Bad parental wisdom
- “Take a spoonful of sugar for hiccups.”
- Now I have sweet hiccups and tooth decay.
- “If you have to sneeze, just breathe in deeply and it will go away.”
- No, now I just have to sneeze harder.
- “When you get a migraine, suck on an ice cube.”
- Great. Now my migraine has brain freeze.
- “If your hands smell like garlic, rub them against stainless steel.”
- Now I smell like a Italian spoon.
- “If you’re not good company for yourself, you won’t be good company for anyone else.”
- Oh yeah? What if I don’t want to be good company for anyone else? Ever think about that? Huh? Didja?
What sort of inane tidbits did your parents try to pawn off on you?


