I used to think that "To Let" signs were meant to say "Toilet", but they were mispelled. I always wondered why they only ever left the "I" out and not any other letters.
A childhood belief about reading

others believed things like this
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- I used to think that "No standing signs" meant that you weren't allowed to actually stand in the area!Anon
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey