I thought when people said World War I or II they were saying "whirr whirr I/II" and I didn't get what it meant
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that sex meant love and that having sex meant the two people would live happily ever after.— amy
- I thought I was the only person in the world who didn't like ice cream— Bootlebat
- I thought that socialism just meant being social and didn't get why anyone would be against it!— Olcasgean
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- I thought when someone was described as being "mild-mannered" it meant they didn't have very good manners— Samilton Duerheiser
- I used to believe that when people talked about 4x4 trucks, I thought it meant all the wheels turned.
— tracy