Old wives tales ?

[rocklolo]

On an another post the talk of old wives tales became a talk of interest and the question is :
Do you still beleives in old wives tales and are they still passed on in your generation ?

[paulaoneill]

Well after being told to dab my own pee on a spot by my mother in days of yore (and it didn't go away!) I have now decided to discontinue believing. I think they are ancestral practical jokes!

[pussnboots]

Here is all the Old Wives tales you will ever need.

http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html

[Goodsoulette]

I wont put new shoes on a table, open an umbrella indoors, light 3 cigarettes in a row...normal things. I would probably think the world was about to end if I did anything like that.

[paulaoneill]

I know it's going away from the question, but has anyone managed to say 'candyman' five times in a row? Not me, no blinkin way!

[rocklolo]

In the olden days we were not allowed to wash our hair during the time of the mouth. And we were not alloed to be involved in the making of preserves and jams because it would turn?????

[Pirate1]

Just said it ten times and got bored. Whats the problem?

[rocklolo]

I can not do it neither bloody scary stuff!
A bit like the chinese film, can not think of the name.
but it is so scary because if you watch a video you will die within that week or something????

[Pirate1]

What???????

[Goodsoulette]

lol chinese indeed! The Ring? Japanese or Korean. Well whatever you dont move into a house where there has been a murder.

[rocklolo]

scary chinese movie .
i think the story is about some youngsters watching a video tape but dies a week later. i do not know the name of the film!

[rocklolo]

god i have had trouble with that one. thank you goodsoulette.

[missrandom]

Shut up, I am downstairs on my own, and I am getting all scared now! I am going to run up to bed now, especially as some stupid song on tv, going 1, 2 blah blah blah, 3 4 blah blah blah, it reminds me of freddie!! aargh night night.

[paulaoneill]

miss random, if you hurry up freddy 3 is on bravo right now!

[Goodsoulette]

you think you are scared... I had an intruder the other night. Honest, he was climbing in my kitchen window when I wlked in to get some more wine, I didnt notice him till I shut the fridge door either.

[paulaoneill]

Oh my god!!!!! That is scary! What happened did you scare him off?

[Goodsoulette]

well I was checking a bag of grapes, as you do, for spiders by holding it up to the light. took a few, grabbed the wine and I slowly realised that a man had stopped dead still in the window above the kitchen sink, amazingly, I got guts and ran at him with the bottle of wine raised. He fell off my window ledge and ran off. I phoned the police all panicky and they actually turned up in about 90 secs.

[devil99]

my mum used to tell me i'd catch piles if i sat on the front door step!!! i did'nt even know what they were, ha ha (never did "catch" them)

[lindapinda]

Thats awful Goodsoul !!...Hope your nerves have subsided :-)..I have to say though,I laughed at you saying you were checking the grapes for spiders!!..I do it all the time lol

[Goodsoulette]

I do it with bananas too. I once was opening the bag very carefully and a bit of the plastic brushed against the top of my hand and I freaked. I shut the door, ran outside screaming. As I was doing it I knew it was just the plastic bag but I know a guy who got bit on the face by a spider. He delivered fruit to the local spar shops. I also had a mate work at tescos and a frog jumped out of the bananas and he was all wow and his bosses told him to just take it outside! wtf???

[annie0000]

I have never thought about spiders being in the grapes - now that's something else I have to do. My husband once said to me after being called to get rid of yet another spider - "what do you do, scan the room for spiders when you go in" Of course I do, doesn't everyone? I also shake the duvet to check before I get in the bed as well.