I onced asked my Dad about how he chose my mum (to marry). I said " Dad were they all standing in a line?" It took a while for him to work out that I thought that beauty contests were where men chose their wives.
A childhood belief about marriage
others believed things like this
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon
- When I wos littler I used to believe that God chose the job for you — RoB WHiTE! :-)
- I was sure my stuffed dog "Floyd" could talk, but he chose not to.
— Cyn - I used to believe Martin Luther King chose your birthday.Anon
- When I was about 5 or 6, I used to think the song 'Beauty and the Beast' was really 'Beauty and the Beef'.— Natski
- when I saw those prepare to meet thy god signs I thought they were beauty parlours for religous ladies only!— knuckles