My friend (who has numerous little speech impediments) used to believe that the line "for which it stands" actually said "for witches stand," and was deeply confused by the importance of witches in the US pledge. She held this belief until she was 16 years old, and finally saw the pledge in print. Unfortunately for her, she made the mistake of telling me, and I make fun of her every time I get the chance!
A childhood belief about the pledge
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the "Pledge" of Allegiance had something to do with our "Pledge" cleaner. — Pledge
- I used to believe it was illegal to not recite the pledge at school. Anon
- When I was young,I used to believe all old people were witches..........— Baby
- If you don't smash egg shells witches use them as boats.— Sarah
- I used to believe that 3 witches lived in my stomache and I ate to feed them.— Meara
- Until I was 8 I used to think that women who wore eye liner were witches. — Will