Old Wives Tales.

[Josie]

Never let a black cat cross your path.

[Gwen]

is there a difference between superstitions and old wives tales?

[Elphaba]

is there a difference between superstitions and old wives tales?

Yes. I haven't looked through all of these to see if someone has already mentioned this one, but in my family, the "Elderly Womens' Myth" was that if you gained weight on the sides when pregnant, it was a boy. If you carried the baby in the front, it was a girl. That wouldn't be a superstition.

Elphaba

[carlton]

The atonement took place in Gethsemane.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

wrong...the atonement did take place in Gethsemane and on the Cross

[Josie]

Touching a toad will give you warts.

[Josie]

according to Merrium-Webster: old wives' tale

Main Entry: old wives' tale

Function: noun

Date: circa 1590

: an often traditional belief that is not based on fact : superstition

[Elphaba]

according to Merrium-Webster: old wives' tale

Main Entry: old wives' tale

Function: noun

Date: circa 1590

: an often traditional belief that is not based on fact : superstition

I stand corrected. :)

Elphaba

[Josie]

You only asked a question Elphaba. No correction necessary.

Dark blue eyes = delicate and refined souls; Light blue or grey eyes = strong and healthy ones; Green eyes = hardy souls; Hazel eyes = vigorous, deep-thinking folk.

[prisonchaplain]

Haste makes waste

He who hesitates is lost

How can they both be true???

[pushka]

One-eye browed people are bad tempered!

[prisonchaplain]

Pushka is going to remain in spot #5 for a long time. :-)

[pushka]

Hehehehe...

PC doesn't give a darn about how many posts we all make!! :)

[Elphaba]

One-eye browed people are bad tempered!

I first read this as a person with one brown eye!

So if they get their unibrow waxed, are they suddenly fun to be around?

Elphie

[pushka]

LOL Elphie!! I wondered how many people would read this wrong...you can correct it if you wanna...

I've met quite a few unibrowed people, I hope they aren't really all bad tempered cos of the men I've met, I've fancied quite a few! :)

[prisonchaplain]

no good deed goes unpunished

(funny, but a rather destructive belief)

[Josie]

First time you do something you have never done before, throw salt over your shoulder for good luck

[tiancum]

UFO's exist....

Sorry, once you call them a UFO, you have identified them...so they are really just FO's.

Therefore UFO's only exist until ya see 'em. Wait, now that I have said that they exist before ya see 'em,I identified them, so they are even FO's before ya see 'em. I just changed the world.

In yer face Einstein!!!

[Josie]

Your palm itches, you are going to get money

[Moksha]

no good deed goes unpunished

(funny, but a rather destructive belief)

A corollary in government is that no good project goes unblamed.

[Gwen]

santa clause

red heads have tempers

blondes are dumb

when someone is talking about you, your ears burn

if you have a lot of heartburn when pregnant the baby will have a lot of hair

[Elphaba]

Eating green M&Ms makes you frisky.

Elphaba

[Canuck Mormon]

Eating green M&Ms makes you frisky.

Elphaba

Realy? I'll have to give some to my wife I'm kidding of course, she doesn't need any more

[Josie]

Small ears denote a delicate character

thick ears a person of a sensual/coarse nature.

Thin, angular ears = a bad temper

Long or prominent ears = a person with musical inclinations

The larger the ear lobes, the greater the intellect.

[prisonchaplain]

Baldness or thinning hair means the brain has grown so large it's pushing out the follicles.

[Josie]

it is unlucky to pass anyone on the stairs.

Stairways symbolized the means of ascending to the abode of the gods and it was dangerous to trespass;

also, early stairways were very narrow and two people passing each other left themselves open to attack from behind.

Stumbling on the staircase is said to be a good omen and may indicate a wedding in the household before long.