I have no idea where this came from, but when I was very small, I got it into my head that thunder was a giant angry panda bear in the sky, roaring! I was terrified of it, though, strangely I have never been afraid of Panda bears...
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I used to think that gummy bears were evil and wanted to take over the world. I'm afraid of them to this day.Anon
- I couldn't wait to turn 20 so I could go through the Roaring 20's and be a flapper like my Grandma.— Susan Bonnell
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- When I was small, my brother would bug me and say that if my hand was bigger than my head, I had a tumor.Anon
- when i was small my brother always told me that if you picked your nose your head would cave in— Eric
- I used to believe bears made honey.— thetruthabouthoney