I used to be terrified of the dog pound. I thought that stray dogs were sent there and then passed through a conveyor belt that had giant sledge hammers that would come down and crush them. That is why it was called a "pound" and they had to be "put down". I still kind of think of it that way.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to picture God as a giant transparent poodle after seeing "All dogs go to heaven".Anon
- My dad told me that Dalmation dogs were called 'Damnations', I really thought they were until I was about 9.— bunny
- According to my mom, whenever I saw a stray dog in the street I would ask where its parents were. — Meg
- I used to think Alsatian dogs were called 'Old Stations'.— Jen
- i used to think that alsation dogs were called 'alanbunseries'....until i was about 20. They're not are they?— coirle morgan
- i thought hot dogs were made from real dogs and sum tasted good sum didnt.— Wayne