Old wives' tales

Of course you can't say that any more. It's ageist and sexist. And anti singles.

"Eating your crusts makes your hair go curly" is a traditional example. I remember my mother saying it to me. It didn't work. Even though my mother was an old wife. And why is it that, when I search for celebrities with the curliest hair, it's all female pop stars? What about Kevin Keegan and Brian May?

"early to bed, early to rise". Try telling a teenager that.

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Why would you want to keep the doctor away? And they've probably got a huge store of rotting apples by now.

"Sitting too close to the television will make you go blind". Needs updating for computers.

"Eating carrots will improve your eyesight". bestlifeonline.com tells me "Originally, this rumor took hold when Royal Air Force fighter ace John Cunningham became the first person to shoot down an enemy plane (using automatic targeting) in the dead of night. British officials facetiously credited the pilot's success to eating carrots in order to fool the Germans. Later, the carrot-eyesight link further gained validity in the public eye when sugar supplies became scarce and, as such, the British Ministry of Food made a push for more vegetables and fewer sweets, with cartoons like "Dr. Carrot" gracing advertisements and billboards everywhere."

"Carry an acorn around to stay forever young". How young? I definitely wouldn't have wanted to stay a teenager. It works for oak trees though.

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