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.
(
Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:29)
« Go Back
OK, one more:When I was a kid, one of my best friends moved away. I was devastated, and would sit on the front porch of their empty house and cry. One day, I discovered that their pet cat stayed behind, and I quickly became attached to it. I screamed and cried and begged my parents to let me keep it, and at first they relented. However, one day my father said to me that the cat could not stay here, and that he would bring it to the precinct (he was a policeman) as a mascot. I was thrilled! It was revealed me years later that the cat never made it to his workplace; he took the cat and threw it out the car window on the busy expressway into New York City. Needless to say, that still bugs me today.
(, Sun 18 Jan 2004, 14:32, Reply)
« Go Back