Lies Your Parents Told YouI once overheard a neighbour use the phrase "nig nog". I asked my father what it meant. As quick as a flash he said, "It's a type of biscuit. A bit like a hobnob." Can you beat this? BTW: We're keeping this thread open for an extra week as we're enjoying the stories so much.
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Wasps and Bees, oh myMy dad told me that bees were friendly and wasps were mean, and that I should run screaming from wasps but be calm and peaceful around bees.
At primary school, a bee came in. All the little kids freak out and run screaming from it. Of course, I stand still, smug in the knowledge that bees are our friends. It stings me. I had such a go at my dad that night.
His response?
"It might have been a wasp in disguise, they're really tricky..."
Gah, parents!
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