Mirror Mirror on the Wall……Who’s the Wackiest Chick of All?
Looking for a homemade remedy or a magic potion? Here are a few fun ditties I found bouncing atop the Yellow Brick Cloud Tops. Believe what you will. My personal advice ― don’t give up your doctor…
Curing a Cough
To cure a cough: take a hair from the coughing person’s head, put it between two slices of buttered bread, feed it to a dog, and say, “Eat well you hound, may you be sick and I be sound.” Have you ever heard a dog hacking? I’d rather have the cough…
Curing a Sty
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite: “Sty, sty, leave my eye, Take the next one coming by.” Beware of those winking at you…
Fevered Onions
An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons. I suppose if nothing else your bedroom will smell like a hamburger joint…
And You Thought Wine Was Just For Drinking
We all know that red wine is good for our health, but I hear it’s fab for your skin, too! The antioxidants and polyphenols found in wine are good for softening skin, and they’re easily absorbed through through it as well. Similar to a milk bath, fill your whole tub if you’re feeling dried out. Just don’t be tempted to drink your bathwater…
Curly-Haired Boxers
Curly-haired ladies should borrow a pair of their man’s boxers to dry their locks, since a towel’s fibers can actually increase frizziness. Simple cotton is far less agitating. Just don’t raid the dirty laundry hamper…
Olive Oil Baby
A quick and easy tip to make your body feel like silk? Olive oil. After a shower while your skin’s still damp, apply olive oil all over your body and pat dry with a damp towel. It’s moisturizing and dead sexy. Or so they say. It makes me think of a fine vinaigrette…
Avacado Anyone?
This guac-like concoction works wonders on your hair, too. The recipe calls for mashing up one to two avocados (depending on how much hair you’ve got), working through your hair, and letting sit for 10 minutes before rinsing. Add a bit of cilantro and lime, and…mmmm…
Trick or Treat…Smell my Feet
Beat stinky feet by soaking tootsies in a black tea bath. They say the tea’s tannins are good at neutralizing odor. Or just take a shower…
Shoe Etiquette
Do not place shoes upon a table, for this will bring bad luck for the day, cause trouble with your mate and you might even lose your job as a result. Besides that ― you have no idea where those shoes have been…
And Men…Don’t Feel Left Out
Beard stuff
Do you shave three times a day in hopes of growing an Abe Lincoln? Genetics and hormones are the major determinants of an individual’s beard development, not frequent shaving. Cutting or shaving the hair does not make it darker or coarser. However, a hair shaft is darker and coarser at the root than at the tip, hence cutting it near the root makes the hair appear darker and coarser. A forever five o’clock shadow, then…
Knuckle Down
The cracking sound that you hear (mostly from men’s hands) is usually just the release of gas bubbles or the ligaments or tendons moving over the bones. No evidence has been found which suggests that the habit of cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis later in life. However, it probably will annoy other people, so stop doing it anyway.
And, finally…
Men with Big Feet also have Big…
It is true that the development of male broomsticks and toes (as well as women’s splash guards and fingers) are influenced by the same gene. But the length of one does not predict the length of the other. Numerous studies found that there was no correlation between the self-reported size of feet and that of the crown jewels. We’ve always told you…it’s the size of the heart that matters anyway…
Humoring the Goddess 
Oh, these are great. The cough remedy made me laugh. Poor doggie! And olive oil would indeed nourish the skin, but I worry I’d smell like a salad. Guess I’ll stick to baby oil. 🙂
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