I had a laugh when I saw this. It reminded me of some of the things my mother used to tell me. I am not sure if she believed them or if she said it to stop me doing certain things
- if you swallow chewing gum it will stay in your stomach forever
- nosebleeds make you lose weight
- pepper takes seven years to pass through your system
- long hair saps your strength
- bathing more than once a week removes all your natural oils
- you can’t wash your hair when you have your period
- you get sick if you go outside with wet hair
- if you pull a face and the clock strikes your face will stay like that
- if you wear mascara it all collects behind your eyeballs. So badly that one day they would have to remove your eyeballs to scrape it all out
- peacock feathers and owls are unlucky
- you have to cover mirrors during a storm or they will attract lightning
- sitting on cold cement gives you piles
- swallowing an apple seed will mean an apple tree will grow in your stomach
- each time you crack your knuckles they get bigger and bigger.
- if you pick your nose your nostrils will get so huge you will be able to see your brain.
Luckily neither my mother or grandma told me any of these nonsense!
I don’t know where they come from (some are not that stupid though) but they seem to have been famous at a certain period.
‘You will have someones eye out with that you know’….. What ever it was sounds lethal!
LOL! Don’t wear your jacket in the house, or you won’t feel the benefit when you go outside! And I never could work out whether sitting on hot or cold radiators gave you piles!
Sounds like your mum knew my grandma!
They both knew mine as well!