my aunt told me when she was little, when she saw the signs saying "no outlet" meant that the people living in the area had no outlets
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- I used to think that "No standing signs" meant that you weren't allowed to actually stand in the area!Anon
- I used to believe that the "no outlet" sign on roads was a warning to people driving electric cars.— c
- Well into adulthood I thought that a local anesthetic meant one from the area near the hospital..— D'sparil