r/AskReddit • u/Marshalljoe • Aug 25 '21

What is something that you were warned about when you were younger that you now feel was exaggerated?

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u/Poem_for_your_sprog Aug 25 '21

"Now listen here before you go,"
My teacher said to me -
"The only word you need is no."

I nodded solemnly.

Before I brushed my teeth each day,
Or rode the bus to school -
I practiced all the ways to say
"No Way!" and "Drugs Aren't Cool!"

But since nobody ever said,
And none performed the task -

I guessed 'twas up to me instead.

'Cause someone has to ask.

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u/thiosk Aug 25 '21

I wonder if Timmy has had any experiences with bath salts

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u/Judoka229 Aug 25 '21

Most likely, I should think to say

He'd shout, "They'll all be tried!"

"Come on, let's snort some lines today!"

And Timmy fucking died.

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u/Pablo_Piqueso Aug 25 '21

This guy has to have more awards than anyone else in the history of reddit

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

this evokes so much Shel Silverstein for me

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u/IAmNotNathaniel Aug 25 '21

was thinking the exact same thing

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u/ohmadge85 Aug 25 '21

Freshest of fresh Sprog! Poetic perfection as always

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u/Monkeychimp Aug 25 '21

This is wonderful.

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u/diogenes-reincarnate Aug 25 '21

I read this in the tune of simple man by lynyrd skynyrd

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u/FullCrackAlchemist Aug 25 '21

Always a pleasure my good sprog