my dad told me that when people got "the sack" from work, they were literally put in a sack and thrown over london bridge into the thames. I believed him and argued with a teacher about it. I then spent a whole morning stood in the corridor for my beliefs. Thanks Dad.
A childhood belief about work
others believed things like this
- I used to believe getting the sack involved being put into a cloth sack.— Wangchuk
- At the age of about 5, I thought that any man carrying a bag/sack over his shoulder was a burglar.— Police officer, Ola.
- I used to believe you got high tides when the sea was full (I lived on the Thames, then) — rosy
- Didn't Jesus say "And lead us not into Thames Station!"— Chris - Sheffield
- i used to believe (because my dad told me so) that AM stood for "awful music" and FM stood for "fine music"— skydvgrl
- My mum told my older brother that dogs weren't allowed in London.— Fiz