Well Wiz, I for one remember hearing about that particular 'urban myth' a whole 24 hours after it (didn't????) happen.
I'm specifically talking about the alleged incident where a Qantas skipper was apparently planning to ditch as Perth had fog, till a (Ansett Captain? QF Training Captain? Overseas Captain? I heard several versions) sent a message up suggesting an autoland.
I first heard it around 1987, and it was old then. Is that when you heard it did(n't) happen?