When I was just learning to read (1st grade), I would read all the signs on the road. While going to the beach in the summer, I saw many signs on the road that said, "No littering. Fine $100.00. I thought the sign said, "No littering, Find $100.00" which, to me, meant that if we found some trash, we could get $100 for it. I immediately told my parents that if we cannot find trash, we could just bring some, place it on the road and then say we found it.
A childhood belief about road signs
others believed things like this
- When I used to see a sign saying "Littering Fine" I thought they meant if you littered REAL GOOD!— Lou V.
- I used to see "End Road Work" signs, and thought they were a sort of protest.— Sebastian
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana
- I used to believe that the sky had stop lights and road signs floating about for the airplanes.
— LoonaSM's - No littering $500 fine
I better litter so I don’t get fined!!Anon - I used to believe that a "No Loitering" sign was "No Littering", inexplicably spelled with a Brooklyn accent.— erin