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Index of Weeks 131 through 156
Week of 09/17/00 - 09/23/00 Week of 09/24/00 - 09/30/00 Week of 10/01/00 - 10/07/00
Week of 10/08/00 - 10/14/00 Week of 10/15/00 - 10/21/00 Week of 10/22/00 - 10/28/00
Week of 10/29/00 - 11/04/00 Week of 11/05/00 - 11/11/00 Week of 11/12/00 - 11/18/00
Week of 11/19/00 - 11/25/00 Week of 11/26/00 - 12/02/00 Week of 12/03/00 - 12/09/00
Week of 12/10/00 - 12/16/00 Week of 12/17/00 - 12/23/00 Week of 12/24/00 - 12/30/00
Week of 12/31/00 - 01/06/01 Week of 01/07/01 - 01/13/01 Week of 01/14/01 - 01/20/01
Week of 01/21/01 - 01/27/01 Week of 01/28/01 - 02/03/01 Week of 02/04/01 - 02/10/01
Week of 02/11/01 - 02/17/01 Week of 02/18/01 - 02/24/01 Week of 02/25/01 - 03/03/01
Week of 03/04/01 - 03/10/01 Week of 03/11/01 - 03/17/01
NOTE: Weeks with a * are not posted yet
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Week of 09/17/00 - 09/23/00

Old Wives Tale
Itching Palms

Variation on a theme

If the left hand itches, money is coming your way;
If the right hand itches, a stranger is coming your way.

(Maybe because you shake hands with the right one?)

Thanx to Patricia Black for this one!


Didja Know?

"Pinocchio" is Italian for "pine head."


Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.

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Week of 09/24/00 - 09/30/00

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Sonny & Cher were originally called Cleo & Caesar


The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting
something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

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Week of 10/01/00 - 10/07/00

Old Wives Tale
Birthmarks

If you crave something and then touch your face
before you get what you crave, your baby will be marked


Didja Know?

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.


Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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Week of 10/01/00 - 10/07/00

Old Wives Tale
Tea

If you are drinking hot tea, it is good luck
to have someone else pour it for you.

Thanx to Susan for this one who is sure it's for green tea
but says it may be for all hot tea.


Didja Know?

The total U.S. Federal Government debt in 1789 was 190,000.


Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

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Week of 10/15/00 - 10/21/00

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy - Determining Sex

If your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy, you're having a boy.
If not, you're having a girl.


Didja Know?

One in 500 people have one brown and one blue eye.


OK, think you're so smart? Set your VCR clock!

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Week of 10/22/00 - 10/28/00

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy - Determining Sex

Hold a needle on a thread over your belly:
If it moves in circles, you will have a boy.
If it moves from side-to-side, you will have a girl.


Didja Know?

Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.


What`s the most popular form of birth control? The headache.

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Week of 10/29/00 - 11/04/00

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy - Determining Sex

If you crave meats or cheeses, it's a boy.
If you crave fruits, it's a girl.


Didja Know?

Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating


Fight crime; shoot back

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Week of 11/05/00 - 11/11/00

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy - Determining Sex

The side the mother prefers to lay on when resting will determine the sex:
If she prefers the left it's a boy
If she prefers the right it's a girl.


Didja Know?

Flamingos can only eat with their head upside down.


NEWS FLASH: Suicidal twin accidently kill brother!

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Week of 11/12/00 - 11/18/00

Old Wives Tale
Finding a Mate

If you hear a dove coo the first day of Spring,
the next person of the opposite sex that you meet will be your mate.


Didja Know?

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula

Thanx to Suzanne for this one


Grow your own dope - plant a politician.

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Week of 11/19/00 - 11/25/00

Old Wives Tale
Marriage

On Valentine's Day eve, put a silver coin under your pillow and
your true love will propose to you by the end of the year.


Didja Know?

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.


Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

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Week of 11/26/00 - 12/02/00

Old Wives Tale
Dreams

If someone dreams about fish, that means someone in the family is pregnant.

Thanx for this one to Linda Grubbs


Didja Know?

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.


There are two theories to arguing with women... Neither one works.

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Week of 12/03/00 - 12/09/00

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy

If you take a teaspoon of honey and vinegar in the morning
during your pregnancy that your baby will grow more hair.


Didja Know?

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.


It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.

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Week of 12/10/00 - 12/16/00

Old Wives Tale
Kissing

Tie a blue satin ribbon around your ankle and
you'll be kissed by day's end.


Didja Know?

Most of a hog's sweat glands are in his snout.


Ignorance is temporary; stupidity is forever!

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Week of 12/17/00 - 12/23/00

Old Wives Tale
Baby's Sex

Look at the mother's age at conception, and the year of conception.
If both are even or both are odd...it's a girl.
If one is even and one odd it's a boy.


Didja Know?

Coffee beans aren't beans... they're fruit pits.


When in doubt, make it sound convincing.

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Week of 12/24/00 - 12/30/00

Old Wives Tale
Baby's Sex

For a headache, sprinkle some brown paper with vinegar and
place the paper on your head.

Thanx to Alessandra Picoral S. Machado for this one.


Didja Know?

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" show 4:20.


Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat drinking beer all day.

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Week of 12/31/00 - 01/06/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

There are approximately 5,000 languages in the world.


A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.

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Week of 01/07/01 - 01/13/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse.


Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

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Week of 01/14/01 - 01/20/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.


Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students.

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Week of 01/21/01 - 01/27/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.


I'm flexible...just don't change anything.

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Week of 01/28/01 - 02/03/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Apples are more efficient than caffine at waking you up in the morning.


If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished!

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Week of 02/04/01 - 02/10/01

Old Wives Tale
Hair

Eating burnt toast makes your hair curly.

Thanx to Elva Holliday for this one!


Didja Know?

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.


Behind every great man is an amazed mother-in-law!

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Week of 02/04/01 - 02/10/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

About half the earth is covered in clouds at any given moment.


If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

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Week of 02/18/01 - 02/24/01

Old Wives Tale
Hair

Eating lima beans will make your nose hair grow.

Thanx to Randy Gehronfor this one.


Didja Know?

Human lips don't sweat.


That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.

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Week of 02/25/01 - 03/03/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.


Experience is the sinking feeling you have made this mistake before.

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Week of 03/04/01 - 03/10/01

Old Wives Tale
Hair

If you eat your bread crusts you will get curly hair.

Thanx to Molly Hernandez for this one.


Didja Know?

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.


Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

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Week of 03/11/01 - 03/17/01

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Each day, the average human has seven sex fantasies.


Experience is the sinking feeling you have made this mistake before.



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