Wise Man Says

Remember those days in primary school where your teacher forces you to learn those long annoying proverbs? They say you have to learn them becuase it's written by some dude 1000 years ago and its all good because they are so smart. Well, I just had an experience today which shows that wisdom doesn't neccessarily comes with age.

You know how old people always lie to young children to scare them? This is what happened today - I overheard a conversation between an old man and a lil' kid.

Lil' kid: *Plays with the metal railings on the window, tugging and pushing them.*
Old man: "Hey hey, don't play with that, or it'll explode!"
Me: ".........."
Lil' kid: *Continues to meddle with the railings.*
Old man: "Oh... Oh... Explode liao..." *Old man makes swish boom bang noises*
Lil' kid: *Stunned, more by the old man's childish reactions rather than frightened.*
Me: ".........."