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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Penguins!When I was little, my dad told me that the blinking red lights up on aerials and towers were red lamps with penguins sitting next to them with cups, repeatedly covering and uncovering them to make the lights flash. (And if a b3ta member could 'shop this, that would be hella cool.)
He also told me that there was a tiny man in the refrigerator who turned the light on and off, and that if I ate all the spicy sausages (coincidentally, dad's favorite), the man would get mad and stop doing his job.
He told my mom the one about spaghetti growing on trees, which I think she actually believed until she was about 35 and saw someone on a cooking show making it.
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