random beliefs

I once believed that during Dinosaur Week at daycare, the old ladies fed us actual dinosaur meat in their dinosaur soup; it was actually beef stew.

Claudia S. (from food : general)

When I was young, I never could understand how they could get the people pictured on the obituary pages to smile. After all, they were dead!

arline (from death : people)

My mum used to tell me that there was a banana factory where bananas got bent before they were sold. She even pointed out a building where it apparently was!

H. Bennett (from food : general)

I used to think that 'the pulitzer prize' was actually, "Pull It - Surprise!" -- Like, you pull a rope and something might fall on you...

Anon (from language : speaking)

I used to believe that drinking milk would result in freckles on your face. I drank and drank but never got them. I was very upset.

Anon (from food : milk)

my dad used to tell me that if you pointed at things, you were poking holes in the air and the fairies/birds would trip over them.

i'm still hesitant to poke holes..

kylie-o (from science : physics)

I used to believe that sharks lived under the pools where the air vents were.

Carol (from animals : general)

When I was younger, I would look at the papers on my Dad's desk. When I saw the contributions to his IRA (Individual Retirement Account), I thought he was giving money to the Irish Republican Army.

Anon (from grown-ups : work)

I used to believe that a funeral organist was the person who collected the body parts of the dead

Anon (from death : people)

I use to believe I had magic powers to see the clouds move. When I found out that everyone could, I stopped wanting to be a weather woman.

Kt (from body functions : special powers)