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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the bellybutton thing..my dad and grandad used to tell me, my bro and my cousins that if you put your finger in your bellybutton your bum fell off too! wow! i thought it was just my family...
also, my grandad has a cleft in his chin and he used to tell me he got it from leaning on the popper of his wallet when he was at the pub. that let the barman know he wanted another drink.
any time i asked my dad a question, after hearing the answer i'd ask how he knew that. he'd reply "i learnt it in daddy school". i believe in daddy school til i was about 9...
this is a bit different, but when my cousin was about 5, he asked his dad where hair comes from. his dad went into a big explanation about hair follicles and pigment and etc. about ten minutes later when he finished, he told my cousin to go and tell his mum what he had learned.
my cousin went to his mum and said "mum, you know that lump on your foot?" pointing to his ankle. "well, that's a squirrel and when you're asleep it brushes it's fur and puts it into a bucket and runs up to your head and pushes the hair through your head. old people have grey hair cuz they have grey squirrels."
my uncle was just like :O ??!
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