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What does it mean to find a feather? I have found 3 over the past 2 months. Is some one trying to tell me something? An omen???...
toughnut12
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Mar 13, 2003
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It means a bird is molting! LOL! Tammy ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online...
Tammy S.
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Mar 13, 2003
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... DUH, No Hidden meaning? i.e. in reading of tea leaves or omens?...
toughnut12
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Mar 14, 2003
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Feathers Just as birds are associated with a host of superstitious beliefs around the world,so too are their feathers regarded as objects of considerable...
J. Glazier
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... DUH, No Hidden meaning? i.e. in reading of tea leaves or omens? ... LOL! I was just kidding! I'm sure they probably have loads of meanings, I just don't...
Tammy S.
karaoketam
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Mar 14, 2003
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If you've heard the warning, "Beware the Ides of March," then it's probably due to the works of William Shakespeare. The Roman ruler, Julius Caesar, was...
spiritofsalem
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I thought the Ides of March, the day Caesar was assassinated fell on 10th March, as per the play written by William Shakespeare"Julius Caesar". ... ...
Zarin Steven Johan
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Mar 15, 2003
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... <snip> ... And MomHen clucks up: Were you intending that all of these entries were British-based? Because I could swallow that assertion. Please remember...
Lou Gastuch
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Mar 15, 2003
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No obviously the email did not state that all of the entries were British based.If you read it you will see that in the British Isles it is said to be unlucky...
spiritofsalem
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Mar 15, 2003
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Not sure if my grandmother told me this,,,but some where in my memory,,,a fallen feather happens when a Angel get their wings,,it is a good omen spiritofsalem...
helen skabowski
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Thank You and as for the others that responded thank you as well. The thinking was US based ... From: helen skabowski To: oldwivestales@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
toughnut twelve
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yeah i know some cold cures! that ucky tasting cough medicine and some huge horse pills to swallow, lol. j/k. Actually, what does help is drinking lots of...
Thailog Robson
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Mar 15, 2003
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this does not happen to me any more, or has not for a long time. anyways, back in 2001, i'd often have dreams that would involve some of the same things, and...
Thailog Robson
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I have had similar dreams to this as well. I too would be curious as to know the meaning. I have been told that psychologically, water signifies a person's ...
Sharon
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Mar 15, 2003
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This is a recipe that I have found helpful for congestion and throat irritations. Mix one part lemon juice to two parts honey. Add water to make a "tea" heat...
Sharon
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Mar 15, 2003
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I have heard that to dream of falling downward may be symbolic of some basic fear in the dreamers life, such as job failure ,inadequency etc. They say that if...
spiritofsalem
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Mar 16, 2003
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wow, that's freaky! i do remember at the time i was having those dreams i had issues with grades in school, the summer i had drivers ed, and my first year at...
Thailog Robson
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Mar 16, 2003
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does this also help for constant cough and sore throat?...
Thailog Robson
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mixing whiskey and honey sure does quiet a cough down! Tammy ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online...
Tammy S.
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I have found that it does. It is what I am presantly using at the moment. ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web...
Sharon
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Hi All, Hope everyone is well! If anyone could give me a interpretation of a dream that my boyfriend had, i would really appreciate it. He dreamed that he was...
miss_greeka
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Mar 17, 2003
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How interesting! I have recurring dreams about bears. Not always exactly the same but never too much variation. I also have a lot of dreams about snakes. Those...
Angel M
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I am getting ready to move and i've packed away my dream books. I would say that the dead body symbolizes something whether it be a job or a relationship is...
Tammy S.
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i've heard of a few ways of predicting weather. like if leaves turn up a certain way, or how ants pile around their hills, but have you ever heard of looking...
Thailog Robson
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Mar 17, 2003
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Okay, I've heard many, many, MANY old wives tails, myths, and stories, because I come from a Native American family (On my fathers side). My sister in law is...
April Straughan
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My grandmother was a midwife around the turn of the century,a lot of the cures they had are considered old wives tales.Some cures worked and still work,and...
Sharon Asbell
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Mar 17, 2003
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well you can plainly see common sense was not used in that case. she is harming her child by believing too strongly in these things. old wives tales were just...
Michelle
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I have heard of the falling off the bed or couch one. Now where it comes from I have no clue because seems to me it would be more likely for a baby to die if...
Sharon
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Mar 17, 2003
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The only thing I know is that water is good for you and your kidney's. About the same way with milk. I work with a woman, her son is 5 years and the only way ...
steve miller
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Mar 18, 2003
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My mother used to say if it rained on a wedding day the bride would shed lots of tears during her marriage. If so, then all Texan brides should be doing a lot...
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