Old wives tales

nicolo · 21-04-2007 03:38PM #1

anyone have any good ones? always liked that one about rubbing raw meat on a mole or veruca then burying it in the garden to get rid of it (the mole not the meat) half remember it working actually
then again i wonder how many of them are based on distractionary tactics,
so anyone got any good ones?

Pherekydes · 21-04-2007 05:54PM

More old wives' tales:

It's too cold to snow! :rolleyes:

(Yeah, like you never see it snowing in Antartica)

Ponster · 21-04-2007 06:31PM

Girls who shave their legs will only result in hair growing back thicker.

Ruu_Old · 21-04-2007 06:37PM

You will be able to see in the dark if you eat carrots or if you cross your eyes, they will get stuck that way.

Alter-Ego · 21-04-2007 06:42PM

Somthing about the wind changing your facial expression...

Wishbone Ash · 21-04-2007 06:54PM

If you sit on concrete/go out with wet hair, you'll catch a cold!

I thought colds were caused by a virus?

Slow coach wrote:

It's too cold to snow! :rolleyes:

In many countries it can be bitterly cold (e.g. -20 degrees) but bone dry. However, it does not snow unless the temperature rises.

Riamfada · 21-04-2007 07:01PM

masturbation makes you go blind ! its true!

humbert · 21-04-2007 07:13PM

god created the world.

Riamfada · 21-04-2007 07:20PM

humbert has a big penis

humbert · 21-04-2007 07:32PM

and a fetish for old wives.

SimpleSam06 · 21-04-2007 07:44PM

nicolo wrote:

rubbing raw meat on a mole or veruca then burying it in the garden to get rid of it (the mole not the meat)

How would you go about burying the mole in the garden? Are we scratching the surface of the shady world of Irish back alley cosmetic surgery, operated by the old wives cartel?

UrbanFox · 21-04-2007 08:29PM

Sitting [spelling correct !] on cold concrete will give you piles.

Never commence a sea voyage on a Friday.

Never put to sea with a red haired woman on board.

Never whistle on a ship or it will bring bad luck. Ditto about whistling or singing before breakfast.

swingking · 21-04-2007 08:52PM

Ruu wrote:

You will be able to see in the dark if you eat carrots or if you cross your eyes, they will get stuck that way.

apparently carrots contain something called carotene which is good for the eyesight. Not sure about the whole seeing in the dark thing;)

scojones · 21-04-2007 09:16PM

If you have a sore throat, tie a 2 week old used sock around it for an hour and a half. Something along those lines anyway.

deisemum · 21-04-2007 09:21PM

Don't talk to red heads on a Friday the 13th or you'll have bad luck. I didn't believe it until I did speak to a red head and then missed the school bus so had to walk home 6 miles. That was back in the early 80's and I avoid red heads on a black Friday

I don't walk under ladders

cee_jay · 21-04-2007 09:24PM

Eat the crusts on your bread, and your hair will go curly
Didn't work for me

Nickibaby* · 21-04-2007 09:24PM

Dangling a ring suspended on a string over an expectant woman's stomach. According to the tale if the ring swings from side to side, it's a girl, and if it swings in a circle, it's a boy

deisemum · 21-04-2007 09:26PM

If you get a slice of wedding cake and put it under your pillow you'll dream about who you'll marry. Could be a nightmare.

If you recieve a christmas card with a robin on it there'll be a death in the family within the year.

If you put some coins under a Statue of Prague you'll never be short of money. However the Statue of Prague must be a gift and not one you've bought yourself.

If a bird (feathered type) craps on you it's a sign of good luck. :eek:

Nickibaby* · 21-04-2007 09:27PM

cAr0l wrote:

Eat the crusts on your bread, and your hair will go curly
Didn't work for me

My dad made up his own version of this one to my little cousin. He said if he didn't eat the crust on his bread his willy would fall off, he always eats the crust now

mcsmohil · 21-04-2007 09:38PM

Did ye ever hear of brushing your teeth with sooth from the chimney

Ponster · 22-04-2007 01:04AM

mcsmohil wrote:

Did ye ever hear of brushing your teeth with sooth from the chimney

Err, yes, my ma's family did it for a while.

It actually works very well (from what I remember) and isn't really an old wives tale as it's what a lot of people did until the toothbrush was invented.

andrew · 22-04-2007 01:06AM

Chewing Gum is made from cat guts.

Picking a Dandelion will make you piss the bed.

Unpossible · 22-04-2007 01:19AM

Did ye ever hear of brushing your teeth with sooth from the chimney

my dad did that a few times as a kid, he says he doesn't know if the soot actually made his teeth cleaner or if it was the fact that he had to scrub so much to get it off

My dad used to always say when we were growing up:
Eat your <insert odd food> it will put hair on your chest.

Im now 24 and have a lot of bodyhair

monkeyfudge · 22-04-2007 02:48AM

Ruu wrote:

You will be able to see in the dark if you eat carrots

That one was actually a government cover up.

Britain didn't want to let anyone know it had acquired RADAR technology so they said that thier gunners had eaten lots of carrots to improve their night vision so they could shoot down German aircraft.

Jesus Wept · 22-04-2007 04:34AM

Nickibaby* wrote:

My dad made up his own version of this one to my little cousin. He said if he didn't eat the crust on his bread his willy would fall off, he always eats the crust now

<---heads for the fridge :eek:

22-04-2007 04:35AM

The lad who catches the bouque at a wedding is next to marry. Now the one that catches her garter? (I'm not talking!)

Wishbone Ash · 22-04-2007 10:52AM

deisemum wrote:

a Statue of Prague

Child of Prague? That's what we always called it.

(Some people used to put it under a bush on a night before a family wedding to ensure good weather).

deisemum · 22-04-2007 01:43PM

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Child of Prague? That's what we always called it.

(Some people used to put it under a bush on a night before a family wedding to ensure good weather).

Yes, that's what I meant. My mother always put it out under a bush the night before any of us got married or as soon as she'd hear one of us had gone into labour.

olaola · 22-04-2007 02:09PM

Never put a pair of shoes on the table. I suppose it is unhygenic anyway, but me ma always said it was bad luck!?!

flogen · 22-04-2007 02:14PM

Ah yes, I remember the carrots thing - "You never see a rabbit wearing glasses, do you?" - no, now that you mention it.

The soot thing is true too - although I'm not sure if it just made their gums darker (and as a result gave their teeth a whiter appearence)! My Grandad brushed his teeth with soot for most of his life and never needed falsies - he had a massive sweet tooth too and loved his toffee, so it's a pretty big feat either way!

deisemum · 22-04-2007 02:16PM

If you open an umbrella indoors it will bring you bad luck

If you get a mark from a dandlion on you you'll pee the bed

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