random beliefs

I heard my dad say that he thought the computer had a virus, and that made me worry that everyday objects could get "sick" and therefore spread germs if you tried to use them.

Anon (from body functions : being ill)

When I was little, my grandpa had me convinced that telephone poles grew like that in special telephone pole forests. It took me years to realize that he was "pulling my leg" as Granma put it.

Ashley (from nature : plants)

When I was four, I would hold my hand close to my face, flat and facing up so I could talk to it. But that's only what other people saw--I was really talking to Bowser the white mouse.

Kendra (from make-believe : imaginary friends)

We put food in our mouths, so naturally I believed my stomach was in my head.

Timb (from body functions : eating)

when i was like 4 or 5 i used to believe that noodles were dried worms & when you boiled them they would come back to life & if u ate then they would live in you forever.

yaya (from food : general)

My brother and I thought that Grandma lived at the airport because that's where we always went to get her. Then when we were tired of her, we took her back.

Susan (from grown-ups : family)

I used to believe that Marilyn Manson and Marilyn Monroe were the same person.

Gina (from music : pop stars)

I used to think those guys in red tunics at the Tower of London fed bees, because they were called Bee-Feeders. Those bees would then, of course, make the honey for the queen's morning toast.

imethisguy (from grown-ups : work)

When I was little, I thought that the "viewer discretion is advised" warnings before television programs meant that you weren't supposed to talk about what you saw.

Rin (from media : tv)

When I was little I thought grilled cheese sandwiches were called girled cheese sandwiches and told my little brother that he couldn't eat them. He could have boy'd cheese sandwiches.

Mandy (from food : general)