my mum used to think that the macy gray song went 'i try to say good-bye and achooo' (as in a sneeze!) until i corrected her that it was 'and i choke' man was she red-faced!
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- My mum always thought the lyrics to macy grays song was i try to say goodbye to my chook.— alana
- I used to believe that the "real" Santa Claus was at Macy's in New York City. All the rest were fakes. — Marcia
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter
- I used to believe that I was allergic to the sun, because whenever I looked at it, I would sneeze.— John 117
- I was once told by a friend at school that if you sneeze you actually die for a split second.— Alex
- My dad always told me to never hold my sneeze and if I did, then my head will explode.— anon.