Weirdest tip ever?

purpleivy

There was a teacher at a school that I worked at, whose cure/preventer for travelsickness was to sit said child on a brown paper bag.

beedeedee

Apparently putting a bar of pure soap under your mattress stops cramps !

Ice_2

purpleivy wrote: »

There was a teacher at a school that I worked at, whose cure/preventer for travelsickness was to sit said child on a brown paper bag.

I've heard of a sitting on a newspaper but woudn't that get print all over your clothe's...:D

qwiksave

qwiksave wrote: »

You'll be safer when biking if you wear pink. The experts say neon pink is the colour motorists can see most easily....

I'm quoting my own tip but, I've just had a vision of a town like Oxford or Cambridge with everybody wearing neon pink all-in-ones! :eek: :rotfl:

Ice_2

qwiksave wrote: »

I'm quoting my own tip but, I've just had a vision of a town like Oxford or Cambridge with everybody wearing neon pink all-in-ones! :eek: :rotfl:

phizzimum

purpleivy wrote: »

There was a teacher at a school that I worked at, whose cure/preventer for travelsickness was to sit said child on a brown paper bag.

maybe they just wanted to protect the seat

daydreambeliever_3

Before the days of hairdryers my Mum wouldn't let me dry my hair in front of the fire because she said I'd get rheumatics in my head!

Olliebeak

phizzimum wrote: »

maybe they just wanted to protect the seat

nah - just so the child could grab the bag quick to puke in :rotfl: !!!

Stephen_Leak

qwiksave wrote: »

If you tend to get carsick or seasick when you travel, tape an aspirin in your navel. Does it relieve the nausea? Some say it does. At least it won't make you drowsy....

For seasickness, eat some jam beforehand. It doesn't stop you being seasick, it just makes it taste better when you are. _pale_

I'll get my coat.

PS. Don't swim in lumpy water and don't eat yellow snow.

ka7e

My Granny used to tell me off for sitting on a stone step and tell me I'd get piles. I was about 7 and wasn't particularly bothered..... piles of what? She also wouldn't let us eat uncooked pastry - "you'll get worms". Uncooked cake mixture was OK, though (salmonella, Granny!).

Another thing was "Red and green, should never be seen", though sometimes it was "Blue and green should never be seen". Basically never wear green.

Anyone remember being told to put butter on a burn? I always thought that was wrong. You fry stuff in butter and it goes nice and crispy. Modern thinking is that it's one of the worst things to do!

And re STs and the like. My DS was about 4 when he came and solemnly told me the cat had put a dead mouse in the loo. On investigation it turned out to be a Tampax that had evaded the flush .