What nonsense did you believe in as a kid?Ever thought that you could get flushed down the loo? That girls wee out their bottoms? Or that bumming means two men rubbing their bums together? Tell us about your childhood misconceptions. Thanks to Joefish for the suggestion.
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rob, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 15:21)
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I had to google Andrew Flintoffto work out what you were on about.
How does Andrew shorten to Freddie?
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 18:00,
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I wondered that for ages.Then I realised that they (whoever they are) think that Flintoff sounds exactly like Flintstone so he ought to be Freddie Flintstone! How I laughed. Well, not so much laughed as thought "tedious tossers".
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Come to think of it,this was explained to me before, when the Mirror had a picture of him, dressed as Mr Incredible, with the headline Mr Infredible.
Back then, I knew his name was Andrew, but still couldn't work out where the "Fred" bit came from.
Now, I know who Freddie Flintoff is, but Andrew has become the mystery.
So, that's two things I don't understand: cricket and tabloids.
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 19:25,
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His nickname as a young amateur club cricketer in St Annes was "Fred" as in "Fred Flintstone"Once he became a media darling, they nicknamed his nickname by wrongly lengthening it to "Freddie". The arseholes.
He is still "Fred" at the cricket club though.
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mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 22:03,
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I always thought people should outgrow their childhood nicknames,but all those old ladies called Peg are out to prove me wrong (how is it short for Margaret?).
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 18 Jan 2012, 23:53,
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