One day when I was about 6 my mom asked me to clean some silverware. I had to use a special cream. After a little while I noticed there was a bit of tarnish that I couldn't get off. It was then my mom mentioned that I had to use more elbow grease. I wondered why she hadn't mentioned it in the first place as I was only using the cream. I was a little put off by her lack of detail but immediately started searching all the cupboards and drawers for the grease. I got a complete understanding 20 minutes later when my mother found me rummaging and asked what I was looking for.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- I always thought that "elbow grease" was a type of lubricant until about 2 years ago. I'm 19.— Erika
- I used to think that "elbow grease" was an actual product of kitchen or surface cleaner.— Carrie
- when i was a kid my mother told me that when the ice cream man was playing his music he was out of ice cream— Lynnzea
- "Yooce cream, ice bean, we all scream for ice cream!"
This song was always stupid to me.— Shirley B. - My parents told me that when the ice cream van was playing music, it means he's run out of ice cream :(Anon
- My dad told me that ice cream vans only play music when they have run out of ice cream. Anon