Country Yarns - Old Wives Tales

[BobA]

My Mum reminded me today of something she told me towards the end of summer this year, which got me thinking.

They live in a rural area surrounded by farmland, and obviously there's lots of old fellas in wellies that are full of advice.

Anyway, earlier in the year, my Mum was talking to one of the old farmers (he does copsing) who said to her...

"gonna be a cold winter this year, as there's lots of berries on all the bushes and trees"

So it seems this old duffers forecast was right, and it got me wondering what other stories or experiences some of you might have that seem to have some truth in them??



Bob

[Wee Jack]

Yes there is a tale up here regarding the quantity of Rowan berries on the trees in autumn and they were "hanging" with berries this year !!

[Treadtrader]

You see, i have a theory about this.

No matter how much a wife tells us, the male brain can only take in 25% of what's said, other wise our brains would explode.

So it's only possible that when our wives or mothers departs a "word of wisdom" we were in the 75% mode, as i call it, and missed it.

But caution here. Don't even think it happens with them, they remember 100% of everything we ever say.

I maybe spend too much time thinking.

[Mervinh]

Same thing goes down here, loads of berries on the bushes means a hard winter, our old weather forecaster and local councillor Bill Tanton died last year, his long range forecasts using nature and stuff were generally more accurate than the met office, tribute too bill tanton
merv

[StumpyFingers]

I remember being told this.
It has something to do with the Birds and Squirrels, they need more food for stockpiling when the weather is going to be bad.

[Lord Vader]

We have something like this in Germany
translated it goes like this


Its going to be a cold winter this year,my feet are freezing ad we are not even near Stalingrad

[AIRWOLF]

I would have thought the amount of fruit/berries on tree's/bushes depended on the weather in the spring/summer and it's effect on the insect's that pollenate the flower's.

Although i don't think this idea fit's too neatly with the country lore or old wives tale's.

There are load's of these saying's, . .

Red sky at night . . . . sailor's delight

Red sky at morning . . . sailor's take warning

If you can see the top of the hill . . . it's going to rain

If you can't see the top of the hill . . . it's p*ssing down.

[Frad]

I remember one from school but i think this was an old Chinese proverb





























Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day

[outrunner]

One I remember is,
Red sky at night............................shepherds delight.
Red sky in the morning....................shepherds house is on fire!


Andy.

[Mervinh]

• Grease monkey who go to bed without bathing wake up oily in the morning.
• Man who run in front of car get tired.
• Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
• Baseball is wrong - man with four balls cannot walk.
• War doesn't determine who is right, war determines who is left.
• Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.
• Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
• It take many nails to build crib but one screw to fill it.
• Man who drive like hell bound to get there.
• Man who lives in glass house should change clothes in basement.
• Man who fishes in other man's well often catches crabs.
• Don't eat the snow where the huskies go!
• Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!
• Man who lose key to apartment not get new key.
• He who sitteth on an upturned tack shall surely rise.
• Even the greatest of whales is helpless in middle of desert.
• Man who sit on tack get point!
• Man who jumps off cliff, jumps to conclusion!
• Man that is stuck in pantry has his ass in jam.
• Man standing on toilet is high on pot.
• Secretary not permanent fixture until screwed on top of desk
• Man who stick foot in mouth get athlete's tongue!
• Man who live in glass house should not throw parties!
• Man that go to bed with itchy butt wake up with sticky fingers!
• When called an idiot sometimes is better to be quiet, than open mouth and remove all doubt.
• "Man with glass house must dress in basement!"
• Everyone has a photographic memory, some people just don't have film!
• Passionate kiss like spider's web, soon lead to undoing of fly.
• Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone.

Man who behaves like an ass will be the butt of those who crack jokes.
Marriage is like game of poker. You start with pair and end with full house.
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
He who thinks only of number one must remember this number is next to nothing
Man who farts in church sits in his own pew!
Hole happy, whole body happy.
He who stands on toilet, is high on pot.
He who makes love in grass, gets piece on earth.
Wash your face in the morning, neck at night.
He who eats too many prunes, sits on toilet many moons.
Elevator smell different to midget.
Work to become, not to acquire.
A bird in hand makes hard to blow nose.
Man who put head on Railroad track to listen for train likely to end up with splitting headache.
Man who tell one too many light bulb jokes will soon burn out!
Don't drink and park, accidents cause people.
War does not determine who's right, war determines who's left.
Those who quote me are fools.
Confucius say too damn much.