When I was little we had our house remodeled - and the remodelers had the last name 'Oakley'. and my dad told us the Oakley's were coming over - but I thought he said "Okreys' - which is how southerners pronounce the vegetable 'Okra'. So I waited in anticipation for these 5-6 foot tall Okra pods in painter caps carrying tool boxes to come marching up the drive. If you think of those animated brooms carrying buckets of water in 'Fantasia's 'Sorcerers Apprentice' you get it.
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- At the age of about 5, I thought that any man carrying a bag/sack over his shoulder was a burglar.— Police officer, Ola.
- i used to think water towers were houses for really tall people. I thought they had big heads to.— Alyssa
- When I asked my dad how bees collect honey he told me that they carry around little tiny buckets. — Shana
- I used to believe that "Our Father, who art in heaven" meant that God was also a painter on the side. — Amanda
- For years I heard the word "pedophile" and thought it meant a pedicurist's tool.— Lauren
- i used to believe that the hard toe caps on rugby boots were made from giant ants found in the amazon!— eryll