My niece was so proud of my new puppy and announced that he was "very HAVE." When I asked her what seh meant by that she said "You know, he is BEing very HAVE." Apparently she thought have was a verb and you had to be doing it.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- When I was younger, I used to think that barney was a giant purple and green puppy!Anon
- My niece used to believe that I lived in the sky because she always saw me leave for school on an airplane.Anon
- I similarly thought that "Proud Mary" included the lyrics "pumped a lot of tanks down in New Orleans."— Larry
- 'To Be Announced' in the TV guide was a film that was on all the time!— Clare
- while my son was crying one day, my little brother announced that "babies cry to let off moisture". ha!— i'm laughing WITH you
- i thought that when you die they retire your email adress (apparently it's not true)— Nanofreak