My brother Adam once believed that when a person said a bird "soared" through the sky that it was "sore". One day my mother commented on an eagle that was soaring through the sky, and he got teary eyed. He felt so bad for the poor eagle for being sore.
A childhood belief about birds
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that Eagle Brand Condensed Milk was actually an eagle's milk!Anon
- I used to think seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.
Anon - When I was little I thought seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.Anon
- When I was little I thought seagulls were called seagles. Like a portmanteau of 'sea' and 'eagle'.Anon
- I used to think that the Eagle's song "Life in the Fast Lane" was actually "Pike in the Bass Lane."— Quilla
- I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.— Helen (UK)