i always thought the signs on the roads that said "EMERGENCY STOPPING ONLY" said "EMERGENCY SHOPPING ONLY" and i thought that if it were christmas eve and you haven't bought any gifts yet you could shop there and there was a mall or something near by.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- Anyone else think that Emergency Exits were special exits for some celebrity called 'Emer Gency' to use?— Mark Yardley
- I used to think that a strip mall was where you shop naked.— WD
- i used to believe that the signs for curvy roads were for snake crossingsAnon
- I used to believe the Do Not Pass signs on the roads meant you were'nt aloud to pass the sign. I was 14.Anon
- I thought Santa was going to be sent to jail for stealing gifts from Toys R Us.— Sandy
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary