Old wives tales...??

Question

What's the most strangest/weirdest old wives tale you've ever heard??

Answer 1

That you shouldn't shower/eatmango/eatoranges/drink cold water/wash hands with cold water/walk bare foot on your period (or it'll make you fat, according to my grandmother and mother's aunt)

So that means stink, retain no nutrients and dehydrate to death.

No thanks!

Answer 2

When i was little my mum used to say if you eat the pips of an apple, an apple tree will grow in ur stomach lol!

Then while ur pregnant not to put ur heads above ur head, it twists the umbilical cord, suffocating the baby! If you want to have a cute baby you should keep looking at photos of cute baby's!! If you want a fair baby drink milk!!

If you go out straight after you have had a bath with wet hair then jinn/ghost will possess you. If you are walking at night with meat then you must carry an iron nail with you :S Lol (Widely believed in India)

You shouldn't go out at 12:00! Noon, or midnight. Leave after a few minutes have passed.

Answer 3

The one I can think of right now is:

If you eat your nails, your tummy will be so huge just like a pregnant lady!!!

Answer 4

I dunno, this might be true but my mom always said not to shower/take baths reeeally early in the morning and try to spend less time in the bathroom like you can't spend two hours in the bathroom taking a bath. that there are shiataans in da bathroom during those hours

Answer 5

If you consume Pop Rocks followed by a carbonated drink, your stomach will explode and you'll die.  I tried it as a kid, lol I guess its not true.  

Answer 6

OH MY GOOSSSHH..i have heard a gazillion of these!!!...mainly from my nan and her friends..and old lady neighbours..

*takes a deeeeep breath

here i go...

-dont swallow seeds(grape,orange,apple..etc) or else a fruit tree will grow in your belly

-dont let people walk over you or step over you whilst you are sitting or lying down or else you wont grow and get shorter

-drinking milk will make you get taller

-wearing a red dress and leaving ur hair out n going 2 the garden around maghrib will force ghosts to possess you

-putting oil on ur hair will make it longer

-shaving hair will make it grow back thicker

-drinking fresh coconut milk whilst pregnant will give the baby green eyes

-a big forehead means that person has a good destiny...good luck

-telling ppl ur dreams will make them come true

-leaving ur wrists bare..with no bangles or bracelets after marriage will bring bad luck to your husband

-swearing will make ur lips go rotten and brownish

-ur prayers will not be accepted 4 40days if you say the words 'pig' or 'dog'

-looking in the mirror too much will suck out all ur beauty and turn u ugly

-babies are popped out from bellybuttons..its the reason why we even HAVE bellybuttons

-people used to be monkeys before

-drinking water after fruit will give you an upset stomach

-saying 'bismaillah' before eating something haram..will make it ok 2 eat

Answer 7

I really don't understand your question.

Answer 8

My cleaning lady told me this.......

Don't walk on the cold floor after giving birth because the cold will travel to your uterus and make you sick.

Every Moroccan (sorry gang) believes this.......

If you don't cover your head after showering, even if it's HOT outside or in house, you will get sick.

My husbands grandma told me this when I was waking up my sleeping infant.....

If you wake a baby up and not let it wake up naturally the baby will get sick.  

She also said that boiled, mashed turnips behind the ears helps an infant who seems to have sore ears from sucking on a bottle to hard. lol  Yes I let her put turnips behind my daughters ears rofl.....I just didn't want to hurt her feelings.  My daughter smelled like cous cous after that.  

Answer 9

ya, Don't leave the house if there is a loner eclipse esp if ur pregnant u end up with a down syndrome kid, don't drink too cold water, don't sleep on ur left puts pressure on ur heart, don't drink water after eating fruits, having a bath with milk gives u fair complexion,lol..... e.t.c.