Superstition or prejudice

Armistead · 04-08-21, 05:08 PM

Some southern mountain superstitions

Got to hold your breath walking through or by a graveyard. No clue why.
If you wear new shoes to a funeral it's bad luck
Put acorns on things you don't want struck by lightning.
See an owl during the day someone you know is gonna die
Hanging cloth diapers on a clothesline at night summons evil
We use to play "jump over a crack or break your momma's back" as a kid
If you swallow a watermelon seed it will grow in your belly and explode your stomach
Brick dust spread at a doorway will keep evil from entering
Never put moonshine in #13 mason jar, bring bad luck. The lore is shiners always broke them so not many on the market today. I come from the moonshine capitol county of the world and have asked many old folks and they say they used them or never cared to look and it's a myth, but the myth drives the price up of a #13 Ball mason jar.
One of my grandmaws....If you slam the screen door it will bring you back luck...like a switch

d@rk51d3 · 04-08-21, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Some southern mountain superstitions

If you swallow a watermelon seed it will grow in your belly and explode your stomach

Brother in law was rushed to hospital may years back.
Opened him up, and his appendix was jam packed full of them, to the point of bursting.

Apparently, if you swallow them whole there is that risk, but if you bite them through they'll pass.

Sean C · 04-09-21, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

We use to play "jump over a crack or break your momma's back" as a kid
If you swallow a watermelon seed it will grow in your belly and explode your stomach

Same here. My mother's side of the family is from West Virginia and I lived there for a short time. WV gets a bad rap, but it's [mostly] not true.

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Originally Posted by Armistead

One of my grandmaws....If you slam the screen door it will bring you back luck...like a switch

LOL! Reminds me of my grandma! Damn, I miss her. :'(

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Brother in law was rushed to hospital may years back.
Opened him up, and his appendix was jam packed full of them, to the point of bursting.

Apparently, if you swallow them whole there is that risk, but if you bite them through they'll pass.

You have got to be s#!++ing me. In his appendix?

I might have to look this up.

04-08-21, 05:08 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Some southern mountain superstitions Got to hold your breath walking through or by a graveyard. No clue why. If you wear new shoes to a funeral it's bad luck Put acorns on things you don't want struck by lightning. See an owl during the day someone you know is gonna die Hanging cloth diapers on a clothesline at night summons evil We use to play "jump over a crack or break your momma's back" as a kid If you swallow a watermelon seed it will grow in your belly and explode your stomach Brick dust spread at a doorway will keep evil from entering Never put moonshine in #13 mason jar, bring bad luck. The lore is shiners always broke them so not many on the market today. I come from the moonshine capitol county of the world and have asked many old folks and they say they used them or never cared to look and it's a myth, but the myth drives the price up of a #13 Ball mason jar. One of my grandmaws....If you slam the screen door it will bring you back luck...like a switch __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.