What is a "stye"?

An old wive's tale said rubbing a wedding ring on them would "cure" them, but my Mother used Golden Eye Ointment on us.

in the United States a pig pen is also called a sty.

Pennie, I looked it up you’re right. The sigh is a derby or messy enclosure where pigs are kept. That definition is the first thing I think of when I hear the word stye. Mr. Larkins must be a city guy.

i dont have a stye

Kiwozzie, in Mexican culture we use “pomada de la campana” it’s also an ointment.

Kiwozzie, My elders told me that too.

My stunningly beautiful wife is a hypochondriac. She thinks she's getting a stye serval times a month. She never actually gets them, but life's a journey, not a destination.

I had a sty once in 79 years.

Pennie, As it is in the U.K. and probably the English speaking world.

Allan in two and a half men sitcom got one when a witch put a spell on him.