In third/second grade, we always recited the pledge of allegiance before first period. In the part which says 'For which it stands', everyone would say 'For Richard Stanz', convinced that the chant was a dedication to some guy named Richard Stanz. Once day, there was a visitor who came to our school whose name was Rick Stantse, and he was plagued with questions about the pledge.
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 think "from which it stands" was "for Richard Stans".
— cobra - I thought the Pledge of Allegiance was "to the United Steaks of America," and that we were saying it to cows.— bessy
- Through second grade I always concluded the pledge with '...indivisible, with liberty and just a straw.'— George
- I used to believe it was illegal to not recite the pledge at school. Anon
- I always thought that Little Richard was Cliff Richards younger brother— adam