When we were young, the adults said that the rudest possible word was 'District Nurse'. And we believed them
A childhood belief about swearing
others believed things like this
- That the District of Columbia was an island in the Carribean. I believed this until I was about 19 yrs old. Anon
- My dad used to tell me that Hostess Snowballs were only for adults. I believed him for many years— Jamie
- That adults came into the world as adults and were never childrenAnon
- I believed we were little kids till we were 17, and at our 18th birthday we woke up as adults.— Hoppip
- When I was young I used to think that WHSmith was all one word, and was thus pronounced "Wwwhhhhuuusmith"— Nathan
- i thought that since my dr's name was "Dr. Washer" that meant my nurse's name was "Dryer" ... i know, its sad— mekare