When I used to see buildings with the To Let sign outside I thought it meant Toilet and the "i" had fallen off =o)
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I thought for the longest time that a No Standing traffic sign meant no person should stand near that sign.— Shannon
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- I thought a "fallen soldier" was one who'd tripped and fallen during a battle.Anon
- I used to think 'To Let' on disused office buildings meant they were big toilets.— Tracey
- I thought that the sign "!" meant: "look at the wonderful landscape"— Giorgos
- I thought that the "don't walk" sign at crosswalks meant to run across the street as quickly as possible!— richard