When I was about 8, I saw an ad for Ralph Lauren that said, "First there was Ralph, then there was Lauren" or something like that. I thought it meant that the designer was a guy named Ralph who then had a sex change and became a lady named Lauren. Nowadays I stick to Tommy Hilfiger.
A childhood belief about adverts

others believed things like this
- I thought that Tommy Lee (the singer) and Tommy Lee Jones(the actor) were the same exact person.— Glowworm
- when i was growing up i had two imaginary friends. One was named Jennifer, the other was named Onion.— Tessica
- I used to believe there was a Russian Leader named Garbage Trough and an Arabian named Are A FatAnon
- The boy in my class named "Sahand" must have a sister named "Safoot".Anon
- I thought Oklahoma was named after my Uncle Homer. (Pre-Simpsons)Anon
- When i was 6 years old i had a dog named Sandy. And i thought she was made of Sand.— Billy Bob Joe