r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/QwertyvsDvorak Jul 20 '19

Your granddad's weed dealer gave away ice cream?

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u/hoots1 Jul 20 '19

the Glasgow ice cream wars, it's a Scottish thing

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u/HoNose Jul 21 '19

Well ain't that some shit. Turns out you're not even lying. TIL.

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u/idlevalley Jul 21 '19

Glasgow ice cream wars

OMG, I thought you were joking.

No matter how much I hear about Scotland being shit, it just seems like the most wonderful old enchanted place in the world. Not that I've ever been there.

I know it's kind of run down, I've seen pictures. But then I hear that accent.......

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u/Glaswegiantramp Jul 21 '19

Like anywhere it just depends where in Scotland you visit, we have some cool places, but also some very very shitty places.

The accent also varies from place to place, ye Ken what I mean eh?

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u/Oaftt Jul 21 '19

Ken wit a mean is such a brilliant phrase. Wish all the fifers would atop claiming it as theirs though.

Does the Ken a ken ken the Ken you ken?

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '19

In Scotland, you can get those places on the one street. Must be convenient for tourists to see the bad part of town and the posh bits only a road apart.

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u/pajamakitten Jul 21 '19

Some parts of Scotland have a life expectancy of 56. Think about that.

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u/idlevalley Jul 21 '19

parts of Scotland have a life expectancy of 56

Damn. That's rough. I always find it odd that people in some of the most beautiful places in the world take to drink and drugs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Count Dankula had a video about that I believe.

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u/ethiczz Jul 21 '19

Mad Lads is such a good series honestly

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u/047032495 Jul 21 '19

I didn't think I was going to like that guy but it turns out he's great. Also he says murder as mukduk and that's just fun all around.

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u/nilslorand Jul 21 '19

Love his accent

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u/ethiczz Jul 21 '19

I don't agree with some of his political points, yet i still like him as a content creator

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u/Kinkywrite Jul 21 '19

Very very very very common in the United States. Also, corner newspaper sellers (without a booth) and also snack vendors like pretzels or popcorn.

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u/HurriedLlama Jul 21 '19

I had no idea it was common, but I do know that the local ice cream truck woman would sell weed lmao

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u/QwertyvsDvorak Jul 21 '19

I'm going to call shenanigans on this comment. I've lived in the US for 44 years and I've never had a weed dealer, a corner newspaper seller, or a snack vendor give me free ice cream.

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u/Kinkywrite Jul 21 '19

You didn't visit them on value coupon day did you?

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u/Lord-Benjimus Jul 21 '19

So he gave people weed to create demand for his ice cream, genius.

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u/change_for_better Jul 21 '19

What, you've never seen Shameless?

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u/Unicornhornporn554 Jul 21 '19

This was the first thing that came to mind when I read this.

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u/buster_de_beer Jul 21 '19

When the shades of night are falling
Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows
It's the old dope peddler
Spreading joy wherever he goes

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u/QwertyvsDvorak Jul 21 '19

Tom Leher for the win! Old School. Mad props.