I used to believe the Metallica song "Trapped Under Ice" said "I turned down the rice."
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- my brother told me rice crispies were really fish eggs we gave to the goldfish. I never ate rice crispies.— johnboy
- I used to think that when you died, you would be awake trapped in your coffin rotting for all eternity!— Trapped in the Coffin
- My Nan used to say that if you ate rice pudding every day you would live till 100.— Jayne
- Someone told my that rice was really spider eggs. I still don't look at it the same. Anon
- I used to believe that if you ate rice and water and jumped up and down you would explode. Thanks Dad.— Nina
- I thought rice was just another way to prepare a potato, like mashed or fries.— Me