Whats the best/funniest old wives tale you've heard of?

Question

And also, do you know of any that are true or based on a fact?

Is swallowing chewing gum really that dangerous!!??

Will an apple tree grow in your tummy if you swallow apple pips!!??

never heard of the play with matches/pee your bed one miss shoppieshoppie, thats a new one to me!!

Answer 1

Sitting too close the TV will hurt your eyes....
Don't pick your nose or your head will cave in.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.

If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish.
Keep cats away from babies because they "suck the breath" of the child. Not true my cat use to sleep with my daughter when she was born.my daughter is now 23 and the cat is long gone.
Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.
If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
Never lay your purse on the floor or you will always be poor.

The best is. when trying to conceive a boy after you have sex lie on your back and move your legs like you are peddling a bike.

Answer 2

Wrapping a smelly work sock around ones neck when they have a sore throat will cure the sore throat (however the nostrils will be dead ;) Never even considered trying this one...so don't know if it really works or not.

Cut a potato in half, rub it on any warts you have on your hands or elsewhere, then throw the potato over your left shoulder. Do not look where it landed. When the potato has rotted away, the warts will be gone. (This one does work...my grandmother, Native Indian, told me to do this when I had some warts on my fingers. Whether or not the potato had anything to do with it...the warts were gone and I never even noticed they'd left. This is probably the best one I've heard and it actually worked.

Don't eat watermelon seeds...your stomach will take on the shape of the watermelon if you do.

Don't let knives cross (form an x) or someone will die (never had this happen but I never cross my knives either ;)

An adult bird fluttering at a window indicates a death (this does work at least in our family) My father saw two birds fluttering at a window...his father passed away in July and he passed away in Sept. A baby bird fluttering at a window indicates a birth...I saw a baby bird at my window, shortly after my friend had her baby.

If you unscrew your belly button your butt will fall off :)

When the leaves of a tree turn over (showing their underside) a storm is coming (this works). My father told me this, his mother told him...when ever I see leaves turned over on a tree I know a storm is coming soon...sure enough, it does.

Allow your ears to get dirty and potatoes will grow in them

Answer 3

One of the best ones is 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.' This means be satisfied with what you have and don't look to what others have.

No, swallowing chewing gum is not dangerous. It goes through your bowels and comes out when ya go the loo.

Answer 4

When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it.

If you play with fire you will wet the bed.

Never turn your mattress on a Sunday, or you'll have bad dreams.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Make the foot of the bed before the head, or else my dear, you'll never wed!

If a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband.

It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed.

If you make a bedspread, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you.

Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune.

You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or
you will have bad luck.

A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.

Answer 5

It's bad luck to give a knife as a gift.

It's bad luck to give a purse or wallet as a gift if you don't put money in it.

If you eat raw bread dough, it will rise in your stomach and you'll die.

It's bad luck to sing in bed.

It's bad luck to sing at the table.

If you spill salt, you'll have a fight with someone, unless you throw salt over your left shoulder.

Money on Monday, money all week.

Dreaming of money: dreaming of change is bad luck, dreaming of bills is good luck financially.

Answer 6

I created my own--at the age of 18 months my mother told me I ate some maple keys.
I grew to be a 6 ft. tall woman!As tall as a tree.

Answer 7

putting new shoes on a table is bad luck

crossing on a set of stairs

walking under a ladder is bad luck

breaking a mirror is 7yrs bad luck (looks like i must have broke quite a few)

if you pull a funny face and the wind changes you stay like it

Answer 8

If you play with matches you'll pee in bed

Answer 9

don't trow the nappies in the fire cos your baby will have a trush
don't sing while you eat.your husband is gonna be crazy!(my mum use to tell me)
don't give your baby food from a jar, she's gonna have a big head(my sister told me and she is, usually ,very smart)

Answer 10

whats for you wont go bye you my mum tells me that all the time. Just hope it's true and i get to keep the nice things in my life