I used to believe that a "Rear Admiral" was someone who watched scantily dressed people (like on a beach, for example) and admired their butts.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that the people on TV could see me. i never watched tv without getting dressed first!— Katy
- I used to believe that they got the lunchmeat bologna from cutting off dead people's butts.— angie
- When I was a kid I used to believe that cartoons were people dressed up in special costumes.— Sarah-Jane
- My kids believe if they pick their nose their butts will fall off!— wendy
- I never used to take shower after going to the beach, because i thought that tans washed off right away.Anon
- I used to think that at night at the beach the government would turn off the waves.— Caitlin