My dad told me that he had a 'dog poo warning trumpet' attached to his lips. When we walked down the street, everytime he saw dog poo he'd make a loud trumpet noise so we'd know to watch our feet! Although I don't believe it anymore, he still makes the trumpet noises 20 years on!
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you walked down a dead end street you would die.— holly
- I used to hear "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of Meat with you"
Makes a nice light snack I spose.— Linda - When I was little I believed that when I put lipstick on my lips, the lips grew.— Alba Águila Castelló
- when i was about 7 years old i once thought that chickens had lips. thats it!Anon
- My Grandmother once told me she could unscrew her feet. I believed that for years.— Andy Bettison
- My Dad told me that biting my nails would result in a large toenail being attached to my stomach lining.— LindaAG