My dad once told me that if everyone threw their gum out of their car windows, the city wouldn't have to fill all the pot holes. I was 12 before I realized he was joking. Unfortunately, I throw like a girl (because I am) and hit the car next to us instead of the street. That took some 'splanin.
A childhood belief about chewing gum

others believed things like this
- When I was a child my Grandma told me if I threw food on the fire I was feeding the devil— Anthony P.
- I thought the name Phillip was actually spelled "Fill Up"— Natasha H
- I thought when you get married you have to fill out a form to get a baby and then you get one.— Danielle
- I used to think that my mom had to buy ice cubes from the store and bring them home to fill up the trays.— Shawna
- i used to think that if you didint pick your nose it would fill up with bugers and youd suficate.— still havent broken the habit bob
- I thought God drove a car like ours - a Honda. The song DID say "fill the heavens with sweet Accords..."— Dummy