In Illinois, we had a bad storm and were under a tornado watch. The family hid in the basement, and the whole time I thought we were hiding from "tomatoes". I was too you to understand "tornado", and thought they said "Run, get downstairs, there's a tomato coming!"
A childhood belief about weather
others believed things like this
- I used to think that a tornado was a tomato and lots of tomato juice would got flying around.— sam
- I used to believe that when there was a tornado watch, you were supposed to sit down and watch the tornado.— Kay
- I used to believe that a tornado was a giant red tomato that rolled through cities and towns.— Darlene
- When I was a kid I thought that when tornado/twisters were what happened when God sneezed.— Not In Kansas Anymore
- I used to think if a tornado sucked up a poisonous mushroom, it would die.— Will
- When i was little i used to believe that i could suck up a tornado in a vaccuum if it came in my house.Anon