I once knew a guy who was absolutely convinced that if you tickled a trout on its belly, it will fall asleep and willingly fall into your net. I think he still believes it!!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- My 5 year old daughter believes if she picks her nose her bum will fall off !!Anon
- When I was a child i used to believe that if i did not fall asleep an elf would come for me Anon
- I used to think that when my arm would fall asleep that it was raining inside my armAnon
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon
- Whwn I was about 6 I used to think that if a crow bit you you would fall asleep for 100 years!— Lisa
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann