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by YouWinImOuttaHere on April 7th, 2007
If you masturbate, you will go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands (looking at my hands).
by jin jang on April 7th, 2007
If you get a bump on the tongue someone has told a lie about you.
by Azimythe on February 3rd, 2008
If you vote, then this will be a democracy.
by Jade on January 31st, 2008
Cats will steal a baby's breath.
Drop a horse hair in a rain barrel and it will start swimming in a day or two.
If the feathers in your pillow form circles, someone will die with his head on it.
If you use the wood in a stove or fireplace that has been struck by lightening you will have much trouble.
A whistling girl and a crowing hen will always come to a bad end.
by dansergrrl on January 31st, 2008
if your hand is itchy it means you're coming into some money
by JUSTNORMAL on April 7th, 2007
If your make a funny face, or cross your eyes, they will freeze that way.
by scubaduba on January 31st, 2008
If you get your hair cut during the growing phase of the moon, you'll get a bad haircut and your hair will grow too fast.
by Mrs.Dufresne on January 31st, 2008
The onion pregnancy test. If you can eat an entire raw onion and not throw up then you may be pregnant. :-/
by hope and peace on January 31st, 2008
The strangest ever was a cure for warts. On the new moon at midnight, cut a potato in half, rub both cut sides on the wart and then burry the potato. The wart will disappear in a couple of days. I've always wanted to try this to see if it works, but I've never gotten a wart.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on May 14th, 2007
Don't put too much vinegar on salad...it will dry up your blood...(one of my mother's! )LOL
by PixieDark on April 15th, 2007
Not to put cream on a baby with your 'poisonous finger' (middle finger)
by koldkanuck on March 4th, 2008
This is sick, but I was told once that if a girl puts their blood from their period in chili or some food and gives it to a guy, that guy will fall in love with them. They supposedly do this in Louisiana
by Someguy on January 31st, 2008
My grandmother used to say that chicken feathers attract lightning.
We could not sleep with feather pillows during storms.
by Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite. on January 31st, 2008
When an expecting woman gets heartburn, it means the fetus is growing hair. Like many a times while watching Myth Busters, I was surprised to learn that this one is real.
by Anonymous on May 14th, 2007
If you douche with Coca Cola after sex you won'r get pregnant.
by Zibbys Mind Is In the Gutter Today on May 14th, 2007
When I was pregnant, I was told that if I put a paper clip on a string and held it above my belly and the paper clip went up and down it was a boy and if it went in circles it was a girl....LOL it went in circles, and I had a boy anyways.
by zee-ster on May 14th, 2007
"knock on wood" ... or else? well, i never heard exactly how bad the outcome would be, so i still knock on wood to this day!
by .avallach on May 14th, 2007
Someone once told me, when my wife got pregnant for the 1st time, that if she got ugly then we were having a girl because girls 'steal' their mom's prettiness. If she remained pretty then we were having a boy.
by American idle on April 7th, 2007
"Ugly in the cradle, pretty at the table",..."If you laugh before breakfast, you'll cry before nightfall"...hmmm, cheerful.
by Prime wants the old AB back on May 13th, 2009
That if you kill a snake and throw it in a stream, it will rain.
by Josie98 on April 23rd, 2008
If you have a stye on your eye, walk to the fork in the road and say...."Stye, stye, get off my eye, jump onto the next person who passes by..." and it will go away.
by suzycue on April 22nd, 2008
If you eat the crusts of your bread, you will have curly hair....!
by Anonymous on April 19th, 2008
that if you swallow gum it will stick to your intestines
my mom told me that...
by TX Rules is sad about new AB on February 3rd, 2008
You will get a eye stye if you pee in the road. Yes Southern People are nuts.
by krayzeegirl on February 3rd, 2008
If you take a baby's urine filled diaper and rub it on your face it will cure acne. WTF! I used Zest soap and table salt. :D
by Arisztid on January 31st, 2008
Tie a knot in your handkerchief to quiet katydids.
by koldkanuck on January 31st, 2008
A new world record has been set. A 67-year-old woman has just given birth to twins, making her the world's oldest mother. The mother, whose name has not been released at the time of this writing, gave birth in Barcelona, Spain, The previous record holder was a 66-year-old Romanian who gave birth in 2005. The mother and babies were reported to be doing fine, although the babies were reportedly dying of senesence.
by Galeanda on May 14th, 2007
Breastfeeding is a great contraceptive.
Eating black pepper will drive you to drink.
If you dream of eggs it means someone near you is pregnant.
by Keysha on May 14th, 2007
Kill a spider and it will rain.
by PuhLahMuhLoo on May 14th, 2007
I don't believe in superstitions... That's bad luck
by Final_Starman on May 14th, 2007
Sitting too close to the t.v. will make you blind. Same goes for masterbation. I spent years "toggling the dial" mear inches away from that screen.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on May 14th, 2007
That it is can be harmful for a woman to bathe or swim during her menstural period. If you don't bathe, that is just plain nasty.
by Starmaster on May 14th, 2007
My grandmother got always upset if I was sitting and raised both my arms, like when I wanted to stretch them, because I was "asking for a tragedy or disaster to take place!". She also said that you should never point your finger at a new, developing fruit that was hanging from a tree, because it will cause that fruit to dry and fall. That's a powerful finger!
by KimKfromAbseconNJ on September 26th, 2009
If you go to bed with wet hair, you'll get sick.
If you go outside with wet hair, you'll get sick.
Masturbation will make you go blind.
Cats suck a baby's breath away.
Siamese cats are mean and attack people. I grew up with Siamese cats..my mother and sister loved the breed..and those cats were NEVER mean to anyone. They were quite the opposite, affectionate to anyone who interacted with them.
by TERRYTUKER on May 13th, 2009
the cat can take the babys breath away
by lovebettafish on May 13th, 2009
If you swallow a watermelon seed a watermelon will grow in your belly.
Or if your ears are burning someone is talking about you.
For good luck throw salt over your shoulder.
by herecomesred2 on February 10th, 2009
When my infant was collicky, his dad's mom took him and passed him back and forth through the legs of the kitchen table. She said that would cure it. She also wanted to put pee in his ear when he had an ear infection and told me to light a Marlboro and blow the smoke into his ear and that would cure it. The same family also says they had a Grandmother that could "talk" the pain out of a burn and she told them to never put on cream or ointment with their "dog finger" (pointer). Apparently, the entire family went to Granny Clampett Medical University. I love to listen to them. And no, I didn't allow pee or smoke in my babies ears!!
by thesnowman on February 2nd, 2009
if u have unprotected sex u might get pregnant this is the worste old wives tale ive ever heard
hope this helps
by AnnieOlga on April 22nd, 2008
If a pregnant woman raises her arms the umbilical cord gets wrapped around the baby's neck
by iVanish on April 22nd, 2008
the weirdest one i've ever encountered is this: my boyfriend's grandmother says to never cut your toenails after dark, because it opens an entryway for satan. my boyfriend isn't all that religious, but having been told this since he was little- he refuses to cut his toenails at night! they're muslim and from pakistan, btw, so this is an international old wives tale.
by Aphrodite loves Mentos on February 3rd, 2008
If cows are laying in a field, it's going to rain.
by the general on May 14th, 2007
i think that the absolute stupidest that i ever ran across was during my sailing days.that if you whistled while on board ship that it would bring a terrible storm.you could almost be thrown overboard for that offence on one ship that i sailed on.
by Mini_kilt on May 14th, 2007
If you cuddle your children, they'll grow up to be invalids.
by Aranaea on May 14th, 2007
My grandfather, who is an otherwise intelligent man, thinks that if you run over a snake with your car poison will stay on your tires and get into you the next time you change the tire. (At least it keeps him from running over snakes)
by Crazed_Wiseman on May 14th, 2007
chain letters
by ssjdbz101 on May 14th, 2007
Craziest: god exists.
Favorite: none.
Superstitions are a huge waste of time.
by Richard on January 31st, 2009
If it thunders in October, it will snow in April.
by philosopher-saint on April 22nd, 2008
You callin' my wife 'old'? She's stranger than most, alright, but I dunno about 'old'! ;-)
by mizuiislife on February 3rd, 2008
The most bizarre one I ever heard was that if a woman put her menstrual blood in chili that she cooked and fed it to a man he would fall in love with her!
by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on February 3rd, 2008
My grandma beleived if you swallowed an ice cube it would burn a hole through your stomach.
Do the moon phases affect criminal behavior?
by Answerbag Staff on May 7th, 2010
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What do the colors of mood rings represent?
by Answerbag Staff on November 26th, 2009
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If you observe a shooting star, across the sky, does this really bring one good luck or is this just an old wives tale?
by Anonymous on September 11th, 2007
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Have you ever caught the bridal bouquet at a wedding? Were you the next to get married or is it just an old wives tale?
by mizuiislife on August 11th, 2007
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What does it mean when your nose itches??? Like ichy palms means your coming into money.
by Anonymous on November 7th, 2007
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haha. yeah thats not true. if it was id look like a blind dog.
by SamPanther on April 22nd, 2008
+ you lose hair! LOL
by Nemesis on January 31st, 2009