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MYTHS or are they?
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what about the shi..... sorry... the things that people tell you as a kid , eh?
like............
1. eat your crusts, it will make your hair go curly. what kid wants curly hair?
2. if the wind changes your face will stay like that!
3. eat that porridge, it will put hairs on your chest. yeah as a girl i really want hairs on my chest?????
any one got any more myths to add to the collection?
like............
1. eat your crusts, it will make your hair go curly. what kid wants curly hair?
2. if the wind changes your face will stay like that!
3. eat that porridge, it will put hairs on your chest. yeah as a girl i really want hairs on my chest?????
any one got any more myths to add to the collection?
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:crying:
my mum told me that one too and being the fool i was, i believed it
i told my brother that if he ate peanuts a tree would grow out of his head hehe :yes:
........or if you swallow a fruit pip the tree will grow in your stomach!
oh how many years i spent picking the pips out of every fruit i ate......evil parents
.:Crispy:.
:eek: you mean.....carrots can't make you see in the dark?!?! that means my whole life has been a lie
I'm afraid you're wrong there. Carrots don't improve vision at all. All an old wives tale.
ahhhhhhhhhh but carrots contain vitamin c which is good for your eyes so in a wee way its not so wrong!
Vitamin C is good for your skin; stops scurvy. However, carrots are high in Vitamin A, and a deficiency in this nutrient can cause some difficulty seeing in dim light. Most of us get enough Vitamin A anyway so it doesn't make that much difference.
If you've heard of Carotene - that's actually the substance that is broken down by our bodies into Vitamin A.
Finally someone gets it right.
Carrots do help you see in the dark because of the Vit A in them, the "old wives tale" is actually based on fact...
sorry my mistake, i knew there was some kind of vitamin in carrots that were good for the old pork pies. covered it in home ec but that was 10 years ago :crazyeyes
I liked...'if the wind changes your face will stay like that' and
if you unscrew your bellybutton your arse falls off!
And the myth that Santa doesn't exist as a friend once told me is a total lie!
damn, thats where i have been going wrong!
As in you should choose your family over going out with someone they don't approve of.
.:Crispy:.
i know, what bullshit, when you grow up and realise what complete twats your parents are, you never choose them over anyone
not like im bitter or anything :rolleyes:
but you do choose who your friends are, if you dont like someone you wont make them your friend. you cant pick your family, your born into it. you might not like your family but there is no getting away from the fact that they are your family. well you can tell them to piss off but..........
i would. and i think it's true.
my family know me better than anyone, and if they thought someone was wrong for me, they probably would be.
having said that, the only other half they've disapproved of was my cousin's ex, and he used to treat her like shit.
at 16 we all hate our parents, but when you're a bit older you'll realise you only get one set of parents, and 9 times out of 10 they just want what's best for you.