My mom would say something and I'd say "what?" and she would tell me to get the bird $hit out of my ears - I really thought birds were somehow pooping in my ears.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I thought birds grew from bird seed. — Jen
- From a misunderstanding, I thought everyone’s ears were the same size.— Enrico
- i used to believe that bunny's could fly with their ears.Anon
- I used to believe that if you smoked too much,when you got mad your ears would smoke.Anon
- I used to believe that earwigs crawl in your ears— Janice
- My sister used to believe if you stuck a Q-Tip in one of her ears her brain would pop out the other ear. — Mr.McMelon