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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Lies Your Parents Told YouWhen I was 15 and the school band had just formed, I wanted to sign up to learn saxophone (as you would). My parents looked me dead in the eye and said with grave faces that the saxophone produced a saw-tooth soundwave, and would therefore send me deaf... AND THEN TRIED TO TRADE ME OFF WITH THE CLARINET, No.1 UNCOOL INSTRUMENT CHOICE OF CHILDREN PLAYED OUT BY PARENTS WITH RECORD INDUSTRY STYLE NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUES. I spent the next few years putting my hands over my ears as protection everytime a band busted out the sax...
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