Thread: Myths, Wives tales, Superstitions, and the Like

Originally Posted by QuiltE

if there were bubbles when we poured tea into your tea cup, my MIL used to scoop them up with a spoon and eat them. If you did, you were supposed to have money coming your way.

I can just picture this!!LOL!

speaking of superstitions, everyone knows about the wishbone and making a wish. How many grew up calling it a "pully bone"? I had a friend down south who called it that.

Red sky at night, sailors delight.
Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning.

Blue jays squawk before a rain.
Maple leaves turn over before a storm - this one is true.

Originally Posted by np3

No tales, but I laughed at the onion trick! Wonder how the room smells!

Me too! I know that when I brush my cat and the brush is full I can depend on hot weather. I have found this true with dogs as well. I don't brush my fish; they do not make it easy. :P

From my grandmother:
Wear a black silk thread around your neck to keep from getting the croup.

If you have a sore throat you didn't tie your sock around your neck.

Don't put your arms over your head when expecting or the cord will be around the baby's neck.

Originally Posted by ptquilts

Originally Posted by QuiltE

if there were bubbles when we poured tea into your tea cup, my MIL used to scoop them up with a spoon and eat them. If you did, you were supposed to have money coming your way.

I can just picture this!!LOL!

speaking of superstitions, everyone knows about the wishbone and making a wish. How many grew up calling it a "pully bone"? I had a friend down south who called it that.

It's a pulley bone in my house

A slice of raw potato will get rid of warts

If you spilled salt with your left hand you have to through it over your right shoulder and if you spilled with your right hand you through it over your left for good luck.

Originally Posted by Cheri_J

A slice of raw potato will get rid of warts

Isn't that only if you bury a dead cat and turn around 3 times then spit? :lol:

If you get your hair cut when the moon is growing your hair will grow faster than if you get your hair cut when the moon is shrinking.

I have cousins that swear by this.