My older sister convinced me that snails were the slyest creatures around, although they crawled really slow as soon as someone walked by they would jump up on the leg and stick there. I still have difficulty casually walking past a snail.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon
- When i was little, (4 or so) i convinced myself that snails only ate apple peels.
I have no idea why.— Terracrafty - My older sister had me convinced that noodles grew on trees, but that rice was man-made...— Trusting little brother
- I used to think that slugs were just snails who had lost their homes!Anon
- Rain contained snail eggs...mmmm— klaus
- I used to believe that if you picked your nose far up enough, a snail at the top would bite your finger.— Jenny