random beliefs

When I was little, my father would take me out fishing. He use to tell me that if I talked, the fish could hear me and be scared away. To this day, when I go out fishing, I hardly say one word.

Anon (from kids : hobbies)

I was once told by my dad that peddling a bike down a hill would actually slow you down. I wwas about 15 before i realized this wasn't true.

Ann (from science : physics)

Thanks to my dad, for the first 10 years of my life I believed that C.I.D (Criminal Investigation Department) stood for "Constable In Disguise"

Adam C (from grown-ups : work)

when i was a kid i used to believe that snowcones come from snow

Marianthy (from food : sweeties)

I used to believe that the ridges on the roof of my mouth spelled out "MADE IN JAPAN" just like the words on the bottom of my doll's foot.

Karen K (from body parts : general)

When I was little, I used to believe you could actually touch the clouds and wanted to grab part of one and keep it in a box.

pamela (from nature : weather)

I used to believe that "second hand smoke" came from smoking two cigarettes at one time, one in each hand. If smoking was bad for you, second hand smoke was worse.

Bill (from bad habits : smoking)

I used to believe that I could absorb people's secret powers through my lunchbox. So I would point my lunchbox at people and quietly laugh inside.

Mig (from kids : i'm different)

My younger sister used to believe that all girls were called Sarah and that we were weird because we weren't called that!

Clare (from people : names)

When my sister was very little, before she could see over the pew in church, she thought that it was actually God speaking during the mass...

~Katie (from religion : church)