I used to believe that hotdogs (as morbid as this is) were penises from dead men. I had a horrible fear of eating a hotdog.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- My mom told me that if I ate raw hotdogs or spoonfuls of sugar, I'd get worms. I believed her until I was 13.— seale
- I thought the lyrics to "Don't fear the reaper" were "Don't fear the reefer"— who new?
- I used to believe that a street sign that read "Dead End" meant that there were dead people buried there.Anon
- I used to believe eating fish enables me to live underwater and eating veggy makes me prettier!— Melody
- My friend believed that eating bread crusts or eating mustard will give you curly hair.— Linda from Southern California
- I used to believe ghurkins were mouldy penises— bubz