I used to believe that thunder was cause by Mother Nature bowling, and lightning was because she had a strike. I convinced all my friends too.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- My Grama always told me that thunder was just God bowling and the lightning was when he got a strike!— Kim
- I used to believe that thunder happened when God was bowling. Lightning meant he made a strike!Anon
- i used to believe that when there was thunder and lightning god was playing bowling at a disco— georgia
- I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia
- My mother told me when I was young that thunder was from God bowling!— K.G.
- When I was little my dad told me when ever it thundered it was my Grandma bowling a strike.Anon