When my dad used to drive me to school when I was about seven, I somehow came up with the idea that if I didn't tap my thumb against the window in between telephone poles, the engine would explode. I still catch myself amusing myself in this absolutely *riveting* of thumb-tapping often.
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- My friend told me that if you sucked your thumb, your skin would get all mushy and your thumb would fall off.— Lauren
- I used to believe that your thumb would come off if you sucked your thumb too much— Anonymous
- I used to believe that telephone poles grew out of the ground.— Jennifer (the blonde)
- I used to believe a mile was the distance between telephone poles.— Allegra
- For years and years I thought telephone poles grew.— Maureen
- I used to believe in the Cysco song "Let me see your thong" he said let me see your thumb.— Anymous