When I learned to read, I was deeply disturbed by the fact that some bottles said "ketchup" and some said "catsup." I would not allow my mother to buy "catsup" and in restaurants would inquire sincerely, "Do you have the ketchup without cats in it?"
A childhood belief about nasty food

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I thought ketchup came from ketchup trees— cristina
- i used to believe ketchup was blood and refused to eat it with anything Anon
- I used to believe that ketchup was used to make fries colder so they would be easier to eat.— Amber
- I recently very disturbed to learn that Al Jolson was in fact Caucasian.Anon
- I used to believe all cats were female. It completely shocked me when I learned otherwise.— Billy
- I used to think you could have a heart attack if you fell in love too deeply!Anon