random beliefs

When I was *very* young (though it continued to a worrying age) I was convinced that a zebra was a kind of flightless bird.

Thom (from animals : general)

When I was little my dad told me when ever it thundered it was my Grandma bowling a strike.

Anon (from nature : thunder and lightning)

I used to think that birds sang in different languages depending on the country they were in!

Sarah (from animals : birds)

i used to love eating the hard toffees in quality street until my sisters told me that they were made of old ladies wee, i still carn't bring myself to eat them this day.

dave (from food : nasty food)

I used to think that once you got so old, if you were female you lived at the beauty parlor and slept under the hair dryers because my great-grandmother had had one in her house.

Anon (from grown-ups : getting older)

when i was a kid i use to think i was the only human and everyone else around me was a robot for some reason i just had a gut feeling it was true

jeremy (from kids : i'm different)

I thought a "cat burglar" was either a burglar who stole cats, or some kind of evil cat that burgled....wasn't quite sure if I could believe my mom when she told me what it actually meant.

Anon (from the law : criminals)

When my mom would say that my eyes were bigger than my stomach I thought she meant it literally.

Amanda (from body parts : eyes)

I used to think that if you put geraniums into electric switches it would blow up the whole world!

Steve Jeffs (from science : technology)

I thought the reason no one liked Lady Macbeth because she was cruel and said bad words to her dog (Out, out, damned Spot.)

Carol (from language : reading)