sharlag
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I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
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Post by sharlag on Jul 22, 2014 19:27:57 GMT
My mom was always warning us that various foods would make us wormy. Raw hamburger, for one. But there were loads of warnings issued about worms, and surely we weren't eating raw hamburger each time she uttered it.
So I think it was her generic "Don't eat that" go-to phrase.
What false warnings did your mom use?
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Jul 22, 2014 19:33:33 GMT
My mom issued the same "worm warnings" when we'd eat raw cookie dough. I must have been a rebel, cuz I still eat raw cookie dough to this day and admit that I like it better than the actual baked cookie.
ETA: Also, that if my brothers kept cracking their knuckles it would give them arthritis and they'd be crippled.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 19:35:57 GMT
"Your face will freeze like that" for all those times we were getting obnxious with silly faces.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Jul 22, 2014 19:40:04 GMT
My mom said we'd get worms if we walked barefoot in puddles.  |
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Trixie Bender
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Jun 26, 2014 11:31:57 GMT
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Post by Trixie Bender on Jul 22, 2014 19:41:47 GMT
My mom only told me things that she KNEW would come true. For example: "If you do that ONE more time, I will _______." I would, of course, do "that" one more time, and sure enough, _____ would happen! That woman could predict the future!
ETA: She should have tried the worm prediction. I wasn't a fan of worms back then and that may have worked.
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Post by wholarmor on Jul 22, 2014 19:43:41 GMT
My MIL recently asked us if we were sure we wanted to let the kids go swimming so soon after they had eaten. I explained to her old wives' tales, lol.
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scorpeao
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Jun 25, 2014 21:04:54 GMT
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Post by scorpeao on Jul 22, 2014 19:44:40 GMT
Going outside with wet hair you'll catch a cold.
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River
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Jun 26, 2014 15:26:04 GMT
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Post by River on Jul 22, 2014 19:53:10 GMT
Going outside with wet hair you'll catch a cold. My mother is still telling me this.  |
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Post by papersilly on Jul 22, 2014 19:55:01 GMT
you will get sick if you go to bed with wet hair. I know it isn't true but it kinda freaks me out to this day especially when I see my nieces with long hair do it.
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Post by lbp on Jul 22, 2014 19:57:44 GMT
So many!
Don't go back swimming until 30 minutes after you have eaten or you will get cramps and drown.
Don't can tomatoes during your period or they will spoil.
Don't breathe night air it will give you pneumonia.
Don't make faces, they might freeze like that!
No swimming during the "dog days" of summer if you have a cut on you, if will never heal.
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Jul 22, 2014 19:57:47 GMT
When dd rolls her eyes at me I tell if she doesn't stop they will get stuck in the back of her head.  |
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gloryjoy
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 22, 2014 19:58:14 GMT
Going outside with wet hair you'll catch a cold. My mother is still telling me this. People still believe this and they also believe that you catch a cold if you're not dressed warm enough.
Really, a cold is a virus. I'm more inclined to get a virus if I don't have my jacket on .
We always abided by the "don't go swimming till 30 minutes after you've eaten rule" when we were kids. |
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~Susan~
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You need to check your boobs, mine tried to kill me!!!
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 22, 2014 19:59:20 GMT
"If you aren't careful with XYZ, you'll put your eye out!"
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bomo
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Post by bomo on Jul 22, 2014 20:03:09 GMT
Eating the crusts of bread will make your hair curly. (Wish it would)
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 22, 2014 20:04:04 GMT
Oh my, Sharla, we must have the same mother...don't eat raw bacon, you'll get worms. WHY would we even think to do that?
She would have a fit if I took my babies out without a hat. It didn't matter if it was a summer day with no wind, they HAD to have a hat.
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gloryjoy
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 22, 2014 20:06:51 GMT
Eating the crusts of bread will make your hair curly. (Wish it would) Okay this one made me laugh.
We were told that all the nutrition was in the crust, you know because we never ate the crusts! |
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bomo
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Post by bomo on Jul 22, 2014 20:11:57 GMT
Glory joy, you must have straight hair then.  |
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Lozi
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Post by Lozi on Jul 22, 2014 20:12:03 GMT
You will get potatoes growing in your ears if you don't wash them!!
Pulling a face - "If the wind changes your face will stay like that!!"
Old rumours from school:
If you swallow an apple pip an apple tree would grow in your stomach!
If you swallow chewing gum you would get a blockage!
Whoopee!!!!!! my first post on the new board!
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 22, 2014 20:12:17 GMT
Eating carrots is good for your eyes. I'm sure the vitamins are great, but I love cooked carrots and am legally blind.
Trench mouth was something my mother would threaten us w/getting if we put anything non-food related in our mouths.
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oh yvonne
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Jun 26, 2014 0:45:23 GMT
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Post by oh yvonne on Jul 22, 2014 20:15:56 GMT
Okay this sounds horrible and I HOPE I don't offend..but my mother always screamed at me not to go barefoot otherwise I'll get big feet like an Indian. What the heck!? I remember when I was a kid in the 70's everyone was buying moccasins and I begged for a pair and my mother refused, again, the big feet thing! Where the heck she got that I have no idea. LOL My MIL is from the old country and they have the most whackadoodle superstitions to the day. My favorite was when my 15 y/o niece refused eggs for breakfast because she was on her period..and you know...eggs make your period smell really bad. OMG. |
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Post by keknj on Jul 22, 2014 20:16:50 GMT
That if you cross your eyes they will get stuck. I was afraid to cross my eyes for years! I do it sometimes now to freak out the kids and it still makes me a tad nervous!
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Post by pattipea on Jul 22, 2014 20:17:19 GMT
"If you sit on cold cement, you will get a bladder infection."
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Post by pmk on Jul 22, 2014 20:22:32 GMT
"If you sit on cold cement, you will get a bladder infection." My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! |
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Post by *christine* on Jul 22, 2014 20:27:08 GMT
"If you sit on cold cement, you will get a bladder infection." My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! What the heck are they? Did she ever tell you? |
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 22, 2014 20:30:22 GMT
Eating the crusts of bread will make your hair curly. (Wish it would) For us it was that crust would help you learn to whistle. I ate so many crusts but still didn't learn to whistle until I was in High School. Not a warning obviously. My Mom never gave warnings about food because that woman is fearless in the face of food. She will eat anything. I am sometimes surprised that we all survived into adulthood. When we were playing too rough, Mom used to yell out, "Settle down there. I don't want to have to make a trip to the Emergency Room tonight (or today or whatever)" Kind of a back-handed warning. |
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sharlag
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I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
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Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Jul 22, 2014 20:30:29 GMT
My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! What the heck are they? Did she ever tell you? I think piles are hemorrhoids. |
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gloryjoy
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 22, 2014 20:30:57 GMT
Glory joy, you must have straight hair then. Yep, straight as a board ! |
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Post by pattipea on Jul 22, 2014 20:32:45 GMT
My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 'piles' another name for 'hemorrhoids'? |
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Post by Windy on Jul 22, 2014 20:38:16 GMT
"If you sit on cold cement, you will get a bladder infection." My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! Exactly what my mother said. I didn't know what piles were for quite a while and why I should be worried about them. She made it sound so dire. |
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Post by pmk on Jul 22, 2014 20:46:49 GMT
My warning went a step further - you'll get piles if you sit on cold cement/a cold wall etc. It terrified me because for years she wouldn't even tell me what piles were! What the heck are they? Did she ever tell you? Oops, sorry, are piles a UK term?! As others have said, it's another word for haemorrhoids! |
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