i used to think these were snakes that u put on your thumb, then i went to my dads office party and there was picking the gerkin out of the jar. i later got told that when i was about 1 i had eaten a huige gerkin, i used to think that i had a huge snake swimming around in my tummy.

Ruth

I used to believe (until I was 14, actually) that a gherkin was a type of shaggy goat.

Mellin

Up untill about a year ago I thought that pickles grew on a pickle tree or something!! I had no idea they were actually cucumbers, untill my mother told me.

Anon

i thought gherkins were chinese mens brains with fish in them? i dont know? i was i phyco child

death bunny

until 5 mins ago i didnt no gerkins and pickles were the same thing i thought they were completley different..........

x[k][t]x

One day as a child, my mother and I were sitting down to eat in a small diner. I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich which came with a pickle. I picked up the pickle and asked my mother, "Mommy, what animal do pickles come from?"

True Carnivore

I was in the car reading a book out loud and one of the words in it was gherkin. I pronounced it "jerkin".

entertainer

Further to Debbie's misbelief about wally (gherkin) I can confirm that she was right. In certain parts of the country a gherkin is indeed a "wally",as the article below mentions briefly.

http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/nellie.htm

And also here

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/w.htm

Hope that helps.

Ade

A wally really is a name for a pickled gherkin! That girl wasn't lying and is indeed wiser than you!!

Simon