When they said "Houston we have a problem" ... I didn't know they were talking about Houston, Texas, I thought Houston was a guy's name.
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- i used to believe Houston was a person, not a place (as in, "Houston, we have a problem") — Kirsty
- I used to believe that the maps for the United States and Texas were identical.— JTexas
- When i lived in texas i believed the UPS guys were Santa Clause— Lauren
- For many years I didn't understand why everyone was talking about the 'youth in Asia' (euthanasia).Anon
- I used to believe that 7 times 12 was equal to 83 or 84, depending on the math problem.— Eric Swensen
- Until about age 9, I thought there was a country called "Operaland" where everyone sang instead of talking.Anon