I used to believe that tornadoes were potatoes. Whenever there was a tornado warning I thought Mr. Potatoe head was walking around stomping on houses.
A childhood belief about disasters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that people got their footprints in the sidewalk by stomping really hard.— Shantelle
- I used to believe that when there was a tornado watch, you were supposed to sit down and watch the tornado.— Kay
- I used to think that tornadoes were giant tomatoes that would sit on top of your house until everyone died.— Maggie
- I used to believe that tornadoes were spinning jack-o-lanterns in the air bent on destroying my house.Anon
- When I was a kid I thought that when tornado/twisters were what happened when God sneezed.— Not In Kansas Anymore
- i used to think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s