Old Wives’ Bollocks – Funny Myth-Busting Gift Book

“Don’t crack your knuckles.”
“Carrots help you see in the dark.”
“Going out with wet hair gives you a cold.”
“Swallowed chewing gum stays inside you for seven years.”

You’ve probably heard dozens of them.

Old Wives’ Bollocks is a funny illustrated field guide to the things everyone swears are true — from health myths and household remedies to food, bodies, babies, weather and the strange little rules humanity keeps handing down with absolute confidence.

Each myth gets investigated, explained and given a verdict:

TRUE
Annoyingly, they were right.

MOSTLY TRUE
Basically right. Details got mangled.

SORT OF
A grain of truth wearing a massive hat.

BOLLOCKS
No.

WEIRDLY TRUE
Sounds ridiculous. Isn’t.

The facts stay factual. The humour comes from the way we’ve all managed to turn tiny scraps of observation into permanent family law. The book is designed to feel like an old household reference manual that has been repeatedly corrected, annotated and vandalised by somebody who has finally had enough.

Inside you’ll find absurd diagrams, evidence exhibits, vintage-style adverts, scientific charts, museum specimens and other visual nonsense built around familiar myths and bizarre bits of received wisdom.

Perfect for people who love weird facts, pub trivia, myth-busting, science, family sayings and discovering that Grandma was occasionally — deeply irritatingly — right.

A great gift for

• Christmas
• birthdays
• Secret Santa
• mums and dads
• grandparents
• trivia lovers
• science nerds
• people who say “apparently…” a lot
• anyone who has ever been told something with absolutely no supporting evidence

Product details

A5 format
Black wiro-bound
Full-colour illustrated pages
Funny, factual and heavily visual
Designed and published by The Kelly Machine