I used to see anti-littering signs that read "Littering is Unlawful". Maybe because I didn't know the word unlawful, I always read it as "Littering is Unawful", which confused me for years!
A childhood belief about road signs
others believed things like this
- No littering $500 fine
I better litter so I don’t get fined!!Anon - I used to believe that a "No Loitering" sign was "No Littering", inexplicably spelled with a Brooklyn accent.— erin
- When I used to see a sign saying "Littering Fine" I thought they meant if you littered REAL GOOD!— Lou V.
- I BELIEVED THE TEACHERS COULD READ MY THOUGHTSAnon
- I used to believe that I would one day have a dog, and I would teach him to speak, read, and even write!— Gretchen
- I used to believe if you read a book in the dark, you would go blind.— Ellen