a great teatable hypothesis is " if your nose itches you are going to kiss a fool" and of course this is not a good one for school because you cant test a kiss
They are true and not true because in wikipedia it says that some old wives tales are false and some are true
Old wives tales are falsities that, over time, get generally accepted as a fact. An example of one would be that frogs give you warts.
Lifestyle Magazine - 2001 Old Wives Tales 18-11 was released on: USA: 18 March 2001
One old wives tale is to clean your windows with a newspaper. This is actually true and helps clean windows better.
Minder - 1979 A Number of Old Wives Tales 5-3 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG (video rating) (1991)
The concept of old wives tales is ancient. In the 1st Century the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, 'But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness'.
"If the baby is being carried low, it will be a boy," is a common one.
There are no specific signs, it's all old wives tales.
it might be and might not because most of the old wives tales aren't true and some are so the answer is maybe
No there is not such a thing as a curse. Many of the curses we hear about today are what they call old wives tales.
To some traditional remedies are a mixture of old wives tales and superstitions. To others they are the collected wisdom and experience of nature, health and healing which has been passed down over the centuries.
They are refered to as 'old wives tales'.