I thought an antimacassar was something that blew up macassars, which I assumed was something vaguely low class that rich people who had antimacassars hated.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that only 'poor' people had to go to the bathroom, that 'rich' people didn't.Anon
- I used to believe that banks were owned by rich people who gave away their money.— Lyssa
- I used to think Buddy Rich was called Buddy Rich because he was my dad's friend, same with Buddy Holly. Anon
- I thought if you had $100 you were rich!— Demond
- I used to think people on the telly could see me. I hated getting my pyjamas on in front of Gordon Honeycomb.— Michelle James
- I thought rain was made when God was crying, and wind when God blew on the earth because it was too hot.— Andy T