Suffering from unwanted warts? To charm them away, first steal a piece of beef. Next, rub the beef on the wart before throwing it (the beef, not the wart) over your shoulder. Finally, bury the beef - as it decays, the wart will likewise vanish. (Image: Oxiq via wiki commons)

A variation involved stealing anything - a pea or bean is given as an example - and rubbing it on the wart. The stolen item should then be thrown over the sufferer's left shoulder before being buried. Very importantly, tell no one after the fact! (Image: Bill Ebbesen)

If theft isn't your thing, how about this one? Find a sloe bush and bite off part of a growing sloe, leaving the part with the stone in it still attached to the bush. Rub the wart with the bitten off piece, then throw it over your head or shoulder. (Image: Martin Olsson)