I grew up in the country where there are a lot of dirt roads and some tough roads that are paved. I used to see the yellow street sign reading not a 'through' street all the time. Except I though it advised that it was not a 'tough' street
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- my mom believed when she was little that a street sign that said don't walk meant you better run.— Sara Mclen
- I used to believe that dirt roads just needed to be swept (to reveal the pavement underneath). — KSAM
- I used to believe a dead end sign meant there was a graveyard at the end of the street or zombies — Still Out There
- I thought that the "don't walk" sign at crosswalks meant to run across the street as quickly as possible!— richard
- I used to believe that the "no outlet" sign on roads was a warning to people driving electric cars.— c
- I used to believe that a street sign that read "Dead End" meant that there were dead people buried there.Anon