25 Old Wives Tales that Are Actually True
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Have you found any of those old wives' tales your grandmother used to tell you to be true? Obviously, most old wives' tales are just tales. Money spiders don’t bring money, eating yam won't cause you to have twins, and itchy palms can hardly make you rich. On the other hand, there are some old wives' tales that are surprisingly true. To find out what old wives' tales are not that far off the mark, check out these 25 Old Wives' Tales That Are Actually True.
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My favourite is "If you see ten troubles coming towards you, eight will run into the ditch before they get to you, one will turn out to be a blessing in disguise, and only one of them you actually have to deal with". I have found that this is VERY true!
These things have been handed down for hundreds of years for a reason. You have to remember to think like your ancestors; they were intelligent
The one about bones aching when storms are coming applies to migraines too - you feel the rain or snow literally coming in.
You are so right. That's why I dread hurricane season.
if you can time your migraines and take calcium in between the pain will lesson or stop-that said there are all forms of calcium-coral calcium works for me in other ways-might consider it!
No, you can feel the pressure dropping. The sad part is... I had to tell you that. It's extremely basic meteorology, like so basic the weather man feels it's appropriate for general public consumption...and that's pretty basic. 🤣
@@carolbowen1693 msm
Babies too. During a hurricane, when pressure drops are greater, women who are 8 months or more pregnant, are encouraged to go to a medical shelter, or to shelter at the hospital. The lower pressure can bring on labor.
The correlation between dental problems and pregnancy is well known. That is why, in the UK, pregnant women get free dental check ups/treatment. The OWT about red sky at night is very old. When I first heard it though, (in the UK) it was "red sky at night shepherds delight, red sky in the morning shepherds warning". The explanation of why this happens is also very true. I sometimes get aching bones when we are due damp weather but I can also smell when it's going to rain. Everyone laughs at me but I am nearly always right.
It is old enough to be in the Bible (Matthew 16: 2-3)
This is definitely true. Baby steals nutrients from mom’s body and mom must consume extra nutrients for baby or the nutrients will come from the mothers bones and other parts of mothers body. Alot of pregnant women have dental problems when they never had dental problems before pregnancy. Sometimes dental problems can be so bad that it can lead too dentures or partials
Can always smell snow in the air
You are so correct .
Never had as many problems with my teeth as when I was pregnant. First time in my life I had this problem.
#12
Who is it that everyone listens to but nobody believes?
The weatherman.
one of only 2 professions where getting things right 3 out of 10 right is considered good.
Meteorologist and Baseball
Never watched the weather forecast since 15th October 1987 when BBC weather anchor Michael Fish said hurricane force winds would subside during the night as they tore through northern France but southeast England including London and the surrounding areas woke up to no power torn down trees , overturned cars , blown down walls and rivers and streams bursting their banks . Want to see what the weather is just look out the window .
@@robertclark2253 It's a joke.
I know your comment was meant as a joke and I found it quite humorous but I was merely pointing out that I haven't trusted the weather forecast since Michael Fish made his disastrous commentary I will leave your original comment a like .
DrHaydentheFunny unless it’s Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel
"Red sky at night sailors delight..." caused by dust in the air? I don't know where you 're sailing, but where I sail there's not much dust in the air - ever.
#18 is so NOT TRUE, in my case! I was REALLY hoping for a boy... I had a *_49 HR_* labour, complete with an allergic reaction to the epidural followed by an emergency c-section then hallucinations and a 105°F fever. The most amazing girl was delivered and in my "state" I told the doctors that they were "WRONG! I was having a BOY!" Not a day has passed since that I haven't felt *_beyond blessed_* by my now 18 year old beautiful, compassionate, generous, intelligent, and mature baby girl! ❤️
As for the chicken soup, it's also because one tends to sit over the bowl of soup thus inhaling the steam, another way to end a cold, inhaling the steam heat kills the virus in the nose and sinus.
You can judge a man by the way he takes care of his shoes.
Totally agree there..... Although a female celeb once said (forget who it was) that you need to avoid men with good shoes as it's most likely they are gay or still live with their Mum haha!
But personally I always check what a man has on his feet!
Lauren T wouldn’t they have shoes on their feet?
@@winglessfairy564 yes, but what type of shoes is what matters!
Queen of Cats-they could be wearing thongs, crocs, sandals, slides, runners, slip on, lace ups, work boots, hiking boots,etc etc. so Lauren T saying she "checks what a man has on his feet" makes total sense.
Horseshit.
When oak trees produce more acorns in the fall than normal, it means nature is preparing for a harsh winter, making extra food for the animals.
Hmm🤔
"Some of those old wives were pretty sharp!"-Linus Van Pelt
What I adhere to (maybe more of an "old husbands" tale) is "pain is weakness leaving the body."
Talented Homeschoolers pain is weakness is a saying among Marines.
Apples also contain pectin, which gobbles up cholesterol.
The full moon part, it's literally where the term Lunacy comes from and I have seen it more times than I can count.
A caveat to #13, as all kids know, if Mom ain't happy, NO ONE IS HAPPY!
Old wives tale that proved true:
I was 7 and my mother was expecting my little brother. She was 8 months along. It was time to can the garden tomatoes and my great grandmother told Mama to skip canning that year or give them to a neighbor to can, because if she did she would lose every jar since tomatoes canned while pregnant never sealed properly. Mama said there was no way she was missing out on her huge harvest of tomatoes. So she canned her tomatoes. 6 weeks later, postpartum, I remember watching my mama chuck 108 quarts of tomatoes, jars and all into a 55 gallon drum for disposal, as she wept bitterly about her lost tomatoes. Grandma said, I warned you. Was heartbreaking at the time seeing her so upset, but we laughed hard about it later.
If stung by jellyfish especially the Box Jellyfish treat the sting with vinegar prior to n ER visit. Many beaches in Australia have emergency boxes on their beaches stocked with vinegar jut for this purpose.
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I made up 2 sayings of my own.
1. Tables are for plates not for dates.
Nicer than tables are for glasses not asses.
2. Absence makes the heart grow fonder or wander.
Or wander is my part of this original saying.
My favorite old wives’ tale is “Living well is the best revenge”.
Being thin is the best revenge-my sister's version! She's not thin but has the same curves she had in her 20s. She is 55
Seinfeld did a bit on that: You think that's what they shoulda told that guy in 'Vigilante?' What you need is a big divan!
My shortest labor was a boy. I also had horrible heartburn for all 3 kids and they had a lot less hair then average. They're not ready for their first haircuts till 2. I couldn't put even the smallest pigtails in my daughter's hair until she was 20 months old
Yes!
Absolutely choose to find a way to thrive and be victorious,
Not victimized!
Again, this is an aphorism, not a wives tale.
An apple a day can keep anyone away, if you throw it hard enough.
Love it
you have to eat the skin as well!
@@carolbowen1693 Always do!
😂🤣😂 I LOVE that one!
ha ha love that
Where there's a will.......There's greedy relatives.
Lol! 🤣🤣🤣
Where there's a will, there's a won't. A quote found in The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.
This is so true. I found this out when my Father passed away in 2008
That's the truth
Ain’t that the truth!
Hearing this list makes me smile. My grandmother used to say several of these. Especially the one about the carrots. I think she was hoping that the carrots would fix my eyes somehow lol I still love carrots though thanks to her so sweet.
Also, I’ve had several broken bones lol because I was a “tomboy “growing up … so yeah, you do know when something is coming weather wise… and if arthritis sucks this bad being younger, it’s really gonna suck when I get old lol
Yes, I can tell when it's going to rain. The ankle I broke years ago aches.
Coffeecat….there is hope for you, I’ve severely hurt some of my joints when I was a child and suffered from arthritis pain quite often especially when the weather changed. BUT now that I’m a senior citizen none of my joints hurt anymore. So I’m not able to predict the weather anymore. Lol
My father used to say eat up your carrots and you'll have good eyesight followed up with you never see rabbits wearing glasses.😂
@@ritawashere5787
Same here...when the weather changes my ankle I had broken in three places will hurt really badly.
@@i_am_a_freespiritvoltaren gel has saved me
Grandma always put baking soda on our bee stings when we were kids. Also, when we had our own children, she would say "only natural products". Never baby oil. Only olive oil. After doing research, I'm glad I listened to her.
Bee stings are acid, therefore bi-carb to sooth it. Wasp stings are alkaline, therefore vinegar to sooth. 😁
I know the baking soda 1 my mom did it.
It will also raise a splinter
The "oil"? Also good for tick "removal".....They get no "air"....My dad, while he lived, always used "gasoline" or "kerosene" on that, for tick removal....but I, myself, am not that "brave".....🫤
Baby Oil and Baby powder....real horrors!
Olive oil works, (if you’re Italian) 😅
One old wives tale that definitely rings true in my experience is "You Reap What You Sow"
That's not a "wives tail", it comes from the Bible... Galatians 6:7
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
Yes from the Bible. One of my favorites.
It's from the bible
I sowed oats in my girl friend..sure enough, we reaped boy twins..😂❤@mse7501
That’s no wives tale. Its what the Bible says and it holds true
"Old wives" have kept us alive for meleniums. Keep the respect.
True.. Sugar Bowl saving....an old practice from way back. No matter how poor, putting change in a jar,(usually put out of sight and not opened til it was full or really necessary) will reap surprising results. In the depression of the 30's it was essential. For many it made Xmas. Nowadays it would be a greater practice.
Not sure onions would help with fire ant bites though!
Well said. 👏
millenniums* (not "meleniums") 🙄
Ora Gell, for tooth aches helps with ant bites. @@sherrydesmarais7032
Some of them I never heard before but a lot of them are true. My Moms favorite one was "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" so true, miss you Mom.
Also known as take care of yourself.
My dad had a favorite "marry in haste repent in leisure"
My Mother's go to saying was "A little hurt now will save a big hurt later". Over the years I applied it to everything from the dentist visit to break ups with the wrong guy.
@ruthlewis6678 That's is a good one.👍
That's more an aphorism.
My Dad always said "work smart, not hard". Always thought he was silly and lazy, but the older i get i see the wisdom in it. If you are exerting yourself too much then there is most likely a better way to do the task.
One of my father's many pearls of wisdom was the saying fools and their money soon part. So far I agree with it 100%
I wonder where the fool got the money in the first place
@@I.am.Sarah. Inherited.
My Dad always said "Women and Children shouldn't have cars " -- I think he was right ! 🤣
Another way I heard it is, "A fool and his money are some party!"
@@paranoiawilldestroyya3238 😅 I like that one -- and your Kinks reference in your screen name.
“Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
"The hands of the king, are the hands of a healer."
She saved at least three lives when she spoke those words to Gandalf.
@@teemusid, was it Eowyn who said that? It's been *YEARS* since I read the books!
@@alicewilloughby4318 No, it was Ioreth, the woman that worked in the house of healing. Gandalf then summoned Aragorn, who saved Merry, Eowyn and Faramir.
Impressive - good share
You guys are hilarious. Don’t worry what you wear doesn’t bother me. Personality is what counts and both of you win. FYI i am blind. No carrots never help me, I’m beyond that kind of help. LOL I live by counting my blessings every day. I am truly a perfect example of this wise tale.
Feed a cold, starve a fever. That was one my grandmother taught us all. I find it very true.
False, You need to feed both. Your body needs food so it has the energy to fight off whatever is causing your cold or fever.
Actually its true. If you feed a fever, vomiting or diarrhea can occur causing even more dehydration to occur. Thats why "plenty of liquids" is advice given by doctors. Liquids include broths, juices, herbal teas and water, 3 of which contain vitamins, minerals and electrolytes that help the body stay hydrated and "fed".
I find I can eat with a cold but have no appetite with a fever.
@@AsriaDurden5558 not to mention when you eat the digestive process raises your temperature slightly and you don't want to fuel the already raging fever
A fever is a common symptom of a cold though. I thought it was "feed a cold, starve the flu".
I was in the Navy and 'red sky at night, sailor's delight, red sky in morning, sailor's take warning' was very commonplace
Kally K I’d always heard that as ‘shepherds delight’ and ‘shepherds warning’.
I'm not from the Navy, but I have also always heard it as sailor. I actually say this one all the time. Doesn't matter how you say it, it seems to be true. 😊
Kayla Schwalbauch I agree, I just find it interesting comparing sayings from different places.
I've heard it your way.
I remember that!
Thanks for the comfirmation on the full moon issue. When I was in the Navy and had Shore Patrol duty, whatcwe all dreaded was having a Friday, payday and the full moon all coming together. Those are the ONLY duty nights that my partner and I had to resort to self defense to deal with the loonies. Never had those problems on Friday paydays on any other phase of the moon.
"If you lay down with the dogs your gonna end up with fleas." Also "What goes around comes around."
My grandmother used to say that tooo.
not so sure about the second one? that sounds like the law of karma..........and nothing has happened to nasty people who don"t wish you well
The second one is karma, it's a universal law.
that is why i lie down with a cat
@@0011peace A cat has 9 lives! And don't let a black one cross your path!
Yes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", but you need good aim.
Giggles
@@FaithMidnight "Thank you...thank you very much."
An Apple a day means you now need 2 chargers and a "dongle"....Oh, wait....
@@jamesslick4790 WOW! A sense of humor. Home Grown Home Brewed!
You know, if you could make enough of that stuff, it could be used to spike the water supplies of Left leaning cities and finally, Centers of Higher Learning. Jerry Seinfeld et al could go back to playing College campuses and the American Renascence could begin after the disappearance of the Left's Dark Age.
"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
I can't see any obstacles in my way"
Lol lol
My mom always said that carrots are good for the eyes; you don't see any rabbits wearing glasses. She also told me the red skies one, and to watch for a ring around the moon.
My sister worked at a day care, and noticed that the kids were more troublesome during the full moon.
Full moons were dreaded in the ER 9+ years and I hated every full moon night as my schedule seemed to hit all of them.
Some of our craziest cases came in on those nights
a school teacher told me that the kids were always wound up during a full moon and after Halloween because they were full of sugar.
I was a teacher for 30 years, and the full moon was a dreaded event for all of us because of how the children behaved!
I worked in pubs in the UK for decades (including a rather infamous chain) and full moons were absolutely dreaded due to the upturn in awful behaviour!
Trouble sleeping when there are full moons:-(
Actually honey has been used for ages because of it's antibacterial properties especially on open wounds
Egypt used this cure.
Folks made it many Millenias prior to the discovery of antibiotics and Western Pharma Profiteers.
Pharmaceutical companies now make a treatment called wound honey which does contain honey. I am a nurse and use it often.
I was wondering if anyone caught that
He should take more notes from his buddy Simon Whistler. Also, the full moon thing is mostly confirmation bias.
Michelle Baird some can’t or don’t eat honey 🍯
"You are judged by the company you keep"!
Momma used to say if she didn't like one of my school friends....lay with dogs you gonna get fleas.... to let me know she didn't approve of them in front of them
True to this day. Ask the guy in jail who his friends are.
The saying goes, you can judge a man by his wrist watch. and the company he keeps. Very true,
Mom had two.
Judge not lest you be judged by the same measure.
No one wins a fight. Just try to be the loser that can still stand.
I'm pushing 60yrs old and those words are as true today as they were when I was 5yrs old.
You can pick your friends but not your family.
A stitch in time saves 9. This refers to taking care of a problem right away before it gets worse. In the literal sense if you have a small hole in a garment and you sew it right away you prevent the hole from getting bigger and having to use more stitches
'...but since honey doesn't have antibacterial properties...' erm... what? Honey is HELLA antibacterial.
They used it in wounds in ye oldie Greece
Better than neosporin.
@@auroraackley227 also Egypt
@@MartinsGarage97 indeed!
That's true for raw, unpasteurized honey, but the stuff sold in most grocery stores in North America, like "Billy Bee Honey", is processed, and often mixed with high fructose corn syrup or other ingredients (that for some reason, they don't have to include on the label. 🙄) It loses a lot of its healing powers, unfortunately. The tips and "health hacks" posted around social media rarely specify which type, or how much. (Same with cinnamon, which has some great medicinal qualities. Benefits increase IF you buy the less kind (Ceylon) from a health food store. The type sold in a bottle or pouch in the store is the cheaper, and therefore more popular type of cinnamon (Cassia), and is good for helping to regulate blood sugars in diabetics. )
Definitely full moon makes odd behaviour. I work as a nurse and dread seeing a full moon on a night shift. Seems to hit poor patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s more
Odd behavior and increased numbers in delivery. Nurse here I've seen it. Moon=tides= mommies=H2o breaks, and fluids, pressure, cranial ??? Maybe affects some peoples mental function. Something to think about.
Try a courthouse or jail
I worked in a pharmacy, definitely agree with you there
I work in a prison and you are correct. They get stupid on a full moon.
As an ex- Deputy Sheriff I found that people did nutty things regardless of the moon's phase. I never noticed any particular correlation with the moon, but there was some talk about it. Mostly it correlated with the amount of alcohol consumed, with mental instability or by poor parenting. But my contact with people was usually short whereas sarah82ish's was undoubtedly more prolonged. BTW Sarah82ish, I'm PJ83ish but I do not go by that name, but just by PJ
My Mom was taken to the hospital when there was a full moon and the emergency room was packed. I asked the security guard if it was because there was a full moon 🌕. He said, “No, it’s always like this.” But I definitely think full moons do have an affect on some people.
Luna = moon.....that's why crazy people are called (luna)tics
In college I was a bartender….. full moon especially in Scorpio was just chaos.
I worked in the restaurant/bar business from my teens to my late 30s. It was common knowledge amongst every seasoned employee that when a full moon was on the rise to expect and get prepared for a bizarre night. Incidents out of the ordinary always happened on those nights.
never count your chickens before they are hatched.
Great list! I love watching your videos. 😊
My Grandma use to say when you see the backs of leaves blowing in the wind, it’s gonna rain. More times than not, she’s been right on this one!
Even if it isn't windy, the edges of the leaves turn up in order to catch the rainwater for nutrients and leaves droop more during hot weather to create more shade for the tree. Plants can tell you a lot about the weather when you know what you are looking for.
So can cows. If the whole herd is laying down it's gonna rain. They lay down to protect their udders, wet feilds can lead to udder rot...which sucks. It's as accurate as the leaves.
I can attest to that.
Agreed. Especially with Silver Leaf Maples.
You left out "A stitch in time saved nine." and "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Measure twice, cut once
What would the "nine" be??? And stitch in time, is that about sewing??? It's confusing to me....
@@sherribriggs9488 it uses sewing as a metaphor to say something to the effect of, "pay attention to what you're doing or you'll mess up and need to do it again"
@@BaldingClamydia but what's the"nine"???
@@sherribriggs9488 9 stitches. If you mess up you'll have to take out any stitches you did after the first one. Look up embroidery or crochet, that's the kind of stitching it references
The (chewed) butt of a cigar will INSTANTLY calm a wasp or bee sting. I know this from personal experience.
And in the 1910s, cigar smoke soothed an earache every time.
Give me a man in Jean's and t shirt any time. Never trust a SUIT. AMEN.!!!!!!
I too LOVE a man in a Tshirt & Jean's (or shorts!!)
I wear Jean's or shorts with t shirts every day. Are you single?
You sound like you are the kind of girl that's very easily led around and was taken advantage of by a man in a suit
or you are a very forgettable female who never walks out with the alpha male, in which case, it's easy to reject what you can never have (coming from a man who likes the kind of woman that wearing a suit and tie attracts).
It's like this, you have to make men work for you, to court you properly. Take pride in yourself, and demand your man take you seriously and respect you enough to wear a suit and tie for you... otherwise you will keep meeting beta males and losers who think that swiping left or right makes him a stud as opposed to approaching a table of women in a bar.
;-)
@@Bawbster1 Oh how wrong you are! My husband has always been a Jeans and T-Shirt man and is one of the MOST respectful men I know. We have been together 29 yrs and he shows me EVERY DAY how much he loves and respects me. BUT, not just me, he respects all our friends (mine as well as his) and family. Character is MUCH more important than what you see on the outside.
And remember, casual does NOT mean scruffy!
@@normalaird8262 yes... you are right, character is more important than the surface things... unfortunately, it's hard to wear your character on your sleeve...
In general, (I never said all women), women tend to like men who know how to present themselves. This gets you in with more women than not.
You are confusing Marketing with Sales. I am speaking of marketing, getting your foot in the door. After that, it's up to the salesperson in-store to sell the product. That's where someone's personalty and character shines through.
The reason you need to market yourself, is because, a typical woman gets approached in bars often, and they need some sort of defence mechanism to weed out the weak so they don't waste their entire night with some "nice guy" who just not going to try and "close the deal". (and ladies, you know what I am speaking of). This is why women will give a guy many sh!t tests when he approaches her in a bar. She is trying to see what kind of character he has. This is, again, where the marketing comes in... dressing like a slob won't get you very far with most women, in fact it will be the first sh!t test a guy typically fails. If a woman rejects you for dressing in jeans and a t-shirt, shame on you. If a woman rejects you for dressing up nicely, then shame on her.
For a woman to say these things doesn't matter, tells me that she isn't used to being approached in bars that often and her options are limited, therefore, she has less standards.... and is not the person that any male wants or should take advice from.
My grandma told me never to let my tea get cold or I'll never get married. After I got divorced I always waited till it got ice cold, and it works!
Lol
telemachus53 I’m single, never married, very outgoing and social, but I do have trust issues. I love my hot tea but also love iced tea, cold enough to have a thin coating of ice over it. Hmm, I wonder what that indicates about me...LOL 🧐
LOL I'm going to have to take up drinking iced tea,,,,,
Granny was a smart lady!!! LoL
telemachus53 .... Ya that's funny! Lol 😆 but I am still look for a man? I can drink tea ☕ any time! Maybe it means if you let things cool down 🍦 to much you Loss the man! ☕ men like things hot 🔥... 😲.. Lol 😆....💃🚶🚶🏃🏃🏃
Here is one that I swear work, but I have no clue why. Put vinegar on a sunburn. If use cold vinegar, it feels soothing, but it also heals faster. The sooner it is applied, the better the results.
That is true.
Watts Isnaim
That's very true. I use it in a spray bottle. After a liberal spraying with vinegar to the sunburn, take a cool shower or bath, then apply aloe vera to the burned area.
It's been a few years since I've had a sunburn (about 4 in the last 25 years, thanks to effective use of sunscreen); when I did, the white vinegar application really took the sting out of the sunburn.
A word of caution. Use distilled white vinegar to avoid a burning sensation caused by additives. That being said, even the burning sensation will stop and the comfort begin.
Is there a third choice that doesn't involve suffering from the burn or stinking of vinegar?
@@rollingthunder915 yup.
Talk is cheap! Actions really do speak louder than words!
I would agree with you on matters such as faith...you cannot just talk the talk you MUST walk the walk, day in and day out, until it is your life and resides in your heart.
I disagree, though, in many other areas. WORDS can:
- Communicate with our comrades, our opposition, & those of neutrality
- Stop wars
- Prevent misunderstandings
- Change world views
- Bring hope to the hopeless
- Calm the distraught
- Mend broken hearts
- Educate the pupil
- Create: Literally anything you can think of, your own sandbox on paper!
- And for those of use who desperately need it, take use to another place for a while, to be someone else, in a different life, with different challenges and burdens, in a whole different plane of existence...so we can get a much needed respite without having to leave our house or our body. And THAT, Shari Chambers, is the incredible power of talk of WORDS. And yes, I believe the pen more powerful than the sword. I believe it to be the most powerful tool Humanity possesses...
To set aside the pen and take up the sword, is easy to do. But, think long and hard, first. The cost is only our humanity.
Not if you pay for telephone service. How did A,T, & T get rich?
Donna Hessong yup
Honey actually DOES have antibacterial properties. That's why honey is used on wounds and surgical sites.
My mom always used newspaper to wash the windows! It never streaked or left residue and the windows were so clean!!
I have always used newspaper since I first got the chore as a wee one. I was unaware people used something else...🤔 What would they use? A dusting cloth? That's what I would use on mirrors if I hadn't any handy newspaper, but never on windows. The job is just too big... I'd wait for the Sunday paper before starting on windows. 😓
@@ds.nedsong ppl use paper towels
@@davidfera515 ...but, that would be just down right waisteful. That's why Daddy, God bless his forth-right soul, never purchased them.
I have noticed my neighbor, that I am good friends with used paper towels for this purpose when we first met. But they left terrible streaks and a fibrous residue behind, that was hard to get off. I asked her if she didn't have any newspaper and she replied, 'What, do mean, that will fix this.' Of course it will. And of course it did...now all the ladies (men, girls, or boys, who get stuck with the job) on my street use it...keeping the ad circulars just for the purpose. 🤩
Also remember, back in the day, that newsprint ink was made with alcohol. Good for using under the mother, and to wrap the baby in, in emergency childbirth.
"I get up at 6:00AM every morning." So? At my age, I get up at 12:00AM, 2:00AM, 4:00AM, 6:00AM......
Eat orange fruits and vegetables to help your prostate.
nora22000 - too late.
I go to the bathroom every morning at 6:00 AM like clockwork. Only trouble is, I don't wake up till 7:00 AM.
@@itsus8172 hahaha...😁
What age are you?
My grandmother said,"Not to much of any one thing,no matter what it is in your life." My mother's advice was,"Never talk of religion or politics."
Raw, unprocessed honey is antibacterial, antiviral, and very healing. This is especially true for high grade Manuka honey. (However, processed honey strips all the goodness out of it, so commercial honey isn't worth much.) I have used raw and Manuka honey many times to heal wounds. Other than that, I agree with Mike's list.
Just avoid giving raw unprocessed honey to infants less than 6 months, due to certain organisms their bodies cannot combat at that age.
This is interesting:
"In a separate study comparing Buckwheat Honey with Manuka, scientists found that Buckwheat honey had greater antioxidant activity than Manuka, and exhibited equivalent antibacterial activity against the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Both honeys show great abilities to restrict the growth of bacteria in lab conditions.
However Buckwheat could fight some bacteria that Manuka could not. A recent study found that buckwheat honey is more effective than over the counter cough syrup at treating coughs in children! Buckwheat has also been shown to improve heart health, help manage glucose levels, and is gluten free and non-allergenic."
I agree with you. Before I retired, the wound care doctors, at the hospital where I worked, were using manuka honey on wounds. They were getting success, especially in wounds that had MRSA.
I use it on wounds I get at home. Especially since I'm allergic to many of the commonly used antibiotic ointments.
That what I use on my eczema.
Used in ancient times to help heal wounds, it’s great in a face mask or scrub to help with acne
Same Mike. i have never had menstrual cramps either. Thank god for chocolate
nate roseman 😆
nate roseman yup
This list is one of my favorite ones so far. I'm a 60 year old woman from down South, and my Mama was born and raised in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. She and my Aunties were always spouting off some kind of Old Wives Tale. And since my Mama was the youngest, they were mostly old, and eithe.r married or widowed. So I thought it meant just the group of them talking and spouting something off whenever anything happened to cause them to say something they had memorized. Almost like they were afraid that if they didn't, something bad would happen to them.
Most of your list I knew, but there were a few that I had never heard of in my life. I love learning something new. Thank you. I love your show!!
😂How do you get rid of inward fever ? Northerners don't have a clue.
While being a telephone operator, working the night shift, I used to talk to some strange people during the full moon.
Old wives tales= basic observational research.
I think the term "actions speak louder than words" does not allude so much to hand or body gestures' being more communicative than speech; rather, it refers to how one's actual behavior --- i.e., behaving himself, keeping his word, checking up on you to see if you need anything, etc. --- is a much more convincing/meaningful indication of one's caring and honesty than his just verbally professing to be such a great person. (And of course, the reverse can be true, also --- you may hear really bad things about someone from certain folks who do not happen to like him for whatever reason, but then if he treats you exceptionally well, you can figure that most likely those public-smear comments are just idle rumors, and should be discounted. Many times, people who are jealous of someone with superior morals will badmouth him just to make themselves feel less inadequate.) It's kind of like someone's claiming to be very reliable about paying back a loan --- the only way to determine if he is truly that conscientious is to see if he regularly comes to you with actual cash, rather than flimsy excuses.
I have Osteoarthritis, I can confirm that I can feel weather in my bones.
🙏amen!!
@@chubbylady82, I also have Psedoarthrosis
Jason Juneau AMEN, BROTHER!
since ive had back surgery I call tell you hours before bad weather comes ive proven this many times to friends
@@williambuck5617 I know that feeling. I've had two lumbar spine surgeries. Now I have titanium rods, screws, and a cage holding it together.
Honey, since the dawn of time it has been used as an ointment that prevents or draws out infection because of antibiotic properties
Same goes for
Ginger
Goldenseal
Garlic
100% right
An old wives tale my mom always repeated was " what you think about, you bring about". It has always made sense to me, and I live by the saying.
#list25
7:15 OH MAH GAWD MIKE! Did you even Google "Honey's antibacterial properties"?
No, I'm not a hippie /eyeroll. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609166/
love you guys
Going to say same thing!
Honey is very antibacterial! Who the hell told these it didn't?!
@Aurora Ackley , That's true for raw, unpasteurized honey, but the stuff sold in most grocery stores in North America, like "Billy Bee Honey", is processed, and often mixed with high fructose corn syrup or other ingredients (that for some reason, they don't have to include on the label. 🙄) It loses a lot of its healing powers, unfortunately. The tips and "health hacks" posted around social media rarely specify which type, or how much. (Same with cinnamon, which has some great medicinal qualities. Benefits increase IF you buy the less kind (Ceylon) from a health food store. The type sold in a bottle or pouch in the store is the cheaper, and therefore more popular type of cinnamon (Cassia), and is good for helping to regulate blood sugars in diabetics. )
@@dodgingpineapples90 ok you made a good point there i didn't know that cinnamon was good too for health stuff i mean
There are a good many herbs and spices in a kitchen good for ones health. Honestly my favorites are cinnamon and mint.
@@ladykoiwolfe yeah i love me my mint!
There is a few things on this list isnt true.
The saying I have always lived by and believe is true is as follows: Hope for the best, expect the worst.
"The smallest of deeds outweigh the greatest of intentions"
"Red skies at night, shepherd's delight. Red skies in morning, shepherds take warning"
I've heard a similar saying, "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning"
@@ajp2223 I've heard similarly, red sky at night, sailors delight...right sky at morning sailors take warning
I was born butt first on May Day (May 1st).
Born telling the world to kiss my ( Y ). 😆
I was too born on may 1st and my name is lisa too ... 😲 .. crazy
You: ohh that’s not my arse! Me: that’s not my tongue either.
Dad used to say that the two things you have to remember are "poop flows downhill and payday's on Friday". (Okay, he didn't actually say "poop" but I'm keeping it family-friendly here.) Later they told me that "poop flows downhill" means people above you in the hierarchy keep all the good stuff for themselves and pass the bad stuff like unpleasant tasks to the lower-downs.
Thing is, Dad was a plumber. When a big part of your job involves keeping the toilets working and the pipes running, "poop flows downhill" is literally a useful thing to keep in mind.
(He said the third thing to remember was "don't bite your fingernails". That one, I think, *is* specific to plumbers.)
I still drink 7up when I'm sick 😂
Ginger ale is better.
@@ladykoiwolfe I dont like ginger ale
Ginger ale is better for you. It actually has healthy benefits. 7up lacks them.
Crystal Germann ginger ale
Willa Wolfe yup
I love you both so much & I can't get enough of your banter!! I've been having a hard couple days but watching your videos has really kept me NOT ONLY laughing... But learning as well. Thank you guys.so.much. 👏👏👊👊💛💛
The one's about babies is true. My oldest not only was over 2wks past his due date but also breach and born via c-section. Ironically my dad was also breach but they really didn't do c-sections back then as often as they do now. Yes he had a full head of hair, yes the worst heartburn ever.
When you're palms itch, it means company's coming.
When you itch all over...
They've arrived! 😃
when you drop silverware on the floor means company's coming
An old Benny Hill joke.
My palms always itches and nobody Visit me and I am still poor
My Right Palm itches means I am going to get unexpected Money, and it works, on the other hand (literally) my left hand is unexpected Money out, and I hate that
The thing is years ago it used to take 3 to 4 weeks to get money in, now it's a matter of days and I get money in. The thing about my Left palm itching, I never knew when or how much was the unexpected money out.
nuns say you were doing the devils work!!!!
Yeah, my eight and a half labor with my son had FAR more difficulty than with both daughters, but it was my first pregnancy so that may be part of why. It was the only time I had an epidural too, because it only worked on my left side of body and didn't help with pain really at all my youngest was born in only three hours.❤❤❤
All true. But I'll bet raising the 2 daughters were (or will be) harder to raise than your boy! Maybe. But you're probably a better mom than I am. 🩷🩵 & great health to ALL of your children. ✌️
🌴Janet🌹
You were blessed! My first, a girl, 26 hours labor, and my second, a boy, was 13 hours.
My Great Grandma believed that your hair would grow faster if you cut it by the full moon, as that's when gravity is at its strongest.
Melandria Surewind My husband always cut his hair on a full moon and it grew like the weeds in your lawn .....quickly. So I started doing it lol
My mom says by the New Moon to keep your hair from falling out. I'm not sure if there is truth to that one or not.
honey whiskey n lemon mixed for chest cold
Mix the juice of one orange, one very hot pepper, a small chunk of ginger, puree in a blender.
Drink like a shot.
Works wonders and sometimes makes you think you're gonna breath fire.
For any Cold Believe me I know and have tested OR I might just like Whiskey
@@richardbool4232 I've used it too. Always feel better. But it's more temporary.
@@ladykoiwolfe I like Temporary it just means I get to take more haha
Yep a whiskey lemon juice and honey shooter or drink really works add a hot towel around the chest too and it works very well..saved my life once no joke!
The heartburn meaning hair on baby's head is very true ... my daughter was born with full head of dark hair- it turned blonde within a month, and she never lost it.
Turn the other cheek, but, have a rock in your hand.
turn the other cheek but keep a eye opened
#21 my parents used to say "in like a lion, out like a lamb"
Luthian Diya that's for March
Luthian Diya
: If March comes in like a lion it will go out like lamb and vice versa.
Some years it just roars the whole time through.
The month of March. So true.
Isn't that for the month of March???
Never heard of the onion for stings, but making a paste out of meat tenderizer and water applied to the sting helps. Probably for the same reason.
cheese causes unsavory dreams. I chortled a bit even though the pun went unnoticed.
I eat cheese every night and all I dream about is wanting more when I ran out of the last piece, so I e or spoonful I 💘cheese!!! And chocolate!!! I would die without chocolate!!! 🍫 👀
Suppose you show more respect for The Holy Name Of God, to whom every knee must bend?
Vincent Perratore noo
Find a penny pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck
I've found 10euro today, does that count too? xD
. put it in your right shoe....
The tale I was told pick up penny's dimes any coins because they fall from loves from heaven to make u smile
The rest of the penny thing is:
See a penny, let it lay,
Bad luck follows you all day.
Anna pinkypinky I like that version!
An old remedy for scratchy, sore throat and cough is to mix honey with lemon juice. My grandmother would also occasionally add a splash of whiskey. We've been using the honey/lemon mix for 4 generations.
My grandma used to give me beef bullion, a cube in a glass of hot water.
@@BaldingClamydia My mom gave us chicken bullion for colds, flu, sore throat, etc. I still use it when nauseated sometimes. Bullion (either kind) is a good way to get some fluids when your sick and the heat can be quite soothing.
Years ago a nurse told me for a sore throat.
Honey
Lemon juice
Glycerine
Works like a charm
add a tablespoon of butter to that and you have a hot toddy that will knock out any cold or flu.
Not just any vinegar. It must be apple cider vinegar.
@3:49, Semi-true, Formerly TRUE. In years prior to Pulpwood Newsprint was made from Linen which was a good Glass cleaner, and the Oil base of old printers ink could leave a protective film on glass. Now, woodplup is iffy.
My favourite saying from my Nan is: "treat a cold and it'll be gone in seven days; leave it alone and it'll be gone in a week".
Full moon is definitely true- CNA/ soon to be nurse
I totally agree with you. I’m a nurse too. Full moon definitely affects behaviour. Especially those poor patients who have dementia or Alzheimer’s. I’ve been doing my job for 16 years now. Dread seeing a full moon on a night shift.
Here's one for a woman wondering about her future with a man:
"If you want to know how a man will treat you as his wife, watch how he treats his mother."
If a man talks down to his mother, ridiculing her opinions, and treating her like she's worthless, he will do that to his wife. He may not be doing that to you yet, but he definitely will. Sadly, I've seen this verified much too often amongst my friends and family.
True
#18 wasn't true for me, but #17 was.
Honey helps with allergies, as long as it's coming from a local source. It helps build immunity to seasonal allegories when taken daily. Definitely better than a pharmaceutical remedy.
The itchy left palm may not be true for some, but it has been true for me. It's never failed me so far.
seasonal allergies* (not allegories) 🙄
I used to work with special needs kids and when there was a full moon, they were off the walls with energy.
Alzheimer's patients are just as bad at the full moon, even worse than normal.
I worked with the public most of my life, people are definitely affected by the moon! Believe it or not, this is especially noticeable in bar patrons... ;)
totallylooneytunes ..... That's right! 🎭 they have studied it! And even police🚔🚓🚓🚓👮👮 have said crime 😭 🔫🔪🔨🔩 is higher in Full moon! And emergency personnel get more hurt people 🏥🚑 and firer dept. Have more calls🔥🔥🏨🏢🏫🚒🚒 🚧⚠🚥🚨🚓 🚌🚂🚀✈🚢🚣 when the full moon 🌝 makes people go crazy! 😈👿👹👺 and all you have to do it just look around or go some where in a full moon! 🌝 you will see for yourself! 😱 and I make sure I write ( Full Moon) on my calendar 📅📆📇📝📊📈📉 if it's not already there! To let me know to be careful around that time! And of course you can see outside too. .... Scary stuff is true! 😲....🌝🌚🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌜🌛🌙🌝🌖🌑
Nope the lunar Urban myth is totally Urban myth! Or wives tales whatever you want to call it! Here's an amazing article by Scientific American one of the best publicated magazines there that actually does Peer review and research before printing their articles.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunacy-and-the-full-moon/
The Phrase is Actually This:
"Red Sky @ Night Sailors⚓⛵Delight", "Red Sky In Morning Sailors⚓⛵Take Warning".
I grew up on Lake Huron & the Coast Guard was Based in my hometown & this was an adopted phrase.
The best explanation for the Moon wives tale is simply light. Yeah, more people go outside at night when there's a full moon because they can see easier.
It's the omega fats in fish that are good for brain health.
"It takes money to make money" I heard this aphorism plenty of times during grade school (I'm now 67); from my grandmother and her friends, when they sat down for coffee cake and a gossip session (I made the coffee cake). Usually they were talking about how Grand Marsh would grow into a city. What they talked about, usually was where the money would / should be spent - - more especially by whom. I heard long & boring (to me) conversations about who should advance the village's growth (with money invested).
The heartburn one is NOT true. I had heartburn like crazy and my daughter was bald until her 2nd birthday 😳
My wife had two baldies n suffered with heart burn from day 1 of each pregnancy
I'm bald, currently have heartburn and I've never been pregnant.
Raquelpixie I was bald
Wow, I learned something new... I didn't know the one about using onions on a bee sting! Very helpful out here in the Pine Barrens in Long Island, NY!
Thanks again, guys!
My husband bought "A Bug bite thing" five stars!
You can also suck a stinger out...Or the poison from a mosquito bite.
Also, unflavored meat tenderizer. Poison ivy or other plant irritants: Dawn dishwashing liquid (yes, brand matters). (Mild) jellyfish sting: vinegar and ice, and take aspirin. If it’s on a lot of your body or face and neck, see a doctor, quickly.
Christine Ming I don’t think this is a good idea. You get venom in your mouth and it’s still in the flesh of the victim. You can remove a bee by gently sliding a pocketknife (or credit card) under the bee, front to back. This can dislodge the stinger from the skin without breaking the sac that injects the venom into the body. Doesn’t work with killer bees. Idk how to save yourself from them.
Rubbing alcohol on a sting as soon as possible will reduce the "poison" and the size of the bump. I've done it and it works!
"Red sky at night - shepherd's delight.
Red sky in the morning - shepherd's warning."
(Not sailors !!)
As for the catching more flies line, an old farmer’s trick for catching flies around the apple orchard involves mixing honey and vinegar in water in jugs and hanging them in the trees.
Another method of catching flies involves coordination and well broken-in baseball mitt.
I love a man in jeans and a t-shirt.... I found out a long time ago, that most of these "Old wives tales" had truth to them, I taught them to my children, who are now passing them on to their own children. I never waited for, or had to find out from scientist that they were true! Love you Mike and Tristan ❤️💙💖💞💕
Besides scientists don't know everything. They are even fond of telling us how much they don't know.
I like to see a man in a bright white t-shirt.
Shorts and a hoodie make a man really grotesque, especially in Congress.
In 1958, I got dressed in maternity clothes to go shopping with Grandmother. She took one look at me and asked if I was going out dressed like that? I told her that my dress was clean. She answered that people would know what I had been doing???😅
Lol! ❤
I'm only 37 and have arthritis in my ankle and wrist. They always start hurting when the pressure drops 🙁
Yep, I'm with ya! I'm 37 as well, and the knee injury I got when I was 10, the tailbone injury I got at 13, and my arthritis in my hands, let me know when it's about to rain!
@@NN-ir9bjI fractured my wrist twice once in my sleep (metal daybeds are very bad if you toss and turn a lot). I fractured my ankle once and have sprained both ankles more times than I can remember now. I also hurt my shoulder a few years ago when I feel in my parent's kitchen landing on my back, stupidly thought I was okay so I didn't go to the hospital. I was not okay. It turns to hell once winter hits, I feel like my entire body is trying to kill me. I need to move someplace warm...