I used to think the Pulitzer Prize was the "pull it, surprise!" and I always wondered what happened that it was so surprising when you pulled this thing, and why people wanted it.
A childhood belief about spelling

others believed things like this
- One of my children used to believe that the Pulitzer Prize was spelled Pullet Surprise— Normand
- In a religious song, instead of “Jesus Christ” I heard “Cheese is Prize”— EJ
- I used to think that GLASS and GRASS was the same thing. I always wondered why windows weren't green...— Alex
- That an undertow was a giant toe under the water that grabbed people and pulled them under.— mikita Jones
- I used to believe a tornado was a omato flying around and wondered why people were afraid of them.Anon
- i always wondered why people sent plums to the queen, in the anthem "send her victorias"— anon uk