Here in the U.S, people often refer to the federal government as "Uncle Sam." I have an actual uncle named Sam, so when people would mention Uncle Sam I thought they were talking about him! He seemed to be a very popular guy to talk about.
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- I thought Oklahoma was named after my Uncle Homer. (Pre-Simpsons)Anon
- this guy i used to go to school with thought that Ned Kelly was his uncleAnon
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- my uncle got sent to prison on the Isle of Wight. I thought that he had been sent into exile.— nns
- When I was little I used to think that my uncle lived in a bus shelter.— tigga
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy