when i was about 7 i had misheard the name of the great Shaw play and truly beleived that there was a play called Pigmania. i used to think it would be a really cool show like the muppets.
this came to light to my eternal shame in a game of trivial pursuit - by which time i was 12 and i hav never lived it down. "of course i know its really called Pygmalion, i was just being funny" ... yah right...
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- I used to think that board games were called bored games because you play them when you're bored.Anon
- I used to think light sabers were called life savers.— alison
- I used to believe that there was an actual show, listed in the various guides, called "To Be Announced."— Donna
- I used to believe the show Law and Order was a gardening show called Lawn and Order.— Adriana
- I thought that grape juice was called "great juice". Anon
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon