Old Wives' Tales

Discussion in 'Other Reminiscences' started by Mal Campbell, Jan 26, 2015.

  1. Holly Saunders

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    What about ..if you want to ward off 7 years bad luck when you break a mirror , you must bury it face down in the garden..?
     
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  2. Shirley Martin

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    Y'all had some strange mama's! :p:p:p:p
     
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    Didnt y'all have one also?
     
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  4. Shirley Martin

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    Maybe a little bit but I never had to bury a broken mirror. And how on Earth can you get a mirror face down???????? All twenty zillion pieces?
     
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    Cant remember what horror would happen if you cracked your knuckles.
     
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    No hats nor new shoes on the table. A death in the family for sure.
     
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    I think my grandma said shoes on the bed is bad luck. o_O The only time I put shoes on the bed is when I'm unpacking shopping bags. :D
     
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  8. Al Amoling

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    I know the answer to that. At least for me it made my knuckles freeze in my thumbs.
     
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  9. Beth Gallagher

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    I think the claim was it made the knuckles larger or something like that. I remember my mother saying it wasn't "lady like." :D
     
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  10. Shirley Martin

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    My sister used to have a hissy if I put my purse on the floor beside my chair . She insisted that I pick it up immediately. She said it was bad luck. I often did it when she wasn't around and as far as I know, it never brought me bad luck.
     
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  11. Hedi Mitchell

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    Not sure about that.. purse should not be on the floor because the germs on the bottom of a purse is huge. Especially any public place. Then when you come home set on your table.
    Eew nasty ;)
     
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  12. Hedi Mitchell

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    Yes I think that is what we were told.
     
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    Well, thanks for that pretty tidbit. Now I feel myself getting sick. Ohhhh, my poor tummy! :D
     
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    When I was a little boy, and there was loud Thunder, my mother would say it was the Devil bowling in the sky.

    Hal
     
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    When my grandmother farted, she said "Woops, kitty cat stepped on a frog." :D
     
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