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My son (19) has just found out I lied to him and he is not happy

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KelperRose · 28/10/2012 13:15

When he was little we took him to Disneyland Paris and he fell in love with Chip from Chip and Dale....

He followed them around got their autographs and was besotted with Chip...he didn't like Dale

Upon leaving we went to the giftshop to buy him a cuddly chip toy, only they were all out of Chips and only had Dales left.

So I bought the Dale and told him it was Chip .....the difference is in colour of their nose

For years and years this soft toy has been his bedtime companion he still cuddles it now......

Then on Thursday he went to the Disney shop with his girlfriend to buy her baby cousin a present and he wanted suggested a Chip

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weegiemum · 28/10/2012 21:26

I'm from Perth, Scotland. Beautiful town onthe river Tay.

My dh convinced my dc that it was called the River Erth because it is brown and they called the town P-erth because that we where people went to pee in the river.

I had to 'fess up to ds when he had done a lovely map of Scotland and labelled the river 'Erth'!

MrsRhettButler · 28/10/2012 21:15

Omg! parsnips dwarfs in cashpoints! And you shouted thank you through the slot! I'm dying here Grin

veryconfusedatthemoment · 28/10/2012 21:13

Help! Help! I replaced DS (aged 7) special cuddly toy last year who blew away as he was so threadbare. I told him Father Christmas and the elves repaired him so he was as good as new. I never thought I would have to come clean. DS will be devastated (again!)

ZombTEE · 28/10/2012 21:11

Ah, thank you Woffling.

WofflingOn · 28/10/2012 21:09

Scots for pinch.

ZombTEE · 28/10/2012 21:09

As in a little bite? That kind of nip?

SoleSource · 28/10/2012 21:07

Nip??????

MrsRhettButler · 28/10/2012 21:03

Absolutely pmsl @ convert's camel humps! Grin

MeanAndMeaslyMiddleAges · 28/10/2012 21:00

My dh is a wind up merchant. He's very shy and clever and seems very straight-laced but je's wickedly funny and has a great sense of humour .

When we first moved in together dh was tasked with buying some condoms. He went out and returned with a box of 12 which cost about £3. I was impressed and asked why they were so cheap. He told me that it was because there had been a warehouse fire and they were reduced because they were slightly fire damaged. A few weeks later we were out of them again and I suggested he go and see if there were any more fire damaged condoms left at the chemists. He stared at me for about 30 seconds before crying 'I didn't realise you actually believed that...'

10 years later and I'm still getting stick for that!

MorrisZapp · 28/10/2012 20:43

My mum believes in telling children The Truth, regardless of age appropriateness. But she lapsed once, and told my brother and me that nipping people cuts off their blood circulation and can kill them.

I just never thought to question it.

Cue very odd scene when play fighting with my boyfriend when aged 19 or so. I don't suppose he'll nip anybody ever again.

WofflingOn · 28/10/2012 20:27

'I was thirtyfuckingthree before I twigged that coconuts do not fit through letterboxes...'

Grin That make me cackle!

DS has AS, and as part of teaching him about jokes, we told his older, very clever sister that penguins choose to swim but can actually fly if necessary. In fact, they fly to South Africa to avoid the harshest Antarctic winter. Not every winter, only the worst. Which is why it isn't widely known.

He was so proud of himself, he lasted three days before he had to confess.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 28/10/2012 20:18

Dwarves in cash points [hgrin]

NeTeConfundantIllegitimi · 28/10/2012 20:18

This thread has really made me [hgrin]

When I was little, I had blue eyes and my older sister's eyes were green. She told me that people with green eyes were special because if you have green eyes it means you're a fairy.

Not too many months after this conversation my eyes turned green. You can imagine my disappointment...

My family must have told me many other things as well, but none spring to mind. I was a very gullible child Blush

GruesomewhereInCanada · 28/10/2012 20:17

See, it's true!

user12785 · 28/10/2012 20:14

My husband has had a succession of apprentices learning English. Over the years he has quietly fed them incorrect words and phrases. One of them, probably to this day, asked for a wench everytime he needed a wrench, and also once got up in a pub and, proud of his use of English colloquialisms, announced that he was just going to "spank the monkey", as he thought it meant going for a wee...

GruesomewhereInCanada · 28/10/2012 20:13

signet I got told the same story about haggis too! As they have one leg shorter than the other they only live on hills. They walk up the hill in a spiral, eating as they go and when they get to the top they then roll to the bottom and start again.

IIRC pine martens martys have a fondness for custard creams or chocolate bourbons or the like don't they? It was on Autumnwatch.

Genius thread this. I'm trying to bf DS to sleep but I'm laughing so much that my joggling boob is keeping him awake. He's looking at me all Hmm

ZombTEE · 28/10/2012 20:10

Chocolate truffles are called truffles because they look like the mushroom!

GwendolineScaryLacey · 28/10/2012 20:07

My dad used to tell me a story in installments about a family of coconuts. One day the dad of the family (apparently) sent me a coconut of my own which I found on the doormat with my address and a stamp on.

I was thirtyfuckingthree before I twigged that coconuts do not fit through letterboxes...

CBear6 · 28/10/2012 20:07

Yup, truffles are mushrooms and not in the least bit chocolatey.

InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream · 28/10/2012 20:06

TEE I did not know that Blush I learnt something new from MN every day!

CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz · 28/10/2012 20:03

STGD - is your Dad my Dad?! I got told the exact sane thing about Haggises and Cat's eyes. It was a bit of a let down to find out in Science class how they really worked!

SirBoobAlot · 28/10/2012 20:02

PMSL at this thread!!!

ZombTEE · 28/10/2012 19:58

A mushroom, SP.

[hhmm]

InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream · 28/10/2012 19:57

Cbear if they aren't chocolate truffles then what are they?

VerityClinch · 28/10/2012 19:57

Ha! In Classics. I am so emailing this to my mum.