My brother told his fiance that we had a kerosene powered television that we used before we had electricity and continued to use it whenever our power went out. This was in 1976. She was around 23 years old and believed him until we told her he was teasing.
A childhood belief about tv
others believed things like this
- my nana told my brother that if he continued sucking his thumb, it would turn into a matchstick. — tracy g
- My older brother made me believe that wristwatches were powered by tiny Japanese men inside them.— Outsider
- I believe there are horses making the car go fast when people told me the horse power of a car.— Jake
- I used to think that cars were powered by a jet of air which came out of the exhaust.— BadDeal
- I used to believe airplanes were powered by magic carpets.— Anonymous
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie