Old Wives Tales

[Niksik]

i think that has to do with the months that fish mate and lay their eggs in. in those months they aren't very appetizing or healthy

Probably. Also maybe because it's the rainy season and everything gets contaminated???

[Khumar]

Re: Old Wives Tales

well fish live in water, and unless it's been raining mercury from the sky for a while, i don't think it would matter that it's the rainy seasons =/

[Niksik]

Re: Old Wives Tales

Hmmmm. Makes sense. Perfectement.

[Pareezay]

@TLK

My Khala used to tell me that never eat water melon with seeds, otherwise watermelon plant will grow into your stomach and come out through your mouth

The thought used to scare the heck out of me

no wonder I am not a big fan of water melon

I remember when I was 7 or 8, I accidently swallowed one of the cheeku seeds and I said omg dad, what do I do now? He and my mom looked at each other and said nothing, a tree will now grow out of you. I couldn’t sleep the entire night thinking how a tree will fit inside my body After that, I didn’t even swallow orange seeds until I was 19 or something.

[Niksik]

@shay9164

I remember when I was 7 or 8, I accidently swallowed one of the cheeku seeds and I said omg dad, what do I do now? He and my mom looked at each other and said nothing, a tree will now grow out of you. I couldn’t sleep the entire night thinking how a tree will fit inside my body After that, I didn’t even swallow orange seeds until I was 19 or something.

Oh come here girl…lemme hug you!

[Ruiner]

Re: Old Wives Tales

some i've heard from superstitious family members, they don't really make sense to me:

• don't wear black when it rains
• no fish and milk together
• nail clippings should be thrown in water (and flushed down toilet), not the garbage can
• no music after maghrib
• no vacuuming or jharoo phering after maghrib
• don't walk under trees with your hair open

[dhobi_bhai]

Mango does not even come out in the months of March and May

Hence why it was added to the precious gems of old wives tales.

[Pareezay]

@Niksik

Oh come here girl…lemme hug you!

[Khumar]

some i've heard from superstitious family members, they don't really make sense to me:

• don't wear black when it rains
• no fish and milk together
• nail clippings should be thrown in water (and flushed down toilet), not the garbage can
• no music after maghrib
• no vacuuming or jharoo phering after maghrib

-** don't walk under trees with your hair open**

oh yeah i heard that too. for women, not to walk under trees with hair open at magrhib time. otherwise jinn charh jaata hai :o