when i was little and was afraid of thunder, my mother told me not to worry --- it was just God moving his furniture.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I remember being told that thunder was just God moving his/her furniture around.— kipperfeet
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that it would thunder when G-D was moving furniture in the sky.Anon
- My mum used to tell me that thunder was god re-arranging the furniture.— Dale
- when i was young i was told that thunder represented god moving the chairs about— lips
- I used to believe thunder was the sound of God rearranging his furniture.Anon
- I used to believe when it thundered that god was moving his furniture around.— Debra Mcewan