When I was little, I thought people voted by putting out candidates' signs on their lawn. I thought if you put out more signs than you were voting more, and I didn't understand why we only put out 2.
A childhood belief about politics
others believed things like this
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- I used to believe the way they counted up votes was by counting the signs people used to put on their yards— Jaci Marshall
- I used to see "End Road Work" signs, and thought they were a sort of protest.— Sebastian
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie