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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LejjyWhen I was about 5 my grandfather told me that lejjy was jelly without crunchy bones in it and that if we were eating "ordinary" jelly we should watch out for the bones – I now think that what he was getting at was that jelly is made with gelatine but “his” vegetarian jelly was made without gelatine – when I ask my kids now whether they would like some lejjy they look at me as if I am mad. I probably am.
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