemed to have settled the problem for me! Nice nick by the way 😉