Old Time Sayings

[admin]

When you come home from a wake enter your house backwards lol and when going to a funereal wear your underwear inside out.

 

[madsuya]

i does still do dat man......ah grew up hearin dat so don't blame me!!!

 

[madsuya]

dey does say if yuh doh want ur name to call.........doh b or go there!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

lol @ the underwear lmaoooo

ever hear when you come back from a funeral to sprinkle water over your hear three times before u go inside

 

[madsuya]

an ole time saying is doh give someone u know pepper in their hand.......because u will both quarrel with each other!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

wheyy i really dont believe in this one yess ..... ole time saying if you dream snake that mean there are enemies lurking around

 

[madsuya]

dey also say doh sweep after 6pm....an doh sweep d rubbish outside after 6pm......an doh lend ur broom out nextdoor coz all ur wealth will go away!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

how about to dont leave the hammock down in the night other wise the ghosts or jumbies would swing on them LOL

 

[madsuya]

oh ho ah de forget dat one......even wen yuh not sleepin on ur bed at nite dey say to sould turn up d covers coz restless sprits r always wonderin around.........

 

[madsuya]

an dey used to say don't point ur finger to ah dead Hurst wen it passing coz ur finger will rotten.....but if u do den bite ur finger an everything will b ok.....

 

[LadyDeath]

yes i know that one lol..aha ole time saying sugar is a gud face scrub as well lol

 

[soursop]

Well my mother had so many it's a wonder I'm not still confused..lol...She use to say when you come in late at night, come in backward to leave the jumbie outside also doh point at a cemetery and if God forbid you do then you have to bite your finger..ha, ha,.just writing this stuff down here making me see how silly all this was..*sigh*..Still love mama though...Lord knows she meant well

 

[madsuya]

an dey used to say dat if u break ah mirror ir looking glass, it's seven (7) yrs of bd luck ur way!!!

 

[madsuya]

old ppl long time used to say before u sweep ur house....hold ur baby an let dem take ah walk on d floor an dis will make der feet strong an hard!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

Ole time saying that a woman supposed to be domestic only and not to do a man's job and work ...WELL WE SURELY PROVED THIS WRONG!

 

[madsuya]

The older ppl does say don't hit a baby on its head coz they will (wet) pee the bed

 

[LadyDeath]

old time saying does say when a child hiccup.. you have to put a string on their forehead to stop

 

[madsuya]

ah doh kno if alyuh ever hear dey say doh cut ah child hair before d child start to talk....coz d child will take long time to start to talk!!!

 

[LadyDeath]

and if the child not talking to let them eat in a dry calabash bowl

 

[madsuya]

old people does say don't eat among strangers cause they will give you (bad eye) belly ache