I was intrigued by barber poles. I would watch them continuously to see where the ribbons went and where they came from. I imagined them as being incredibly long, and I couldn't figure out how all that ribbon fit in there.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that "euthenasia" was "youth in Asia", and I couldn't figure why that was A Bad Thing.— Kellye
- I used to believe that telephone poles grew out of the ground.— Jennifer (the blonde)
- I used to believe a mile was the distance between telephone poles.— Allegra
- I thought that the barber sign meant candy because I thought it looked like a candy cane.Anon
- when i was really young, i couldn't figure out why i can't get older than my older sister.— angela
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess