When I was little I couldn't really concieve of how a war could be "won," so I figured that there must be a giant scoreboard on the battlefield somewhere, and when one side got enough points, then the war was over and everyone went home.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I closed one eye, the people on that side couldn't see me.— KM
- I used to believe that every time I went to church, I got "points" to go to heaven. — Poxy
- I used to believe thato to adopt a child you had to collect points from supermarket products...— Linda
- I used to believe that if I chewed on one side of my mouth too much the other side would get jealous.Anon
- When I was a year old, I believed if I hid my face, my mother couldn't see me because I couldn't see her.— kimberly dianne(:
- I used to believe watertowers were giant mushrooms O.o... Don't ask... Really...— Robyn