It was obvious, thunder was the sound of God having the coal delivered direct into the coal cellar, and the lightning was sparks being struck off the coalhole cover if the coalman kicked it accidentally.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon
- i used to believe that coal from stockings was santa's poop because i was bad— dylan mcdonald
- When i was younger i thaught that thunder came when two skies crashed and the ligthning was sparks— Rickard
- I used to believe that people could fly during thunder and lightning, because I dreamt this once— Minimania
- I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia
- i used to believe that when there was thunder and lightning god was playing bowling at a disco— georgia