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Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 8:35am On Jun 03, 2017
There are some beliefs we held on to as a child that now seems absurd. Probably based on what our parents/elders made us believe.

I'll drop one. I was once told that once you swallow a seed, it would grow in your stomach.

Drop yours smiley
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by sinaj(f): 8:42am On Jun 03, 2017
If someone bites you, just rub fowl poo on it nd the person's teeth will fall out!

I mumu for small sha grin
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 8:48am On Jun 03, 2017
sinaj:
If someone bites you, just rub fowl poo on it nd the person's teeth will fall out!

I mumu for small sha grin
lol... They played on our gullibility.

So how many times did you rub the fowl poo? cheesy
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by falcon01: 9:05am On Jun 03, 2017
Sweepeling in the nght

Sitting on a mortar

Flashing of light in the sky at night

Calling out names loudly in the night

Climbing a tree in the night

Twins have the ability to stop food from cook

Twins can turn to a snake or scorpion

Twins can kill you with supernatural power if you make
them angry

If someone dies in a river he must be buried there else the water will destroy his family huh

Allowing a lizard see you removed tooth will stop it from growin back

If you beat a person without eyebrowe he will turn to money
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by YourCoffin: 9:05am On Jun 03, 2017
That Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to you know who. So I' m wondering who broke the thing, the baby's head?
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Franky826: 10:56am On Jun 03, 2017
India beat Nigeria 99-1

even the person that scored the one goal later died.
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 11:36am On Jun 03, 2017
Franky826:
India beat Nigeria 99-1

even the person that scored the one goal later died.
hahaha.. Heard that too. I think they said it's thunder balogun. He deceived them by throwing his shoe initially to the keeper.
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by nawtibownie:
Not crossing over pregnant women.
Eating okra can make one dumb.
If you kill a wall-gecko, you automatically plunge into bedwetting..
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 12:20pm On Jun 03, 2017
falcon01:
Sweepeling in the nght

Sitting on a mortar

Flashing of light in the sky at night

Calling out names loudly in the night

Climbing a tree in the night

Twins have the ability to stop food from cook

Twins can turn to a snake or scorpion

Twins can kill you with supernatural power if you make
them angry

If someone dies in a river he must be buried there else the water will destroy his family huh

Allowing a lizard see you removed tooth will stop it from growin back

If you beat a person without eyebrowe he will turn to money
so many. In between... You didn't interprete all
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by ttyl02(f): 7:57pm On Jun 03, 2017
If you eat a chicken's anus (urhobo adiye),you will become a talkative Eating a chicken's head makes you brilliant
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Benbisco(f): 9:34am On Jun 05, 2017
Franky826:
India beat Nigeria 99-1

even the person that scored the one goal later died.
Abeg I no fit laugh o. I heard this as a kid but never heard about the second part. Wet in kill am?
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Franky826: 10:24am On Jun 05, 2017
Benbisco:
Abeg I no fit laugh o. I heard this as a kid but never heard about the second part. Wet in kill am?
Honestly am no ancestor how would I know? Are you saying I was born in the 60's grin

But tales had it that Indian gods come vex for the guy head say em no dey fear winch? To score Dem one goal?

Na em Buddha and Krishna come conjure juju give am na em d guy delete.

Thank you for listening you are welcome grin
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Franky826: 10:27am On Jun 05, 2017
redbeans:
hahaha.. Heard that too. I think they said it's thunder balogun. He deceived them by throwing his shoe initially to the keeper.
Omo you don old oooo

Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 6:43pm On Jun 05, 2017
Franky826:
Omo you don old oooo
lol... Not really. Come to think of it, i'm not from the 21st century [year 2000 and above]. I don take style old small wink
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by ModusOperandi(f): 11:56pm On Jun 05, 2017
If someone crosses over your legs, you'll have a child that looks exactly like the person
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 6:25am On Jun 06, 2017
Lalasticlala,come o
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Nobody: 10:15am On Jun 06, 2017
ModusOperandi:
If someone crosses over your legs, you'll have a child that looks exactly like the person
cheesy. Funny enough I still feel uncomfortable when someone crosses my legs
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Papiikush: 10:34am On Jun 06, 2017
Bush baby attacks kids in boarding schools.

Madam koi-koi whose footsteps walks around the corridor at night. angry
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by maxiuc(m): 10:34am On Jun 06, 2017
sinaj:
If someone bites you, just rub fowl poo on it nd the person's teeth will fall out!

I mumu for small sha grin
you na fighter back in those days na
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by vickylincon(m): 10:34am On Jun 06, 2017
falcon01:
Sweepeling in the nght

Sitting on a mortar

Flashing of light in the sky at night

Calling out names loudly in the night

Climbing a tree in the night

Twins have the ability to stop food from cook

Twins can turn to a snake or scorpion

Twins can kill you with supernatural power if you make
them angry

If someone dies in a river he must be buried there else the water will destroy his family huh

Allowing a lizard see you removed tooth will stop it from growin back

If you beat a person without eyebrowe he will turn to money
don't fetch water at night
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by DJInfluence: 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
urinating on a camp fire will stop you from bedwetting... grin Men i piss tire and na so i bed wet tire grin my mama tire for me...
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by IntrovertGuy: 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Judolisco(m): 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
If u spit on d road and someone or a car steps on it ur throat will start itching u
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by chibabe259(f): 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
ok
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by web2safe(m): 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by kachiz(m): 10:35am On Jun 06, 2017
Lady Koi Koi - The most feared woman in every boarding school

Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by Thunderdick(m): 10:36am On Jun 06, 2017
sinaj:
If someone bites you, just rub fowl poo on it nd the person's teeth will fall out!

I mumu for small sha grin
BLOOD OF BUHARI!!!
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by sukkot: 10:36am On Jun 06, 2017
eat mango and garri and you will kpaii, as they say. what the hell is kpaii ?
Re: Share Some Myths You Heard While Growing Up by IffaCatchYouEhn(m): 10:36am On Jun 06, 2017
I heard that if my tooth breaks, I should take 10 stones if i'm 10years old and throw it on the roof.


Till today i'm still wondering how an oyinbo child who lives in Skyscraper would throw his own undecided
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