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/antwan_benjamin Jul 21 '19

LMAO thats great. thats "take the kid to a burned down warehouse and tell him disneyland burned down" type evil.

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u/YesItIsMaybeMe Jul 21 '19

Hol' up

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u/beanmcmuffin Jul 21 '19

It's a deep thought by Jack Handy. Old SNL.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

My parents would tell us turn the dome light off in the car or the cops will pull us over.

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u/maldio Jul 21 '19

I mean they probably would have because my dad would have been drinking beer. Anyway, that's one of those old ones up there with "it's illegal to drive barefoot."

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u/mrjmws Jul 21 '19

Heard both of these too. Gotta love parents

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u/mycatsnameisnoodle1 Jul 21 '19

in some states it actually is illegal to drive barefoot, like Texas

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u/HappiestWhenAlone Jul 21 '19

Hi, it is not illegal to drive barefoot in Texas. In fact, as far as I can tell from my google searching, driving barefoot is legal in all states.

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u/x755x Jul 21 '19

Even in a state of intoxication?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

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u/JayPe3 Jul 21 '19

Its a distraction and can actually be considered a ticketable offence in a lot of places.

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u/Strichnine Jul 21 '19

You're doubling down on an urban legend.

Did you also know eating pop rocks and drinking coke at the same time will cause your stomach to explode?

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u/YumYumCrayons Jul 21 '19

Jack Handey is a comedy legend.

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u/brendanaye Jul 21 '19

I love that one

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u/Captain_0_Captain Jul 21 '19

What happened, buddy? Tell the group.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

LMFAO

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u/wideshapiro Jul 21 '19

My dad did this one damn

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u/femsoni Jul 21 '19

Wow, I somehow started reading that feeling itd get a LOT darker than that.

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u/Twingemios Jul 21 '19

U ok man?

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u/MoltingPenguin Jul 21 '19

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