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From: "Karon" <>
Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Old wives tale????
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:31:42 -0800
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That was one of the main ways my kids learned to count. The older ones would run to the window and count, and so of course the younger ones would run to the window and count, and they learned how from the older ones. Also at rail road crossings they usually counted the cars. Those trains would be much longer than the ones that went by out house.

For old times sake, remember . . .

Rail road crossing
look out for the cars
can you spell that
without any "r's"?

Karon
----- Original Message -----
From: Peace Roses
To:
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Old wives tale????


Did anyone used to (or still do) count the freight cars on a train? I
always used to do that. My friends live close to a railroad track that they
can see from their living room window. When a freight train goes by, they
always count the number of cars on the train.
Emma in Ore


>From: "Mary" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Old wives tale????
>Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 05:35:54 -0500
>
>My mother did too. I tried counting them once but there were too many -
>maybe
>that's why I'm still here!
>
>Mary
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Old wives tale????
>
>
>My mother believed this one: If you count the cars in a funeral
>procession,
>the next procession wiull be for you.
>
>Beverly
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tammy Angel" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:29 AM
>Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Old wives tale????
>
>
> >I just had to write this and see if anyone heard of this?
> >
> > My daughter and I are getting ready this morning and our kitty cat is in
> > the window going crazy, so we look and a bird is frantically flying into
> > our window, flapping it's wings, going out again, flying back and
>hitting
> > the window........and it keeps doing this!
> >
> > My husband hears us talking about it and says, "Someone is going to
>die."
> >
> > I have heard of this before but it never crossed my mind until he said
> > that.
> >
> > It is an old wives tale.
> >
> > So....in keeping with the topic and since I asked earlier about old home
> > remedies.....does anyone have any old wives tales they'd like to share?
> >
> > Step on a crack, break your mothers back.....if you have heartburn
>during
> > your pregnancy, the baby will have lots of hair......
> >
> > Tammy
> >
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