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Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Ayemileto(m): 10:26am On Feb 22, 2020
grin
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by dauddy97(m): 10:26am On Feb 22, 2020
grin I was told that if you drink coconut water without using it to rob your head, You will become Dollard. I swear, I carry this habbit enter university. But now, I don't believe that shit again.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by meum: 10:26am On Feb 22, 2020
Dat when I swallow seeds of fruits it will grow on my head. grin

Dat older people don't lie. Growing up I've come 2 realize Dat most of them hide under that 2 lie with no shame cheesy

Dat the children are the leaders of tomorrow. As 2moro come rish Dem no gree gv us chance.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by SpecialAdviser(m): 10:26am On Feb 22, 2020
I was told when I eat the watery part of yam I will grow taller. Never knew they were saving the yam from being wasted.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by cjudy(m): 10:27am On Feb 22, 2020
grin

Let me add some of the lies our elders really washed us with.


1. I will make $1 = 1naira
2. I will defeat Boko Haram within 3months in Office
3. I will create job to employ 3million, I mean 3million people per year (which kind lie be this?)
4. Fuel will reduce to 35naira

Abeg if you remember some of the lies, help me add yours.

I remember one again
5. I will not go abroad for treatment
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by anonimi: 10:27am On Feb 22, 2020
Symorne:
Numerous primitive superstitious tales.
Was told not sit on a grinding stone, that my mother would die if I do so.
Someone once told me not to draw line on the ground, that if an ant walked into it, it is death.
Can't mention them all.
They were neither primitive nor superstitious but needed to maintain sanity in the community.
Sitting on a grinding stone is not good for various reasons and they found a way to discourage people from doing so.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Nobody: 10:28am On Feb 22, 2020
cassidy1996:
the patient dog eats the fattest bone
That's not necessarily a lie.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by CharlesCLloyd(m): 10:28am On Feb 22, 2020
That I shouldn’t swallow udara seed because it will grow in my stomok undecided
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Investmentfreak: 10:28am On Feb 22, 2020
That there are loyal women in the world. Big lie
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by busky101(m): 10:30am On Feb 22, 2020
meum:
Dat when I swallow seeds of fruits it will grow on my head. grin

Dat older people don't lie. Growing up I've come 2 realize Dat most of them hide under that 2 lie with no shame cheesy
Howfar?
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by wristbangle: 10:30am On Feb 22, 2020
The lie common to most elders is they had 1st position in school. Abeg who come make 2nd till last? undecided
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by aimuan(m): 10:31am On Feb 22, 2020
If you laugh at people you will end up like them..and I have been laughing at Dangote but I don't know why I have not be like him.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Toughcookie: 10:31am On Feb 22, 2020
I was told that if l sit next a male l will get pregnant��
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Neroiam(m): 10:32am On Feb 22, 2020
NuclearReactor:
Lol, some even added that you must hit your head on the wall 3 times and dance just after each hit or else it wont grow cheesycheesy
Lmao ..na headache go follow am and e sure for me say that tooth no go grow well seff
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by specie103(m): 10:32am On Feb 22, 2020
femi4:
Readers are leaders
This would have been true but BUBU has made this statement invalid angry angry
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Toughcookie: 10:32am On Feb 22, 2020
I was told that if l sit next a male l will get pregnant huh huh
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by WildChild00(m): 10:33am On Feb 22, 2020
CotenantNIG:
That your certificate would open doors for you
Ofcourse
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Swingate(m): 10:33am On Feb 22, 2020
How can you call your elders liars? The words of our fathers are words of wisdom a wise man hears them and become wiser.
Those stories where made up to keep you from certain bad behaviors. For example the one about whistles in the afternoon is just to keep your noise down to allow them relax.
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Neroiam(m): 10:34am On Feb 22, 2020
anonimi:
They were neither primitive nor superstitious but needed to maintain sanity in the community.
Sitting on a grinding stone is not good for various reasons and they found a way to discourage people from doing so.
By lying to us abi? Why didn't they make us see reasons instead? ...can you do same now to the younger generation? Rhetoric
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by AuroraB(f): 10:34am On Feb 22, 2020
nazablossom:
That if you stand on a rock/stone,you won't grow tall again.

Answering your name when you thought that someone is calling you is a taboo.

When you are walking and saw a drawn line on your way, don't cross it. Look for another way to pass. Your destiny will be destroyed if you do.

Mrs.koikoi, and her infamous shoe, the pretty teacher that died and her ghost was haunting the community school (I nearly died of fear because of this one grin)

The India and Nigeria match. 100-1 grin. I think everyone was served this lie with hot peppersoup and chilled drink cheesy
Whoever generated that farce must be the GOC., hellfire cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by franchasng: 10:34am On Feb 22, 2020
FatherBona:
Swallow the seeds of a fruit and watch it germinate from your head.
cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Kingrexyl(m): 10:35am On Feb 22, 2020
cassidy1996:
the patient dog eats the fattest bone
But the patient dog died because of hunger. grin
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Holofernes(m): 10:35am On Feb 22, 2020
That we are all special...Blatant lie
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Kpoka(m): 10:35am On Feb 22, 2020
Lol
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Nobody: 10:35am On Feb 22, 2020
what you don't know cannot kill you. that is the biggest lie on earth
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Mutemenot(m): 10:35am On Feb 22, 2020
Don't climb stone, you won't tall if you do.
Never you go out at hotnoon cos the spirit walks around at that time
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by meum: 10:36am On Feb 22, 2020
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Neroiam(m): 10:36am On Feb 22, 2020
Toughcookie:
I was told that if l sit next a male l will get pregnant huh huh
Dem go don observe you well well see say, the way this girl dey behave so, she go quick spoil.. Make we tell am say she go get belle if she sitdon near boy.. Chai.. Parents
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by OgbanjeProphet: 10:37am On Feb 22, 2020
huh
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by anonimi: 10:37am On Feb 22, 2020
Neroiam:
By lying to us abi? Why didn't they make us see reasons instead? ...can you do same now to the younger generation? Rhetoric
The younger generations and the oyinbos are being done that with Father Christmas- behave and you will be visited/dropped gifts by Santa Claus from the North Pole. wink
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by Nobody: 10:38am On Feb 22, 2020
They said it's wrong to sweep at night, that spirits will catch me grin grin grin
Re: Olden Days Lies Elders Told Us -- Share Here by franchasng: 10:38am On Feb 22, 2020
Neroiam:
Dem tell me say if my tooth falls, i no throw am ontop zinc, another one no go grow grin grin
grin grin grin cheesy cheesy
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