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ptquilts 08-06-2011 01:40 PM


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.

janallyn 08-06-2011 01:47 PM

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

Moonpi 08-06-2011 02:04 PM

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

TonnieLoree 08-06-2011 02:05 PM


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

loves_2_quilt 08-06-2011 02:43 PM

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.

purplemem 08-06-2011 02:48 PM


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

Cheri_J 08-06-2011 03:06 PM

A slice of raw potato will get rid of warts

kberry 08-06-2011 03:09 PM

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.

kberry 08-06-2011 03:10 PM


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:

BlumenCreations 08-06-2011 05:41 PM

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.


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