Up until about a month ago I thought that the derogatory term "wally" was another word for gherkin!? (I didn't invent that, a girl down my road who was older and I foolishly thought wiser than me told me that).
A childhood belief about gherkins

others believed things like this
- I thought that when I got older "they" would invent a cure for death and I could live forever.— wishful thinking
- I use to believe that my grandpa invented the wall because his name was WallyAnon
- My mom told my sister that if she didn't eat her peas, her period would last for an entire month.— Maya
- Up until 5 seconds ago, I had no idea wat a gherkin was— It's a little cucumber, stupid!
- I used to think that a gherkin was some kind of piece of machinery. I wonder where I got THAT from...— Some Idiot
- I thought the term maiden name actually applied to women who were maidens.— Natasha