My older brother's nameis Michael and we call him Mike for short. So when I asked my mom what the fat thing plugged into the wall with a door was, she answered, "That's a microwave." I was heartbroken, and angry that my brother had a kitchen appliance named after him but I didn't!
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that Mike Meyers and Michael Myers where the same person— RS
- When I was little I thought the microwave was the Michaelwave because my name is Michael.— Michael
- I watched a Michael Jackson music video with my brother, and we were convinced he was a woman.— Adrian
- My 18 year old brother thought the former vice president was named Al Gorbachov.— Jeff
- I thought Kaa's name from The Jungle Book was spelled "Car" and that he had a brother named Truck.Anon
- I used to believe that one day, my younger brother would be older than me and then he'd pick on me!— Andrew