random beliefs
Up until the other day my friend thought that SPF 30+ sunscreen meant that the temperature had to be above 30 degrees for you wear it. I was the one to inform her that this was not the case.
I used to believe that you don't breathe when you're asleep. So, when my folks checked on me when I was supposed to be asleep, I would hold my breath.
I used to think that ancient languages, like Latin or Sanskrit, were spoken by dinosaurs and cave people, as a reference to being extinct or non existent.
I had no concept of death, I used to believe that everyone lived to 100, at which point they instantly turned back into babies!
When my mum was brushing my hair at night, I used to have lots of tangles and she would say that I had knots in my hair, I understoud nuts and would be very confused.
I used to believe my dad would plant light bulbs every year to make the plants grow. I didn't understand it was just bulbs.
I used to believe that traffic lights were controlled by groundhogs (or some similar animal) that had been trained to make the lights change when it felt cars go over the road.
I used to believe anyone who disagreed with me was an idiot.
I used to think that if a lawyer lost his case, he had to go to jail with his client.
I used to believe that tiny men lived in shop tills and decided how much each item should cost. I thought that bar codes were their own special language.
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