Superstitions/old wives tales (scorpion, law, spiders)

[domino]

The La Llorona story seems to be everywhere . . . South Texas, NM, Arizona, California. Seems to go with the ethnic territory. Besides La Llorona, don't forget the chupacabra.

[nmguy]

How about el cucuy?

Originally Posted by domino

The La Llorona story seems to be everywhere . . . South Texas, NM, Arizona, California. Seems to go with the ethnic territory. Besides La Llorona, don't forget the chupacabra.

[TiaDalma]

Originally Posted by loboABQ

When I was in junior high/high school we did the same thing - lift the feet in the air when crossing a cattle-guard or railroad tracks. Logically, I would think it's the idea that "your feet won't get stuck in the cattle guard/railroad tracks. Realistically, this is not feasible since you're riding in a car so I dunno lol.

Lobo, that is Tooo funny! That others were doin' it too?!
I guess you might be right on the reason. Perhaps when horse and buggy were used? And it just carried on, to cars? LOL I think about it now and the thought of the Driver doin' it too and taking their foot off the gas (or brake ), and going over tracks wasn't too sharp LMBO
It was done without a thought too! Maybe 6 girls in a car and everyone liftin' their feet up LOL
Cracks me up to remember it
(I dont remember the boys, doin' it tho? )

Glad it was more than a midwestern 'thang'

Tia Dalma

[tecpatl]

I'll stick with "Always drink upstream from the herd" Really just means "pay attention to what's coming your way" or "Don't let yourself get in a place where you have to take whatever comes down at you", or just "Be smart and careful in your choices"
I'd love to see los dichos come with some translations...lots of folk wisdom in Mex/New Mex., and lots of people speak lousy (or no) Spanish.

[Opinionated Person]

For those of us with our minds in the gutter. I have always seen people,especially girls,kiss there hands and smack the roofs of the car when you drive through a yellow traffic light. I was told if we drove under 3 in one night of cruising it meant we were going to get lucky that night. I have also seen people do this funny smacking thing on the dashboard of cars when you see a vehicle driving with one headlight. They say Perdiddle. What is that all about?

[Minathebrat]

Originally Posted by Opinionated Person

For those of us with our minds in the gutter. I have always seen people,especially girls,kiss there hands and smack the roofs of the car when you drive through a yellow traffic light. I was told if we drove under 3 in one night of cruising it meant we were going to get lucky that night. I have also seen people do this funny smacking thing on the dashboard of cars when you see a vehicle driving with one headlight. They say Perdiddle. What is that all about?

LOL I totally do that! Not always, when I'm feeling feisty. I always thought it was a bit of fungul to the man, you know? lol

The one headlight thing is a Badiddle. And if you're playing punchbug, and you get a punchbug badiddle...that is the best!

[rybert]

Badiddle! Yeah! I sucked at that game in high school! And still suck today.

My wife just finished beating me up on our way home from the in-laws. lol

[Opinionated Person]

Does anybody still play slugbug when you see a volkswagon beetle? Or cadillac whack when you spot a cadillac. I remember my sister punching the heck out of my arms on our trips out of town.

[Minathebrat]

Originally Posted by Opinionated Person

Does anybody still play slugbug when you see a volkswagon beetle? Or cadillac whack when you spot a cadillac. I remember my sister punching the heck out of my arms on our trips out of town.

LOL that's what we called punchbug...but the cadillac whack is new to me!

[RamblinRoseRanch]

My kids are punchbug fiends. Around here, i'm tryin' not to play squishbug with the truck :-)