Things you were told as a kid which turned out to be bollox

lifeandtimes · 30-07-2017 02:55PM #1

What stuff were you told as a kid which turn out to be lies when you were older.

I'll start.

I was told if picked dandelions I'd piss the bed.

Obviously that's bollox...I wet the bed without ever picking any

hairyslug · 30-07-2017 02:56PM

If I made a weird face and the wind turned, I would be stuck that way.

Tom Mann Centuria · 30-07-2017 02:57PM

If you were pulling a face
"the wind will change and you'll be stuck like that"

See above! Beaten to it

LadyMacBeth_ · 30-07-2017 02:57PM

I was told that I'd get curly hair if I ate my crusts.

I was also told that if I ate my carrots I'd be able to see in the dark.

Lisha · 30-07-2017 02:59PM

Not to swallow chewing gum as it would knot your guts and you'd die... I tried it and survived it ðŸ˜„

Alanhooly · 30-07-2017 03:03PM

That if I sit too close to the TV ill go blind

Joeseph Balls · 30-07-2017 03:03PM

Daddy loves you...

ToddyDoody · 30-07-2017 03:04PM

There is in fact no man who shows up at the door at around 8.30 to tell your mother it was time you were in bed.

Collie D · 30-07-2017 03:04PM

Lisha wrote: »

Not to swallow chewing gum as it would knot your guts and you'd die... I tried it and survived it ðŸ˜„

We were told it would wrap around your heart. Obviously we were a bit stupid and never questioned how...at least the guts made some sense

RoisinClare6 · 30-07-2017 03:04PM

If I ate an apple seed or any fruit seed it would grow in my belly and if I ate a fish bone I would die.

Both were told to me by the older brother..didn't start eating fish until I was 23!!

Autochange · 30-07-2017 03:05PM

Religion in general. A scam and a way to control people

wally1990 · 30-07-2017 03:06PM

Keep picking your nose it will fall off
If you didn't go to bed early santa wouldn't come
Sitting close to tv makes your eyes goes square

Foweva Awone · 30-07-2017 03:07PM

Alanhooly wrote: »

That if I sit too close to the TV ill go blind

Or get square eyes!

Calibos · 30-07-2017 03:10PM

Im still not blind nor do I have hairy palms!! Liars, the lot of 'em!

30-07-2017 03:10PM

Women don't fart.

LEIN · 30-07-2017 03:11PM

Pick your nose and your brains will cave in...

donegaLroad · 30-07-2017 03:11PM

lifeandtimes wrote: »

What stuff were you told as a kid which turn out to be lies when you were older.

I'll start.

I was told if picked dandelions I'd piss the bed.

Obviously that's bollox...I wet the bed without ever picking any

Lamb of god, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us... etc

everlast75 · 30-07-2017 03:12PM

If you found a comb or brush found on the road it belonged to a banshee

Badly Drunk Boy · 30-07-2017 03:16PM

lifeandtimes wrote: »

What stuff were you told as a kid which turn out to be lies when you were older.

I'll start.

I was told if picked dandelions I'd piss the bed.

Obviously that's bollox...I wet the bed without ever picking any

Dandelions are a known diuretic, causing you to pass urine. Just picking them doesn't make it happen. :pac:

And the name comes from lion's teeth, in French, dentes de lion.

K.Flyer · 30-07-2017 03:17PM

The world is going to end on [insert whichever date you remember]...

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-07-2017 03:17PM

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Autochange · 30-07-2017 03:18PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Are we from the same Parish?

Tom Mann Centuria · 30-07-2017 03:23PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Dandelions are a known diuretic, causing you to pass urine. Just picking them doesn't make it happen. :pac:

And the name comes from lion's teeth, in French, dentes de lion.

You don't get informative posts on After Hours. (admittedly not told that as a child, but still)

The above post disproves that very nicely!

Akrasia · 30-07-2017 04:03PM

I was told to stick out my tongue when my parents suspected I was lying and that if it was black, then i'm not telling the truth.

My father also always called farts 'air fresheners' which was what I thought farts were called up until I was old enough to know better, and once I was in a car with a bunch of team mates travelling to a hurling match and someone farted, so I said 'who did an air freshener' and had to quit the hurling team soon after.

Stigura · 30-07-2017 04:05PM

If I didn't behave; the Gypsys would come and get me.

That was f**kin' rich, mum, coming from you! :rolleyes:

s3rtvdbwfj81ch · 30-07-2017 04:08PM

That the reason Oriental people have eyes the shape they are is because they eat so much rice that their eyes have started to resemble it.

Black people are from Cork.

snowflaker · 30-07-2017 04:10PM

Cabbage will give you curly hair

LadyMacBeth_ · 30-07-2017 04:10PM

Akrasia wrote: »

I was told to stick out my tongue when my parents suspected I was lying and that if it was black, then i'm not telling the truth.

My father also always called farts 'air fresheners' which was what I thought farts were called up until I was old enough to know better, and once I was in a car with a bunch of team mates travelling to a hurling match and someone farted, so I said 'who did an air freshener' and had to quit the hurling team soon after.

My parents called them "bumburps". I also realised I shouldn't use this word amongst my peers due to the slagging I got.

RayM · 30-07-2017 04:12PM

Every time we heard a plane or helicopter at night in November or December: "That'll be Santa, making sure you're behaving yourself"

jeanjolie · 30-07-2017 04:16PM

No matter how you feel about you parents your parents, teachers, other authority figures they're always doing the best for you....regardless of any circumstancial evidence or common sense that tells you otherwise.

This is what led all those kids to get sexually abused. The appeal to authority is something which people should tread with caution. It's necessary to follow societal norms but after a certain point, it's harmful.

Turtyturd · 30-07-2017 04:20PM

If you picked your nose your head would cave in.

Things you were told as a kid which turned out to be bollox

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