I used to think that my mom controlled the traffic lights because she'd say the incantation that the Sesame Street magician said, right as the other light was turning yellow. So she'd say, "A la peanut butter sandwiches," and the light would instantly turn green!!!
A childhood belief about traffic lights
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- I used to believe that my mother invented peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Anon
- I used to believe that God controlled the traffic lights. He would decide when it was everybody's turn to go.— Amanda
- I thought that barf was what they used to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!— Maan o' War
- i used to believe that red yellow and green meant "ready, set, Go!" on traffic lights..— cabagona
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens