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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Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:29)
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A variation on the belly button themeI was about 4 when I was obsessed with my belly button. My mother told me to stop poking at it, otherwise it would bleed and she would have to rush me to hospital.
This didn't work.
So one day, after a particularly interesting belly lint expedition, I fell asleep. When I awoke, there was "blood" in my belly button. She still hasn't come clean about why that blood had the consistancy and smell of my little brother's apple and blackcurrent baby jelly.
Dad also had the "got your nose" thing and "if you swallow watermelon seeds they'll grow..." etc, but his particular personal best was convincing me that Star Wars was real and that the monster that Luke had to battle in the pit on Tattooine would come and get me if I lagged too far behind on family walks.
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