Old wives tales..

[Lee Bushwacker]

Taking your hat off when you enter a dwelling.
I think its so the mother-in-law (or mother-in-law to be) can see if you are bald or not

It's simply good manners for a man to take off his hat/cap when entering a house, pub, office etc.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

That must be a Scottish thing because I used get told that too at home and nobody else heard of it

Common enough in Ireland too msG.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

"What falls on the floor comes in the door"


The husband coming home from the pub perhaps!

 

[Eleven]

My dad used to constantly tell me to get my feet off the fire else I'd get chill blanes. I still don't even know what they are. :?

Very sore things. Didn't get them with a while thankfully. The cure, also a old wives tale, piss on them. No, I didn't try that as a cure.

 

[Eleven]

With cures in mind, rub nettle stings with dock leaves.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

With cures in mind, rub nettle stings with dock leaves.

That is very true as nettle stings contains acid and doc leaves contain alkaline.

 

[Eleven]

That is very true as nettle stings contains acid and doc leaves contain alkaline.

Dandelion for warts also works.

 

[your fecking joking.]

mocking is catching.

 

[msGod]

mocking is catching.

Mocking IS catching!!

 

[oul'doll]

If you swallow your chewing gum it'll stay in your stomach for 7 years.