Why are wives tales always unbelievable? Are all wives liars?

Question

Why are wives tales always unbelievable? Are all wives liars?

Answer 1

You need to reflect on these tales my friend because most of them came from actual occurrences.  Don't dismiss them so readily because they are based on fact.  And no not all wives are liars the way you seem to categorize lies but having said this, most of us lie sometimes.

Answer 2

Depends on how you define 'liar'. I do not know any person that has never lied, so technically yes, all wives are liars. But so are husbands. Single people are liars too. Everyone is technically a liar, so therefore, it is unfair to say that all wives are liars. Wives' tales are just a metaphor or a piece of advice, not something you should believe, but something to remember.

Answer 3

Yes all women are liars.  

Answer 4

LOL they arent all unbelievable... it would be a pretty bad world if all wives lied!  

Answer 5

Old wives tales may be unbelievable to us now days, but when they were first used they were actually believed.

Example:

Old Wive's Tale #1: You can't swim for an hour after eating or you will get cramps and drown. We now know this is bunk, but at the time it was completely believed.

Old Wive's Tale #2: When you sneeze your soul could leave the body so you must bless the sneezer to prevent this. Blessing a sneezer is done to this day...although we no longer think the soul is leaving the body.