I used to believe that the vein that is under your tongue was called a "clucker" which is what made the noise when you "cluck" your tongue, and since chickens can make that sound, I thought since they were smaller the red gullet was their clucker
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- i always thought that people always died with their tongue hanging out— Ernesto Shredder
- I used to believe that the sound of crickets at night was the noise the stars made when they sparkled. — Jane
- I used to believe that my name meant tongue. strange? I think so — Bella
- I use to believe that if you told a story/lie you would get a bump on your tongue.Anon
- I used to believe that you had to have your eyes closed and your tongue sticking out for you to be dead! — pinkgreencrazy
- I used to believe that if a dog stuck their tongue in your mouth, you would get worms no matter what.— ` [ A ] m a n d a .