Sentences with phrase «wives tales do»

When all natural methods fail, and superstitions and old wives tales don't deliver on getting a lady pregnant, there is always fertility drugs.

Not exact matches

They do not in fact bury their heads in the sand as the old wives» tale tells it, but the fact that most of us believe that myth to be true only makes a stronger point: if the move you choose is to burrow in deeper to protect the current nest on which you rest, the odds are high that you're leaving yourself a sitting duck (or ostrich, as it were).

Wow, so you've lived a lonely 12 years - studying the bible for that long would be like studying Grimms Fairy Tales... did the wife leave you?

That is: the mind caught in an alien body; the not - quite - genius nerd who's «the king of foreplay» or will do anything to «get laid» and, really, anything to have a relational life with a pretty girl; the highly erotic metrosexual who turns the whole cosmos into a romantic tale that has room for appreciating «The Good Wife»; the guy who is better than he says (but still genuinely short on manliness), but who is creepy in his ingenuity when it comes to using his robotic gadgets for personal satisfaction.

(Did you ever hear of the tales of Lilith, the supposed 1st meet / mate / wife of Adam?

The one time my former wife I and did get into a disagreement about was when I told her I had no consideration toward telling out kids about Santa Claus as being nothing more than a old, worn out tale.

This does nothing to prevent browning and is more of an old wives tale.

I think the rendering down through the meat is kind of a old wives» tale; it doesn't really happen.

An old - wives tale or not, I do not salt my beans before they are fully cooked.

I had heard that the brown - paper - bag ripening trick is an old wives tale... but what really does work is putting your avocado in a bowl with a banana, which gives off something which speeds up the ripening process (why fruit goes rotten more quickly when in the same bowl as a banana.

No, this isn't just some old wives tale, he really did come close to winning it.

Nicholas, Superstition I can accept but to SERIOUSLY believe there can ever be any TRUTH in a mere shirt number being the reason some players succeed and others don't, belongs with astrology, lucky charms, old wives tales and the like as mediaeval claptrap believed by flat earthers and other dimwitted folk.

There was a time when that Old Wives» Tale had some truth to it, and it still does.

Do not dry your nipples with a hair dryer or sun lamp, as some wives tales suggest.

I could have just kicked my feet up and ate Ben and Jerry's all day instead of shuttling back and forth to chiropractic appointments, doing all sorts of new - age exercises and following every old wives tale in the book.

There are some safety concerns to be mindful of, but don't listen to every wives tale and myth you hear.

Did you know the old wives» tale — that a short linea nigra, only to the navel, means a girl and a long one means a boy.

If you're anything like me, you want to make decisions based on facts, not old wives tales — so I started doing some digging.

Whenever you do tell everyone, brace yourself because the suggestions and old wives»... MORE tales are coming your way.

Don't allow yourself to be pressured to start solids by the practices of other parents (or even your own past practices with previous children), by the marketing schemes of baby food manufacturers, or by the often inaccurate «old wives tales» on baby nutrition.

This old wives» tale is a little strange, but if it's out there, that means someone else has probably already done it.

And although unique is never bad, it doesn't mean that your child's necessarily blessed with good omen vibes either, like some old wives tales would have you believe.

And if you do find yourself going into labor on the blue moon, there are some fun old wives tales about babies born on the blue moon that you might enjoy.

«And don't buy into the old wives tale of rubbing whiskey on a child's gum.»

«The issue of continuing therapy until all doses are done is an old wives» tale,» Spellberg says.

«I don't think it's [just] an old wives» tale,» Dr. Liberatore says.

Iâ $ ™ m also regularly asked things, like, â $ Do spicy foods really boost metabolism?â $ or â $ Do I really need eight glasses of water a day?â $ It seems there are a number of eating and drinking wives tales many people still wonder about, including some that are particularly relevant this time of year, like those dealing with colds and hangovers.

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The tale of a frontier wife, Jane (Natalie Portman), in the New Mexico Territory, enlisting a former lover (Joel Edgerton) to defend home and hearth after her husband has been laid low did not seem to be an unreasonable scenario.

Along with a sensual scene between Vlad and his wife, and a parade of low cut dresses that don't leave much to the imagination, this ancient tale explores the lengths a father will go to in order to protect those he loves.

The tale's overly familiar tropes — dissent in the ranks, the family life strained by the wife's newfound militancy and responsibility — don't spoil the movie, any more than the accents so thick they'll make many Americans will wish for subtitles.

After all, she did a terrific job as his wife, Jane, in service of a character - tale turn which focused more on the unfortunate arc of the couple's ill - fated relationship than on the wheelchair - bound genius» contributions to the field of theoretical physics.

I really don't know for sure, so will leave a comment... seems to me this is a wives tale.

I talk about what I do and how my wife and I can travel around, do anything we want, go anywhere — but it all sounds like a fairy tale.

While she spins a rangy tale of parents and children, husbands and wives, domestic distress and acrimonious academic politics, she takes an incisive look at race and class and the divisive politics surrounding them in America today and does so with non-racist humor and grace.

Our most successful users don't pay attention to old wives» tales.

Call it an «old wives» tale» or urban legend, cats do not suck the breath out of babies!

An old wives» tale says to fill the hole with water and put the dog's head into it — THIS DOES NOT WORK!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT DO THIS!!!!! THIS IS CRUEL!!!

There is much in dog breeding that remains based on «old wives» tales» simply because breeders don't realize that modern knowledge is available.

As a former research chemist myself, I do not fall for old wives» tales nor scare tactics.

Contrary to the old wives» tale, our pets mouths have a lot of germs in them and saliva does not heal wounds — instead it becomes a source of infection.

Both spaying and neutering can be done as early as eight weeks old without side effects and the old wives» tale that it is better for a bitch to allow her to have a heat cycle or litter is just that — an old wives» tale.

There are many wives» tales and home remedies for coprophagia that probably do not work.

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She encouraged me to tell my tale of woe about the years of agony we experienced because I got too big for my britches and against my wife's better judgment I had tried to do the same thing myself.