As a child I somehow became convinced that an artichoke was some sort of small furry animal, and I was, of course, completely disturbed by the jar of 'artichoke hearts' kept in our refrigerator. To this day, my family still teases me about my genuine concern for those 'poor little artichokes'.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to think that artichokes were animals because my mother said we were eating artichoke hearts. Anon
- I used to believe an artichoke was an animal and we only ate its heart. — Laura
- I used to believe anchovies and artichokes were the same thing.— Darren
- I used to believe the "hair" in artichokes was poison.— Dawn
- When I was a child, I used to think that if you eat an animal, you become that animal
— Hmza - I used to believe that a vitamin was a small animal
only recently I have found out that it is not true... :)— Sylwia