Old Wives' Tales...

[Dark Shadow]

What are some of the most memorable or silliest Old Wives' Tales handed down to you from your parents?

For some reason, these are the ones that stuck with me the most:

Drinking coffee will stunt your growth.
Eating raw sugar will give you worms.
Swallowed gum will take seven years to digest.

[torgospizza]

My dad always told me a walking stick was poisonous enough to kill a horse. Utter nonsense.

[toys2cool]

What are some of the most memorable or silliest Old Wives' Tales handed down to you from your parents?

For some reason, these are the ones that stuck with me the most:

Drinking coffee will stunt your growth.
Eating raw sugar will give you worms.
Swallowed gum will take seven years to digest.

I heard the gum one

if you make funny faces and a fly passes by your face will stay that way

if you put a glass with water under your bed you won't get bad dreams

[Mikey]

If you leave an open glass of water out the devil will spit in it overnight.

If you look in a mirror between 12 midnight and 1 AM you might see the devil

If you whistle indoors, the devil will come to see who's whistling

[toys2cool]

If you leave an open glass of water out the devil will spit in it overnight.

If you look in a mirror between 12 midnight and 1 AM you might see the devil

If you whistle indoors, the devil will come to see who's whistling

yikes

[Adam West]

If you cross your eyes; they will stay crossed
If you place a sleeping person's hand in warm water; they will wet their bed.

[David Lee]

If you leave an open glass of water out the devil will spit in it overnight.

If you look in a mirror between 12 midnight and 1 AM you might see the devil

If you whistle indoors, the devil will come to see who's whistling

You Nor'easters keep the Devil Busy!

How about if you didn't put your tounge in the hole of a lost baby tooth new one would grow in SOLID GOLD!

[David Lee]

If you place a sleeping person's hand in warm water; they will wet their bed.

That's real bro!

[HardyGirl]

Man, I've never heard most of these!

if you swallow watermelon seeds, one will grow in your stomach. I didn't like watermelon as a child, so this didn't bother me.

[Mikey]

You Nor'easters keep the Devil Busy!

!

Living in the northeast and coming from a Catholic home you would discover EVERYTHING has something to do with the devil --- even praying

Old scratch has his hands in everything

[Mikey]

It's very bad luck to ........

Wear a hat in the house

Put the hat on a table

Wear shoes (or sneakers) in bed

[rche]

I thought you weren't supposed to put your hat on the bed ^^

[EMCE Hammer]

Step on a crack.....
Walk under a ladder.....
Play in the fire.....(you'll pee the bed)

[rche]

We never really did the 'Devil is going to get you' sort of things for stories.

But we did have La Llarona and Chupacabras to contend with. And I was very good and did not play out by the arroyo by myself.

[DocDrako]

If you want to have a baby boy, put a hammer under the bed during your "baby creation" time.