tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post6619827477300572409..comments2024-01-31T10:30:47.824-08:00Comments on Life on a limb: Old Wives TalesDelirioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-31660494383503475262013-01-31T18:44:42.660-08:002013-01-31T18:44:42.660-08:00The biggest challenge for an American marrying int...The biggest challenge for an American marrying into a Chinese family is dealing with all the superstitions! More education means more income to indulge the various medicinal theories. And what could be better to experiment on then a foreign son-in-law?Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-27857391410133140712013-01-18T09:47:02.749-08:002013-01-18T09:47:02.749-08:00Mom used to tell me that if I had a canker sore on...Mom used to tell me that if I had a canker sore on my tongue (only she called it a lyeboil) then I must have peed in the road. I thought that was about the stupidest old wives tale I'd ever heard.Nenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847303868378288229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-5838255657326403592013-01-17T15:10:34.619-08:002013-01-17T15:10:34.619-08:00@Vid: I agree with wikipedia. I never found that...@Vid: I agree with wikipedia. I never found that sugar made my kids any more hyper than usual. What did seem to have an effect on them was whether or not they were tired. For some reason, when they were tired they would get more hyper, and then crash and fall asleep.<br /><br />@grannymar The story about the "whooping cough bread" seems like what they refer to as "Magical thinking". It is highly likely that those given the bread would have gotten better with or without it. But sometimes about our natures wants us to believe that it is true. :)Delirioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-4171475539816541382013-01-17T11:36:51.689-08:002013-01-17T11:36:51.689-08:00Irish old wives tales:
•If a chair falls when a p...Irish old wives tales:<br /><br />•If a chair falls when a person stands up, it is an unlucky omen.<br />•If your ears are burning, someone is gossiping about you.<br />•If your nose is itchy, you will have a fight with someone.<br />•If you stumble at a grave it is considered very bad luck.<br />•If you break a mirror, you can expect seven years of bad luck.<br />•If you spill salt, you must throw some over your left shoulder to stave off bad luck.<br />•The seventh son of a seventh son has the power over all diseases and can cure them by laying hands.<br /><br />The following is fact:<br /><br />Both my parents had the same surname, but different spellings, so bread made by my mother had a cure for whooping cough. This cure only worked if we her children handed the bread to the person with the whoop.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-74118658439701371682013-01-17T07:28:30.381-08:002013-01-17T07:28:30.381-08:00I had a roommate from Star Valley, Wyoming (a very...I had a roommate from Star Valley, Wyoming (a very cold and snowy place) who would wash her hair and then take hr horse for a gallop through the snow covered fields. Her hair would freeze dry but she never caught a cold.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338703351752789753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-12983722478108609332013-01-17T02:03:57.195-08:002013-01-17T02:03:57.195-08:00The tale about getting a cold from cold weather co...The tale about getting a cold from cold weather comes from the fact that in the winter, people are more likely to be inside, closer to each other. This allows germs to spread more easily and more colds to occur.<br /><br />I was always told that sugar makes people hyper, but Wikipedia says that isn't true.Vidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095444826346655762noreply@blogger.com