When i was younger British Gas adverts all finished with a person clicking their fingers, and a flame came out of their thumb. i thought this was some great talent, and so would constantly practice this, thinking that some people genuinley could say 'british gas' click their fingers and ... the magic of fire.
if only i could...
A childhood belief about adverts

others believed things like this
- My younger sibling thought that Brittany was the name of the country where British people livedAnon
- I used to believe that anyone who wasn't British (as I am) thought of themselves as foreigners!— "velveire"
- I thought your fingers would grow back if they got cut off— Nate
- When I was a kid, I slept with my fists balled up because I thought if I didn't, E.T. would eat my fingers. — Brian
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney