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David In Indy:

--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 27, 2007, 10:15:52 am ---What's a "house haint"?  ???

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Hey Jeff! What Chuck said. Around here a haint is a bothersome ghost. Mom always said a pot of salted water will get rid of them, especially if you allow it to boil.

Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: David on December 27, 2007, 11:48:46 pm ---Hey Jeff! What Chuck said. Around here a haint is a bothersome ghost. Mom always said a pot of salted water will get rid of them, especially if you allow it to boil.

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Thanks, David! I'll remember that tip if ever I'm troubled with haints.  ;D

Now, if Chuckie can tell me what on earth color is "haint blue" I'll be all set!  ;D

CellarDweller:

--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 28, 2007, 12:01:57 am ---Now, if Chuckie can tell me what on earth color is "haint blue" I'll be all set!  ;D
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MaineWriter:
I thought of two more superstitions that my mother repeated regularly:

Sing before breakfast, cry before night.

I always wondered how my Catholic friends finagled this on Sunday, since I knew they fasted before going to Mass, and then would be singing hymns during the service. Did every Catholic kid I know cry on Sunday evening? Probably.

Don't tell a dream before breakfast, otherwise it will come true.

I still subscribe to this belief, actually.

Lynne:
Red sky in morning, sailors' warning; red sky at night, sailors' delight.

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