I once asked my Mum what 'prosecuted' meant after reading 'Theives will be prosecuted' on a sign in Sainsburys. She told me it meant that they would be killed! I attribute this to my happy crime free life.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- when I was younger I used to believe that prosecuted meant that you would be killed!— tony
- I thought for the longest time that a No Standing traffic sign meant no person should stand near that sign.— Shannon
- I used to believe that priceless meant free.— Neo
- I used to think that "priceless" meant free.— DAAA
- I thought if food said it was fat free it meant you could eat as much as you want without getting fat!— Brainhead
- I used to believe that "gluten free" meant you could eat as much as you wanted without getting full or fat— Jess