If a woman is on her period and goes into a garden, the crops will die.

"A whistling woman and a crowing hen are sure to come to no good end."

"My nose itches, I smell peaches, somebody's coming with a hole in their britches!"

Donna

Thanks to all for sharing… What a HOOT.
This one I heard a lot…. My oldest brother (both after me in 1948) was born with a flat nose. My paternal DGM said that was 'cause my Mom wore her belts too tight. But low & behold my Mom's youngest sister also had a boy with same. I can remember beating up kids, chasing, etc for making fun of my bro. We went to same school all 12 yrs so after a few yrs they quit teasing + he was a large kid & he was given the nickname "heavy" which he is still refered t. And looking at a pic of my Mom's mom when she was around 19- guess what? Her nose looked rather flat too. So I believe it was inherited.
Sooo, boo hoo to that 'old wives tale'….
Oh, one I remember… If you go to see a scary movie, it will cause problems with babe.

Loved reading this post, some I have never heard before. Very fun reading, looking forward to more.

Milk will spoil faster during a thunderstorm.

Don't wash your hair during your period.

Bad things happen in batches of three.

You will catch a cold if you go outside with wet hair.

If you cross your eyes, they could stay that way.

If you crack your knuckles they will get bigger.

Tried to think of the ones that got passed down from my grandma to my mom. Sheesh!

I don't have any to add that haven't been posted already, but I wanted to say thank you for starting this thread - it's making me giggle with memories of my grandparents! My mom still tells me going outside with wet hair will make me catch a cold, even though I've been doing it my whole life.

This is is a really lovely thing you're doing for your niece, also. She will treasure it and the memories.

My father had me take a pin and some salt. I had a wart on my nose and he had me circle it 3 times with the pin then throw salt over my shoulder. I was just a kid at the time. It worked. The wart went away.
Also had an mump that would not go away and he made a poltice of onion and turpintine. Tied it around my chin and the mump drained and went away.
Sometimes it is just what you believe that makes things happen.

Step on a crack break your mothers back is one I remember from scotch hop as a kid.

When getting married:
Change the name but not the letter
change for worse and not for better

If you drop silverware you will have company

My grandfather said if I didn't eat my bread crusts I couldn't whistle....to this day I can't whistle

Feed a cold starve a fever is remembered wrong the actual saying is feed a cold stave a fever. (meaning to hold off a fever) is actually not bad advice.

Have a bit of hair from the dog that bit you. How that became a hangover cure is beyond me started in something like 16 century England and if you were bit by a dog you were suppose to pluck some hair from the dog that bit you and hold it to to would to recover faster. It dosen't work for either problem.


If you are unable to sleep its because you are awake in someone else's dream

If you bite your tongue someone is talking about you

If you don't eat your crust you want have curly hair.
13 on a Friday bad luck.
Shoes on a table bad luck.
Don't walk under a ladder.
Cross fingers for luck.
A stitch in time saves time,.

The info about magpies. One for sorrow two for joy three for a girl and four for a boy.