bunee1 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i was reading the thread about misheard lyrics and how children interperate things and it reminded me of when we were in the supermarket one day and Izzy pointed out a coconut on the shelf and my other half said ooo yeah shall we get one i love bears eggs ...can't wait till it hatches That one lasted for yrs in our house she belived it for a long long time it was such a funny one we had to string it out .... Mind you this trick runs in the family when i met jez he still thought scotch eggs were called hootsmonds ...thats what his dad had told him. Anyone else have anything similliar to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 My daughter believed for years that we had a Spring Roll tree We had a tree fern and it's leaves, when they died, went a very translucent, pale brown, a bit like the wrapping on a Chinese Spring Roll, and she commented on this similarity the first time she ever tried a Spring Roll. So hubby told her that he'd picked them off that tree and wasn't she clever to notice He then embarked on a regular tease of placing Spring Rolls in amongst the fronds on it.... and asking her to go and pick some to have with our Chinese take away She was very little at the time though, probably only 4 or 5. It's still referred to occasionally in the family.... even though we lost the tree fern a few years ago when a friends visiting dog dug it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Brilliant..I love it was it just vegetable ones or did it grow a mixture?!!! If you'd like a new tree fern i have a baby one going spare my uncle grows them and gave me one but the garden won't really take it eventually and we might be moving...pm me if you'd like it it's a postable size at the momment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 we told our weans that the ice-cream van was in fact a music van, and that they toured the streets playing nice jolly music for people. our first son called them moojic vans - which we still call them today though they have recently twigged that they sell ice-cream and stuff.... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Brilliant..I love it was it just vegetable ones or did it grow a mixture?!!! If you'd like a new tree fern i have a baby one going spare my uncle grows them and gave me one but the garden won't really take it eventually and we might be moving...pm me if you'd like it it's a postable size at the momment. Oh, wow, thank you I could have a replacement spring roll tree. I wonder if she'd still believe in at at 13 I think that it was a veggie spring roll tree I'll drop you a PM in a few mins..... just got a mini crisis to deal with first. Children..... cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 we told our weans that the ice-cream van was in fact a music van, and that they toured the streets playing nice jolly music for people. our first son called them moojic vans - which we still call them today though they have recently twigged that they sell ice-cream and stuff.... Phil Wow Phil ! That's what my parents told me and my brother so we never went out asking for ice cream ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 On the subject of ice cream vans, did anyone else hear that thing on Radio 1 I think, a long time back, where a boy had been told by his parents that the ice cream van only played the tunes when they'd sold out?!! So CRUEL!! Sue Budgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 On the subject of ice cream vans, did anyone else hear that thing on Radio 1 I think, a long time back, where a boy had been told by his parents that the ice cream van only played the tunes when they'd sold out?!! So CRUEL!! Sue Budgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I got a book for Christmas called something like "Great lies to tell little children" I'll go and dig it out later on and treat you to some of the better ones... Phil I've also got a photo of Hywel approaching a moojic van as if he was approaching a deity!! I'll see if I can find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i was reading the thread about misheard lyrics and how children interperate things and it reminded me of when we were in the supermarket one day and Izzy pointed out a coconut on the shelf and my other half said ooo yeah shall we get one i love bears eggs ...can't wait till it hatches That one lasted for yrs in our house she belived it for a long long time it was such a funny one we had to string it out .... Mind you this trick runs in the family when i met jez he still thought scotch eggs were called hootsmonds ...thats what his dad had told him. Anyone else have anything similliar to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i was reading the thread about misheard lyrics.... Sorry pressed "go" before I was ready My sister used to think that the Enya song went "Save the whale, save the whale, save the whale" not "sail away...." and I used to think that the Jimmy Somerville song (can't remember if it was Bronski Beat or Communards?!) went "meatball, meatball hit that perfect meatball......Hit that perfect,hit that perfect, hit that perfect meatball!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I can't find the book (must tidy the house!!) but I did find the photo - must be about 12 years ago... (he still doesn't realise at this stage...) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I took my neighbour's advice and said the ice cream van was a 'Daddy thing'. So now at least they only ask for an ice cream if DH is at home! It seems to work anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 we told our weans that the ice-cream van was in fact a music van, and that they toured the streets playing nice jolly music for people. our first son called them moojic vans - which we still call them today though they have recently twigged that they sell ice-cream and stuff.... Phil Love it Weeeeeee, heeeeeeee, heeeeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
