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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I rememberwhen I was very young (and still at primary school) my friends and I overheard the word "Condom" being spread about the school, as an older kid had recently found one, lying about the school grounds. At the time I had no idea what a condom was (I was only 8 and innocent although I did swear a lot back then). I then decided to ask my parents "What's a 'condom'?". My parents looked at each other for quite a while, wondering what to say to me. My dad replied (after a five minute pause)"A Condom is the full name of a Condo, which is like a big house." Well, being very young I decided to tell all my friends this and pretty soon we were each calling our houses "condoms". Conversations then became things like "Hey, can I come over to your condom tonight?" "No sorry, I've been grounded and my mum tells me I have to stay in my condom and tidy my room." All because we thought the word 'Condom' basically meant 'house'. This all went well for a few days until one of my friends parents heard him saying this and they explained what it REALLY was. Soon after my freinds all hated me for saying this and after this I never trusted my parents again. The bastards...
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