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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 22 MIN

The VERY Messed Up Origins of The Jangly Man

from Jon Solo's Messed Up Origins™ Podcast · host Jon Solo

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Thanks to Huel for sponsoring this video! Get 15% off Huel’s newest and existing products by heading to https://huel.yt.link/iKGG9Mb and using code JONSOLO (new customers only, min $75 purchase). 🔥 Shop Merch: https://meremortals.store 🧑‍💻Join the Discord for FREE! (limitations apply) » https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo ► Follow Messed Up Origins™! » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@messeduporigins » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messeduporigins/ » Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheRealJonSolo » Twitter: https://twitter.com/MessedUpOrigins ▼ Podcast Links! ▼ » Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast/id1631064271 » Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zC1NxCX576HHQUoYCuGDo » Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e2ab5016-5166-4670-b0a3-7c6ade06947d/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast » Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jon-solos-messed-up-origins-podcast » iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/99117988/ ▼ Chapters ▼ » 0:00 - Haunted Hot Spots » 1:49 - Part I: Scary Stories » 4:25 - Part II: Jangly Tales - Story #1 What Did You Come For? » 9:49 - Story #2 - Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker » 16:24 - Part III: Haunted History ► Want More? » ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrigins » For MORE Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Follow Jon Solo: » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@messeduporigins » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealJonSolo » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JonSolo » Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonSolo » Official Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jonsolo ► Join the Official Channel Discord: » https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo ► Send Fan Mail to: » [email protected] ► Business: » [email protected] (Business Inquiries ONLY) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ Credits ▼ » Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer » Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/ » Payton Swan – Editor https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan » Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord https://twitter.com/thefolklord ▼ Resources ▼ » my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books » Stelle’s Website: https://www.stellecommunity.com/ » Galactic cult prefers suburbia Rejection: https://web.archive.org/web/20160330150129/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-04-04/news/1997094095_1_kieninger-suburbia-cult » Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker Theory: https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/iemded/i_think_i_figured_out_what_me_tie_doughty_walker/ » Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker Theory 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/rx8fld/scary_stories_to_tell_in_the_dark_what_do_the/ » Chambers, Robert. Popular Rhymes of Scotland. London, Edin- burgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1870: https://archive.org/details/popularrhymesofs00chamrich » Bacon, A. M., and Parsons, E. C. “Folk-Lore from Elizabeth Cith County, Va." https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/535008.pdf » Boggs, Ralph Steele. “North Carolina White Folktales and Riddles.”: https://doi.org/10.2307/535686 » Halbert, Herbert: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27655413 ▼ Art Sources ▼ » The Illustrations scene in this episode were created by Stephen Gammel: https://litfinalstephengammel.tripod.com/stephen-gammell-2.html ▼ Music Sources ▼ » Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com » @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic » https://artlist.io #messeduporigins #scarystories #creepypasta

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