What is a funny, scary or silly story that has been passed down in your family?

Question

Thanx- just curious!!

Answer 1

This is definitely silly family folklore.

I grew up in the Philadelphia area, and when I was ten years old my mother and stepfather took me to see the Liberty Bell for the first time.

Like most kids, I wanted to know how it got cracked.

Now, my mother was just a tiny little thing, five-foot-nothing and weighing in at about 95 pounds. My stepfather was a burly six-footer. This is important for the punchline.

Mom began to give me the factual answer, but Dad cut her off and said, "Oh, didn't you know, hon? Your mom got mad at me and hit me over the head with it!"

Of course I didn't buy it, even at ten, but it makes for a comical reminiscence at family gatherings.

Answer 2

My grandpa lived out in an area near here called morgan mill texas with an old time country store and a post office back in the 40's and 50's. He was a prankster so one day he saw a man that had fish for sale that was caught up in the possum kingdom area near mineral wells. He bought a huge freaking catfish the length of an adult arm then tossed in the back of his pickup and headed home. On the way he stopped and waded out in a creek to get his briches wet up to his knees then went in onto town to the country store. The old men sat around back of the store on the porch playing dominos so he went around with the fish in hand and told them all he just caught it out of the local fishing hole. Everyone grabbed their poles and high tailed it down to the water hole and dropped a line. For weeks they said people were down there trying to catch another big one.

Answer 3

there is a story in my family that a an ancester of my mother-in law's side did not have any children.so he went to a yogi and served him.when the yogi was happy he blessed him and commanded him to ask something.he asked for a child.the yogi exclaimed"oh,but you dont have any children according to yr destiny,ok..ok...now i will have to become yr son.remember,dont let me eat meat when i come to yr house"
the man returned.after some days the yogi called his disciples and said"i am going to change my clothes" a moment later he was dead!
that man's wife got pregnant and in due time gave birth to a son who was very fair and handsom and endowed with mature wisdom.he got married and had a boy.then one day he went to take a bath in the holy river and just disappeared.his body was never found.he was the reincarnation of that yogi to fulfill the blessing. and after he had provided an heir to carry on the family name,he went back.

there is another legend in my maternal grandfather's house. anancester was very rich.during the war or something,the family had to leave the house in a great hurry.so they hid the money -silver/gold in an earthen pot and burried it in ground and fled hoping to return someday.somehow they returned but the ancesters of the same family who live in that house swear that they can actually see with their open eyes the earthen pot and even the gold/silver coins burried in the ground but whenever they try to dig the pot moves away and this way the pot has been moving all over the floor of the house with being being dug...!

Answer 4

A story about my grand mom, when was visiting my uncle at school and a statue of virgin Mary stood in front of the school so she stood there gazing at it and asking for permission that im here to see my kids...

Answer 5

For as long as I can remember, whenever anyone in my family has a toothache, the family "cure" is to put an onion in your sock and leave it there overnight.

......it works.

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Answer 6

smiling
when i was 5 i asked right out to my elderly great aunt why she had wrinkles....she laughed....my mom tried to shut me up but my aunt was so sweet....she said its ok im just old