In the UK there are two comedians called Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett (who both wear specs). They did a series called "The Two Ronnies".
The opening sequence to the show featured an animation of two pairs of specs and this led me to think that pairs of specs were actually called Ronnies!
A childhood belief about tv shows
others believed things like this
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- I used to believe that there was an actual show, listed in the various guides, called "To Be Announced."— Donna
- I used to believe that people from Holland were called "Hollish", like people from Poland are called "Polish"— Sally
- I used to think that adult kangaroos were called Kangas and that child kangaroos were called Roos. Anon
- I used to believe the show Law and Order was a gardening show called Lawn and Order.— Adriana
- I used to think that because there was a state called Washington, there was also a state called Dryington.— Jasonchic