Inspired by Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) of 29 March 2023, fallacy.
A straight-haired young urchin called Shirley,
Thought her lacklustre mop made her surly,
Lunchtime sandwich was thrust,
Mum said “Finish the crust,
If you do then your hair will turn curly.”
Mister Bump 
😃
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I wonder where this old wives’ tale comes from.
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It must have been – eat everytrhing, don’t waste a thing, surely? I wonder when it came from? Wartime, perhaps?
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A quick Google leads to a post on WordPress, which claims it dates back to 1917, and had nothing to do with frugality but rather a fashion for shorter hairstyles as women started working outside the home and safety (re long hair) became a concern.
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Ha! Could be, of course.
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I guess Mum was an old wife.
Morning, Pete.
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Ha! Morning, Nance.
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My mum always said in cockney East London, Eat your crusts and you will get curly hair. I ate my crusts but never got the curls. Now I am 76 years old and the only change is the gray highlights.
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I reckon everyone’s mum said that, even the Ameriocans got it. It was a toss-up between this and carrots 🤣
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Or greens
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I suspect that one was true!
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How funny, I always thought my grandma made that up! I’ve always hated my curls, so I intentionally took off the crust, it didn’t matter!
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I bet they look lovely!
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Clever mom!
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