I’ve noticed recently that because of everyone’s ability to film things, take photos or share their (oh so important) opinions on social media (god help us), that I end up laughing at the most absurd stories that, if it wasn’t in front of me, I wouldn’t believe.

The kinds of things that, back in the day, you only heard on the school playground, on your lunch at work or from your local, gossipy, nonsense-chatting neighbour.

And of course, lest we forget, the all-knowing ‘man down the pub’.

The strangest of stories that were shared only through word of mouth, always claimed to come from “my mate’s, stepdad’s, second cousin” which you would then find out, when hearing from someone you’ve only just met, when visiting somewhere new, that it was actually just urban myth, ridiculous folk-lore and probably more to the point a load of nonsense.

The modern version of this is when something goes viral, spreading across the world faster than you can say “have you seen this?”.

Whether it is a meme of Bernie Sanders sat on a fold-out chair with some mittens on or a war of words between Sean Dyche and Jurgen Klopp, we often find ourselves sitting down between chores, giggling so hard we don’t realise we’ve spilt tea on our favourite “Working From Home” trackies.

I recently read of a story, which rivals many of my favourite schoolyard myths heard long ago, which include “did you know Jamaican dancehall star Sean Paul is actually from Burnley?” or “have you seen KFC’s chicken farm…they all have three heads and wear Accy Stanley tops”.

The story involved a group of young people hanging outside a supermarket.

Now, I’m aware that any story beginning with a group of young people hanging outside a supermarket instantly spells trouble, but what happened next is something I would have never guessed.

Apparently, as people were walking into said supermarket, the young people were kindly offering them hand sanitizer before they entered.

What the punters didn’t realise, is that instead of it being hand sanitizer, it was actually super glue. Obviously, mayhem unfolded.

Now I don’t even know if this is true, but I have to applaud the ingenuity of these youths pranking skills.

Not only that, the thought of people rushing to the hospital with a trolley attached to their hands, or chasing after the youths with packets of pasta stuck to their palms, made me laugh an immoral amount.

It’s also good to see that kids are still finding ways to get up to no good, pandemic or not.