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Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-09-2011, 15:50

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Rub butter on a bump on the head. Put steak on a black eye. Rinsing your hair with urine will give your mane a healthy shine. (These three could be connected, after someone got thumped for...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-08-2011, 09:37

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. When you move to a new home, rubbing butter on a cat's paws will stop it wandering back to your old house.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-08-2011, 09:35

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. If you stare directly at the sun, you'll damage your eyes.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 26-08-2011, 16:30

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. I bet Jews and Muslims find that hard to fathom. :rolleyes:

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 24-08-2011, 17:53

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Putting a rose thorn under your pillow will make your dreams come true. Just make sure you don't have nightmares, the night you try this. :D

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 22-08-2011, 00:44

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Some, not all. The wind did change, and my face didn't stay like that. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTApMXiqtVV0m9oqfW9kMbVylrgFD13w7onSZx7V77LJxywaDNx :D

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 04-08-2011, 15:59

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. Sweets and chocolate causes acne. If cows are lying down in the field it will rain soon. If your left palm itches money's coming to you, and the...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 04-08-2011, 11:07

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Blowing up a brown paper bag will cure hiccups.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 04-08-2011, 08:01

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. A bird flying into the house foretells of a death. Sleeping with a bar of soap in the bed prevents cramps.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 03-08-2011, 22:21

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. On looking miserable. 'If the wind changes your face will stay like that.'

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 22:07

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Biting on a spoon, whilst chopping onions, will prevent you crying.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 22:06

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Eat too much sugar and you'll get worms. To get rid of a tapeworm you need a lit candle/or a bright torch. When the worm pokes out, attracted by the light, hook it out, but without breaking it....

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 22:00

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. You should rub butter on a bump on the head.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 21:53

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Sorry. Should read blind. http://www.myemoticons.com/images/people/male/blind.gif

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 21:51

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Masturbation makes you kind.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 21:43

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Good news -- starving is never the correct answer. Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever? Learn the Facts (http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/starve-cold-feed-fever) ...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 21:40

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. The Claim: Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever - New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/health/13real.html) Seems it's from Chaucer. "Fede a cold and starb ob feber" translated as "feed a...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 20:41

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. You can't get pregnant whilst still breast feeding, or whilst on your period. :dummy2::dummy2:

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:39

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Don't tickle a baby's feet, or they'll stutter. A picture falling off the wall means a death is imminent. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Self-abuse will stunt your growth. (Hazel...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:32

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. If your right ear itches, someone's talking nicely about you. If it's your left...they aren't.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:27

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. If you go outside with wet hair you'll catch a cold.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:26

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Get rid of styes by rubbing them with a gold ring.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:23

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Touching toads gives you warts. Don't put cut flowers in a sick person's bedroom.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 19:21

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Re: Old wives' tales. Rubbing a dock leaf on a nettle sting, eases the pain. Eating fish makes you brainy. Never swim until an hour has passed since you last ate. Starve a cold, feed a fever.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 02-08-2011, 18:37

Replies: 96 Old wives' tales. Views: 6,647 Posted By garinda Old wives' tales. There are lots, and lots. Are any based on fact? Which ones do you know? I'll start off. Picking dandelions, and getting the white sap on your skin, will result in bed wetting.

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