When I first heard the expression "No news is good news" I took it literally and whilst watching tv one day my mom asked me what I was watching and I answered 'good news' thinking that because I wasn't watching the news then I must've been watching good news!
A childhood belief about tv
others believed things like this
- When i heard about Irish Bombers on the news during the 70s i used to think that planes were dropping bombs.— Moose
- I believed Walter Cronkite knew everything, that's why they let him do the news.— Dixon
- From a TV news program about freedom fighters, I though that `Gorrillas` could use guns.— adrian
- I used to think that the Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want a New Drug" went "I Want a New Truck".— Chloe
- i used to believe the news readers on TV could see us and i'd make funny faces to try to "distract" themAnon
- I used to believe hat the news readers could see into my living room so i sed to undress behind the couch.— henri