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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 12:22:19 GMT -6
Here's one for us to get our teeth into! Things our Mum's/Mom's used to say to us!
"Dont go outside with wet hair, you'll catch your death of cold!
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Post by EllieNeo on Nov 19, 2009 12:24:38 GMT -6
"quit making that face, you'll stick that way."
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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 12:28:15 GMT -6
He he! I remember that one well Ellie! it's true you know, you should see my ugly mug!
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Post by moonglum on Nov 19, 2009 12:29:49 GMT -6
There were also some very strange sayings of old as I remember.
"Dad, can I have a bike for christmas?"
"Bike, I'll give you bike my lad" (said in a harsh tone)
"!!!"
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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 12:30:59 GMT -6
"Stop crying or i'll give you something to cry about!
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Post by lunantishee on Nov 19, 2009 13:06:55 GMT -6
" you'll get what your given!"
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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 14:40:34 GMT -6
"Eat your carrots! they help you see in the dark! ;D
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Post by Phalon on Nov 19, 2009 14:42:33 GMT -6
HA! I remember that one...and also its teenaged smart-mouthed when I had braces on my teeth to straighten them cousin:
"Quit that now, or you won't need braces any more!"
And the old dinner time standby:
"Eat your broccoli - don't you know there are starving children in China!"
I never understood the logic in that one, because, honestly Mom, I'd be more than happy to give those starving kids my broccoli. (eye-roll)
"Quit that, or you won't need braces any more!"
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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 14:44:58 GMT -6
He he love that one Phalon!
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Post by Awesome Aphrodite on Nov 20, 2009 11:26:40 GMT -6
"if you don't clean your room, the health department is gonna come and condemn it! then you won't have a room!"
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Post by EllieNeo on Nov 20, 2009 12:00:00 GMT -6
"don't swallow your gum, it'll stick to your ribs!" (yeah, like that's even possible! )
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Post by vox on Nov 20, 2009 12:16:08 GMT -6
"Dont eat apple pips, you'll have a tree growing inside of you! you know, for years I didn't touch apples, cos being niave, I beleived it! Lol
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Post by EllieNeo on Nov 20, 2009 12:25:11 GMT -6
lol, with me, it was "don't swallow watermelon seeds, or you'll have a watermelon grow in you." pretty silly in hindsight, huh?
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Post by vox on Nov 20, 2009 12:31:01 GMT -6
Yeah but then kids are gullible aren't they? Lol
and I certainly was!
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Post by stepper on Nov 21, 2009 20:23:17 GMT -6
"Wash your ears or you will be growing potatoes in them "
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Post by jonjon3168 on Nov 23, 2009 14:37:51 GMT -6
"don't roll your eyes at me, young man! they'll roll right out of your head!"
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Post by stepper on Nov 28, 2009 18:53:48 GMT -6
Starve a fever, feed a cold
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Post by quettalee on Nov 28, 2009 22:45:03 GMT -6
"Don't bite your fingernails. You'll get appendicitis." I never understood that one, because I always spit them out. It's not like I was swallowing them. Pfft.
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Post by vox on Nov 29, 2009 11:54:50 GMT -6
Never heard of that one TG! but it's a good one!
A blind person would be glad to see it!
kinda obvious huh?
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Post by Phalon on Nov 30, 2009 7:23:07 GMT -6
Most definitely an old wives tale. Pretty bad medical advice too - especially since I could never remember if it's "feed a cold, starve a fever" or "starve a cold, feed a fever". After I had kids though who'd lose their appetites while sick, I decided there was truth buried in there: If you feed a cold by eating healthy, your body will recover more quickly, and therefore hopefully prevent the onset of a fever and infection. <shrugs> Anything to get them to eat something, even threatening, "Do you want to end up in the hospital?"
I've never heard that one, TG....probably because I never bit my fingernails. One of Mom's favorites though, whenever one of us kids put something in our mouths other than food, was....
"Get that out of there! What? Do you want to get trench-mouth?"
I didn't know what kind of hideous disease "trench-mouth" was, but what if I would have said yes? Why do Mom's always ask rhetorical questions? And that's probably a rhetorical question too.
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Post by EllieNeo on Nov 30, 2009 12:23:37 GMT -6
i always thought it was "starve a cold, drown the flu." i remember the eye-rolling one, myself, jon. never heard the appendicitus one. "stop cracking your knuckles, you'll get arthritis!" turns out that one is complete b.s. they did something for it on mythbusters i think. or i read an article somewhere.... either way, it's not true.
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Post by lunantishee on Dec 8, 2009 15:59:51 GMT -6
"if you havent got anything nice to saythe don't say anything at all!"
i got that one a lot
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Post by Phalon on Dec 8, 2009 21:46:57 GMT -6
Me too, Lunantishee!
"Money doesn't grow on trees, you know!"
Don't you just hate that Mom was always right.
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Post by stepper on Dec 25, 2009 1:21:18 GMT -6
It's bad luck to have a black cat cross your path. Even in an enlightened age children and some adults are wary when they cross the path of a black cat.
The black cat old wives tales are probably rooted in early beliefs that those who had cats, black or not, were closely associated with witchcraft. And of course there's all those Halloween associations involving black cats reinforcing the idea that there's something different about them.
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 25, 2009 1:40:16 GMT -6
I'm in _BIG_ trouble. I feed two of them every day, and they zigzag in front of me all the time! I've never been afraid of having black cats around, but now I'm wondering if I should be afraid of being branded a witch and burned at the stake.
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Post by EllieNeo on Dec 25, 2009 12:50:37 GMT -6
naaaah, mia, you're good. i've lived around cats all my life, black and otherwise, and no one ever accused me of being a witch. that black cat one though... kinda makes me mad because lots of black cats are killed simply because people are afraid of them! *shakes head* anywho. christmasy (is that a word?) old wives tale for ya: "if you aren't asleep when santa arrives, he won't leave you any gifts!" funny... i'll probably tell that one to my kids... when i have some.
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Post by Mini Mia on Dec 25, 2009 16:45:23 GMT -6
It saddens me too that black cats are killed for being black.
And, NOT TRUE! Santa backtracks. Just listen to his video:
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Post by stepper on Dec 25, 2009 17:18:49 GMT -6
anywho. christmasy (is that a word?) old wives tale for ya: "if you aren't asleep when santa arrives, he won't leave you any gifts!" funny... i'll probably tell that one to my kids... when i have some. But, if you're awake you can mug him! That's what our house looks like. People were on a food theme this year I guess...we got candy (several kinds), cashews, pistachios, clothes, Tastykakes, and one of my favorites, peanutbutter melt aways. Think of a cross between a Reeces peanutbutter cup and smooth, soft, super yummy fudge. It's going to take me weeks to get through the bounty! And I agree with you guys about the black cat. Mine was just too laid back and friendly to be anything but special and nice to everyone. He was the first to come out and greet people. Thinking about babies huh. Here's an old wives tale you might want to know about... If you carry your baby low, it is going to be a boy, but if you carry high, it's a girl.
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Post by EllieNeo on Dec 27, 2009 15:45:29 GMT -6
i've heard that one. no idea if it's true though. anyone know...? this is more of a sailor thing than an old wives tale but... "red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. red sky at night, sailor's delight." only reason i know this is because of my grandpa. the live one, i mean. another one that i dunno if it's true.
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Post by stepper on Dec 27, 2009 16:42:07 GMT -6
i've heard that one. no idea if it's true though. anyone know...? this is more of a sailor thing than an old wives tale but... "red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. red sky at night, sailor's delight." only reason i know this is because of my grandpa. the live one, i mean. another one that i dunno if it's true. You may hear otherwise, but I'll let the Dr do the first answer. No truth in it. Where a baby carries is related to the physical condition of the womans body...specifically the uterus. Being in good physical condition makes delivery and recovery easier on the mother, something to keep in mind when you make the decision to bear children. There are, of course, exceptions to everything. Generally speaking though, it's related to muscle tone. Dr is out of office again. Red Sky...within limits, this has some truth to it. Even in Biblical times this was a widely known saying - Jesus is quoted as using it in Matthew 16:2-3. It's related to the angle of the sun, and the fact that red is one of the longer color wave lengths. A low sun through an atmosphere containing high concentrations of dust and moisture tends to be red with the other colors of the spectrum being scattered. Coupled with the fact that the trade winds generally blow from west to east, meaning "weather" will also generally blow west to east, you can sort of guess that a storm is coming. Here's one I heard recently: When planting peas and beans, the rows should always run north and south.
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